1901-1929
crazy quilt block...
Leverton, Lydia Jan...
Date Made: 1901-1929
crazy quilt block
Creator: Leverton, Lydia Jane Mankin
Location Made: Indiana (IN) United States
Contruction: Hand Piecing, Foundation Piecing, Embroidery, The patches in the top are sewn to the foundation fabric with yellow thread and 4-5 stitches per inch. The block is embellished with decorative embroidery along every seam line in red, pink, yellow, light blue, blue/green, and cream colored thread in two variations on the feather stitch (Barnden p. 81). The large redish-brown corner piece is hand tack t o the foundation fabric with white thread.
Quilt Size: 14.25” x 14.75”
Quilting Techniques: Not quilted
Fabrics: Silk, Cotton, Floral, Striped, The top of the block contains a red commemorative ribbon in the center which reads: “Souvenir, First Annual I.O.O.F. Picnic, Huntington County, Indiana, Aug. 31, 1905”. Patterned fabrics used in this block include: a blue silk with a white floral design (fabric also found in 1988-02-0011, 1988-02-0029, and 1988-02-0032); a tan colored fabric with a multicolored woven stripe pattern (also found in 1988-02-0011, 1988-02-0028, 1988-02-0029, 1988-03-0030, and 1988-03-0032); a blue fabric with darker blue half moon shaped designs (reversed in 1988-02-0032); a black fabric with thin blue stripes; a brown fabric with a woven red floral design; and a brown fabric with a red, cream, and blue abstract, woven line design. Solid colored fabrics used in the block include: red; brown; pink; black; gray; green; bright pink; and a cream colored textured fabric with woven lines.
Project: Indiana Quilt Registry Project; Indiana University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Collection
39-40-6047
KID: 39-40-6047