I don't have any background on this quilt. It is hand quilted with cotton batting. Some of the material appears to be from flour sacks, but I don't know. I like it.
Saturday, January 17, 2015
Unfinished Crazy Quilt
Date:
Circa late 1970s
Maker:
Nettie Lipscomb, Magnolia Springs, Alabama
Size:
76" x 64"
Description:
This is a polyester strip quilt that has been detailed with crazy quilt stitching. It is backed with a machine quilted backing. It is a tied quilt.
Saturday, April 13, 2013
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:
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:
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:
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:
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.
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:
Saturday, April 6, 2013
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.
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