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Log Cabin Quilt

Log Cabin Quilt

History: Log cabin, one of the most well-known quilt patterns, became popular around the beginning of the Civil War and have since retained their popularity. Shortly before the Civil War, the log...
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Star Quilt

Star Quilt

“…when a girl got married, she always had to have twelve quilts to start off with…the lady usually made some of the quilts herself.  And then the community usually got together and...
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Sunflower Summer Quilt

Sunflower Summer Quilt

History: Cloth sacks were used by manufacturers beginning in the mid-nineteenth century, but became common around the 1920s. Goods such as chicken and hog feed, sugar, flour, and guano fertilizer...
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Kemper Quilt

Kemper Quilt

History: Though the exact date of this quilt is unknown, the usage of feed sack cloth in the quilt top places this around the 1930s-1950s. Where the quilt is heavily worn, the batting shows. Unlike...
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Square Patchwork Quilt

Square Patchwork Quilt

History: The small squares of this patchwork quilt are made from the scraps of many different fabrics – some remnants, worn-out clothing, feed sacks, and old blankets. The small squares were...
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Woven Coverlet

Woven Coverlet

“That’s one of the beauties of the natural dyes—they’re very very subtle and they’re homogeneous—they go with one another. It’s almost impossible to dye two colors that don’t go together, even if...
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Woven Hanging

Woven Hanging

History: This detailed woven hanging is a sampler of overshot pattern weaving, characteristic of the Southern Appalachians. Made by Lyndall Toothman, better known as Granny Toothman, it serves not...
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Plaid Dog Hair Scarf

Plaid Dog Hair Scarf

“If you can spin a few yarns while you’re spinning yarn, then you’re really spinning yarn.” ~Granny Lyndall Toothman History: Lyndall Toothman, known to all as Granny...
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