1850-1875

Blazing Star

possibly Sophia Sea...

Date Made: 1850-1875

Blazing Star

Creator: possibly Sophia Seaman

Location Made: Fairview, Arkansas (AR) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 72.5" x 86.5"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Floral, Plaid, Solid/plain, Muslin weight

Project: Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; Arizona Quilt Project 1987-1989

38-36-2169

KID: 38-36-2169

1850-1875

Children's Deligh...

Sloane, Roseanna Ru...

Date Made: 1850-1875

Children's Delight and Colonial Patchwork

Creator: Sloane, Roseanna Ruggles

Location Made: Smithville, Arkansas (AR) USA

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 75 1/2 inches x 101 1/2 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

Sloane Family. See also DAR 87.24.1.

16-12-237

KID: 16-12-237

1850-1875

Vase of Flowers

Waller, Ruby Slayto...

Date Made: 1850-1875

Vase of Flowers

Creator: Waller, Ruby Slayton

Location Made: Prescott, Arkansas (AR) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 83-1/2" x 84"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Muslin, Unknown, Solid/plain

Project: Oregon Quilt Project; Quilt Heritage Project of Lincoln County

40-38-774

KID: 40-38-774

1850-1875

New York Beauty Q...

Edgman, Louisa Cald...

Date Made: 1850-1875

New York Beauty Quilt

Creator: Edgman, Louisa Caldonia

Location Made: Arkansas (AR) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 77" x 79.5"

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; Arizona Quilt Project 1987-1989

38-36-2140

KID: 38-36-2140

1850-1875

Whig Rose

Miller, Mrs.

Date Made: 1850-1875

Whig Rose

Creator: Miller, Mrs.

Location Made: Arkansas (AR) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 75.75 inches x 82.5 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Unknown, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project

6-3-1246

KID: 6-3-1246

1850-1875

Rose Wreath with ...

Dresser, Alice Fran...

Date Made: 1850-1875

Rose Wreath with Grape Vine Border

Creator: Dresser, Alice Francis

Location Made: Van Buran, Arkansas (AR) United States

Quilt Size: 84.50 in. x 85 in.

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Wisconsin Quilt History Project

This was to be the maker's wedding quilt when she was a young person., Maker was a milliner and seamstress by trade. Fabrics would have been available to her., Maker was a spinster until late in life. It, is said her sister was attacked by a black man had boy child prematurely and she died. Chil...

15-11-2090

KID: 15-11-2090

1850-1875

Rose with Oak Lea...

Mobley, Mary Brown

Date Made: 1850-1875

Rose with Oak Leaves and Lilies

Creator: Mobley, Mary Brown

Location Made: Arkansas (AR) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 82 in. x 95 1/2 in.

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Broadcloth, Solid/plain

Project: Winedale Quilt Collection

This quilt is one of two quilts (see also W2h82.06) with essentially the same histories, both donated to Winedale on February 28, 2004 by Russell James Miller of Houston. According to family history, the two quilts were made by sisters Rachel Brown Ross and Mary Brown Mobley of Pope County, Arkansas...

25-21-159

KID: 25-21-159

1850-1875

Arrowstar

Mobley, Mary Brown

Date Made: 1850-1875

Arrowstar

Creator: Mobley, Mary Brown

Location Made: Arkansas (AR) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 68 in. x 86 in.

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Broadcloth, Checked, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Winedale Quilt Collection

This quilt is one of two quilts (see also W2h81.06) with essentially the same histories, both donated to Winedale on February 28, 2004 by Russell James Miller of Houston. According to family history, the two quilts were made by sisters Rachel Brown Ross and Mary Brown Mobley of Pope County, Arkansas...

25-21-175

KID: 25-21-175

1850-1875

Original Chrysant...

Greeson, Louisa Har...

Date Made: 1850-1875

Original Chrysanthemum in Pot

Creator: Greeson, Louisa Harrison Hatchett

Location Made: Prescott, Arkansas (AR) USA

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique, Dimensional applique

Quilt Size: 79 5/8 inches x 64 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

Made by Louisa Harrison Hatchett Greeson, born in Hardin County, Tennessee. She married Hartwell Greeson in 1864 and moved to Prescott, Arkansas. She had her first child there in 1866. She raised four children of her own and several from a previous marriage.

16-12-283

KID: 16-12-283

1850-1875

Whigs Defeat of M...

Date Made: 1850-1875

Whigs Defeat of Missouri Beauty

Location Made: Fayetteville, Arkansas (AR) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 82" x 84"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Floral, Solid/plain

Project: Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; Arizona Quilt Project 1987-1989

Kept in a tree during Civil War. Stains acquired then.

38-36-2150

KID: 38-36-2150

1876-1900

Sun Ray's Quilt v...

Cheek, Emily

Date Made: 1876-1900

Sun Ray's Quilt variation [framed]

Creator: Cheek, Emily

Location Made: Arkansas (AR) United States

Contruction: Other Piecing

Quilt Size: 59.5" x 78.5"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain, Striped, Fugitive dye

Project: North Carolina Quilt Project

Quilt was passed down through family., Made other quilts, Yellville, AR; Children: Willis, Harrison, Jonnie [female], Queen Victoria [owner's grandmother b. 1881 - d. 1966]; Quilt maker's husband was a Civil War Veteran, North.

21-17-923

KID: 21-17-923

1876-1900

Princess Feather

Akin, Mary Agnes

Date Made: 1876-1900

Princess Feather

Creator: Akin, Mary Agnes

Location Made: Arkansas, finished in Lamesa, Texas., Arkansas (AR) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique, Appliqued with green and white thread

Quilt Size: 77" x 70"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain, Muslin weight

Project: Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; Arizona Quilt Project 1987-1989

Quilt came by covered wagon from Arkansas to Lamesa, Texas. Ida Mitchell Akin gave quilt to daughter (Ninnie Fay Willingham). "Vick" Willingham gave it to daughter-in-law (owner), wife of Charles.

38-36-2192

KID: 38-36-2192

1876-1900

Harvest Sun

Date Made: 1876-1900

Harvest Sun

Location Made: Arkansas (AR) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 63" x 76"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Mourning Prints, Solid/plain, Shirtings, ditsies

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

This quilt was donated to the MSU Museum by Kitty Clark Cole. Kitty purchased this on eBay on 4/27/1999.

12-8-5040

KID: 12-8-5040

1876-1900

Zig Zag

Sloan, Elizabeth

Date Made: 1876-1900

Zig Zag

Creator: Sloan, Elizabeth

Location Made: Smithville, Arkansas (AR) USA

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 66 3/4 inches x 76 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

Sloane Family . See also DAR 87.24.2.

16-12-236

KID: 16-12-236

1876-1900

Flying Crow

Bell, Cora

Date Made: 1876-1900

Flying Crow

Creator: Bell, Cora

Location Made: Evening Shade, Arkansas (AR)

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 88" x 88"

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Columbia River Basin Documentation Project; White Bluffs Quilt Museum Collection

46-52-75

KID: 46-52-75

1901-1929

Hester Ann's Vase...

Rucker, Hester Ann ...

Date Made: 1901-1929

Hester Ann's Vase

Creator: Rucker, Hester Ann Wilkerson

Location Made: Ussery, Arkansas (AR)

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 70" x 80"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

It's a design neither of us had seen. Mother made a sample block and I started making blocks to duplicate this quilt. I don't get it finished because I keep giving blocks to interested people.

12-8-274

KID: 12-8-274

1901-1929

Grandmother's Flo...

Oliver, Mary Ann Hu...

Date Made: 1901-1929

Grandmother's Flower Garden

Creator: Oliver, Mary Ann Hudson

Location Made: Windfield, Arkansas (AR) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 78" x 85.5"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Solid/plain, Floral, Geometric, Dotted, Paisley, Checked, Plaid, Striped, People, animals. White or off-white cotton thread was used in the construction of the top. There are 9 stitches per inch in the piecing.

Project: Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; Heritage Quilt Study Group of Sharlot Hall Museum, Prescott, Arizona

38-36-4712

KID: 38-36-4712

1901-1929

Sunbonnet Sue

Cooper, Sadie Maude...

Date Made: 1901-1929

Sunbonnet Sue

Creator: Cooper, Sadie Maude

Location Made: Whitehall, Arkansas (AR) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery, Running stitch embroidery outlines each figure; the hat, arm and shoe are outlined and in the same pastel, plain fabric. The dress is a printed fabric. The figures are on a white background.

Quilt Size: 80 in. x 92.5 in.

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Broadcloth, Checked, Floral, Multiple scrap, Plaid, Print, Solid/plain, Striped

Project: Wisconsin Quilt History Project

15-11-724

KID: 15-11-724

1901-1929

Grandmother's Flo...

Waddell, Patsy Merr...

Date Made: 1901-1929

Grandmother's Flower Garden

Creator: Waddell, Patsy Merrifield

Location Made: Helena, Arkansas (AR) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 68 inches x 69 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain, Multiple Scrap

Project: Quilts of Tennessee

22-18-1337

KID: 22-18-1337

1901-1929

Orange Peel

Abbott Arkansas Qui...

Date Made: 1901-1929

Orange Peel

Creator: Abbott Arkansas Quilting Group

Location Made: Abbott, Arkansas (AR)

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 68 3/4" x 98 3/4"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

12-8-9308

KID: 12-8-9308

1901-1929

Dutch Doll

Payne, Indiana Hask...

Date Made: 1901-1929

Dutch Doll

Creator: Payne, Indiana Haskins

Location Made: Sucess, Arkansas (AR) United States

Quilt Size: 62" x 79"

Fabrics: Cotton, Muslin, Multiple scrap

Project: Indiana Quilt Registry Project

39-40-359

KID: 39-40-359

1901-1929

Texas Star

Burns, Sara Harriso...

Date Made: 1901-1929

Texas Star

Creator: Burns, Sara Harrison

Location Made: Burns Knob, Arkansas (AR) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 78 in. x 78 in.

Fabrics: Cotton, Plaid, Solid/plain, Striped

Project: Wisconsin Quilt History Project

"The quilt has been around several family members over the years. My mother got it in the early eighties"

15-11-178

KID: 15-11-178

1901-1929

Double Irish Chai...

Bell, Cora

Date Made: 1901-1929

Double Irish Chain

Creator: Bell, Cora

Location Made: Evening Shade, Arkansas (AR)

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 68" x 78"

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Columbia River Basin Documentation Project; White Bluffs Quilt Museum Collection

46-52-74

KID: 46-52-74

1901-1929

Floral Applique

Trammell, Alice

Date Made: 1901-1929

Floral Applique

Creator: Trammell, Alice

Location Made: Magnolia, Arkansas (AR)

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 78" x 82"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

12-8-8170

KID: 12-8-8170

1901-1929

Bear's Paw

Wheeler, Nancy Caro...

Date Made: 1901-1929

Bear's Paw

Creator: Wheeler, Nancy Caroline

Location Made: Arkansas (AR) United States

Contruction: Other Piecing

Quilt Size: 64.5" x 80.5"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Unknown, Solid/plain, Striped, Print, Plaid, Checked, Fugitive dye

Project: North Carolina Quilt Project

Unknown if quiltmaker made other quilts; Children: Thomas, Samuel, Vester, Afton, Dorcas, Virginia

21-17-820

KID: 21-17-820

1901-1929

Four Patch

MacKown, Molly

Date Made: 1901-1929

Four Patch

Creator: MacKown, Molly

Location Made: Prescott, Arkansas (AR) United Nations

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 57-1/4" x 80-1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Muslin, Checked, Dotted, Floral, Geometric, Multiple scrap, Novelty, Print, Solid/plain, Striped

Project: Oregon Quilt Project; Quilt Heritage Project of Lincoln County

When Molly was about 8 years old (1926) her grandmother, Mary Madden Walker, got 4 young girls together for sewing lessons. Each girl made a quilt, hand sewing squares together and learned how to use a thimble.

40-38-773

KID: 40-38-773

1901-1929

Diamond in a Squa...

Holland, ________

Date Made: 1901-1929

Diamond in a Square

Creator: Holland, ________

Location Made: Near Little Rock, Arkansas (AR) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 59" x 76"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Checked, Floral, Geometric, Novelty, Plaid, Solid/plain, Striped, Muslin weight

Project: Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; Arizona Quilt Project 1987-1989

38-36-2207

KID: 38-36-2207

1901-1929

Devil's Claws

Runyan, Etta

Date Made: 1901-1929

Devil's Claws

Creator: Runyan, Etta

Location Made: Arkansas (AR) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 63 - 66.25 inches x 75.5 - 76.5 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Muslin, Solid/plain

Project: Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.

She made 3 quilts a year for 40 years.

27-23-283

KID: 27-23-283

1927-1930

String Star

Wheeler, Ina

Date Made: 1927-1930

String Star

Creator: Wheeler, Ina

Location Made: Huntsville, Arkansas (AR) United States

Contruction: Strip/string Piecing

Quilt Size: 86.5" x 74"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Striped, Solid/plain, Plaid, Checked, Other colors not specified

Project: North Carolina Quilt Project

Newly quilted (1985). Owner found six unquilted top after maker's death., Made other quilts, AR; Children: Zelda, Jessie, Dorothy, Tommie-Guinn, Howard, Joseph

21-17-1092

KID: 21-17-1092

1930-1949

Grandmother's Flo...

Spears, Edna

Date Made: 1930-1949

Grandmother's Flower Garden

Creator: Spears, Edna

Location Made: Cincinnati, Arkansas (AR) United States

Quilt Size: 66" x 86 1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Broadcloth, Checked, Dotted, Feedsack, Floral, Multiple scrap, Solid/plain, Striped

Project: West Virginia Quilt Documentation Project

26-22-471

KID: 26-22-471

1930-1949

Dutch Doll

Hopson, Nettie

Date Made: 1930-1949

Dutch Doll

Creator: Hopson, Nettie

Location Made: Chidester, Arkansas (AR) United States

Contruction: Other applique

Quilt Size: 73.5" x 90"

Quilting Techniques: Not quilted

Fabrics: Cotton, Feedsack, Feedsack, Print, Solid/plain, Striped, Fugitive dye; Other colors, not specified

Project: North Carolina Quilt Project

Quilt was preserved by family., One square has "BLUE GOOSE" printed on the background. Dolls (appliqué) were from clothing she made, flour sack, sugar sack, etc. for background., Made other quilts, Greenville, NC; Children: Enid, Buena, Donna, stillborn

21-17-2906

KID: 21-17-2906

1930-1949

Bubble Quilt

Bates, May A.

Date Made: 1930-1949

Bubble Quilt

Creator: Bates, May A.

Location Made: Arkansas (AR) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch, Hand Applique, Buttonhole stitch.

Quilt Size: 81" x 94"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Prints typical of the 30's, muslin weight

Project: Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; Arizona Quilt Project 1987-1989

38-36-2524

KID: 38-36-2524

1930-1949

Bow Tie

Caufman, Sarah Cath...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Bow Tie

Creator: Caufman, Sarah Catherine

Location Made: Arkansas (AR)

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 66 1/2" x 78 1/4"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Floral, Print, Striped

Project: Oregon Quilt Project

Quilt made in Arkansas. Glennis Roper who sold quilt to my friend, hated to sell it. It was her ex-husbands great grandmother who made it. Glennis Roper owned it for about 30 years, , Most of my quilts have been given away.

40-38-310

KID: 40-38-310

1930-1949

Grandmother's Flo...

Mitchell, Dora Bell...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Grandmother's Flower Garden

Creator: Mitchell, Dora Belle Givens

Location Made: Sugar Creek, Arkansas (AR) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Embroidery, Embroidered message: Merry Xmas 1933

Quilt Size: 69" x 84"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Muslin, Checked, Dotted, Feedsack, Floral, Geometric, Multiple scrap, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Oregon Quilt Project; Eastern Oregon Documentation Trip, 2018

Quilt was made by Dora Belle (Givens) Mitchell (1879-1952) and Eva Meinda (Mitchell) Vaughn, 2018.BK.UMC2.31 is another Grandmother's Flower Garden by the same quilt makers.

40-38-1437

KID: 40-38-1437

1930-1949

Dutch Girl/Sunbon...

Williams, Herma Wil...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Dutch Girl/Sunbonnet Sue Facing Right

Creator: Williams, Herma Wilson

Location Made: Magnolia, Arkansas (AR) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 10.5" x 11.5"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Broadcloth, Multiple scrap, Printed patchwork

Project: Black Diaspora Quilt History Project; Old State House Museum Collection

62-187-57

KID: 62-187-57

1930-1949

Log Cabin Doll Qu...

Williams, Mary Alle...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Log Cabin Doll Quilt

Creator: Williams, Mary Allen Smith

Location Made: Camden, Arkansas (AR) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 15" x 22 3/4"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Broadcloth, Multiple scrap

Project: Black Diaspora Quilt History Project; Old State House Museum Collection

62-187-195

KID: 62-187-195

1930-1949

Mawma's quilt

Kirkdooffer, Alice ...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Mawma's quilt

Creator: Kirkdooffer, Alice Amity Sandufer

Location Made: Cushman, Arkansas (AR) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 76 in. x 58.5 in.

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Broadcloth, Checked, Dotted, Floral, Geometric, Multiple scrap, Novelty, Plaid, Print, Solid/plain, Striped

Project: Wisconsin Quilt History Project

"All of my cousins and I sat at her feet listening to the delightful stories she told when our parents were children and she was a child. We heard about the pigs she slopped, the cows she milked, how she swept her floors with sand and how Mom and Uncle Elmer locked her in the corn crib. Old Maw...

15-11-1379

KID: 15-11-1379

1930-1949

Orange Peel var.

Abbott Arkansas Qui...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Orange Peel var.

Creator: Abbott Arkansas Quilting Group

Location Made: Abbott, Arkansas (AR)

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 75 3/4" x 68 1/4"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

12-8-9307

KID: 12-8-9307

1930-1949

Snail's Trail

Hughes Missionary B...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Snail's Trail

Creator: Hughes Missionary Baptist Church Missionary Society

Location Made: Hughes, Arkansas (AR)

Quilt Size: 62" x 86"

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

Exhibit label: Members of Missionary Society of Missionary Baptist Church. Snail's Trail made 1937, Hughes Arkansas. Collection of Mary Brown Holmes. Cotton with cotton fillilng, 62" x 86", MQP 86.43. Members of the Missionary Society at Missionary Baptist Church in her hometown of Hughe...

12-8-831

KID: 12-8-831

1930-1949

Double Wedding Ri...

Fasciano, Zelda

Date Made: 1930-1949

Double Wedding Ring

Creator: Fasciano, Zelda

Location Made: Arkansas (AR) United States

Contruction: Other Piecing

Quilt Size: 66" x 81"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain, Striped, Plaid

Project: North Carolina Quilt Project

Made other quilts, AR, CA, NC, AZ; First quilt quilted by maker.

21-17-1

KID: 21-17-1

1930-1949

Kansas Sunflower

(Duke) Canamore, Ge...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Kansas Sunflower

Creator: (Duke) Canamore, Georgiann

Location Made: Brookland, Arkansas (AR) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing, Hand Applique, Dimensional applique, Gathering/ruching

Quilt Size: 54 1/2" x 71 1/4"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Muslin, Floral, Multiple scrap, Paisley, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Oregon Quilt Project

Daughter, Renee Martin, will inherit this quilt.

40-38-1865

KID: 40-38-1865

1930-1949

Old Fashioned Sta...

Williams, Herma Wil...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Old Fashioned Star

Creator: Williams, Herma Wilson

Location Made: Magnolia, Arkansas (AR) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 14.5" x 14.5"

Quilting Techniques: Not quilted

Fabrics: Cotton, Chintz, Muslin, Floral, Solid/plain

Project: Black Diaspora Quilt History Project; Old State House Museum Collection

62-187-60

KID: 62-187-60

1930-1949

Friendship

Barrow, Inez M.

Date Made: 1930-1949

Friendship

Creator: Barrow, Inez M.

Location Made: Fort Smith, Arkansas (AR)

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 84" x 60"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

In junior high I worked for my room and board in Guthrie, OK. A neighbor got me started on it. I striped it and put it together and quilted it. Since I lived away from relatives I had to do this all by mail. Every time I saw the names it reminded me of these people. Truly a freindship., Since each r...

12-8-9275

KID: 12-8-9275

1930-1949

Grandmother's Flo...

Brown, Fanny

Date Made: 1930-1949

Grandmother's Flower Garden

Creator: Brown, Fanny

Location Made: Black Rock, Arkansas (AR)

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 77" x 88"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

12-8-1392

KID: 12-8-1392

1930-1949

Family Quilt

Cauley, Carrie

Date Made: 1930-1949

Family Quilt

Creator: Cauley, Carrie

Location Made: Bee Branch, Arkansas (AR) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 57 inches x 82 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Broadcloth, Feedsack, Feedsack, Floral, Geometric, Novelty, Paisley, Plaid, Solid/plain, Striped

Project: Wisconsin Museum of Quilt and Fiber Arts - Quilt Documentation

The Cauleys lived on Cauley Mountain in a very rural poor area of the Ozark Mountains in north central Arkansas. The quilts were made from flour and feedsacks and pieces of clothing that were well worn. When clothes were worn out, they were put into the quilt pile. One of the grandfathers'...

15-11-1468

KID: 15-11-1468

1930-1949

Pickle Dish

Fasciano, Zelda

Date Made: 1930-1949

Pickle Dish

Creator: Fasciano, Zelda

Location Made: Arkansas (AR) United States

Contruction: Other Piecing

Quilt Size: 67" x 79.75"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

Project: North Carolina Quilt Project

Made other quilts, AR, CA, NC, AZ

21-17-547

KID: 21-17-547

1930-1949

Nine Patch

Brazier, __________...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Nine Patch

Creator: Brazier, __________

Location Made: Ola, Arkansas (AR) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Single template

Quilt Size: 71" x 83"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Checked, Feedsack, Floral, Multiple scrap, Plaid, Striped, Muslin weight

Project: Indiana Quilt Registry Project

39-40-3392

KID: 39-40-3392

1930-1949

Grandma's Signatu...

Baker, Cornelia Bel...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Grandma's Signature Quilt

Creator: Baker, Cornelia Belle

Location Made: Leslie, Arkansas (AR) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 64" x 78"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Broadcloth, Checked, Floral, Geometric, Novelty, Paisley, Plaid, Print, Solid/plain, Striped

Project: West Virginia Quilt Documentation Project

This quilt was used by Neely Baker, the quiltmaker, until 1960. Her daughter, the owner's mother, took the quilt to Porterville, CA and kept it in a trunk. The quilt was then given to the owner in 1990.

26-22-490

KID: 26-22-490

1930-1949

Snowball Pattern

Williams, Herma Wil...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Snowball Pattern

Creator: Williams, Herma Wilson

Location Made: Magnolia, Arkansas (AR) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 69 1/4" x 75"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Tobacco sacks

Project: Black Diaspora Quilt History Project; Old State House Museum Collection

62-187-186

KID: 62-187-186

1930-1949

American Tree

Williams, Herma Wil...

Date Made: 1930-1949

American Tree

Creator: Williams, Herma Wilson

Location Made: Magnolia, Arkansas (AR) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 64" x 79 1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Broadcloth

Project: Black Diaspora Quilt History Project; Old State House Museum Collection

62-187-187

KID: 62-187-187

1930-1949

Log Cabin variati...

Williams, Mary Alle...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Log Cabin variation

Creator: Williams, Mary Allen Smith

Location Made: Camden, Arkansas (AR) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 65 1/2" x 77 5/8"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Cotton or polyester blend, Broadcloth, Muslin, Feedsack, Multiple scrap

Project: Black Diaspora Quilt History Project; Old State House Museum Collection

62-187-190

KID: 62-187-190

1930-1949

Broken Star

Fasciano, Zelda

Date Made: 1930-1949

Broken Star

Creator: Fasciano, Zelda

Location Made: Arkansas (AR) United States

Contruction: Other Piecing

Quilt Size: 68.5" x 83"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: North Carolina Quilt Project

Made other quilts, AR, CA, NC, AZ

21-17-274

KID: 21-17-274

1930-1949

Blocks and Strips...

Canamore Dreiszus, ...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Blocks and Strips

Creator: Canamore Dreiszus, Alveriah

Location Made: Brookland, Arkansas (AR) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 63" x 75 1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Satin, Checked, Dotted, Feedsack, Floral, Geometric, Multiple scrap, Novelty, Plaid, Print, Solid/plain, Striped

Project: Oregon Quilt Project

Daughter, Renee Martin, will inherit this quilt.

40-38-1863

KID: 40-38-1863

1930-1949

Old Fashioned Sta...

Williams, Herma Wil...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Old Fashioned Star

Creator: Williams, Herma Wilson

Location Made: Magnolia, Arkansas (AR) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 14.5" x 14.5"

Quilting Techniques: Not quilted

Fabrics: Cotton, Chintz, Floral, Solid/plain

Project: Black Diaspora Quilt History Project; Old State House Museum Collection

62-187-59

KID: 62-187-59

1930-1949

Nine Patch and Ro...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Nine Patch and Rolling Stone

Location Made: Little Rock, Arkansas (AR) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 67" x 73"

Quilting Techniques: Tied or tufted

Fabrics: Cotton, Cotton or polyester blend, Broadcloth, Multiple scrap, Print

Project: Black Diaspora Quilt History Project; Old State House Museum Collection

62-187-200

KID: 62-187-200

1930-1949

Donkey Quilt or G...

Williamson, Ruth Ca...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Donkey Quilt or Giddap

Creator: Williamson, Ruth Calhoun

Location Made: Texarkana, Arkansas (AR) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique, Only the donkey eyes have been appliqued.

Quilt Size: 75" x 77"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Black Diaspora Quilt History Project; Old State House Museum Collection

62-187-201

KID: 62-187-201

1930-1949

Lone Star

Shibley, Mrs.

Date Made: 1930-1949

Lone Star

Creator: Shibley, Mrs.

Location Made: Green Forest, Arkansas (AR) United States

Quilt Size: 50 in. x 59 in.

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Broadcloth, Solid/plain

Project: Wisconsin Quilt History Project

The owner noted the quiltmaker was in her 60's when the quilt was made.

15-11-3085

KID: 15-11-3085

1930-1949

Double Wedding Ri...

Toles, Samantha

Date Made: 1930-1949

Double Wedding Ring

Creator: Toles, Samantha

Location Made: Black Rock, Arkansas (AR)

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 81 1/4" x 93"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

12-8-1393

KID: 12-8-1393

1930-1949

Joseph's Coat

Jones, Lual Jordan

Date Made: 1930-1949

Joseph's Coat

Creator: Jones, Lual Jordan

Location Made: Arkansas (AR) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 66.5 inches x 76 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Multiple Scrap

Project: Quilts of Tennessee

22-18-1450

KID: 22-18-1450

1930-1949

Yo-Yo

Date Made: 1930-1949

Yo-Yo

Location Made: Arkansas?, Arkansas (AR) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Yo-yo

Quilt Size: 54.5" x 69.5"

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain, Floral, Geometric, Dotted

Project: Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; Heritage Quilt Study Group of Sharlot Hall Museum, Prescott, Arizona

38-36-1161

KID: 38-36-1161