Description:
A sampler quilt made for Foxfire’s 25th anniversary. The block patterns vary, including six-pointed stars, geometric flower designs, and small squares. The blocks are made from solid and printed cottons. Names on blocks include Dorothy Beck, University of Louisville Teachers’ Network, J. Gibson, Doris Carpenter, East Tennessee Teachers’ Network, Vivian McKay, Foxfire Teacher Outreach, Eastern Kentucky Teachers’ Network, Daisy Justice, Soundfire, Danny Brown, Genelia Singleton, Edith Cannon, Lettie Ruth Chastain, Estelle Brown, Ruth Ledford, Blue Ridge Teachers’ Network, Skyline Teachers’ Network, Flora Youngblood, Andrea Potts, Bonny Dean, Mountain Fire West Virginia Teacher Outreach, Rose O’Neal, Meg Menge, Partnership Teachers’ Network, Judy Plant, Empire State Teachers’ Network. The quilt has dark green border and binding; back of quilt is white cotton. The quilting is hand-stitched around the perimeter of some designs.
- Category: Textiles
- Accession Number: FIC_023
- Date: ca. 1991
- Origin: Rabun County, Georgia
- Type: Anniversary sampler, Quilt
- Material: Cotton
- Dimensions: W: 85", L: 99"
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