Mountain Mist/Stearns & Foster Collection

Mountain Mist

August; 24; 2021

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.

Collection

12-91-670

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Cuesta Benberry Quilt and Ephemera Collection

Worrall, Mary

2008

Cuesta Benberry was one of the twentieth-century's pioneers of research on American quiltmaking and she was the pioneer of research on African American quiltmaking. This collection is housed in the Michigan State University Museum.

Collection

12-91-465

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The Origin of Mountain Mist Patterns

Waldvogel, Merikay

1995

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

Ephemera

35-90-193

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The Stearns & Foster Company (1846-1900): The Inside Story

Pumphrey, Linda M.

2009

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

Ephemera

35-90-329

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Womenfolk 57. Hexagon, Honeycomb and Grandmother's Flower Garden

Breneman, Judy Anne

2006

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?

Ephemera

51-149-54

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