1876-1900

Zig Zag with Craz...

Date Made: 1876-1900

Zig Zag with Crazy Center panel

Location Made: Pennsylvania (PA) United States

Fabrics: Silk, Velvet, Striped, Plaid, Solid/plain

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project; Holstein Collection

Exhibited as part of The Kentucky Quilt Project, Inc's Louisville Celebrates the American Quilt in "Abstract Design in American Quilts"

8-5-552

KID: 8-5-552

1930-1949

Wonder of the Wor...

Karch, Esther E. C...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Wonder of the World

Creator: Karch, Esther E. C. Herrmann

Location Made: Evansville, Indiana (IN) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 81.5" x 81.5"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain, Muslin weight

Project: Indiana Quilt Registry Project

Names of owners in order- maker to Mildred A. Karch Moorin, to Mary V. Karch Ohl, to Annamarie V. Ohl

39-40-3569

KID: 39-40-3569

1876-1900

Wild Goose Chase ...

Date Made: 1876-1900

Wild Goose Chase variant

Location Made: Pennsylvania (PA) United States

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project; Holstein Collection

Exhibited as part of the Kentucky Quilt Project, Inc's Louisville Celebrates the American Quilt in "Abstract Design in American Quilts".

8-5-405

KID: 8-5-405

1850-1875

Wild Goose Chase

Date Made: 1850-1875

Wild Goose Chase

Location Made: Pennsylvania (PA) United States

Fabrics: Cotton, Dotted, Striped, Checked, Print, Plaid, Solid/plain

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

Exhibited as part of The Kentucky Quilt Project, Inc's Louisville Celebrates the American Quilt in "Abstract Design in American Quilts"

8-5-549

KID: 8-5-549

1901-1929

Wild Goose Chase

Date Made: 1901-1929

Wild Goose Chase

Location Made: Pennsylvania (PA) United States

Fabrics: Cotton, Checked, Solid/plain

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project; Holstein Collection

Exhibited as part of The Kentucky Quilt Project Inc's Louisville Celebrates the American Quilt in "Abstract Design in American Quilt"

8-5-557

KID: 8-5-557

2000-2025

White and Brown S...

Pauline Parker

Date Made: 2000-2025

White and Brown Stripes

Creator: Pauline Parker

Location Made: United States

Quilt Size: 12" x 20"

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

Small Works/Abstract.

12-8-6474

KID: 12-8-6474

1950-1975

Washington Plume

Harriman, Betty Har...

Date Made: 1950-1975

Washington Plume

Creator: Harriman, Betty Harned

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 90" x 96"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

The top was made by Betty Harriman and Mary Schafer added the original center design and the border., Betty Harriman appliqued four complete and two half plume blocks, following through with an appliqued border on the two sides but only one end. This setting is seen more often in early quilts.

12-8-472

KID: 12-8-472

2000-2025

Walls Talking: Mu...

Roberts, Keisha

Date Made: 2000-2025

Walls Talking: Mulatto Ex-Slave in Her House Near Greensboro, Alabama

Creator: Roberts, Keisha

Location Made: San Fransisco, California (CA) United States

Contruction: Mixed media techniques

Quilt Size: 15" x 19"

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

12-8-5026

KID: 12-8-5026

2000-2025

Voters Not Politi...

Miller, Karen B.

Date Made: 2000-2025

Voters Not Politicians Quilt

Creator: Miller, Karen B.

Location Made: East Lansing, Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 81 1/4" x 90"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan State University Museum Collection

12-8-10524

KID: 12-8-10524

2000-2025

Under Current (He...

Whaples, Sue E.

Date Made: 2000-2025

Under Current (Hexagon Spirals)

Creator: Whaples, Sue E.

Location Made: Lake Havasu City & Goodyear, AZ, Arizona (AZ) United States

Contruction: Foundation Piecing, Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 81.5 inches x 93 inches

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Batiks (for contemporary quilts), Solid/plain

Project: Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

38-36-3990

KID: 38-36-3990

Timespan

Tumbling Blocks w...

Date Made: Timespan

Tumbling Blocks with Stars

Quilt Size: 93 inches x 92 1/2 inches

Fabrics: Unknown, Solid/plain, Print, Multiple scrap, Striped

Project: Rhode Island Quilt Documentation Project

23-19-158

KID: 23-19-158

1876-1900

Tumbling Blocks

Gardner, Martha Ada...

Date Made: 1876-1900

Tumbling Blocks

Creator: Gardner, Martha Adams Crandell

Location Made: Exeter, Rhode Island (RI) United States

Quilt Size: 61 inches x 80 inches

Quilting Techniques: Not quilted

Fabrics: Print, Plaid, Paisley, Multiple scrap, Geometric, Floral, Dotted, Checked, Striped

Project: Rhode Island Quilt Documentation Project

23-19-786

KID: 23-19-786

1850-1875

Triple Irish Chai...

Date Made: 1850-1875

Triple Irish Chain

Location Made: Pennsylvania (PA) United States

Fabrics: Wool, Solid/plain

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project; Holstein Collection

Exhibited as part of The Kentucky Quilt Project, Inc's Louisville Celebrates the American Quilt in "Abstract Design in American Quilts"

8-5-547

KID: 8-5-547

1850-1875

Triangles and Bar...

Date Made: 1850-1875

Triangles and Bars with Tumbler border

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 42 inches x 45 1/2 inches

Quilting Techniques: Not quilted

Fabrics: Cotton, Unknown, Multiple scrap, Striped, Print, Solid/plain, Paisley, Geometric, Dotted

Project: Rhode Island Quilt Documentation Project

Believed by current owner to have been made by a member of the Morse family, but further information is unavailable.

23-19-765

KID: 23-19-765

1850-1875

Triangles and Bar...

Date Made: 1850-1875

Triangles and Bars

Location Made: Massachusetts (MA) United States

Fabrics: Cotton, Striped, Dotted, Print

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

Exhibited as part of The Kentucky Quilt Project Inc's Louisville Celebrates the American Quilt in "Abstract Design in American Quilt"

8-5-544

KID: 8-5-544

1850-1875

Tree Everlasting

Date Made: 1850-1875

Tree Everlasting

Location Made: Pennsylvania (PA) United States

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project; Holstein Collection

Exhibited as part of The Kentucky Quilt Project, Inc's Louisville Celebrates the American Quilt in "Abstract Design in American Quilts".

8-5-392

KID: 8-5-392

2000-2025

Travels With MBD

Thompson, Sharon L....

Date Made: 2000-2025

Travels With MBD

Creator: Thompson, Sharon L.

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch, Fusible Applique, Hand Applique, Machine Applique, Reverse Applique, Dimensional applique, Other novelty technique, Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc), Other embellishment technique, Snippets, Hand Embroidery, Crochet

Quilt Size: 44.75 x 44.25

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting, Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Floral, Geometric, Novelty, Solid/plain, Striped, Other, Photograph Printed Fabric

Project: Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Sharon and Richard Thompson wrote the badge requirements for the Girl Scout Quilt It badge series. Richard helped with many of the design elements.

38-36-3366

KID: 38-36-3366

1850-1875

Thousand Pyramids...

Date Made: 1850-1875

Thousand Pyramids

Location Made: Pennsylvania (PA) United States

Fabrics: Cotton, Dotted, Striped, Checked, Print, Plaid, Solid/plain, Floral

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project; Holstein Collection

Exhibited as part of The Kentucky Quilt Project, Inc's Louisville Celebrates the American Quilt in "Abstract Sesign in American Quilts"

8-5-576

KID: 8-5-576

1976-1999

The Touch

Faulkner, Jacquelyn...

Date Made: 1976-1999

The Touch

Creator: Faulkner, Jacquelyn Lee

Location Made: East Lansing, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 51" x 24"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Silk

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

A painting I saw a collection of paintings in the modern style inspired me to do this quilt. I do not remember the book-only that it ws in the hard cover sale books at Community News Center in mid 1984. The painting was of the arms from Michaelangelo's "Creation of Adam" fresco from the S...

12-8-4858

KID: 12-8-4858

1976-1999

The Sky is Fallin...

Stader, Donna Maure...

Date Made: 1976-1999

The Sky is Falling, Funky Chick

Creator: Stader, Donna Maureen

Location Made: Greenwood, Indiana (IN) United States

Contruction: Piecing, Applique, Humorous pieced wall quilt depicting an abstract chicken with a huge beak bisected with a line of pearl buttons, an appliqued eye and wing, and long red legs ending in three toes hanging below the edge of the quilt. Satin-stitched seeds.

Quilt Size: 69 in x 45 in

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Batik, Print, Floral, Plaid, A dramatic African wax-resist fabric, chicken-wire print, ikat plaid.

Project: Indiana Quilt Registry Project; Indiana State Museum Collection

Donna exhibited in local, national and international exhibitions including Quilt National. Her quilts have been exhibited across the United States, throughout Europe, Australia, in Japan, South America, and Brazil. She was active in Art Quilt Network in Ohio, Infiber of Indianapolis, Watercolor Soci...

39-40-6771

KID: 39-40-6771

2000-2025

The Peacocks

Pauline Parker

Date Made: 2000-2025

The Peacocks

Creator: Pauline Parker

Location Made: United States

Quilt Size: 51" x 39"

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

Small Works/Abstract: two peacocks sit on a branch in front of dark circle, one has a long green tail, tan background, plastic mesh covers dark moon.

12-8-6468

KID: 12-8-6468

2000-2025

Syncopation X: Bo...

Montgomery, Patrici...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Syncopation X: Boss of Nova

Creator: Montgomery, Patricia

Location Made: Oakland, California (CA) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 33 1/2" x 51"

Fabrics: Cotton, Silk

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Women of Color Quilters Network; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

12-8-6709

KID: 12-8-6709

1976-1999

Sunshine and Shad...

Paquet, Christine

Date Made: 1976-1999

Sunshine and Shadow Amish

Creator: Paquet, Christine

Location Made: Lansing, Grand Ledge, Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 45" x 45"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

12-8-5755

KID: 12-8-5755

1976-1999

Sugar Bowl Quilt

Beekman, Diana

Date Made: 1976-1999

Sugar Bowl Quilt

Creator: Beekman, Diana

Location Made: Riverton, Wyoming (WY) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 72.25 - 72.5 inches x 83.5 - 84.5 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Muslin, Floral, Geometric, Paisley, Solid/plain, Other, Marbled

Project: Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.

27-23-725

KID: 27-23-725

1901-1929

Style & Rail Vari...

Nadeau, Mathilde Ri...

Date Made: 1901-1929

Style & Rail Variation

Creator: Nadeau, Mathilde Richard

Location Made: Pawtucket, Rhode Island (RI) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 76 1/2 inches x 78 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Rhode Island Quilt Documentation Project

23-19-894

KID: 23-19-894

1876-1900

Stripes

Date Made: 1876-1900

Stripes

Location Made: Vermont (VT) United States

Fabrics: Silk, silk cigar bands

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project; International Quilt Museum

Exhibited as part of The Kentucky Quilt Project, Inc's Louisville Celebrates the American Quilt in "Abstract Design in American Quilts".

8-5-578

KID: 8-5-578

1876-1900

Stripes

Date Made: 1876-1900

Stripes

Location Made: Pennsylvania (PA) United States

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project; Holstein Collection

Exhibited as part of The Kentucky Quilt Project Inc's Louisville Celebrates the American Quilt in "Abstract Design in American Quilt"

8-5-560

KID: 8-5-560

1950-1975

Strip Quilt

Hunter, Susana Alle...

Date Made: 1950-1975

Strip Quilt

Creator: Hunter, Susana Allen

Location Made: Alabama (AL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 67.875 in x 80 in

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Rayon, Other, Floral, Geometric, Print, Solid/plain, Striped

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; The Henry Ford Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

For Susana Hunter (1912-2005) and her husband Julius, life in the Jim Crow South meant hard work and few resources. The Hunters were tenant farmers who grew cotton and corn, tended a vegetable garden, and raised hogs, chicken and cattle. They lived in a simple, two-room house that had no running w...

12-8-6106

KID: 12-8-6106

1950-1975

Strip Quilt

Hunter, Susana Alle...

Date Made: 1950-1975

Strip Quilt

Creator: Hunter, Susana Allen

Location Made: Alabama (AL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 69.25 in x 79.5 in

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Other, Solid/plain, Striped

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; The Henry Ford Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

For Susana Hunter (1912-2005) and her husband Julius, life in the Jim Crow South meant hard work and few resources. The Hunters were tenant farmers who grew cotton and corn, tended a vegetable garden, and raised hogs, chicken and cattle. They lived in a simple, two-room house that had no running wat...

12-8-6113

KID: 12-8-6113

1930-1949

Strip Quilt

Hunter, Susana Alle...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Strip Quilt

Creator: Hunter, Susana Allen

Location Made: Alabama (AL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 66.75 in x 77.5 in

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Feedsack, Other, Feedsack, Floral, Novelty, Print, Solid/plain, Striped, Nylon

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; The Henry Ford Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

For Susana Hunter (1912-2005) and her husband Julius, life in the Jim Crow South meant hard work and few resources. The Hunters were tenant farmers who grew cotton and corn, tended a vegetable garden, and raised hogs, chicken and cattle. They lived in a simple, two-room house that had no running wat...

12-8-6116

KID: 12-8-6116

1950-1975

Strip Quilt

Hunter, Susana Alle...

Date Made: 1950-1975

Strip Quilt

Creator: Hunter, Susana Allen

Location Made: Alabama (AL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 70.625 in x 84.75 in

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Polyester, Flannel, Other, Floral, Paisley, Print, Solid/plain, Striped, Seersucker

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; The Henry Ford Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

For Susana Hunter (1912-2005) and her husband Julius, life in the Jim Crow South meant hard work and few resources. The Hunters were tenant farmers who grew cotton and corn, tended a vegetable garden, and raised hogs, chicken and cattle. They lived in a simple, two-room house that had no running wat...

12-8-6134

KID: 12-8-6134

1950-1975

Strip Quilt

Hunter, Susana Alle...

Date Made: 1950-1975

Strip Quilt

Creator: Hunter, Susana Allen

Location Made: Alabama (AL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 71 in x 78.5 in

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Feedsack, Other, Checked, Dotted, Feedsack, Floral, Plaid, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; The Henry Ford Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

For Susana Hunter (1912-2005) and her husband Julius, life in the Jim Crow South meant hard work and few resources. The Hunters were tenant farmers who grew cotton and corn, tended a vegetable garden, and raised hogs, chicken and cattle. They lived in a simple, two-room house that had no running wat...

12-8-6135

KID: 12-8-6135

1950-1975

Strip Quilt

Hunter, Susana Alle...

Date Made: 1950-1975

Strip Quilt

Creator: Hunter, Susana Allen

Location Made: Alabama (AL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 66.25 in x 83 in

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Dotted, Floral, Plaid, Print, Solid/plain, Striped

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; The Henry Ford Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

For Susana Hunter (1912-2005) and her husband Julius, life in the Jim Crow South meant hard work and few resources. The Hunters were tenant farmers who grew cotton and corn, tended a vegetable garden, and raised hogs, chicken and cattle. They lived in a simple, two-room house that had no running w...

12-8-6109

KID: 12-8-6109

1950-1975

Strip Quilt

Hunter, Susana Alle...

Date Made: 1950-1975

Strip Quilt

Creator: Hunter, Susana Allen

Location Made: Alabama (AL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 69.5 in x 78.125 in

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Rayon, Feedsack, Other, Floral, Plaid, Print, Solid/plain, Striped, Other

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; The Henry Ford Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

For Susana Hunter (1912-2005) and her husband Julius, life in the Jim Crow South meant hard work and few resources. The Hunters were tenant farmers who grew cotton and corn, tended a vegetable garden, and raised hogs, chicken and cattle. They lived in a simple, two-room house that had no running wat...

12-8-6121

KID: 12-8-6121

1950-1975

Strip Quilt

Hunter, Susana Alle...

Date Made: 1950-1975

Strip Quilt

Creator: Hunter, Susana Allen

Location Made: Alabama (AL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 70.5 in x 82.5 in

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Wool, Other, Other, Floral, Novelty, Plaid, Print, Solid/plain, Striped

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; The Henry Ford Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

For Susana Hunter (1912-2005) and her husband Julius, life in the Jim Crow South meant hard work and few resources. The Hunters were tenant farmers who grew cotton and corn, tended a vegetable garden, and raised hogs, chicken and cattle. They lived in a simple, two-room house that had no running wat...

12-8-6122

KID: 12-8-6122

1950-1975

Strip Quilt

Hunter, Susana Alle...

Date Made: 1950-1975

Strip Quilt

Creator: Hunter, Susana Allen

Location Made: Alabama (AL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 65.25 in x 80.75 in

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Feedsack, Other, Solid/plain, Gabardine

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; The Henry Ford Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

For Susana Hunter (1912-2005) and her husband Julius, life in the Jim Crow South meant hard work and few resources. The Hunters were tenant farmers who grew cotton and corn, tended a vegetable garden, and raised hogs, chicken and cattle. They lived in a simple, two-room house that had no running wat...

12-8-6128

KID: 12-8-6128

1950-1975

Strip Quilt

Hunter, Susana Alle...

Date Made: 1950-1975

Strip Quilt

Creator: Hunter, Susana Allen

Location Made: Alabama (AL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 80 in x 86 in

Quilting Techniques: Tied or tufted

Fabrics: Other synthetic, Other, Floral, Novelty, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; The Henry Ford Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

For Susana Hunter (1912-2005) and her husband Julius, life in the Jim Crow South meant hard work and few resources. The Hunters were tenant farmers who grew cotton and corn, tended a vegetable garden, and raised hogs, chicken and cattle. They lived in a simple, two-room house that had no running wat...

12-8-6133

KID: 12-8-6133

1930-1949

Strip Quilt

Hunter, Susana Alle...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Strip Quilt

Creator: Hunter, Susana Allen

Location Made: Alabama (AL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 66 in x 79.125 in

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Flannel, Muslin, Checked, Dotted, Novelty, Plaid, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; The Henry Ford Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

For Susana Hunter (1912-2005) and her husband Julius, life in the Jim Crow South meant hard work and few resources. The Hunters were tenant farmers who grew cotton and corn, tended a vegetable garden, and raised hogs, chicken and cattle. They lived in a simple, two-room house that had no running w...

12-8-6103

KID: 12-8-6103

1950-1975

Strip Quilt

Hunter, Susana Alle...

Date Made: 1950-1975

Strip Quilt

Creator: Hunter, Susana Allen

Location Made: Alabama (AL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 64.375 in x 76.75 in

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Feedsack, Muslin, Floral, Plaid, Print, Solid/plain, Striped

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; The Henry Ford Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

For Susana Hunter (1912-2005) and her husband Julius, life in the Jim Crow South meant hard work and few resources. The Hunters were tenant farmers who grew cotton and corn, tended a vegetable garden, and raised hogs, chicken and cattle. They lived in a simple, two-room house that had no running w...

12-8-6105

KID: 12-8-6105

1950-1975

Strip Quilt

Hunter, Susana Alle...

Date Made: 1950-1975

Strip Quilt

Creator: Hunter, Susana Allen

Location Made: Alabama (AL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 65 in x 78.5 in

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Other synthetic, Other, Print, Solid/plain, Striped

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; The Henry Ford Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

For Susana Hunter (1912-2005) and her husband Julius, life in the Jim Crow South meant hard work and few resources. The Hunters were tenant farmers who grew cotton and corn, tended a vegetable garden, and raised hogs, chicken and cattle. They lived in a simple, two-room house that had no running wat...

12-8-6118

KID: 12-8-6118

1930-1949

Strip Quilt

Hunter, Susana Alle...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Strip Quilt

Creator: Hunter, Susana Allen

Location Made: Alabama (AL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 71.125 in x 86 in

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Other, Floral, Plaid, Print, Solid/plain, Striped

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; The Henry Ford Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

For Susana Hunter (1912-2005) and her husband Julius, life in the Jim Crow South meant hard work and few resources. The Hunters were tenant farmers who grew cotton and corn, tended a vegetable garden, and raised hogs, chicken and cattle. They lived in a simple, two-room house that had no running wat...

12-8-6123

KID: 12-8-6123

1950-1975

Strip Quilt

Hunter, Susana Alle...

Date Made: 1950-1975

Strip Quilt

Creator: Hunter, Susana Allen

Location Made: Alabama (AL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 76 in x 83 in

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Wool, Other, Floral, Novelty, Plaid, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; The Henry Ford Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

For Susana Hunter (1912-2005) and her husband Julius, life in the Jim Crow South meant hard work and few resources. The Hunters were tenant farmers who grew cotton and corn, tended a vegetable garden, and raised hogs, chicken and cattle. They lived in a simple, two-room house that had no running wat...

12-8-6136

KID: 12-8-6136

1950-1975

Strip Quilt

Hunter, Susana Alle...

Date Made: 1950-1975

Strip Quilt

Creator: Hunter, Susana Allen

Location Made: Alabama (AL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 60 in x 78.5

Quilting Techniques: Tied or tufted

Fabrics: Cotton, Flannel, Other, Plaid, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; The Henry Ford Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

For Susana Hunter (1912-2005) and her husband Julius, life in the Jim Crow South meant hard work and few resources. The Hunters were tenant farmers who grew cotton and corn, tended a vegetable garden, and raised hogs, chicken and cattle. They lived in a simple, two-room house that had no running wat...

12-8-6115

KID: 12-8-6115

1950-1975

Strip Quilt

Hunter, Susana Alle...

Date Made: 1950-1975

Strip Quilt

Creator: Hunter, Susana Allen

Location Made: Alabama (AL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 69.5 in x 80.25 in

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Flannel, Other, Floral, Plaid, Print, Solid/plain, Striped

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; The Henry Ford Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

For Susana Hunter (1912-2005) and her husband Julius, life in the Jim Crow South meant hard work and few resources. The Hunters were tenant farmers who grew cotton and corn, tended a vegetable garden, and raised hogs, chicken and cattle. They lived in a simple, two-room house that had no running wat...

12-8-6125

KID: 12-8-6125

1930-1949

Strip Quilt

Hunter, Susana Alle...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Strip Quilt

Creator: Hunter, Susana Allen

Location Made: Alabama (AL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 64.125 in x 81.5 in

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Rayon, Wool, Satin, Other, Checked, Dotted, Floral, Plaid, Print, Solid/plain, Striped

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; The Henry Ford Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

For Susana Hunter (1912-2005) and her husband Julius, life in the Jim Crow South meant hard work and few resources. The Hunters were tenant farmers who grew cotton and corn, tended a vegetable garden, and raised hogs, chicken and cattle. They lived in a simple, two-room house that had no running wat...

12-8-6130

KID: 12-8-6130

1930-1949

Strip Quilt

Hunter, Susana Alle...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Strip Quilt

Creator: Hunter, Susana Allen

Location Made: Alabama (AL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 63 in x 81.5 in

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Other, Other, Solid/plain, Other

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; The Henry Ford Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

For Susana Hunter (1912-2005) and her husband Julius, life in the Jim Crow South meant hard work and few resources. The Hunters were tenant farmers who grew cotton and corn, tended a vegetable garden, and raised hogs, chicken and cattle. They lived in a simple, two-room house that had no running w...

12-8-6108

KID: 12-8-6108

1930-1949

Strip Quilt

Hunter, Susana Alle...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Strip Quilt

Creator: Hunter, Susana Allen

Location Made: Alabama (AL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 62.5 in x 80.625 in

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Linen, Other synthetic, Other, Floral, Solid/plain

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; The Henry Ford Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

For Susana Hunter (1912-2005) and her husband Julius, life in the Jim Crow South meant hard work and few resources. The Hunters were tenant farmers who grew cotton and corn, tended a vegetable garden, and raised hogs, chicken and cattle. They lived in a simple, two-room house that had no running wat...

12-8-6117

KID: 12-8-6117

1950-1975

Strip Quilt

Hunter, Susana Alle...

Date Made: 1950-1975

Strip Quilt

Creator: Hunter, Susana Allen

Location Made: Alabama (AL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 70.063 in x 78 in

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Flannel, Other, Plaid, Solid/plain, Denim

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; The Henry Ford Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

For Susana Hunter (1912-2005) and her husband Julius, life in the Jim Crow South meant hard work and few resources. The Hunters were tenant farmers who grew cotton and corn, tended a vegetable garden, and raised hogs, chicken and cattle. They lived in a simple, two-room house that had no running wat...

12-8-6126

KID: 12-8-6126

1901-1929

String Squares

Date Made: 1901-1929

String Squares

Location Made: Pennsylvania (PA) United States

Fabrics: Cotton, Dotted, Checked, Solid/plain

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project; Holstein Collection

Exhibited as part of the Kentucky Quilt Project, Inc's Louisville Celebrates the American Quilt in "Abstract Design in American Quilts".

8-5-548

KID: 8-5-548

1901-1929

Streak of Lightni...

Benson, Clytie Alda...

Date Made: 1901-1929

Streak of Lightning

Creator: Benson, Clytie Alda Alcorn

Location Made: Bear River, Nova Scotia Canada

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 70 inches x 73 1/2 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Floral, Solid/plain

Project: Rhode Island Quilt Documentation Project

Mother of owner received the quilt from her mother, the quiltmaker., Sister of quiltmaker remembers quiltmaker having friends over as a young girl for quilting parties.

23-19-223

KID: 23-19-223

1876-1900

Streak of Lightni...

Date Made: 1876-1900

Streak of Lightning

Location Made: Pennsylvania (PA) United States

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project; Holstein Collection

Exhibited as part of The Kentucky Quilt Project, Inc's Louisville Celebrates the American Quilt in "Abstract Design in American Quilts"

8-5-556

KID: 8-5-556

Star Patterns

Barton, Mary

Star Patterns

Creator: Barton, Mary

Location Made: Ame, Iowa (IA) United States

Quilt Size: 45.25 inches x 72.75 inches

Quilting Techniques: Not quilted

Fabrics: Cotton, Unknown, Various fabrics used in each of the 18 blocks.

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project; Mary Barton Collection

6-3-2175

KID: 6-3-2175

1950-1975

Star of LeMoyne Q...

Hunter, Susana Alle...

Date Made: 1950-1975

Star of LeMoyne Quilt

Creator: Hunter, Susana Allen

Location Made: Alabama (AL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 73.5 in x 85.5 in

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Rayon, Floral, Plaid, Solid/plain

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; The Henry Ford Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

For Susana Hunter (1912-2005) and her husband Julius, life in the Jim Crow South meant hard work and few resources. The Hunters were tenant farmers who grew cotton and corn, tended a vegetable garden, and raised hogs, chicken and cattle. They lived in a simple, two-room house that had no running w...

12-8-6104

KID: 12-8-6104

Timespan

Squares

Date Made: Timespan

Squares

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 74 inches x 82 inches

Quilting Techniques: Tied or tufted

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Rhode Island Quilt Documentation Project

Made by grandmother of owner, who is of German decent.

23-19-17

KID: 23-19-17

1930-1949

Squares

Date Made: 1930-1949

Squares

Location Made: Pennsylvania (PA) United States

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project; Holstein Collection

Exhibited as part of The Kentucky Quilt Project Inc's Louisville Celebrates the American Quilt in "Abstract Design in American Quilt"

8-5-570

KID: 8-5-570

c.2016

Sitting Bull (fab...

Richards, Leotie

Date Made: c.2016

Sitting Bull (fabric portrait)

Creator: Richards, Leotie

Location Made: Sisters, Oregon (OR) United States

Contruction: Machine Applique, Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc), Embroidery, Painting

Quilt Size: 35" x 34½"

Quilting Techniques: Not quilted

Fabrics: Cotton, Other, Broadcloth, Velvet, Batiks (for contemporary quilts), Geometric, Print, Solid/plain, Goat fur

Project: Oregon Quilt Project

The family will inherit this quilt., Quiltmaker has made 35 quilts. Some have been sold, the rest are in her possession. Quilting was learned at workshops at the Stitchin' Post in Sisters Oregon also self taught online. The major influence was Studio Art Quilt Assoc. (SAQA)

40-38-1648

KID: 40-38-1648

1850-1875

Shoo Fly

Date Made: 1850-1875

Shoo Fly

Location Made: Vermont (VT) United States

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project; Holstein Collection

Exhibited as part of The Kentucky Quilt Project Inc's Louisville Celebrates the American Quilt in "Abstract Design in American Quilt"

8-5-569

KID: 8-5-569

2000-2025

She Carries Her H...

Worland, Chris

Date Made: 2000-2025

She Carries Her House

Creator: Worland, Chris

Location Made: East Lansing, Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique, Photography/ photo transfer

Quilt Size: 20 1/4" x 24"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, African prints

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights

12-8-5012

KID: 12-8-5012

1876-1900

Schoolhouse

Date Made: 1876-1900

Schoolhouse

Location Made: New Hampshire (NH) United States

Fabrics: Cotton, Striped, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project; Holstein Collection

Exhibited as part of The Kentucky Quilt Project, Inc's Louisville Celebrates the American Quilt in "Abstract Design in American Quilts"

8-5-550

KID: 8-5-550

1976-1999

Schoolhouse

Esch, Colleen

Date Made: 1976-1999

Schoolhouse

Creator: Esch, Colleen

Location Made: Houghton, Michigan (MI)

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

12-8-7363

KID: 12-8-7363