On this day in 1955, Tennessee Williams’ play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof opened in New York City. Williams was born in Columbia, Mississippi and overcame sickness and an abusive father to become a paid writer by the time he was 17.
Lovenia Toliver of Mississippi hand pieced and quilted this Crazy Quilt between 1950-1975. The quilt is foundation pieced with fabrics that include burlap bags, old blankets, denim and other cottons. Toliver’s family member documented it during the Wisconsin Quilt History Project.
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Source:
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cat-on-a-hot-tin-roof-opens
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Williams
Posted by Amy E. Milne
Executive Director, Quilt Alliance
amy.milne@quiltalliance.org