A contest sponsored by the Quilt Alliance in 2014.

The 2014 contest theme was Inspired By… What’s your inspiration? The simple instructions: pick a quilt, find your inspiration, make your own.

Inspiration quilts came from The Quilt Index or the Quilters’ S.O.S. — Save Our Stroies (Q.S.O.S.)projects. Below are the quilts that were inspired by a quilt in the Quilt Index. The quilt on the left is the quilt that inspired the quilt on the right.
 
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Monteith, Edith, Monteith, Edna. String. 1950-1975. Mountain Heritage Center.

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Scalreto, Jodi. Modern Mini, Hillsboro, New Hampshire.

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Jolman, Kathy. Christmas Eve in the City. Dec. 1999. Michigan Quilt Project.

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Koroith, Margarita. Country Home. Lakeland, Tennessee.

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Steinbock, Anna Marie Schmidt. Crazy Quilt. 1876-1900. Kentucky Quilt Project.

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Porcella, Yvonne. The Best. Arnold, California.

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Fox, Winnie. Snake Trail. 1939. North Carolina Quilt Project.

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Bates, Ramona. OMG Dn't Txt n Wlk. Little Rock, Arkansas.

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Unknown, quilter. Split Nine Patch - Streak of Lightning Set. 1920's. The Heritage Quilt Project of New Jersey, Inc.

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Hyvonen, Audrey. Lighten(ing). Baltimore, Maryland.

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Q.S.O.S. Interviewee: Pamela Allen, Interviewer: Tomme Fent, Transcriber: Tomme Fent, Project Name: The Canada Q.S.O.S., Location: Kingston, Ontario, Canada, Date: 2005-12-10, Time: 1:06 p.m., Interview No: CANK7L3V4-001.

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Allen, Pamela. Grandmother's Lullaby. Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

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Q.S.O.S. Interviewee: Linda Gass, Interviewer: Karen Musgrave, Transcriber: Kim Greene, Project Name: The Illinois Q.S.O.S., Location: Chicago, Illinois, Date: 2006-11-12, Time: 10:30 a.m., Interview No: IL60610-001.

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Van Der Ree, Janneke. Typical Dutch. Pennington, New Jersey.

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Mast, Elizabeth Briskey. Scrap crib quilt. ca. 1898. From Illinois State Museum.

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Goldman, Sandi. Elizabeth Meets Jinny. Annandale, Virginia.

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Gasperik, Mary. Star Arcturus-Century of Progress. 1934. From Mary Gasperik Legacy Project.

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Davis, Mary Kay. I'll Follow the SunSunnyvale, California.

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Williams, Anna. A Lil'l Bit Crazy Two. 1994. From National Quilt Museum, Founder's Collection.

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Eskridge, Jen. Eight Hexagons. Helotes, Texas.

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Hoyt, Melba. Leap Frog. 1998. From Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project.

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Dugas, Julie. Crazy Log. Asheville, North Carolina.

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Donaldson, Beth. Cruz's Quilt. 6/6/2011. From Michigan Quilt Project.

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Dugas, Julie. "Mod". Asheville, North Carolina.

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Maker not recorded. Roman Stripes. 1901-1929. From Connecticut Quilt Search Project.

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Dugas, Julie. SilkAsheville, North Carolina.

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Fallert, Caryl Bryer. Reflection #27. 1992. From Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Permanent Collection.

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Dugas, Julie. Tucks. Asheville, North Carolina.

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Maker not recorded. Medallion Quilt. c1830. From Quilts of Tennessee.

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Aller, Allison. Hungarian Medallion. Washougal, Washington.

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Monteith, Edith, Monteith, Edna. String. 1950-1975. From Mountain Heritage Center, Southern Appalachian Quilts.

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Munroe, Mandy. A Different Path. Ashford, United Kingdom.

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Porcella, Yvonne. Next Time. 1990. From Kentucky Quilt Project.

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Stone, Janice. About Time. O'Fallon, Missouri.

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Women's Society of Christian Service, Turkey Methodist Church. Sunbonnet Sue. 1950. From North Carolina Quilt Project.

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Howard, PJ. Rip Van Winkle Sunbonnet Sue. Denver, North Carolina.

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Gee's Bend Freedom Quilting Bee. Joseph's Coat of Many Colors. 1980. From Michigan State University Museum Collection.

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Ramsay, Diana. Interlocking Chevron. Asheville, North Carolina.

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Laury, Jean Ray. Listen to Your Mother. 1997. From National Quilt Museum, Founder's Collection.

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Levie, Eleanor. Listen to Your Mother: The Universal Mother Speaks to Quilters. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Simpson, Elsie B. Friendship Chain. 1930. From Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project.

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Bordeau, Ann. Feedsack Quilt. Arden, North Carolina.

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Q.S.O.S. Interviewee: Tom Russell, Interviewer: Mary McCarthy, Transcriber: Alana Zaskowski, Project Name: The International Quilt Festival Q.S.O.S., Location: Chicago, Illinois, Date: 2006-11-12, Time: 10:30 a.m., Interview No: TX77010-056.

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Fromherz, Marilyn. Renaissance Treasure. Calimesa, California.

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Deason-Rehman, Donna J. Transformation. 2001. From Arizona Quilt Documentation Project.

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Jones, Susanne Miller. Resurrection. Potomac Falls, Virginia.

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Q.S.O.S. Interviewee: Tom Russell, Interviewer: Mary McCarthy, Transcriber: Alana Zaskowski, Project Name: The International Quilt Festival Q.S.O.S., Location: Chicago, Illinois, Date: 2006-11-12, Time: 10:30 a.m., Interview No: TX77010-056.

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Ellis, Lisa. Lollipop Garden. Fairfax, Virginia.

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Mahelona, Alice (Mrs. Sam). Bird of Paradise. 1920s. From Hawaiian Quilt Research Project, Mission Houses Museum Collection.

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Kauffmann, Leslie Ferrell. Dahlia. Brussels, Belgium.

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Curby, Freida. Double Wedding Ring. 1930-1949. From Connecticut Quilt Search Project.

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Strickland, Christina. Meilleurs Voeux (Best Wishes). Asheville, North Carolina.

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Bristow, Grace. Snowflake Sampler. 1950's. From Michigan Quilt Project.

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Bennick, Karen. Snowflake Sampler. Oceanside, California.

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Fingal, Jamie. Metal Measures. 2010. From Quilt Alliance, New from Old.

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Bleiweiss, Susan. Zippy Zinnias. Pepperell, Massachusetts.

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Davidson, Sarah Jane Longbottom. Lone Star. c. 1915. From Quilts of Tennessee.

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Hernandez, Ellen. Going Dotty, Aunt Sarah! San Antonio, Texas.

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Maker not recorded. Log Cabin. 1876-1900. From Connecticut Quilt Search Project.

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Hall, Jane. Pineapple Log Cabin Renewed. Raleigh, North Carolina.

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Davis, Johanna. Broderie Perse Medallion Quilt Top. c. 1845-1853. From Kentucky Quilt Project.

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Emerson, Joan. Spring's Beauty. Biddleford, Maine.

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Chatelain, Hollis. Terraced Landscape. 1995. From National Quilt Museum, Founders Collection.

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Pasquale, Renee. French Country. Wappingers Falls, New York.

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Maker not recorded. Log Cabin; String. 1900 - 1930. From Mountain Heritage Center, Southern Appalachian Quilts.

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Puckett, Mary. Whirlwind. Cullowhee, North Carolina.

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Kamberger, Gladys. Garden Twist. 2000. From Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.

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Hayden, Monica. Octogons. Black Mountain, North Carolina.

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Mangold, Pauline Petersen. California Oak Leaf Variation. 1900. From Nebraska Quilt Project.

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Entin, Paula. Oak Leaf Sky. Fairview, North Carolina.

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Q.S.O.S. Interviewee: Elaine Zinn, Interviewer and Transcriber: Alice Helms, Project Name: The Asheville Quilt Guild QSOS., Location: Asheville, North Carolina, Date: 2008-05-27, Time: 1:15 p.m., Interview No: NC28803-006.

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Helms, Alice. Naupaka Flower. Asheville, North Carolina.

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Harma, Emma K. Gerhardt. Postage Stamp; Squares. 1918. From Nebraska Quilt Project.

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Flaherty, Ellie. Kaffe, Klimt and the Cosmos. Falls Church, Virginia.

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Q.S.O.S. Interviewee: Linda Gass, Interviewer: Karen Musgrave, Transcriber: Kim Greene, Project Name: The Illinois Q.S.O.S., Location: Chicago, Illinois, Date: 2006-11-12, Time: 10:30 a.m., Interview No: IL60610-001.

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Marquez, Marisa. Like A Bird. Madrid, Spain.

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Fallert, Caryl Bryer. After the Rain. 1993. From Illinois State Museum.

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Prakshot, Doreen. Shoreline Series. Sevierville, Tennessee.

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Pine Tree Quilters' Guild/Evergreen Chapter. North by Northeast. 1993. From New England Quilt Museum Permanent Collection.

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Lavoie, Callie. Streaking North. Wells, Maine.

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Yoder, Anna Swartzentruber. Monkey Wrench Medallion. ca. 1900. From Illinois State Museum.

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Campbell, Phyllis. Monkey See - Monkey Do. Rockford, Illinois.

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Porcella, Yvonne. Next Time. 1990. From Kentucky Quilt Project.

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Fleischman, Nanette. Log Cabin Fun. Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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Nicoll, Ethel Verena Naegle. Improved Nine Patch. 1983. From Arizona Quilt Documentation Project.

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Sterna, Alicia. Layers of Nine Patch. Surprise, Arizona.

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Maddox, Annie Laurie (Stewart). Dutchman's Breeches. 1901-1929. From Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.

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Mowinski, Karen. Inspired By Pain. Tucson, Arizona.

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Edmonds, Chris Wolf. Trees: Summer/Winter. 1999. From National Quilt Museum, Founder's Collection.

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Esch, Carol. Organic Trees. Pittstown, New Jersey.

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Maker not recorded. Star-Sunburst. 1800-1849. From Connecticut Quilt Search Project.

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Miller, Karin. Perils of the Birth Canal. Stony Point, North Carolina.

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Fingal, Jamie. Soul Sisters. March 7, 2011. From Quilt Alliance, Alliances: People, Patterns, Passion.

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Salzman, Pauline. News Hounds. Treasure Island, Florida.

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Stoller, Sarah Jane. Pineapple design. 1820c. From New England Quilt Museum Permanent Collection.

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Karban-Neef, Anita. Pink Pineapple. Cary, Illinois.

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Loomis. Fans. 1930-1949. From Connecticut Quilt Search Project.

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Shibley, Beth. FAN-tasy. Los Alamitos, California.

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Monteith, Edith, Monteith, Edna. String. 1950-1975. From Mountain Heritage Center, Southern Appalachian Quilts.

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Cartier, Barbara Parsons. Strings I. Enfield, Connecticut.

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Monteith, Edith, Monteith, Edna. String. 1950-1975. From Mountain Heritage Center, Southern Appalachian Quilts.

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Cartier, Barbara Parsons. String II. Enfield, Connecticut.

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Fingal, Jamie. 20 Dresses. June 1, 2013. From Quilt Alliance, TWENTY.

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Nichols, Sue Rook. And Shoes Complete the Ensemble. Riverside, California.

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Maker not recorded. Grandmother's Flower Garden. 1887 (dated paper). From The Heritage Quilt Project of New Jersey, Inc.

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Anheier, Erin. Granny Loves Her Crazy Flower Garden. Holley, New York.

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Q.S.O.S. Interviewee: Gay Ousley, Interviewer: Karen Musgrave, Transcriber: Kim GreeneÂ, Project Name: The Alzheimers Forgetting Piece by Piece QSOS, Location: Montrose, California, Date: 2008-02-12, Time: 3:00 p.m., Interview No: AFPBP-12.

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Anheier, Erin. Cherish Joy. Holley, New York.

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Rowley, Richard Henry. Bird's Eye View of the Chicago World's Fair. 1933. From Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project.

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Buscemi, Robin. A Robin's View of CBOT. Ringoes, New Jersey.

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Yoder, Magdalena Fisher. Scrap Quilt. ca. 1875. From Illinois State Museum.

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Harmon, Jan. Amish Modern. Costa Mesa, California.

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Member of Glover family. Tree of Life. 1835c. From New England Quilt Museum Permanent Collection.

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Entsminger, Sarah Lykins. Summer in the Forest. Ashburn, Virginia.

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Hunsicker, Barbara. Patchwork Pansy. 1950's. From Arizona Quilt Documentation Project.

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Muh, Esther and Elizabeth. Purple Pansy. Albany, California.

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Haynes, Luke. Study in Squares [Ego of a Quilter] (3rd place, Ages 30 and Under). 2009. From Quilt Alliance, Crazy for Quilts.

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Muh, Esther. Study in Right Triangles. Albany, California.

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Haynes, Luke. Study in Squares [Ego of a Quilter] (3rd place, Ages 30 and Under). 2009. From Quilt Alliance, Crazy for Quilts.

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Muh, Esther. [Ego of Pythagora's Theorem] Unveiled. Albany, New York.

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Whaples, Sue E. Asian Beauty - Paper Dolls. 00-00-2012. From Arizona Quilt Documentation Project.

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Connolly, GiGi. ART Quilt. Phoenix, Arizona.

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Gulsing, Adelaide Janine Sund. Drunkards Path. 1950-1975. From Minnesota Quilt Project.

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Mack, Debra. Sew Peaceful Doves. Harrison, Nebraska.

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Maker not recorded. Garden of Eden. 1874. From DAR Museum, Permanent Collection.

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Van Bockel, Jean. The Darwin Quilt. Boise, Idaho.

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Q.S.O.S. Interviewee: Ellen Lindner, Interviewer and Transcriber: Tomme Fent, Project Name: The Florida QSOS, Location: Melbourne, Florida, Date: 2005-08-20, Time: 10:05 a.m., Interview No: FL32904-001.

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Bergman, Janet. Vintage Garden. Ottsville, Pennsylvania.

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Pierce, Mariette. Feathered Star. prior to 1846. From DAR Museum, Permanent Collection.

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Wolfe, Victoria Findlay. Neon Blizzard. New York, New York.

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Deason-Rehman, Donna J. Transformation. 2001. From Arizona Quilt Documentation Project.

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Harrah, Lori. What World is This? Hunstville, Alabama.

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Caldwell, Mary McKenzie. Log Cabin. 1880-1900. From DAR Museum Permanent Collection.

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Connolly, Rita. Quasi-Stellar Object. Bray, Ireland.

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Maker not recorded. Grape Basket. c. 1880. From Quilts of Tennessee.

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Gordon, Maggi. May Basket 2014. Sierra Madre, California.

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Pasfield, Mary Forden?, Pasfield, Hathaway Pickrell?, Pasfield, Hathaway Pickrell. Hidden Star. ca. 1850-70. From Illinois State Museum.

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Cibulsky, Margaret. Hexad #One. Port Washington, New York.

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McClelland, Margaret Cabell. Maze quilt. ca. 1850. From DAR Museum  Permanent Collection.

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Anderson, Amy. Pathways (We Are Here). Asheville, North Carolina.

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Miller, Anna Mary. Original Design-Pictorial. 1930-1949. From Connecticut Quilt Search Project.

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Skywalker. Fractured Light & Water. Burley, Idaho.

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Mazza, Ingeborg. Why I Like Michigan. 1996. From Michigan Quilt Project.

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Smith, Annie. Peace and Calming. The Woodlands, Texas.

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Neer, Vanya. Mondrian. c.1989. From Florida Quilt Project.

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Flick, Susan. The Moon and the Sky. Ewing, New Jersey.

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Maker not recorded. Baltimore Album Style. 1850-1875. From Michigan State University Museum Collection.

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Munson, Amy. My Baltimore Album Style. Bismarck, North Dakota.

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Wiltse, Helga Trapp. My Van Gogh. 2008. From Arizona Quilt Documentation Project.

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June, Jennifer. Through the Eyes of a Child. Whispering Pines, North Carolina.

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Grotrian, Carol Anne. Light of Liberty. 1986. From New England Quilt Museum Permanent Collection.

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Broadway Gentleman's Quilting Auxilliary; Cocchiara, Christina; Domiano, Cat; Michalski, Michael; Reisch, Michelle; Sciott, Eric; Sybell, Steven; Vaughan, Melanie. SHATTERED. Brooklyn, New York.

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Speer, Julia Patterson. Grandmothers Flower Garden. 1930-1949. From Florida Quilt Project.

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Sorensen, Kay Koeper. Grandmother's Garden Flower. Salem, Wisconsin.

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Q.S.O.S. Interviewee: Cynthia Mumford, Interviewer: Pam Schultz, Transcriber: Eleanor Wilkinson, Project Name: The South Central Michigan QSOS, Location: Battle Creek, Michigan, Date: 2011-05-24, Time: 2:00 p.m., Interview No: MI49016-040.

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Hoffman, JoAnn. Inspire. Hill City, South Dakota.

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McKay, Donoene. Yellow Rose of Texas Quilt. 1986. From Texas Quilt Search.

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Noll, Charlotte. Yellow Rose in My Mosaic Garden. Lauderhill, Florida.

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Williams, Alice. Puss in the Window II. September 1992. From Michigan Quilt Project.

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Russman, Laurie. Neon Kitty in the Window. New York, New York.

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Harrell, Barbara. Circling Around. 2007. From Arizona Quilt Documentation Project.

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McCauley, Sherri Lipman. Blue Crossing. Lakeway, Texas.

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Bramley, Mary Kathryn Snure. Applique Children. 1951. From Arizona Quilt Documentation Project.

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Denney, Rhonda. Ashley Selfie with Dr. Pecker. Canon City, Colorado.

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Q.S.O.S. Interviewee: Tom Russell, Interviewer: Mary McCarthy, Transcriber: Alana Zaskowski, Project Name: The International Quilt Festival Q.S.O.S., Location: Chicago, Illinois, Date: 2006-11-12, Time: 10:30 a.m., Interview No: TX77010-056.

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Rodriguez, Jennifer. Summer Garden. West Jordan, Utah.

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Hill, Gazzie. String Scrap Quilt. ca. 1925. From Texas Quilt Search.

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Flamer, Michelle. Gazzie's Secret. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Maker not recorded. Bars. 1835c. From New England Quilt Museum Permanent Collection.

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Henyon, Susan Buckwalter. Echoing Footsteps of Ancestors. Upper Marlboro, Maryland.

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Donaldson, Beth. Clams Incognito. 1996. From Michigan Quilt Project.

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Hunter, Deb Hathaway. Raw Clams at the Shore. Ocean, New Jersey.

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Haynes, Luke. Whale Eye. From Quilt Alliance, New from Old.

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Haley, Veronia. Eye Candy. Farmingdale, New York.

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Bontrager, Elizabeth Ann Miller. Double Wedding Ring. c. 1955. From Illinois State Museum.

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Fingal, Jamie. True Love. Orange, California.

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James, Michael. Aletsch. 1990. From National Quilt Museum, Founders Collection.

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Haynes, Luke. [Gifts #22] Like Michael James. Los Angeles, California.

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Q.S.O.S. Interviewee: Caryl Bryer Fallert, Interviewer: Meg Cox, Transcriber: Sarah Godoshian, Project Name: The International Quilt Festival Q.S.O.S., Location: Houston, Texas, Date: 2010-11-05, Time: 1:40 p.m., Interview No: TX77010-003.

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Neumann, Annedore. Checks and Chinese Balances. Moenchengladbach-Wickrath, Germany

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Q.S.O.S. Interviewee: Mary Kay Batte, Interviewer: Alice Helms, Transcriber: Elijah Gaddis, Project Name: The North Carolina Q.S.O.S., Location: Arden, NC, Date: 2011-9-25, Time: 1:35 p.m., Interview No: NC28803-017.

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Hynes, Renee. Renee's Country Quilt. Pooler, Georgia.

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Lehman, Libby. Escapade. 1993. From National Quilt Museum, Founder's Collection.

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Djirlic, Jean. Inside View. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.

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Q.S.O.S. interview.

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Alford, Frances Holliday. Jambalaya. Grafton, Vermont.

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Monteith, Edith, Monteith, Edna. String. 1950-1975. From Mountain Heritage Center, Southern Appalachian Quilts.

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Muska, Michele. Strings and Bars. Enfield, Connecticut.

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Maker not recorded. Split Rail Fence. 1901-1929. From Michigan Quilt Project.

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Muska, Michele. Split Rail Fence. Enfield, Connecticut.

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