On this day in 1959, Hawaii became the 50th state of the Union. United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower issued an order for a new American flag featuring 50 stars arranged in staggered rows that became official on July 4, 1960.
Elizabeth Dumlin and Virgie Kahae, both of Maui Island, Hawaii, hand appliqued this quilt, titled “Kaui O Maka Nani“ and Dumlin hand quilted it between 195-75. The quilt’s current owner documented it during the Hawaiian Quilt Research Project in 1993.
View this quilt on The Quilt Index to read more about its history, design and construction. Be sure to use the zoom tool for a detailed view.
Source:
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hawaii-becomes-50th-state
Posted by Amy E. Milne
Executive Director, Quilt Alliance
amy.milne@quiltalliance.org
Please, please, SOMEONE correct the grammatical error that appears under every quilt photograph here: ” View this quilt on The Quilt Index to read more about it’s history, design and construction. Be sure to use the zoom tool for a detailed view.” I am begging you.
Joan! Thank you for this correction. I’m on it. And would you consider serving as a volunteer editor for this blog? This is one of my habitual, lazy grammar mistakes.