Progressive Club Quilt 1938~2018

I have a finish.

This is my reproduction of a quilt dated 1938 - 1939.  The original was made by members of the Banner, Oklahoma Progressive Club. 

The original quilt is densely quilted.  Mine is lightly quilted, but it is done by hand.

I used another scrappy quilt top as the back which suits it well.

I now have a new favourite quilt.

Sarah Flickwir Quilt

Sarah Flickwir Quilt

I stumbled on this quilt at the website of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.  It's a friendship album quilt signed by the family and friends of Sarah Flickwir.  It comes from Philadelphia and was made about 1840 - 1846.

Please take the time to visit the website and read about 19th century friendship quilts - it's quite a good summary of  signature album quilts.