An amazing quilt full of LOVE! Made in 1858 for Sister Esther McAllister, a Sunday School teacher in New York City. She was one of the founders of the Methodist Episcopal Sunday School program and her husband was the Reverend at the time of the Willet Street ME Church.
The quilt is full of love as shown by the heart motifs (both visible and hidden) and the loving sentiments written in the quilt blocks.
Garden of Eden Quilt
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A number of years ago, I collected an antique quilt even though it is in
very poor condition and even though the piecing on it was not accurate or
up to o...
4 hours ago
I love the little bits of green here and there...and that little baskets block....swoon!
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