Quilt Index

Here's a flag quilt from the Bureau County Historical Society. And even though the museum's record was lost in a flood, it has plenty of clues to the date on the fabrics used to create the quilt, https://quiltindex.org//view/?type=fullrec&kid=5-2-1819.

Here's a WWI Flag quilt with signatures from the Nebraska Quilt Project, https://quiltindex.org//view/?type=fullrec&kid=29-24-2380.

Mary Gasperik was an extraordinary quilter. Her family has made a legacy page for her and the quilts she's made, https://quiltindex.org//view/?type=artists&kid=18-47-1. You can find the story of her "Road to Recovery" quilt in which she includes a portrait of herself and her feelings of surviving the Great Depression, on this story page; https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=stories&kid=18-121-19. If you have/had a special quiltmaker in your family, contact Beth ([email protected]) to learn about creating a Legacy page in their honor.

Here's a lovely story of a young man's gratitude for the staff of a London hospital who take care of him as a premature baby, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=stories&kid=41-123-29. Go to the link to read the full story of 13-year-old Jackson Cloyd.

Here's a quilt that is rather ordinary in design and ex*****on, but extraordinary in its story. See the quilt on this page, https://quiltindex.org//view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-9261. At the bottom of the page, it links to its story, https://quiltindex.org//view/?type=stories&kid=12-91-485. So, make sure and scroll to the bottom of any quilt page to see if it links to a story or a piece of ephemera.