by Quilt Alliance | Feb 5, 2014 | On this Day in History Quilts series
On this day in 1777, Georgia formally adopted a new state constitution and became the first U.S. state to abolish the inheritance practices of primogeniture and entail. Primogeniture ensured that the eldest son in a family inherited the largest portion of his father’s property upon the father’s death. The practice of entail, guaranteeing that a landed estate remain in the hands of only one male heir, was frequently practiced in conjunction with primogeniture. Mary P. Turner of Marble Falls, Texas hand pieced and hand quilted this String Star quilt around 1890. Mary and her husband George were prosperous and after both of their sons died, their granddaughter Nellie P. Turner, became the sole heir to her grandparents’ estate. This quilt was documented during the Texas Quilt Search Project and is included in the book Lone Stars: A Legacy of Texas Quilts, Vol. I, 1836-1936, by Karoline Patterson Bresenhan and Nancy O’Bryant Puentes (Austin: University of Texas Press,1986.) It was included in an exhibition by the same name at the Texas State Capitol Rotunda, in Austin, Texas April 19-21, 1986 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: Excerpted from http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/georgia-constitution-abolishes-primogeniture-and-entail Posted by Amy E. Milne Executive Director, Quilt Alliance…
by Quilt Alliance | Feb 4, 2014 | On this Day in History Quilts series
On this day in 1913, future civil-rights activist Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was born in Tuskegee, Alabama to a teacher and a carpenter. She was of African, Cherokee-Creek, and Scots-Irish ancestry. Parks received many national awards for her achievements including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and upon her death in 2005, she was the first woman to lie in honor at the Capitol Rotunda. Sherry Shine of East Orange, New Jersey, made this 46” x 36” painted and machine quilted wholecloth piece, titled “Fearless” in 2009. The quilt was included in the exhibition “Journey to Hope,” curated by Carolyn L. Mazloomi. From Shine’s statement about her piece: “Rosa Parks and President Barack Obama are two iconic figures who changed the face of history with the understanding that greatness is never given–it must be earned.” The quilt is now in the permanent collection of Michigan State University 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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Parks http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/par0bio-1 Posted by Amy E. Milne Executive Director, Quilt Alliance…
by Quilt Alliance | Feb 3, 2014 | On this Day in History Quilts series
On this day in 1953, French oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau published his famous book, “The Silent World” about the hidden universe of undersea creatures. A film version was released in 1956 that was a winner at the Academy Awards and the Cannes Film Festival. Dorothy Lou Hicks (1883-1971) of Sevier County, Tennessee hand pieced and hand quilted this Ocean Wave String quilt around 1940. Its owner, who received the quilt from the maker’s sister, documented the quilt as part of the Quilts of Tennessee 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/cousteau-publishes-the-silent-world Posted by Amy E. Milne Executive Director, Quilt Alliance…
by Quilt Alliance | Jan 31, 2014 | On this Day in History Quilts series
On this day in 1971, Apollo 14, piloted by Alan Shepard, Edgar Mitchell and Stuart Roosa is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on the third U.S. mission to the moon. Apollo 14 returned safely to Earth on February 9 with 96 pounds of lunar samples collected by the astronauts. Ann Johnson Armstrong (1865-1930) of Hickman County in western Kentucky made this “Full and Change of Moon” quilt between 1876-1900. The quilt was documented during the Kentucky 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/iapollo-14i-departs-for-the-moon Posted by Amy E. Milne Executive Director, Quilt Alliance…
by Quilt Alliance | Jan 30, 2014 | On this Day in History Quilts series
On this day in 1881, Russian ballet legend Anna Pavlova was born. Pavlova died of pleurisy at the age of 50 after she refused surgery and reportedly said, “If I can’t dance then I’d rather be dead.” Charlotte Carberry of Western Pennsylvania hand pieced and hand quilted this “Russian Star Variation” between 1930 and 1949. Her relatives documented the quilt as part of the Connecticut Quilt Search Project in 1994. 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://womenshistory.about.com/od/dance/p/anna_pavlova.htm Posted by Amy E. Milne Executive Director, Quilt Alliance…
