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LAC No.060-Double Irish Chain

1895

Michigan State University Museum; Cuesta Benberry Collection

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

A quilt pattern published by the Ladies Art Company.

The earliest appearance of this pattern would have been the 1895 catalog.

This is a quilt pattern in four pieces.
A. An 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of paper with a black and white illustration of a full quilt.
B. Stapled to the first sheet is an 8 1/2" x 14" page with a block diagram, and color suggestions and cutting instructions and
C. an 8 1/2" x 14" with full size pattern pieces (including 1/4" seam allowances).
D. A small 3 1/2" X 3 1/2" square of cardstock with a drawing of the quilt block colored in purple and white.
Quilt size: 80x100"
Block size: 20x20"

Piecing

2009:9.1.60

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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Michigan Quilt Project
Michigan State University

Michigan Quilt Project

Michigan State University

East Lansing; Michigan; United States

The Michigan Quilt Project (MQP) was established in 1984 to document, preserve, and present Michigan's quilting history. There are over 10,000 quilts documented through this continuing project.

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Collection
Ladies Art Company

Benberry, Cuesta

Ladies Art Company

Benberry, Cuesta

May; 9; 2018

The Ladies Art Company of St. Louis, Missouri was the earliest quilt pattern company to publish quilt patterns in large quantities and design varieties. Officially established in 1889 (although the family gave a date of c1874 for the founding) Ladies Art Company continued to publish patterns until the 1970s. This collection is housed in the Michigan State University Museum.

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Collection
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.

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Ephemera
Womenfolk 58. Possible Origins of the ...

Breneman, Judy Anne

Womenfolk 58. Possible Origins of the Irish Chain Pattern

Breneman, Judy Anne

2003

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

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