Gifted in May 2022 to Mrs Pam, Ezekiel's former kindergarten teacher, upon her retirement. The quilt traveled through the whole school and gathered pictures and names of her current and former kindergarten kids before being presented.
The fabrics for this quilt came from a fabric of the month collection I purchased in 2001, and the prints were reproduced from fabric samples housed in the American Textile History Museum of Lowell, Massachusetts. The rich color samples are from 1876 through 1899.
The block I chose for these fabrics is called churn dash. It is believed to have originated in the United States between 1800 and 1849. The block got its name because the middle symbol looks like a butter churn and the stick was called the dash.
This lap quilt is 44 by 56 inches and it is quilted in a lazy meandering design. The batting is a thin poly. It used 7 fat quarters, and neutrals and borders and binding from stash. It is set on point with half blocks along the sides and quarter blocks in the corners. The block is a modification of Missouri Star Disappearing Pinwheel block tutorial. The pinwheels will appear in another quilt.
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