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William Pinch and the Rainbow Quilt Block Company

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From Uncoverings 2009, Volume 30 of the Research Papers of the American Quilt Study Group

2009

By: Pinka, Sharon Fulton

Sharon Fulton Pinka is an independent quilt researcher. A native of Ohio, she holds a B.S.Ed. in English from Ohio University, and an M.S. in Educational Media from Bowling Green State University (Ohio). Pinka retired as a junior high English teacher/ librarian where she edited a three-volume student-produced local history book. She has a strong interest in Ohio history, antiques, woven coverlets, and quilts, and serves as a trustee for the Richland County Museum. Her article "Embroidered Summer Spreads" appeared in Blanket Statements, Issue 94.

When this article was added to the Quilt Index, the images were omitted due to permission issues. Some of the quilts used to illustrate the article are in the Quilt Index. Other images from quilts in the Quilt Index are similar to the illustrations used in the article.
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This quilt was Plate 5.

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This block was Plate 6.

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This quilt uses the same block as Plate 7.

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There was no Victory quilt like Plate 8, but this is one of the blocks (before embroidering) from the kit.

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This quilt was Plate 9.

Below are links to other quilts that use patterns from the Rainbow Quilt Block Company.

​When AQSG added Uncoverings articles to the Quilt Index, they omitted all the illustrations, for lack of permissions. Although the articles found in the QI (1980-2010, 2012-2016) lack illustrations, they link to quilts, essays, special collections, and documentation projects across the Quilt Index, introducing them to a wider audience. The permission issues have since been resolved and in 2024, AQSG completed adding all the Uncoverings volumes from 1980-2023 to the Digital Commons@University of Nebraska-Lincoln. They are completely searchable and include all the illustrations. You can find, Uncoverings 2009, Volume 30, at this link, https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/aqsg-uncoverings/31/.