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Quilt History Tidbits #10 - Drunkard's Path Quilts, T Quilts, and the W. C. T. U.

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Legacy
Smith Legacy Project, Wilene

Smith Legacy Project, Wilene

Kansas; United States

My goal has been, and continues to be, to find and collect, preferably in original form, everything that has ever been published about quilts and quiltmaking, with an emphasis on the identities, sources, and evolution of published quilt designs throughout the 19th century and the first three quarters of the 20th century.

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34-48-1
Documentation Project
Iowa Quilt Research Project
State Historical Society of Iowa

Iowa Quilt Research Project

State Historical Society of Iowa

Iowa; United States

The State Historical Society of Iowa houses the Mary A. Barton Collection, documenting the creation of quilts from 1840-1920. SHSI also holds documentation for over 2500 quilts registered with the Iowa Quilt Research Project.

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Documentation Project
The Heritage Quilt Project of New Jersey, Inc.
Rutgers Special Collections and University Archives

The Heritage Quilt Project of New Jersey, Inc.

Rutgers Special Collections and University Archives

New Brunswick; New Jersey; United States

Beginning in 1988, The Heritage Quilt Project of New Jersey (HQPNJ) documented over 2,500 quilts that were either made in or brought to New Jersey prior to 1951.

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Documentation Project
North Carolina Quilt Project
North Carolina Museum of History

North Carolina Quilt Project

North Carolina Museum of History

Raleigh; North Carolina; United States

The North Carolina Museum of History houses the archives of the North Carolina Quilt Project (NCQP). Concentrating on quilts made before 1976, the NCQP documented more than 10,000 quilts in 76 documentation days in 1985 and 1986.

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Collection
Quilt History Tidbits -- Old & Newly D...

Smith, Wilene

Quilt History Tidbits -- Old & Newly Discovered

Smith, Wilene

2011

An archive of Wilene Smith's quilt pattern research website.

Collection

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34-136-48

specialcolls
Ephemera
Womenfolk 29. Women's Temperance Movem...

Breneman, Judy Anne

Womenfolk 29. Women's Temperance Movement Quilts

Breneman, Judy Anne

2003

This article from the website, Womenfolk.com is part of the Practices in Patchwork Quiltmaking essays. Themes and methods through time including Bible, temperance, feedsack and kit quilts.

Ephemera

51-149-26

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51-149-26

publications
1901-1929
Drunkard's Path
d'Autremont, Mary W...

Date Made: 1901-1929

Drunkard's Path

Creator: d'Autremont, Mary Wombacher

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 63 inches x 80 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Unknown, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project

KID: 6-3-1294

6-3-1294
1876-1900
Drunkard's Path
Siler, Kate

Date Made: 1876-1900

Drunkard's Path

Creator: Siler, Kate

Location Made: Middleburg, West Virginia (WV) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 72 inches x 77 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

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

KID: 20-16-1697

20-16-1697
1876-1900
Drunkard's Path
Unknown, Quiltmaker...

Date Made: 1876-1900

Drunkard's Path

Creator: Unknown, Quiltmaker

Location Made: West Virginia (WV)

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 81.9" x 87"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print

Project: North Carolina Quilt Project

Purchased from Worcester House Antiques, New Church, VA, February 23, 1979.

KID: 21-17-857

21-17-857
Women's Christian...

Women's Christian Temperance Union Signature Quilt

Location Made: West Virginia (WV)

Project: Essay Images

KID: 34-31-3

34-31-3
1901-1929
Drunkard's Path
Larson, Kara

Date Made: 1901-1929

Drunkard's Path

Creator: Larson, Kara

Location Made: Iowa (IA) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 66 inches x 79 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Unknown, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project

Kara made a quilt for each daughter. She called this one The Crooked Road because she didn't want to call it Drunkard's Path.

KID: 6-3-794

6-3-794
1876-1900
Indian Hatchet
Matthews, Annie

Date Made: 1876-1900

Indian Hatchet

Creator: Matthews, Annie

Location Made: East Bend, North Carolina (NC) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 64.25" x 82.5"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain, Fugitive dye

Project: North Carolina Quilt Project

Made other quilts, with owner; Children: Joe, Folger, Irma Matthews

KID: 21-17-2198

21-17-2198
1876-1900
Devil's Crossroad...
Ritchey, Maria Druc...

Date Made: 1876-1900

Devil's Crossroads

Creator: Ritchey, Maria Drucilla

Location Made: Pennsylvania (PA) United States

Contruction: Other Piecing

Quilt Size: 76" x 76.5"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain, Print

Project: North Carolina Quilt Project

Quilt was a gift to the owner by her mother who inherited it, Made other quilts, Washington County, PA; Children: John W., Roy

KID: 21-17-2726

21-17-2726