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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