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2-33-49

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Signature Quilt Pilot Project

Who documented this quilt?

Signature Quilt Project Public Submission

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

To School and Home Again

Brackman # or other source & #:

865

How wide is the quilt?

72"

How long is the quilt?

72"

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Red; White

Type of inscription:

Date; Message; Multiple Names; Place; Signature; Other

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Sharon Amburn, Ruth Flanagan, Martha Daly, Lucille Norris, Betty Bithke West Covina, CA; Judy Spens, Emagene Delano, Karen Smith, Bobbie Jean Sifter, Faith Koehn, Peggy Tucker, Georgia Blanton Hardt, Brenda, Ann Baker, Patty Williams, Charlene Sweatt, Judy Halson, LaVerne Schneider, Peggy Hill, Sandra Mooncroft "Hardt 1997;" "Georgia's Quilt Quarters - Open - Quilts for Sale" Label on back on house block: These blocks were made for me by the "Morning Glories" stitch group in 1995 and 1997 of Greer County Quilters Guild. I pieced the blocks together and it was machine quilted by Charles Taylor. Completed in Aug. 1999.

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1995-1999

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label; Embroidery; Ink; Printed in the fabric

Location of inscription:

on back; on block

Time period:

1976-1999

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1995-1999

Further information concerning dates:

Date is inscribed on the quilt.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Cheater (fabric with pre-printed appliqué or pieced design); Checked; Conversation Prints; Dotted; Floral; Geometric; Novelty; Plaid; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Foundation Piecing; Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing; Strip/string Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Fusible Applique; Hand Applique; Machine Applique; Other applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc); Embroidery; Ink drawing

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

GB Hardt selected school house block; other house blocks selected by stitch group members.

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Morning Glories Stitch Group

Quilt top made by:

Hardt, Georgia Blanton

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Taylor, Charles

Where the quilt was made, city:

Tulsa

Where the quilt was made, county:

Tulsa

Where the quilt was made, state:

Oklahoma (OK)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Art or personal expression; Other

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Book; Round robin exchange; Unknown

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Commercial pattern; Original to maker; Public domain

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Exhibited in Quilt Tulsa 2000 show in Tulsa, Oklahoma

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Photos of quilt, photos of quiltmaker, quiltmaker's scrapbook

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Bixby

Quilt owner's state:

Oklahoma (OK)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Blanton

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1945

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Muskogee

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Oklahoma

Quiltmaker's educational background:

BS from Oklahoma State University

Quiltmaker's occupation:

School Librarian

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Blanton, George

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Blanton, Euorah

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Civil Engineer

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Cite this Quilt

Hardt, Georgia Blanto. To School and Home Again. 1976-1999. From Signature Quilt Pilot Project, Signature Quilt Project Public Submission. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=2-33-49. Accessed: 03/28/24

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