08-2006

Friendship Flower...

Little, Sharon

Date Made: 08-2006

Friendship Flowers

Creator: Little, Sharon

Location Made: Medford, Kentucky (KY) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Reverse Applique, Other applique, Dimensional applique, Folding, Gathering/ruching, Yo-yo, Embroidery, Broderie perse; cording; silk ribbing

Quilt Size: 59" x 72½"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Muslin, Batiks (for contemporary quilts), Checked, Dotted, Floral, Multiple scrap, Novelty, Plaid, Print, Solid/plain, Striped

Project: Oregon Quilt Project; Southern Oregon Documentation Trip 2018

Our daughters or grandchildren will inherit this quilt.

40-38-1607

KID: 40-38-1607

1800-1849

Princess Feather

Dudderar, Elizabeth...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Princess Feather

Creator: Dudderar, Elizabeth Jane

Location Made: Stanford, Kentucky (KY) United States

Fabrics: Princess feather pieces said to be hand dyed in red and green from berries. Lining was hand spun.

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-86

KID: 8-5-86

1800-1849

Multi Stars

Hazelwood, Martha T...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Multi Stars

Creator: Hazelwood, Martha Trice

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

Made while awaiting the birth of her first child.

8-5-96

KID: 8-5-96

1800-1849

Original Applique...

Hart, Mrs.

Date Made: 1800-1849

Original Applique

Creator: Hart, Mrs.

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Fabrics: Solid/plain

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-158

KID: 8-5-158

1800-1849

Date Made: 1800-1849

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

Maker picked the cotton, spun and wove the material prior to making the quilt.

8-5-232

KID: 8-5-232

1800-1849

Princess Feather ...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Princess Feather variation, Applique

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Fabrics: Other, hand loomed material

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-325

KID: 8-5-325

1800-1849

Whole cloth

Wilhite, Telitha Sh...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Whole cloth

Creator: Wilhite, Telitha Shepperd

Location Made: Monticello, Kentucky (KY) United States

Fabrics: Solid/plain

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

Documentation says the quilt contains one and one half million stitches.

8-5-369

KID: 8-5-369

1800-1849

Princess Feather ...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Princess Feather with Stars

Location Made: Covington, Kentucky (KY) United States

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-382

KID: 8-5-382

1800-1849

Applique and Piec...

Barrister, sisters

Date Made: 1800-1849

Applique and Pieced Lilly variation

Creator: Barrister, sisters

Location Made: Covington, Kentucky (KY) United States

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-383

KID: 8-5-383

1800-1849

Georgetown Circle...

Hancock, or

Date Made: 1800-1849

Georgetown Circle variation

Creator: Hancock, or

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-679

KID: 8-5-679

1800-1849

Eight Point Star

Amos, Suki

Date Made: 1800-1849

Eight Point Star

Creator: Amos, Suki

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Fabrics: Solid/plain, Print

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-796

KID: 8-5-796

1800-1849

Martha Washington...

Peacock, Cynthia Mi...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Martha Washington's Flower Garden

Creator: Peacock, Cynthia Miller

Location Made: Richmond or Lancaster, Kentucky (KY) United States

Contruction: English template Piecing, Fussy cut floral fabrics.

Quilt Size: 82 inches x 91 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Silk, Velvet, Striped, Solid/plain, Floral, Multiple Scrap, Other, Embroidered flowers in some silk fabrics--probably commercially embroidered. Black has subtle stripe.

Project: Quilts of Tennessee

22-18-1633

KID: 22-18-1633

1800-1849

Applique Sampler

Hughes, Great, grea...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Applique Sampler

Creator: Hughes, Great, great,great, great grandmother

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 72 in. x 91 in.

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Wisconsin Quilt History Project

15-11-4104

KID: 15-11-4104

1800-1849

Rose of Sharon

McDaniel, Betsy Saw...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Rose of Sharon

Creator: McDaniel, Betsy Sawyer

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 69" x 88"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Geometric, Muslin weight

Project: Indiana Quilt Registry Project

39-40-276

KID: 39-40-276

1800-1849

Grapes

Dearing, Elizabeth

Date Made: 1800-1849

Grapes

Creator: Dearing, Elizabeth

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Fabrics: Solid/plain

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-33

KID: 8-5-33

1800-1849

Star variation wi...

Givens, Mary Louisa...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Star variation with nine patch centers

Creator: Givens, Mary Louisa

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Fabrics: Print, Checked, Striped, Solid/plain

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-132

KID: 8-5-132

1800-1849

Triple Irish Chai...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Triple Irish Chain

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Fabrics: Plaid, Solid/plain

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-375

KID: 8-5-375

1800-1849

Date Made: 1800-1849

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Fabrics: Bright chintzes

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-385

KID: 8-5-385

1800-1849

Star of Bethlehem...

Brooks, Mrs. Mary (...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Star of Bethlehem variation

Creator: Brooks, Mrs. Mary (Nancy?) Bird

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain, Plaid, Striped

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-444

KID: 8-5-444

1800-1849

Star

Norton, Mary Hise

Date Made: 1800-1849

Star

Creator: Norton, Mary Hise

Location Made: Russellville, Kentucky (KY) United States

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting, Stuffed work

Fabrics: Silk, Other, taffeta

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

Documentation says "Ask to have on permanent display at the Smithsonian Museum."

8-5-723

KID: 8-5-723

1800-1849

Stars

Matlock, Mrs.

Date Made: 1800-1849

Stars

Creator: Matlock, Mrs.

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Fabrics: Solid/plain, Print, Striped

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-93

KID: 8-5-93

1800-1849

Wild Rose

Davis, Mary Ann

Date Made: 1800-1849

Wild Rose

Creator: Davis, Mary Ann

Location Made: Princeton, Kentucky (KY) United States

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-140

KID: 8-5-140

1800-1849

Sunburst variatio...

Bratton, ?

Date Made: 1800-1849

Sunburst variation with Applique

Creator: Bratton, ?

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-160

KID: 8-5-160

1800-1849

Applique Floral

Thomas, Mary Logwoo...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Applique Floral

Creator: Thomas, Mary Logwood (Polly)

Location Made: Cedar Hill, Kentucky (KY) United States

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-221

KID: 8-5-221

1800-1849

Silk quilt with p...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Silk quilt with printed patches

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Fabrics: Silk

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-387

KID: 8-5-387

1800-1849

Hexagon in a hexa...

Winchester, Martha ...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Hexagon in a hexagon

Creator: Winchester, Martha Crittendon

Location Made: Lexington, Kentucky (KY) United States

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-748

KID: 8-5-748

1800-1849

Dutch Windmill

Litsey, Mary Head

Date Made: 1800-1849

Dutch Windmill

Creator: Litsey, Mary Head

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-772

KID: 8-5-772

1800-1849

Strips

Amos, Suki

Date Made: 1800-1849

Strips

Creator: Amos, Suki

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-795

KID: 8-5-795

1800-1849

Tumbling Blocks, ...

Healy, Katherine M....

Date Made: 1800-1849

Tumbling Blocks, Mini Hexagon

Creator: Healy, Katherine M.

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 72 1/2 inches x 84 1/2 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Silk, Checked, Plaid, Print, Solid/plain, Striped

Project: The Heritage Quilt Project of New Jersey, Inc.

20-16-1584

KID: 20-16-1584

1800-1849

Lemoyne Star

Stone, Polly

Date Made: 1800-1849

Lemoyne Star

Creator: Stone, Polly

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Contruction: Other Piecing

Quilt Size: 97.75" x 98.5"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Chintz, Other, Checked, Print, Solid/plain, Striped, Gingham

Project: North Carolina Quilt Project

Owner inherited the quilt from her mother via Louisa Stone Martin (1823-1902) daughter of maker

21-17-1061

KID: 21-17-1061

1800-1849

Broken Star

Hughes, Letricia?

Date Made: 1800-1849

Broken Star

Creator: Hughes, Letricia?

Location Made: Marion, Kentucky (KY) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 72" x 82.5"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain, Muslin weight

Project: Indiana Quilt Registry Project

39-40-3550

KID: 39-40-3550

1800-1849

Cross

Darnell, Melissa Ar...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Cross

Creator: Darnell, Melissa Arrasmith

Location Made: Georgetown, Kentucky (KY) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 71 x 71.75

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain, Muslin weight

Project: Indiana Quilt Registry Project

39-40-4542

KID: 39-40-4542

1800-1849

Cock's Comb and D...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Cock's Comb and Dahlia

Location Made: Bardstown, Kentucky (KY) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 86" x 98"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting, Stuffed work

Fabrics: Cotton, Broadcloth, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

According to a newspaper clipping with the quilt, the pattern is Cock's Comb and Dahlia, was made in Bardstown, Kentucky in the 1840's.

12-8-6488

KID: 12-8-6488

1800-1849

Basket of Flowers...

Yelton, ??

Date Made: 1800-1849

Basket of Flowers variation

Creator: Yelton, ??

Location Made: Butler, Kentucky (KY) United States

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-43

KID: 8-5-43

1800-1849

Applique

Hines, Martha Jane

Date Made: 1800-1849

Applique

Creator: Hines, Martha Jane

Location Made: Big Bend, Kentucky (KY) United States

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

Designed, appliqued and quilted as a needlework training project by the maker.

8-5-133

KID: 8-5-133

1800-1849

Sunburst variatio...

Thomas, Mrs. Cather...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Sunburst variation

Creator: Thomas, Mrs. Catherine

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain, Print

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-174

KID: 8-5-174

1800-1849

Star variation

Fox, Mrs.

Date Made: 1800-1849

Star variation

Creator: Fox, Mrs.

Location Made: Somerset, Kentucky (KY) United States

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-228

KID: 8-5-228

1800-1849

Lone Star

Trabue, Fannie Sale...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Lone Star

Creator: Trabue, Fannie Sales

Location Made: Pembroke, Kentucky (KY) United States

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

Vine border.

8-5-361

KID: 8-5-361

1800-1849

Battle of Tippeca...

Dean, Mary Eliza Go...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Battle of Tippecanoe

Creator: Dean, Mary Eliza Godman

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Fabrics: Solid/plain

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-378

KID: 8-5-378

1800-1849

Embroidered hexag...

Dayne, Martha

Date Made: 1800-1849

Embroidered hexagon

Creator: Dayne, Martha

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-538

KID: 8-5-538

1800-1849

Applique Flowers

Wilkins, Lucinda

Date Made: 1800-1849

Applique Flowers

Creator: Wilkins, Lucinda

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

Green dye was from grass, the orange from copper, the brown from hickory bark.

8-5-708

KID: 8-5-708

1800-1849

Puss in the Corne...

Hixson, Anna

Date Made: 1800-1849

Puss in the Corner

Creator: Hixson, Anna

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) USA

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 72 inches x 100 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

Project: DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

The quilt was probably made by Anna Hixson for her son, David Morris Hixson (1799-1870) from his baby dresses. The back is signed "Anna (H?) 27." The quilt was exhibited at the Indiana Centennial in 1912. The family history was provided by the donor.

16-12-47

KID: 16-12-47

1800-1849

3 star

Morrison, Unknown

Date Made: 1800-1849

3 star

Creator: Morrison, Unknown

Location Made: Hodgenville, Kentucky (KY) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 78 x 71

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Minnesota Quilt Project (MQP)

19-15-918

KID: 19-15-918

1800-1849

White Counterpane...

Tish, a slave

Date Made: 1800-1849

White Counterpane

Creator: Tish, a slave

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Fabrics: Solid/plain

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

Said to be made by a slave.

8-5-79

KID: 8-5-79

1800-1849

Star of Bethlehem...

Scott, Juda A. (Jud...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Star of Bethlehem

Creator: Scott, Juda A. (Judy Ann)

Location Made: Temple Hill, Kentucky (KY) United States

Fabrics: Cotton, Maroon border dyed with pokeberry.

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-92

KID: 8-5-92

1800-1849

Churn Dasher

Coomes, Margaret

Date Made: 1800-1849

Churn Dasher

Creator: Coomes, Margaret

Location Made: Knottsville, Kentucky (KY) United States

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-131

KID: 8-5-131

1800-1849

Tulip

Hart, Mary Lucy

Date Made: 1800-1849

Tulip

Creator: Hart, Mary Lucy

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-159

KID: 8-5-159

1800-1849

Six Pointed Star ...

Gilmore, Mrs. Eliza...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Six Pointed Star with Flags

Creator: Gilmore, Mrs. Elizabeth

Location Made: Somerset, Kentucky (KY) United States

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-198

KID: 8-5-198

1800-1849

Flower Garden

Nichols, Betsy Wels...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Flower Garden

Creator: Nichols, Betsy Welsh

Location Made: Louisville, Kentucky (KY) United States

Fabrics: Floral, Solid/plain, Plaid

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-276

KID: 8-5-276

1800-1849

Rose of Sharon

Stanby, Mrs. Lucy B...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Rose of Sharon

Creator: Stanby, Mrs. Lucy Berry

Location Made: Bedford, Kentucky (KY) United States

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-672

KID: 8-5-672

1800-1849

Road to Californi...

Hall, Kate

Date Made: 1800-1849

Road to California

Creator: Hall, Kate

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-702

KID: 8-5-702

1800-1849

Flower Garden

Bell, Sara

Date Made: 1800-1849

Flower Garden

Creator: Bell, Sara

Location Made: Georgetown, Kentucky (KY) United States

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

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

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-754

KID: 8-5-754

1800-1849

Washington's Plum...

Griffith, Minerva

Date Made: 1800-1849

Washington's Plume

Creator: Griffith, Minerva

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-761

KID: 8-5-761

1800-1849

Flagstones

Owens, Pauline Ratl...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Flagstones

Creator: Owens, Pauline Ratliff

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 73.5 x 87.5

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Blue/White resist print

Project: Quilts of Tennessee

22-18-1998

KID: 22-18-1998

1800-1849

Eagle whitework

Ingram, Zerelda

Date Made: 1800-1849

Eagle whitework

Creator: Ingram, Zerelda

Location Made: Bardstown, Kentucky (KY) USA

Quilt Size: 79" inches x 85" inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

According to family history Zerelda Ingram Shearer [1831-1916] made this quilt when she was 16 years old in Bardstown Kentucky. It was protected during the Civil war by being placed between the weatherboarding and the ceiling of the house.

16-12-56

KID: 16-12-56

1830

Princess Feather ...

Date Made: 1830

Princess Feather variation with swag border

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Muslin

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

Quilt was made for Mrs. Moore's son who was killed in 1849 ob his way to the California Gold Rush.

8-5-670

KID: 8-5-670

1850-1875

Log Cabin

Wells, Mrs. Albert ...

Date Made: 1850-1875

Log Cabin

Creator: Wells, Mrs. Albert Lawrey

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Fabrics: Solid/plain, Checked, Striped

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-34

KID: 8-5-34

1850-1875

Flower Garden

Points, Mrs.

Date Made: 1850-1875

Flower Garden

Creator: Points, Mrs.

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Fabrics: Solid/plain, Plaid

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-40

KID: 8-5-40

1850-1875

Blocks and Stars ...

Alexander, Mary

Date Made: 1850-1875

Blocks and Stars on hexagons

Creator: Alexander, Mary

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

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

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-65

KID: 8-5-65

1850-1875

Sawtooth variatio...

Grinter, Nancy Mila...

Date Made: 1850-1875

Sawtooth variation

Creator: Grinter, Nancy Milan

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain, Print

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-78

KID: 8-5-78