QUILT INDEX RECORD
7-4-9853
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Kansas State Historical Society
Who documented this quilt?
Kansas Quilt Project
Kansas Quilt Project Number:
BC089
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner
This is a:
Finished quilt
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Original History Quilt
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1986
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1986, Kansas Quilt Project
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
Cross Stitch
Quilt top made by:
Blum, Mary Lou (Newman)
Where the quilt was made, city:
Hays
Where the quilt was made, county:
Ellis
Where the quilt was made, state:
Kansas (KS)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Why was the quilt made?
Gift or presentation
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Mary Lou Blum
Quilt owner's city:
Hays
Quilt owner's county:
Ellis
Quilt owner's state:
Kansas (KS)
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Newman
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1929
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Anglo American, including Scots Irish
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Methodist
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Housewife
Quiltmaker's county:
Ellis
Quiltmaker's city:
Hays
Quiltmaker's state:
Kansas (KS)
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Kansas Quilt Project
Cite this Quilt
Blum, Mary Lou (Newman. Original History Quilt. From Kansas State Historical Society, Kansas Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=7-4-9853. Accessed: 03/29/24