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Emma Andres Collection
The Emma Andres collection includes 21 quilts; 14 made by Andres, 4 quilts Andres got from Florence Peto, 1 quilt and 1 top made by Charles Pratt and 1 crazy quilt made by Emma’s mother. Also in the collection are a trunk full of handmade dolls by Carrie Hall, letters and correspondence from Carrie Hall that fill one whole tub, all of Andres’ ribbons and all of Charles Pratt’s ribbons, over 400, art work and paintings by Andres, and letters from Boys Town and Father Flanagan (Andres was very religious).
Learn more about Emma on Lynn Evans Miller's Blog, Quilts Vintage and Antique:
Emma Andres
Emma Andres Quilts and Her Happiness Museum -- Part 1 of 3
Emma Andres video
Emma Andres Quilts and Her Happiness Museum -- Part 2 of 3
Emma Andres Quilts and Her Happiness Museum -- Part 3 of 3
Emma Andres Collection
Emma Andres Fifteen Quilt Tillman Quilt
Emma Andres' scrapbooks are in the archives of the University of Nebraska and the International Quilt Museum, https://archives.nebraska.edu/repositories/8/resources/4200
Bibliography:
Brackman, Barbara. "Arizona Quilter of the Year: Emma Andres" in Quilters' Newsletter Magazine, (April 1984), 8-9, 30.
Brackman, Barbara. "The Great Chicago Quilting Bee of 1933, Century of Progress, Edith Matthews Correspondence, Prize-Winning Mystery, Star Arcturus pattern, Sears Accused of Unfair Judging, Emma Andres & Her Quilt Contest Entry," Quilters Journal, Vol. 7, Issue 1, pages 1-3, 6-13, 16-21.
https://quiltindex.org//view/?type=publications&kid=25-131-326
Carruth, Janet. "Emma M. Andres and Her Six Grand Old Characters," Uncoverings, Volume 11, 1990.
https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=page&kid=35-90-135
Gross, Joyce. "Carrie Alma Hall," Quilters Journal, Vol. 3, Issue 3, pages 1-4, 19-20.
https://quiltindex.org//view/?type=publications&kid=25-131-220
Gross, Joyce. "Charles Pratt," Quilters Journal, Vol. 3, Issue 3, pages 5-7, 15-22.
https://quiltindex.org//view/?type=publications&kid=25-131-187
Gross, Joyce. "Emma Andres," Quilters Journal, Vol. 4, Issue 2, pages 1-4, 16-18.
https://quiltindex.org//view/?type=publications&kid=25-131-221
Gross, Joyce. "Florence Peto & Woman's Day" Quilters Journal, Vol. 3, Issue 2, pages 1-4, 17, 20.
https://quiltindex.org//view/?type=publications&kid=25-131-217
Gross, Joyce. "Florence Peto, Ernest Thompson Seton" Quilters Journal, Vol. 2, Issue 4, pages 1-3, 16-17, 9.
https://quiltindex.org//view/?type=publications&kid=25-131-215
Gross, Joyce. "Hall of Fame, Emma Andres to Be Honored" Quilters Journal, Vol. 6, Issue 1, pages 21.
https://quiltindex.org//view/?type=publications&kid=25-131-291
Peto, Florence. "The Crib Size Quilt," Quilters Journal, Vol. 7, Issue 3, pages 8-11.
https://quiltindex.org//view/?type=publications&kid=25-131-340
Waldvogel, Merikay and Barbara Brackman. Patchwork Souvenirs of the 1933 World's Fair, (Nashville, TN: Rutledge Hill Press, 1993), pp. 22-23.
Learn more about Emma on Lynn Evans Miller's Blog, Quilts Vintage and Antique:
Emma Andres
Emma Andres Quilts and Her Happiness Museum -- Part 1 of 3
Emma Andres video
Emma Andres Quilts and Her Happiness Museum -- Part 2 of 3
Emma Andres Quilts and Her Happiness Museum -- Part 3 of 3
Emma Andres Collection
Emma Andres Fifteen Quilt Tillman Quilt
Emma Andres' scrapbooks are in the archives of the University of Nebraska and the International Quilt Museum, https://archives.nebraska.edu/repositories/8/resources/4200
Bibliography:
Brackman, Barbara. "Arizona Quilter of the Year: Emma Andres" in Quilters' Newsletter Magazine, (April 1984), 8-9, 30.
Brackman, Barbara. "The Great Chicago Quilting Bee of 1933, Century of Progress, Edith Matthews Correspondence, Prize-Winning Mystery, Star Arcturus pattern, Sears Accused of Unfair Judging, Emma Andres & Her Quilt Contest Entry," Quilters Journal, Vol. 7, Issue 1, pages 1-3, 6-13, 16-21.
https://quiltindex.org//view/?type=publications&kid=25-131-326
Carruth, Janet. "Emma M. Andres and Her Six Grand Old Characters," Uncoverings, Volume 11, 1990.
https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=page&kid=35-90-135
Gross, Joyce. "Carrie Alma Hall," Quilters Journal, Vol. 3, Issue 3, pages 1-4, 19-20.
https://quiltindex.org//view/?type=publications&kid=25-131-220
Gross, Joyce. "Charles Pratt," Quilters Journal, Vol. 3, Issue 3, pages 5-7, 15-22.
https://quiltindex.org//view/?type=publications&kid=25-131-187
Gross, Joyce. "Emma Andres," Quilters Journal, Vol. 4, Issue 2, pages 1-4, 16-18.
https://quiltindex.org//view/?type=publications&kid=25-131-221
Gross, Joyce. "Florence Peto & Woman's Day" Quilters Journal, Vol. 3, Issue 2, pages 1-4, 17, 20.
https://quiltindex.org//view/?type=publications&kid=25-131-217
Gross, Joyce. "Florence Peto, Ernest Thompson Seton" Quilters Journal, Vol. 2, Issue 4, pages 1-3, 16-17, 9.
https://quiltindex.org//view/?type=publications&kid=25-131-215
Gross, Joyce. "Hall of Fame, Emma Andres to Be Honored" Quilters Journal, Vol. 6, Issue 1, pages 21.
https://quiltindex.org//view/?type=publications&kid=25-131-291
Peto, Florence. "The Crib Size Quilt," Quilters Journal, Vol. 7, Issue 3, pages 8-11.
https://quiltindex.org//view/?type=publications&kid=25-131-340
Waldvogel, Merikay and Barbara Brackman. Patchwork Souvenirs of the 1933 World's Fair, (Nashville, TN: Rutledge Hill Press, 1993), pp. 22-23.
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Florence Peto, Ernest Thompson Seton
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Florence Peto & Woman's Day
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