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Section Of Funeral Tent of An Egyptian Queen

THE origin of the domestic arts of all nations is shrouded in mystery. Since accurate dates cannot be obtained, traditional accounts must be accepted. The folklore of any country is always exceedingly interesting and generally has a few kernels of fact imbedded somewhere in its flowers of legend, although some of our most familiar household objects are not even mentioned by tradition. Spinning and weaving, however, are very generously treated in the mythology and folklore of all nations. Nearly every race has some legend in which claim is made to the discovery of these twin arts.  read more »

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This is a bedroom in a conservative Mennonite household. The bed and the folded spread are both over 100 years old.

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. This is a bedroom in a conservative Mennonite household. The bed and the folded spread are both over 100 years old. The piece quilt on the bed is one of about 20 in the house. Note flowers on the dresser and in the window. Curtains would not be permitted in conservative Amish houses.

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Senior Citizens in New Ulm, Minnesota, Making a Quilt.

They are attempting to keep the old frontier crafts alive.  New Ulm is a county seat trading center of 13,000 in a farming area of South Central Minnesota.  It was founded in 1854 by German immigrant Land Company that encouraged its kinsmen to emigrate from Europe.  The town had a stable Population of 8 to 9,000 during the first half of the century.  Then began to grow with the arrival of manufacturing firms, 07/1974

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Democratic Donkey quilt,1936 Anonymous gift Cotton, 84 x 75 inches

In the 1936 Presidential election, Americans reelected FDR to a second term. This quilt commemorates the President's landslide victory over his opponent, Republican Alfred M. Landon of Kansas. Embroidered on the stars are the names of the 48 states and the number of electoral votes each cast. The total number won by the President is embroidered in the center, while the number won by Landon appears in the bottom border, between the stars for the only two states that went Republican.

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March 9, 1936

The Milwaukee Handcraft Project began in 1935 as an experiment aimed at employing workers who were considered unemployable because of age or disability. The project soon became a thriving business, employing up to 900 workers who made rugs, draperies, furniture, wall hangings, and toys that were purchased by public institutions such as hospitals and schools. The wall hanging displayed here was given to Eleanor Roosevelt by the project.

"Mrs. Lizzie Chambers and Mrs. Mary Collier piecing quilts while Mrs. Octa Self, forelady of the quilting project directs the pattern they are to follow." WPA, Nashville, Tennessee, March 9, 1936
By an unknown photographer

National Archives, Records of the Work Projects Administration (69-MP-3-21-550)

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Golden Circle Senior Citizens Club

Members of the Golden Circle Senior Citizens Club of Fairmont Holding A Quilt they made. The Quilt was Raffled off during the fairmont centennial in May, 05/1973  read more »

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I got these paterns from from "QUILTS THEIR STORY AND HOW TO MAKE THEM: BY MARIE D. WEBSTER" a book that's in the public domain.

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I got these paterns from from "QUILTS THEIR STORY AND HOW TO MAKE THEM: BY MARIE D. WEBSTER" a book that's in the public domain.

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I got these paterns from from "QUILTS THEIR STORY AND HOW TO MAKE THEM: BY MARIE D. WEBSTER" a book that's in the public domain.