Innocential Descending, Gretchen Echols, 1994 Collection of Doug du Mas and Cherry Haisten Read an interview with the artist Mariner's Compass, Unknown maker (Nebraska), c.1890 Collection of Barbara Hobbs

Crazy Quilt, Unknown (Kentucky), c.1910 Collection of Kathi Regas New York Beauty, Unknown maker (Kentucky), c.1860 Collection of William Volkening

You Can't Wear That, Ellen Zak Danforth, 2000 Collection of the Artist Read an interview with the artist Bouquet of Roses, Rosalie Baker, 1998 Collection of the Artist Read an interview with the artist

Princess Feather with Oak Leaves, Mahulda Mize, c.1860 Collection of Shelly Zegart Measuring Up, Kathleen Deneris, 1994 Private Collection Read an interview with the artist

Forest Flora XX, Priscilla Sage, 1999-2000 Collection of the Artist Read an interview with the artist Three Conversations, Astrid Hilger Bennett, 2001 Collection of the Artist Read an interview with the artist

List of Artists
Click on the name to see additional images and to read an interview from The Alliance for American Quilts website.

Rosalie Baker, Davenport, Iowa
Astrid Hilger Bennett, Iowa City, Iowa
Katharine Brainard, Bethesda, Maryland
Candace Pederson Carmichael, Iowa City, Iowa
Colleen Curry, Davenport, Iowa
Ellen Zak Danforth, Ft. Collins, Colorado
Kathleen Deneris, Midvale, Utah
Gretchen Echols, Seattle, Washington
Tomme Fent, Sioux City, Iowa
Nancy Miller Grider, Russell County, Kentucky
Chris Hulin, Gilman, Iowa
Hannah Huxley, Covington, Kentucky
Celeste Kelly, Newark, Delaware
Jean Ray Laury, Clovis, California
Catherine Noll Litwinow, Bettendorf, Iowa
Judy Martin, Grinnell, Iowa
Mahulda Mize, Paducah, Kentucky
Yvonne Porcella, Modesto, California
Teddy Pruett, Lake City, Florida
Priscilla Sage, Ames, Iowa
Sharon Somers, North Liberty, Iowa
Adrienne Yorinks, New York, New York
plus seven quilts by unknown makers, c. 1860-1920

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