This is a near-twin to the quilt the Great Iowa Quilt Factory made for the Living History Farms quilt raffle during the 1980s. Mom liked it so well and bought a lot of tickets, but she didn’t win it. I told her I’d choose anything she wanted when my turn came up in the GIQF rotation. She helped pick out the fabrics.
The GIQF began piecing this (by hand) in March of 1987 and I set the sections together late that year. I enjoyed hand quilting it over several months, finishing it in March of 1990.
Shows: 1990: Stuart Care Center Quilt Show, Stuart, Iowa; Iowa State Fair (2nd Place, group quilts)
1993: Quilt Extravaganza IV, Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines, Iowa
