1901-1929

Baby Quilt

Anderson, Delia

Date Made: 1901-1929

Baby Quilt

Creator: Anderson, Delia

Location Made: California (CA) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 30 inches x 39 inches

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Broadcloth, Solid/plain, chambray

Project: California Heritage Quilt Project; Anderson Historical Society Collection

51-148-724

KID: 51-148-724

1930-1949

Blue & White Sail...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Blue & White Sailboat Quilt

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch, Embroidery, The blue triangles were blanket stitched with white thread. The white ship shaped patches are blanket stitched in white thread. The readymade bias tape is machine topstitched along each side with blue thread.

Quilt Size: 62 inches x 76 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Broadcloth, Solid/plain

Project: California Heritage Quilt Project; Anderson Historical Society Collection

51-148-733

KID: 51-148-733

1930-1949

Carpenter's Wheel...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Carpenter's Wheel

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing, The blocks are mostly hand pieced, with sashing mostly machine pieced.

Quilt Size: 78 inches x 82 inches

Quilting Techniques: Tied or tufted

Fabrics: Cotton, Broadcloth, Feedsack, Geometric, Mourning prints, Plaid, Print, Solid/plain, Striped, shirting, gingham

Project: California Heritage Quilt Project; Anderson Historical Society Collection

51-148-746

KID: 51-148-746

1901-1929

Cotton Crazy Quil...

Date Made: 1901-1929

Cotton Crazy Quilt

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery, Patches are hand embroidered with black pearl cotton thread using the feather stitch.

Quilt Size: 69 inches x 84 inches

Quilting Techniques: Tied or tufted

Fabrics: Cotton, Rayon, Broadcloth, Conversation prints, Dotted, Feedsack, Floral, Multiple scrap, Novelty, Plaid, Solid/plain, gingham, patterned woven solids

Project: California Heritage Quilt Project; Anderson Historical Society Collection

51-148-740

KID: 51-148-740

1876-1900

Crazy Quilt

Whipple, Annie

Date Made: 1876-1900

Crazy Quilt

Creator: Whipple, Annie

Location Made: Anderson, California (CA) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch, Embroidery, Mostly white and yellow pearl cotton thread was used for the feather stitching, with some pink, peach and tan.

Quilt Size: 73 inches x 87 inches

Quilting Techniques: Tied or tufted

Fabrics: Cotton, Wool, Broadcloth, Muslin, Plaid, Solid/plain, Wool suiting in various weaves.

Project: California Heritage Quilt Project; Anderson Historical Society Collection

Annie (Anderson) Whipple was born in 1845, one of 9 children by Elias and Elizabeth Anderson. Annie married three times, had one son by her second husband and was a widow for almost 40 years. She took care of her parents and an aunt until each of them passed away. She died on May 25, 1931 in the hou...

51-148-722

KID: 51-148-722

1930-1949

Double Wedding Ri...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Double Wedding Ring

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 68 inches x 72 inches

Quilting Techniques: Tied or tufted

Fabrics: Cotton, Broadcloth, Dotted, Floral, Geometric, Novelty, Plaid, Solid/plain, Striped, gingham, canvas

Project: California Heritage Quilt Project; Anderson Historical Society Collection

51-148-744

KID: 51-148-744

1930-1949

Fan Baby Quilt

Date Made: 1930-1949

Fan Baby Quilt

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 34.5 inches x 54 inches

Quilting Techniques: Tied or tufted

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

Project: California Heritage Quilt Project; Anderson Historical Society Collection

51-148-725

KID: 51-148-725

1901-1929

Flag Quilt

Date Made: 1901-1929

Flag Quilt

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 73 inches x 84 inches

Quilting Techniques: Tied or tufted

Fabrics: Cotton, Flannel, Novelty

Project: California Heritage Quilt Project; Anderson Historical Society Collection

51-148-739

KID: 51-148-739

1930-1949

Lone Star

Date Made: 1930-1949

Lone Star

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 77 inches x 76 inches

Quilting Techniques: Not quilted

Fabrics: Cotton, Rayon, Broadcloth, Checked, Dotted, Multiple scrap, Novelty, Plaid, Print, Solid/plain, Striped, woven textured shirting

Project: California Heritage Quilt Project; Anderson Historical Society Collection

51-148-748

KID: 51-148-748

1930-1949

Missouri Daisy

Date Made: 1930-1949

Missouri Daisy

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 70 inches x 87 inches

Quilting Techniques: Tied or tufted

Fabrics: Cotton, Broadcloth, Checked, Floral, Novelty, Plaid, Solid/plain

Project: California Heritage Quilt Project; Anderson Historical Society Collection

51-148-747

KID: 51-148-747

1976-1999

Quilt of the Stat...

Thompson, Martha Mc...

Date Made: 1976-1999

Quilt of the States

Creator: Thompson, Martha McDaniel

Location Made: California (CA) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery, All the hand applique was done with white thread. The dresden plate blades are machine sewn together, with the center circle hand appliqued. The plates are hand appliqued to the background blocks.

Quilt Size: 78 inches x 87 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting, Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Cotton or polyester blend, Broadcloth, Dotted, Floral, Multiple scrap, Novelty, Plaid, Solid/plain, Striped, denim, chambray, gingham

Project: California Heritage Quilt Project; Anderson Historical Society Collection

51-148-735

KID: 51-148-735

1930-1949

Rail Fence

Date Made: 1930-1949

Rail Fence

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 70 inches x 87 inches

Quilting Techniques: Tied or tufted

Fabrics: Cotton, Broadcloth, Checked, Floral, Novelty, Striped

Project: California Heritage Quilt Project; Anderson Historical Society Collection

51-148-743

KID: 51-148-743

1850-1875

Tulip Time

Date Made: 1850-1875

Tulip Time

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 66 inches x 84 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Handwoven, Solid/plain

Project: California Heritage Quilt Project; Anderson Historical Society Collection

51-148-737

KID: 51-148-737

1876-1900

Wool - Cotton Cra...

Whipple, Annie

Date Made: 1876-1900

Wool - Cotton Crazy Quilt

Creator: Whipple, Annie

Location Made: Anderson, California (CA) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing, Embroidery, Crazy patches were hand stitched to backgrounds cut from several different blue chambrays, some have a blue print and each block is hand basted around the raw edges. The blocks were machine sewn together. One side of the quilt has gold lazy daisy stitches along the edge. It looks like the quilter was planning to embroider this quilt but didn't continue stitching on it.

Quilt Size: 67 inches x 76 inches

Quilting Techniques: Tied or tufted

Fabrics: Cotton, Wool, Broadcloth, Velvet, Plaid, Solid/plain, jacquards, novelty woven wools, chambray

Project: California Heritage Quilt Project; Anderson Historical Society Collection

51-148-730

KID: 51-148-730