The Art of QuiltingIn America

1700s - Present

Ohio Star Sampler

date unknown, patchwork, 34” x 47”

Trip Around the World Pieced Quiltc.1930, made by Jewel Willoughby, cotton, 85” x 70”, Collection of Deborah Harding, New York

Tumbling Blocksc. 1870-1890, from the E. G. Laythrop family, silks, velvets, and ribbons pieced,34-1/2” x 43”, Collection of Paul Pilgrim and Gerald Roy

Burgoyne Surrounded1989, made by Nancy J. Martin, pieced cottons, 69” x 85”,

Collection of That Patchwork Place, Inc.

Schoolhouse Pieced Quilt1870, patchwork, artist and dimensions unknown

Log Cabin Block

X’s - Barn Raising Design Variation1977, designed by Carol Anne Wien, quilted by Mrs. R. L. Smith,

dimensions unknown

Diamond in a Square Amish Pieced Quiltc. 1920, Lancaster County, PA, wool, 80” x 80”, Collection of Bettie Mintz

Robbing Peter to Pay Paul Quilt

early 20th century, machine pieced and hand quilted cotton fabric, 89” x 80”

Double Wedding Ring Pieced Quiltc. 1945-55, cotton, 80” x 83”, Collection Dr. Robert Bishop

Appliqué Bible Quiltc.1891-5, by Harriet Powers, appliquéd and pieced cotton, 105” x 69”,

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Crazy Quilt1962-68, by Margaret Feary, embroidered silk, dimensions unknown

Photograph of the AIDS Memorial QuiltCourtesy of the NAMES Project Foundation: Marcel Miranda II, photographer

current size 14 acres

Zig-Zag Log Cabin1995, by Carol Hemphill Green, hand-dyed cottons, machine pieced

and hand quilted, 72” x 72”, Collection of John Walsh III

Night-Time Blues1987, by Deirdre Amsden, cotton and cotton blends, machine pieced and handquilted,

68-1/2” x 85”, Collection of Martin Hildyard