QUILT INDEX RECORD
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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