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.

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.

Corduroy String Quilt

Date:

Circa 1960s

Maker:

Elizabeth Delegal, Theodore, Alabama

Description:

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

Nine Patch Block Quilt

Date:

Circa 1958

Size:

67" x 81"

Maker:

Unknown woman from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

Description:

This hand-quilted nine-patch block quilt was made around 1958 by my husband's babysitter in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.  She made two, one for my husband and one for his brother.  We inherited both when we married and they have been our favorite quilts ever since.  They're now becoming ragged.  Made of baby corduroy with cotton batting, it's wonderful in summer and winter.



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