by Quilt Alliance | Jun 13, 2014 | On this Day in History Quilts series
On this day in 1910, William D. Crum, an African American physician from South Carolina, was appointed the U.S. minister to Liberia. Previously he held the positions of delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, and U.S. Collector of Customs in Charleston. Leona Johnson of Monrovia, Liberia, made this Zinnia Variation quilt in 1992. “The quilt was brought to Flint, Michigan by the maker’s sister’s son, Rev. Emmanuel Bailey. Emmanual goes to Monrovia, Liberia about every 6 months to see his relatives and to work on the building of an orphanage for the victims of war. He put his order in for these quilts last January and then picked them up in August.” Michigan State University Museum purchased two of Johnson’s quilts from Rev. Bailey for its permanent 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://www.blackfacts.com/fact/437c4392-71d2-4e53-9fe0-d6c3d5c89f72 Posted by Amy E. Milne Executive Director, Quilt Alliance…
by Quilt Alliance | Jun 12, 2014 | On this Day in History Quilts series
On this day in 1929, Annelies “Anne” Marie Frank was born in Frankfurt am Main in Weimar Germany. Frank died from typhus in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945. Her father, Otto Frank, the only surviving member of the family found Anne’s diary and worked to have it published in 1947. Anne wrote in her diary, “When I write, I can shake off all my cares.” Elrid Benson Johnson of Brookfield, Wisconsin, made this Diary Quilt in 1992. Johnson made the quilt to track the first year after her husband passed away, one block for every day. “An ugly fabric represented “bad” days. Each strip represents a month. The colors of the sashing between the strips go from white (for January) through greens and blues and back to white again for December. The quiltmaker has a journal she kept the year quilt was made.” Johnson documented her quilt as part of the Wisconsin Quilt History 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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Frank Posted by Amy E. Milne Executive Director, Quilt Alliance…
by Quilt Alliance | Jun 11, 2014 | On this Day in History Quilts series
On this day in 1979, American film icon John Wayne died at age 72 after battling cancer for more than a decade. Wayne was born Marion Morrison in 1907 in Winterset, Iowa. “The Duke,” (a nickname that came from his childhood dog), became famous for his roles as a rugged western hero, delivering lines like “A man ought’a do what he thinks is best.” Lillian M. Shaw of Winterset, Iowa hand pieced and hand quilted this Double Wrench, or Hole in Barn Door, quilt between 1860 and 1925. The quiltmaker’s granddaughter documented the quilt during 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.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-wayne-dies Posted by Amy E. Milne Executive Director, Quilt Alliance…
by Quilt Alliance | Jun 10, 2014 | On this Day in History Quilts series
On this day in 1752, Philadelphia printer Benjamin Franklin demonstrated electricity when he flew a kite during a thunderstorm and collected a charge in a Leyden jar, an early capacitor for containing static electricity. This wool and silk Kite’s Tail quilt was hand pieced and hand quilted by an unknown quiltmaker in Iowa between 1925-1940. The owner of the quilt purchased it, and then documented it in 1988 as part of the Iowa Quilt Research Project. The record includes this note: “Quilt was originally tied. It was taken apart and new backing added and hand quilted.” 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/franklin-flies-kite-during-thunderstorm Posted by Amy E. Milne Executive Director, Quilt Alliance…
by Quilt Alliance | Jun 9, 2014 | On this Day in History Quilts series
On this day in 1973, the three-year-old chestnut thoroughbred from Doswell, Virginia named Secretariat became the first horse since 1948 to win the coveted Triple Crown—the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes. Shirley P. Kelly of Colden, New York, hand appliqued and machine quilted this 14.75” x 21.25” quilt, titled “Cigar – In Front” in 2006. The piece is now part of The Oh Wow! Miniature Quilt Collection at the National Quilt Museum assembled by Bill Schroeder with assistance from Klaudeen Hansen of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. All quilts in the collection were donated to the museum. 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/secretariat-wins-the-triple-crown Posted by Amy E. Milne Executive Director, Quilt Alliance…
by Quilt Alliance | Jun 6, 2014 | On this Day in History Quilts series
On this day in 1944, Allied forces crossed the English Channel and landed on the beaches of Normandy, France to begin the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi control during World War II. Sharon Powers of Cooper Harbor, Michigan made this quilt in honor of D-Day for a hospital raffle between 1976 and 1999. She documented her quilt during the Michigan Quilt 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.history.com/this-day-in-history/d-day Posted by Amy E. Milne Executive Director, Quilt Alliance…
