Pieces of History: Quilts & Families

Listed after each quilt, are the names of families
associated with the North Carolina Museum of History‘s quilt.
Full-sized patterns for these quilts are included in
Pieces of History: Quilt Patterns from the North Carolina Museum of History.

Cotton Boll, ca. 1851-1860
Johnston
Long

Whig Rose, blocks 1856; quilt 1875
Hall
Sheffield

Rose and Coxcomb Variation, ca. 1860
Squire
Hayes

Blazing Star Variation, ca. 1875-1890
Mixed T, ca. 1885
Double T, 1906-07
Smith

Capital T, ca. 1920
French Star, 1925
Harris

Single Wedding Ring, 1927

Presidential Album, 1941-44
Kerr
Scott

North Carolina Lily, 1974
Norris
Dority

North Carolina Rose, 1974
Norris
Dority

North Carolina Star, 1974
Norris
Dority

Six-Pointed Star, ca. 1848
Blount
Grimes
Cowper
Keebler

Mariner’s Compass, ca. 1849
White
Caswell
Swain
Lowry

Harvest Sun, ca. 1850
Reid
Settle

Hand of Friendship, ca. 1850-1870
Williams
Saintsing

North Carolina Lily (aka Peony), ca. 1855
Scott
Graham
Kerr

Sunburst Variation, ca. 1855-1880

Basket, ca. 1875
Harper

Heel Tap and Shoe Point, ca. 1875-1900
Williams
Adner

Tulip and Plume Variation, ca. 1880-1900
Pearce

Feathered Star Variation, ca. 1885-1890
Jackson
Bailey

Rocky Road to Kansas, ca. 1920
Sky Rocket, 1936
Robertson