Quilts
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These pictures are from the last quilt show
I participated in at St. Luke’s Church.
Every available space to display a quilt was utilized.
I put three quilts from my collection on display:
1.
Pattern: Hole in the Barn Door; I
purchased this twin size quilt in Douglas Co., IL and it is all
hand stitched. It
was estimated to have been made about 1930 and was purchased at
an estate sale in Douglas Co., IL.
2.
Pattern:
Diamond, Star of Bethlehem; I purchased this twin size
quilt when I lived on Cape Cod.
The antique store owner said a friend was selling some of
her grandmother’s things.
Her grandmother was from Wellfleet, MA and made this twin
size quilt abt. 1921. The quilt is all hand stitched.
3.
Pattern: Elephant Foot.
This queen size quilt was purchased on a trip to
Thailand. The quilt was made by the Hmong women of the hill
tribes in northeastern Thailand.
They use an applique design of footprints of an
elephant, a traditional sign of good fortune and prosperity in
Thai culture. Due to
the temperate climate the quilt is light in its design making it
ideal for summer use.
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