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The Origin of Mountain Mist Patterns

1995

Editor(s): Waldvogel, Merikay

Merikay Waldvogel a former member of the Board of Directors of the American Quilt Study Group, is a writer and curator specializing in twentieth-century quilt history. She is the author of Soft Covers for Hard Times: Quiltmaking & the Great Depression and co-author of Patchwork Souvenirs of the 1933 World's Fair, as well as author of numerous articles.

Introduction:
In 1928, the Stearns & Foster Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio, repackaged its cotton batting and became a potent force in promoting quilts. Through national advertising and company sponsored quilt exhibits, the firm increased sales of Mountain Mist batting and also created a demand for its wrapper patterns. Earlier attempts to research the patterns have been limited to information gleaned from wrappers, pamphlets, and advertisements, since company records had been lost. Newly discovered correspondence between the sales manager of Stearns & Foster's batting department and a professional artist in Tennessee, dating from July 1929 through February 1930, provide insights on the design and production of Mountain Mist patterns, and on the company's efforts to fuel the quiltmaking revival of the 1930s.

Uncoverings 1995, Volume 16 of the Research Papers of the American Quilt Study Group

Gunn, Virginia

1995

Contents and Preface

Gunn, Virginia

1995

From Uncoverings 1995, Volume 16 of the Research Papers of the American Quilt Study Group

Origins and Traditions of Marseilles Needlework

Berenson, Kathryn W.

1995

From Uncoverings 1995, Volume 16 of the Research Papers of the American Quilt Study Group

Ruth Finley and the Colonial Revival Era

Clark, Ricky

1995

From Uncoverings 1995, Volume 16 of the Research Papers of the American Quilt Study Group

Marion Cheever Whiteside Newton: Designer of Story Book Quilts, 1940-1965

Patterson, Naida Treadway

1995

From Uncoverings 1995, Volume 16 of the Research Papers of the American Quilt Study Group

Marketing Quilt Kits in the 1920s and 1930s

Cord, Xenia E.

1995

From Uncoverings 1995, Volume 16 of the Research Papers of the American Quilt Study Group

Symbiotic Stitches: The Quilts of Maggie McFarland Gillispie and John Gillispie Jr.

O'Bryant-Seabrook, Marlene

1995

From Uncoverings 1995, Volume 16 of the Research Papers of the American Quilt Study Group

Quilts in the Final Rite of Passage: A Multicultural Study

Gebel, Carol Williams

1995

From Uncoverings 1995, Volume 16 of the Research Papers of the American Quilt Study Group

Making Critical Connections in Quilt Scholarship

Elsley, Judy

1995

From Uncoverings 1995, Volume 16 of the Research Papers of the American Quilt Study Group

Authors and Editor and Index

Gunn, Virginia

1995

From Uncoverings 1995, Volume 16 of the Research Papers of the American Quilt Study Group

Womenfolk 08. Depression Era Quilts: Cheer in Fabric and Color

Breneman, Judy Anne

2001

This article from the website, Womenfolk.com is part of the Quilt History: A Tour of Quilts Through Time essays. Travel from Colonial times through the Civil War and the Victorian era up to the 20th century quiltmaking revival.

Womenfolk 35. History of Quilt Patterns: A Quest for Their Stories

Breneman, Judy Anne

2001

This article from the website, Womenfolk.com is part of The History of Quilting Patterns essays. Before magazines and mail order patterns were widely available women shared them with each other. A pattern might have been mailed to a sister out west as well as given to the neighbor just down the road. The study of these patterns is an intriguing blend of fact and myth. Where did the names come from and when were they designed?