by Quilt Alliance | Jan 17, 2014 | On this Day in History Quilts series
On this day in 1950, 11 thieves, in a precisely timed and choreographed strike, stole more than $2 million from the Brinks Armored Car depot in Boston, Massachusetts. Eight of the culprits were eventually caught and convicted but only a small part of the money was ever recovered. This hand pieced, machine pieced, hand appliqued and hand quilted “Patchwork with Eleven Diamond Pattern” is 80″ x 49″. The quilt was made in Sangar, Sindh Pakistan between 1976-1999 and is now part of the Michigan State University Museum collection. Traditional quilts made in this area of the world are referred to as Ralli quilts. View this quilt on The Quilt Index to find out! Read more about its history, design and construction. Be sure to use the zoom tool for a detailed view or click the “See full record” link to see a larger image and all the data entered about that quilt. Source: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-great-brinks-robbery http://www.ralliquilt.com/ Posted by Amy E. Milne Executive Director, Quilt Alliance…
by Quilt Alliance | Jan 16, 2014 | On this Day in History Quilts series
On this day in 1938, the Benny Goodman Orchestra played a revolutionary concert in New York City’s famous Carnegie Hall, previously reserved for classical performances. The extravagant music hall, a vision of wealthy industrialist Andrew Carnegie, opened in 1891 and was lauded as “an incentive for culture.” Margaret Carnegie hand appliqued, embroidered and quilted this Floral Bouquet quilt with scalloped edges in 1928. She started the quilt while in Ohio and finished it in New Jersey. Carnegie’s daughter documented the quilt in 1990 as part of the Heritage Quilt Project of New Jersey, Inc. View this quilt on The Quilt Index to find out! Read more about its history, design and construction. Be sure to use the zoom tool for a detailed view or click the “See full record” link to see a larger image and all the data entered about that quilt. Source: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/benny-goodman-brings-jazz-to-carnegie-hall http://www.carnegiehall.org/uploadedFiles/Resources_and_Components/PDF/Content/CarnegieHall_Then_and_Now_revised%281%29.pdf Posted by Amy E. Milne Executive Director, Quilt Alliance…
by Quilt Alliance | Jan 15, 2014 | On this Day in History Quilts series
On this day in 1777, New Connecticut, later renamed Vermont (an imperfect translation of the French for green mountain), declared it’s independence from Great Britain and the colony of New York. Vermont was admitted as the 14th state of the union in 1792. This quilt, titled “Second Triangulation,” was made in Grafton, Vermont by a group of artists including Frances Holiday Alford, Hoodie Crescent, Leslie Tucker Jenison, Michele Muska, Victoria Findlay Wolfe and Kathy York. The quilt, donated to the Quilt Alliance for it’s TWENTY contest and auction, is 20” x 20” and is made from leftover pieces of a larger quilt made by the group titled “Triangulations,” recently exhibited at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, Texas. View this quilt on The Quilt Index to find out! Read more about its history, design and construction. Be sure to use the zoom tool for a detailed view or click the “See full record” link to see a larger image and all the data entered about that quilt. Source: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/new-connecticut-vermont-declares-independence Posted by Amy E. Milne Executive Director, Quilt Alliance…
by Quilt Alliance | Jan 14, 2014 | On this Day in History Quilts series
On this day in 1912, Tillie Olsen, Depression era author and social activist, was born to Russian immigrant parents in Wahoo, Nebraska. Olsen left her tenant farm life after completing the 11th grade and took on a series of working-class jobs. She moved to San Francisco in 1933, and lived there for the rest of her life, working on and writing about pro-labor causes and raising a family of four daughters with her husband Jack Olsen, a fellow protestor. Kate Snyder Pickett of Wahoo, Nebraska hand pieced and tied this “Our Village Green” block quilt between 1876-1900. A relative of the quiltmaker documented the quilt in 1988 as part of the Iowa Quilt Research Project. View this quilt on The Quilt Index to find out! Read more about its history, design and construction. Be sure to use the zoom tool for a detailed view or click the “See full record” link to see a larger image and all the data entered about that quilt. Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/03/books/03olsen.html?_r=0 Posted by Amy E. Milne Executive Director, Quilt Alliance…
by Quilt Alliance | Jan 13, 2014 | On this Day in History Quilts series
On this day in 2005, the U.S. Senate and House passed resolutions by unanimous consent expressing support for the goals and aspirations of Korean American Day, which is celebrated by numerous states and municipalities. Korean American Day honors the contributions of the Korean American community to the United States and commemorates the arrival of the first Korean immigrants on January 13, 1903. Kim Sunghee of South Korea and China made this natural-dyed cotton and silk, machine-pieced, freeform geometric patchwork quilt between 1976-1999. As noted in this Quilt Index record: “the colors expressed by the dyer not only represent the conventions of the time, but also secret recipes and experiences, passed down through generations. Sunghee has earned three degrees in textile studies and has published a book on the colors of classic textiles.” The quilt is part of the Michigan State University Museum Collection. View this quilt on The Quilt Index to find out! Read more about its history, design and construction. Be sure to use the zoom tool for a detailed view or click the “See full record” link to see a larger image and all the data entered about that quilt. Source: http://keia.org/page/history-korean-american-day Posted by Amy E. Milne Executive Director, Quilt Alliance…
