Family donates prized quilt to Nebraska museum

Posted by: fcwgroup on September 8, 2015 Under: Quilting |

Family donates prized quilt to Nebraska museum
Cherry quilts, given then name because of the stemmed cherries appliqued in the design, became popular in the mid-1800s, when the newest fabric color—“turkey red”—first hit the market. Quilters squirreled away money in order to buy the red and green …
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