by Quilt Alliance | Jan 22, 2014 | On this Day in History Quilts series
On this day in 1957, country music legend Patsy Cline made her national television debut on “Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts” show, singing the now-famous song, “Walkin’ After Midnight.” Cline was born Virginia Patterson Hensley in Winchester, Virginia in 1932. This Medallion quilt top was made by Amelia Heiskell Lauck around 1820 in Winchester, Virginia. From this Quilt Index record: “Amelia Heiskell [1760-1842] was the wife of Peter Lauck [1754-1839]a Revolutionary War veteran who ran the Red Lion Inn in Winchester Virginia. They had eleven children, six that lived to adulthood. Four extremely similar quilts made by her survive. Three are inscribed to three of her chiildren. Two are in the DAR Museum collection, two are in the collection of Colonial Williamsburg.” 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/arthur-godfrey39s-talent-scouts-introduce-america-to-patsy-cline http://www.celebratingpatsycline.org/celebrating-patsy-cline-the-woman.aspx Posted by Amy E. Milne Executive Director, Quilt Alliance…
by Quilt Alliance | Jan 20, 2014 | On this Day in History Quilts series
On this day in 1891, Lili’uokalani was crowned the last reigning monarch of the Kingdom of Hawai’i. The queen was also a trained musician and composed over 150 songs, including, “Aloha Oe,” about the Hawaiian Islands. Therese Kaaimalani Isaacs Kapiko Quinn of Honolulu made this red and white hand appliqued wholecloth quilt, titled “Liliuokalani’s Fans and Kahilis” around 1943. The quilt is part of the Washington Place Collection (Greek Revival palace where Liliuokalani once lived), and was documented in 1990 as part of the Hawaiian 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://womenshistory.about.com/od/rulers19thcentury/a/liliuokalani.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Place Posted by Amy E. Milne Executive Director, Quilt Alliance…
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…
