Tulip Applique Quilt

Date:

Late 1970s

Maker:

Elizabeth Tilland and Nettie Lipscomb

Size:

85" x 54"

Description:

This tulip hand applique quilt is truly reminiscent of the 1970s, being sewn by machine and made primarily of polyester.  It even has a bit of lace fringe.

Little Boy Breeches Quilt

Date:

Circa mid-1950s

Maker:

Ernie Pauline Tillman, Magnolia Springs, Alabama

Size:

67" x 83"

Description:

This is my favorite heirloom quilt.  It was made by my paternal grandmother.  This is a special pattern.  Of all the breeches (britches) quilts I've searched on the Internet, this is the only one I have come across that has a circle in the middle; all others have a square.  I think this makes the breeches more real looking.  It has cotton batting and is hand-quilted in a rainbow pattern.

History:

Little Boy Breeches Quilt History

Little Boy Breeches Pattern

Pinwheel and Strip Quilt

Date:

Unknown

Maker:

Nonie Sellers, Citronelle, Alabama

Size:

71" x 80"

Description:

This hand-quilted, hand-pieced pinwheel quilt is combined with a straight strip quilt pattern.  It is very worn, which makes me believe it is from the 1930s or 1940s, but I'm not an expert.  It has cotton batting.

Full Coth Quilt

Date:

Unknown

Maker:

Nonie Sellers, Citronelle, Alabama

Size:

72" x 78"

Description:

This hand-tied, full cloth quilt was made by my great grandmother-in-law, Nonie Sellers.  I'm sure it was just a general purpose quilt.  It has cotton batting.



Pieced Quilt

Date:

Unknown

Maker:

Nonie Sellers or Ada Morgan

Size:

81" x 74"

Description:

This hand-pieced, hand-quilted quilt was made by either my grandmother-in-law or great grandmother-in-law with cotton batting.

Courduroy String Quilt

Date:

Unknown

Maker:

Ada Morgan or Elizabeth Delegal

Size:

72" x 83"

Description:

This hand-tied courduroy string quilt was made by my mother-in-law or grandmother-in-law.  It is one of the heaviest quilts I've ever held.

String Quilt

Date:

Circa 1950s

Maker:

Virgie Brown Delegal, Live Oak, Florida

Size:

59" x 77"

Description:

This hand-quilted string quilt was made by my grandmother-in-law.  It was given to me by one of her sons on one of our trips to visit our property in Live Oak, Florida.

Corduroy String Quilt

Date:

Circa 1960s

Maker:

Elizabeth Delegal, Theodore, Alabama

Description:

This unquilted corduroy string quilt was pieced by my mother-in-law.

Modified Shoo-Fly Quilt a/k/a Swamp Patch Quilt

Date:

Unknown

Size:

79" x 82"

Maker:

Ada Morgan or Elizabeth Delegal, Theodore, Alabama

Description:

This shoo-fly or swamp-patch quilt was hand pieced, but never quilted.

History:

Shoo Fly Quilt History

Shoo Fly Quilt Block Pattern

Shoo Fly Quilt Tutorial

Shoo Fly Quilt Tutorial 2

Ernestine's Garden - Modified Nine Patch Quilt



Date:

Pieced in 2002, Quilted in 2010

Maker:

Laura Delegal, Leroy, Alabama

Description:

I call this "Ernestine's Garden" because a majority of the material came from my Aunt Ernestine's quilt remnants.  She passed away in the early 1990s and some of her quilt scraps were passed to me and my mom.  I wanted something in her memory.  As it turns out, I did not keep it when finished.  My best friend's daughter fell in love with it and said, "Miss Laura, when I get married, I want that quilt."  She got married in March of 2010 and I finished it for her in August of 2010.  I told her about the history and hope she cherishes it as much as I do.

Fence Rail Quilt

Date:

Piecing complated in 2002

Size:

Unfinished 76" x 88"

Maker:

Laura Delegal, Leroy, Alabama

Description:

I pieced this quilt for myself.  These were my bedroom colors at the time.  But I never finished it.

History:

Fence Rail Quilt History

Fence Rail Pattern Tutorial

Yo-Yo Quilt (Bedspread)

Date:

Circa 1949

Maker:

Ernie Pauline Tillman, Magnolia Springs, Alabama

Description:

A yo-yo quilt isn't actually a quilt.  It is hand-pieced, but not quilted.  In fact, I still have the pattern and some of the material my grandmother used to make this bedspread.

History:

Yo-Yo Quilt History

Yo-Yo Quilt Sample

Yo-Yo Quilt Tutorial

Yo-Yo Quilt Tutorial Update

Yo-Yo Quilt Video Tutorial

Embroidered Baby Quilt

Date:

July, 2006

Maker:

Embroidery Insets by Elizabeth Tillman, Magnolia Springs, Alabama

Piecing and hand-quilting by Laura Delegal, Leroy, Alabama

Description:

Hand-quilted simple pieced pattern using flannel and cotton pieces.

Cross and Crown Quilt

Date:

March 1997

Maker:

Laura Delegal, Leroy, Alabama

Elizabeth Tillman, Magnolia Springs, Alabama

Size:

85" x 97"

Description:

This cross and crown quilt was my first pieced quilt.  We used a pattern used by my great aunt Nettie Lipscomb and my grandmother, Ernie Pauline Tillman.  We used a few of her blocks as examples.  It is a hand-quilted cross and crown quilt using polyester batting and a muslin backing.

History:

Can you believe that I couldn't find this pattern on the Internet?  How wierd is that?  I did find some samples.

Cross and Crown Quilt Sample

Cross and Crown Quilt Sample 2

Cross and Crown Quilt Sample 3

Log Cabin Quilt - Straight Furrow Pattern

Date:

October, 1994

Maker:

Laura Delegal, Leroy, Alabama

Size:

82" x 93"

Description:

Machine pieced, hand-quilted, low pile polyester batting.

History:

Log Cabin Quilt History

Log Cabin Block Patterns

Log Cabin Quilt Tutorial

Log Cabin Quilt Video Tutorial

Watermelon Patch Lap Quilt

Date:

November 2000

Maker:

Laura Delegal, Leroy, Alabama

Size:

Unknown

Description:

This hand-quilted watermelon patch quilt was made using fence rail and nine-patch patterns.  It was quilted with polyester batting using a straight stitch.

Kit Baby Quilt

Date:

1990

Maker:

This was made by a nurse that worked with Dave at Charter Hospital, Mobile, Alabama

Size:

35" x 44"

Description:

This hand-quilted kit baby quilt was made by a nurse who worked with Dave at Charter Hospital.  The print shows a baby bear with matching backing.  It is quilted with polyester batting.

Full Cloth Baby Quilt

Date:

1990

Maker:

Mrs. Fulford, Mobile, Alabama

Size:

36" x 58"

Description:

This hand-quilted full coth baby quilt was made with two solid pieces of cloth with polyester batting.  The cloth pattern shows pinguins, bunnies, and ducks with sunglasses.  It is hand-quilted using a basic straight stitch.

Cross-Stitch Baby Quilt

Date:

Cross-Stitch begun in 1984 while living in Selma and completed quilt in 1986 while living in Saraland.

Maker:

Laura Delegal, Saraland, Alabama

Size:

42" x 42"

Description:

This hand-quilted Cross-Stitch Baby Quilt was made using orange baby gingham and 22-count aida cloth.  The cross-stitch pattern came from an old cross-stitch magazine and shows buildings and cars.  It is quilted with polyester batting using a simple circle and straight stitch.

Kit Baby Quilt

Date:

Circa 1955

Maker:

Elizabeth Delegal, Ft. Lauderdale, Alabama

Elizabeth said that her mother-in-law, Virgie Delegal, did some of the quilting, but the stitches were so large, that she pulled them out and restitched them herself.  She never told Ms. Virgie.

Size:

33" x 51"

Description:

This hand-quilted kit baby quilt was made by my mother-in-law for her first-born child, my husband.  It is a printed top with cotton batting.  The center shows a faded boy and girl, with other pictures of a sleeping baby, chicken, lamb, boy, and bunny.  The stitching is very intricate and detailed.  Well done.