Date Range : 1930-1950

Fabric Type & Color : Cotton. Star pieces are lavender, peach, medium blue, medium green, and coral. Background is yellow and border is lavender. Backing is medium weight off-white cotton. Binding is separately applied. Batting is cotton.

Quilt Size : 67" x 82"

Block Size : N/A

Construction : Pieced by hand. Quilted by hand by the piece over the star and a lattice design in the yellow background areas. Six-inch border at top and bottom is quilted in a shell design. Quilting is 6 stitches to the inch showing on the surface.

Quiltmaker : Unknown

Locale : St. Paul, Minnesota

History/Comments : When she was a young girl, Elizabeth Bohan of St. Paul, Minnesota received this quilt to replace one lost in a house fire. Her mother probably made arrangements for having the quilt made, but Elizabeth is thought to have chosen the colors and pattern. Elizabeth's sister, Mary Bohan, inherited the quilt. It was given to the Mountain Heritage Center in 1995 to be used for educational purposes.

The differences in construction between this Midwestern quilt and the North Carolina quilts of the same era are interesting to note. This quilt was probably pieced and quilted by professional quilters. The quilt is thin (commercial batting) and heavily quilted (by the piece and with shell quilting in two borders). It was made as a "special" quilt, but ended up being used a lot as the owner traveled extensively with the American Red Cross.