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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Signature Quilt Pilot Project

Who documented this quilt?

Signature Quilt Project Public Submission; California Heritage Quilt Project

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Sixty Years of Remembrances

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Vice President's Block, Dog Tooth Violet

How wide is the quilt?

94 inches

How long is the quilt?

94 inches

What color is the quilt?

Black; Blue or Navy; Cream; Green; Red

Type of inscription:

Date; Multiple Names; Place; Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

1A-Florence Porterfield (Scarlett's grandmother's cousin) Villegreen, Colo 2A-Jolean Nobriga Burk (Scarlett's sister-in-law) 3A-Mrs. E. B. Toombs 4A-Steve Green Verla Green Nov 20, 1998 5A-Carol Jamie Lee 6A-Frances E. Miley (Scarlett's husband Dan Nobriga's cousin) 7A-Jim Stephens 1B-Yolanda D. Stracner 2B-Mrs. R. B. Ragsdale Villegreen, Colo 3-11-40 3B-Rose Marie Straw (deceased) 1998 4B-Bill Porterfield (Scarlett's great uncle) 5B-Remember Me.... Laurie Short Nov. 1998 6B-E. J. Parsons (Scarlett's great grand uncle) 7B-Carole Hodges Nov 28, 1998 1C-Mrs. J. A. Glover 2C-Mary Ross Peard 1998 3C-Mrs. C. C. Glover (could be C. G., not sure about the initials) 4C-Don & Betty McFadyen 1998 5C-Bessie Parsons (Scarlett's great grand aunt) 6C-Ellis E Rose (Scarlett's father) 7C-Irene Rose (Scarlett's grandmother on her father's side - the Porterfields) 1D-Mary Harris 2D-Billie Porterfield (Scarlett's great uncle) 3D-Donna Jones 1998 4D-Eddie Keen 1940 and Seraphina Porterfield (Scarlett's great aunt) 1943 5D-Halli Keller 6D-Mrs. Stevens 7D-Beula Marie Alioto 12-1-98 1E-Lillie Keen 2E-Janine Greig (Laurie Short's sister-in-law) Eden Prairie, MN Nov 24, 1998 3E-Seraphina Porterfield (Scarlett's great aunt) Villegreen, Colo 1934 4E-Claire Low (Edy Goldsworthy's daughter-in-law) 11-24-98 5E-Mrs. Ida VanBeber La Junta, Colo 6E-Scarlett Rose Anderson, California 1998 7E-Mary Ivy 1F-Judy Hafner Nov 1998 2F-Mrs. E. W. Glatz 3F-Martha Hilbert 4F-Ruth Parsons (Scarlett's great grandmother Parson's cousin) 5F-Edy Goldsworthy Enjoy! 6F-Mrs. T. M. Denton Mar 3 1940 7F-Lois Schuler Larry Schuler 11-20-98 1G-Mrs. Stephens 2G-Roberta L. McLaughlin Redding, Calif. 1998 3G-Dorthy 4G-Vance E Rose (Scarlett's brother) 5G-Bette Jean 6G-Jane Fleury Hiler 7G-Hattie Porterfield (Scarlett's grandmother's cousin) Fowler, Colo 1945

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

11-20-1998, 03-11-40, 11-28-1998, 12-01-1998, 11-24-1998, 1934, 1945, 1943

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery; Ink

Location of inscription:

multiple locations; on block

Time period:

Timespan

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

1999

Further information concerning dates:

The Vice President's blocks were made in the 30s and 40s by my relatives and their friends and neighbors in the La Junta/Fowler/Villegreen area of Colorado, USA. The Dogtooth Violet blocks were pieced in 1998/1999 by Scarlett Rose, after collecting the signatures of family and friends in the Redding/Anderson area of Northern California.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton or polyester blend

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral; Geometric; Multiple scrap; Novelty; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch; Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Quilt top made by:

Rose, Scarlett

Where the quilt was made, city:

Anderson

Where the quilt was made, county:

Shasta

Where the quilt was made, state:

California

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

My grandmother passed away in 1983 and I inherited several trunks that included a couple of her quilts, a stack of appliqued blocks and lots of fabric scraps. I made a double bed sized quilt, that I machine pieced and hand quilted, from the best of the appliqued blocks and I used this quilt on my bed for several years. Then I put it away since I didn't want it to become worn and faded. When reproduction prints started appearing in the early 90s, I pulled out the double bed sized quilt and decided to take it completely apart so I could use the vintage blocks in a new quilt. My skills as a quiltmaker had improved greatly and I wanted to do a better job of putting together a special quilt with these old blocks. I chose a vintage pattern, the Dogtooth Violet, for the pieced blocks that alternate with the applique blocks. I collected signatures for the pieced blocks, then carefully selected the repro prints for each block, to balance out the vintage blocks as best as I could. I asked a friend to hand quilt this quilt for me and I traded a quilt top from my stash to her for her work. The applique block I had to research to find out what it was called. The Vice President's block made sense to me since I'd been told that there was a family legend that says that we are related to a vice president! After much research, I discovered that the connection is very indirect. It's something like, a great great grandaunt married the uncle of a vice president. So he's not in my direct line! This quilt has been exhibited at the 1999 Pacific International Quilt Festival in Santa Clara, CA and at the 2000 Pajarro Valley Quilt Association show in Santa Cruz, Ca. The quilt was published in a "Meetin' Place" article in the April/May 2009 issue of Quilter's Newsletter magazine, which is issue #409. Scarlett has self-published a retail pattern for this quilt that is available through her website. The original pattern was done in QuiltPro (quilt design software) many years ago and now has been redone and updated in Electric Quilt 6.

Why was the quilt made?

Commemorative

Describe the source of the pattern:

Book

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Dogtooth Violet, a Nancy Cabot pattern, was found in The Collector's Dictionary of Quilt Names and Patterns by Yvonne M. Khin.

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Featured Artist Booth, Legacies of Love Quilt Show, Fremont, CA 2006

Quilt owner's name:

Scarlett Rose

Quilt owner's city:

Anderson

Quilt owner's state:

California

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Each of the vintage blocks were either made by Helen Irene Rose (Scarlett's grandmother) or by the people who signed the block, depending on whether they were men or women. The modern blocks were pieced by Scarlett Rose from reproduction fabrics. The quilt was hand quilted by Betty McFadyen of Cottonwood, CA, USA. Betty received a quilt top made by Scarlett in exchange for the quilting of this quilt.

Description of quilt:

Featuring vintage blocks Scarlett inherited and modern blocks she made, this quilt contains signatures from Scarlett Rose's family & friends, dating from the 30's to the 90's.

Who photographed this quilt?

Scarlett Rose

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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