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Mountain Mist, Bicentennial Star Quilt Pattern

1976

Michigan State University Museum

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Cover of the pattern for the Bicentennial Star Quilt Pattern.

Piecing

2009:9.8

Museum
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project

East Lansing; Michigan; United States

The Michigan State University Museum has a collection of over 1000 quilts.

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Collection
Mountain Mist/Stearns & Foster Collect...

Mountain Mist

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.

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Cuesta Benberry Quilt and Ephemera Col...

Worrall, Mary

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

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specialcolls
Ephemera
The Origin of Mountain Mist Patterns

Waldvogel, Merikay

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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publications
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The Stearns & Foster Company (1846-190...

Pumphrey, Linda M.

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

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35-90-329

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35-90-329

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Womenfolk 10. America's Quilt Revival ...

Breneman, Judy Anne

Womenfolk 10. America's Quilt Revival & Bicentennial Quilts: 1960s & 1970s

Breneman, Judy Anne

2006

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.

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publications
7/6/1976
BiCentennial Pres...
Tippin, Loma Viola

Date Made: 7/6/1976

BiCentennial Presidents

Creator: Tippin, Loma Viola

Location Made: Harrison, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery, Open/Dimensional work

Quilt Size: 84" x 98"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton or polyester blend

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

I deleted the center blocks and designed a center of my own. I embroidered 13 stars around the dome of Independence Hall, which was applicated and embroidered. Around the building I quilted spaces for future presidents. And dated the quilt 1976-2176. I heard on the radio that President Ford would b...

KID: 12-8-8869

12-8-8869
1984
First Ladies Quil...
Tippin, Loma Viola

Date Made: 1984

First Ladies Quilt

Creator: Tippin, Loma Viola

Location Made: Harrison, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 70" x 80"

Fabrics: Cotton or polyester blend

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

FIRST LADIES QUILT I made this quilt to honor the first ladies, and also as a companion to the bi-centennial quilt pattern designed by Mountain Mist, was used as the background. I deleted the center blocks, and used a center of my own design. It features the White House embroidered with white, gra...

KID: 12-8-8886

12-8-8886
1976-1999
US Bicentennial C...

Date Made: 1976-1999

US Bicentennial Crib Quilt

Location Made: Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 40 inches x 40 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Polyester, Solid/plain

Project: Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

KID: 38-36-2979

38-36-2979