Traditions in Color and Comfort:

Quilt
1985.51.01
PATCHWORK QUILT
Patchwork quilt of twenty 9" blocks of pink printed calico in "Double Monkey Wrench" design , alternating with white muslin blocks, all positioned diagonally on quilt. 7" wide original border. Open areas quilted in feathered circle and border in qu... View Full Record
Quilt
1986.139.01
QUILT - BISQUIT PUFF
"Bisquit puff" quilt made of 2.50" square puffs padded with wool. The 648 puffs are in red, tan, and brown arranged in alternating diagonal rows from upper left to lower right. One row of black puffs surrounds the diagonal design. 2.50" wide flat... View Full Record
Quilt
1989.82.01
QUILT
White cotton muslin quilt, with large red, yellow, white and green applique of flower pots, leaves, buds and blossoms. Applique goes around all sides, and horizontally and vertically across center, leaving four open areas. Applique applied with runn... View Full Record
Quilt
1992.24.04
NINE-PATCH QUILT
Hand-sewn pieced quilt, in nine-patch squares, alternating with dark blue cotton flannelette squares. Pieced block are mixed flannelette and smooth cottons in brown, cream, blue, gray and pink. Lining of brown and tan striped gingham, with printed... View Full Record
Quilt
1999.22.01
QUILT
Hand quilted, hand pieced cotton quilt in postage stamp pattern, consists of 292 pieced squares of 25 - .50" squares in blue, red, pink, green, gray and brown, with blue and red predominating, alternating with white or light coordinating colors. The... View Full Record
Quilt
1999.56.184
NINE PATCH QUILT
Cotton hand-pieced quilt, made of 62 blocks 5" square, set in 9-patch pattern. The colored blocks in the 9-patch are themselves tiny 9-patch blocks. All blocks are set on diagonal, with 5" ones bordered in 2 1/2" wide gold print with pink block at... View Full Record
Quilt
1999.56.185
QUILT - WHIG ROSE
Handmade quilt of a floral pattern called "Whig Rose"; composed of 9 blocks approximately 26 inches square; design is appliqued in red, green , orange and red floral print; center of blossom is reverse applique; one block completed in different shade... View Full Record
Quilt
X1946.02.01
QUILT
Trapunto quilt - white. Linen stuffed with cotton with dense, close quilting done in white thread. Fringed on 3 sides in white. Floral pattern made by quilting. Made for a large, high bed.... View Full Record
Quilt
X1964.20.01
QUILT
Baby quilt. Made up of 2" squares of velvet that have been pleated on all four sides to give a puffed effect (there is no batting in the puffs). Several colors and kinds of velvet have been used - mostly solids but also a few prints. There is no d... View Full Record
Quilt
1984.28.01
CRAZY QUILT
Crazy quilt made of thirty 12" blocks with 5" wide sky blue rayon satin border. Backed with same blue rayon satin. Quilted in overlapping 10" circles. Blocks of various colors and fabrics (stain, moire, velveteen, brocade, taffeta), each piece bei... View Full Record
Quilt
1990.41.01
QUILT
Blue, yellow, and white cotton muslin quilt, pieced and quilted by hand. Pattern blocks are modified nine-patch in Flying Geese pattern, with yellow geese on blue, pointed toward center yellow block. Pieced blocks alternate with white squares, bord... View Full Record
Quilt
2000.38.02
QUILT - LOG CABIN
Hand-sewed patchwork quilt of mostly silk, but a few wool and cotton pieces. 5" square log cabin blocks in light and dark with green center, are joined in a manner creating alternating light and dark stripes diagonally across the quilt. Centers and... View Full Record
Quilt
2006.14.05
CRAZY QUILT
Crazy quilt composed of twenty-five blocks, five blocks in width and five blocks in length. The individual pieces making up each quilt block have not been basted together. Instead, the individual pieces making up each block of the quilt have been con... View Full Record
Quilt
2006.14.04
QUILT - LOG CABIN
Quilt with log cabin pattern in center with white lace border and gold fabric backing; black with solid and multi-colored fabrics; silk and blended fabrics; gold fabric backing has abstract circle and vine pattern; no batting; hand and machine-stitch... View Full Record
Quilt
X1949.04.01
QUILT
Framed crazy quilt of satin, velvet and damask pieces, each outlined in a variety of embroidery. Many pieces have embroidered design on them. Upper center has "GOOD LUCK' horseshoe of petal-shaped pieces around maroon velvet containing gold bell wi... View Full Record
Quilt
X1960.10.02
CRAZY QUILT
Crazy quilt - machine quilted on lining and backing. 36 blocks of rich velvets, satin and ribbons (all silk). Wide teal blue velvet border with crocheted lace border on three sides. Lace on 2 sides extends only slightly beyond half way point. All... View Full Record
Quilt
X1964.12.03
QUILTS
White cotton quilt with red contton embroidered floral patterns and figures inspired by advertisements, etc. of the time, 1894. One panel: 1894, Dewey , Mont. Bound w/ cranberry printed cotton, hand-quilted. Backed w/ white cotton. "A Message From... View Full Record
Quilt
X1982.71.01
QUILT
Signature quilt with red crosses and red embroidery, 1918. The obverse has red crosses of different sizes with names embroidered in red on the crosses and on the white areas surrounding the crosses. Four large crosses in corner are embroidered red... View Full Record
Quilt
1998.104.05
QUILT
Machine pieced quilt, in 9 patch blocks set together with 2 3/4" wide red print strips. There are 36 full 9 patch blocks and 12 partial blocks (2/3 size) across ends. Dark blue cotton print is predominant block color, with various contrasting color... View Full Record
Quilt
1983.40.02 a-b
QUILT
a) Quilt of ecru linen with appliqued and embroidered pansy design. Flower basket with flowers in center and small bouquet of pansies in each corner. Flower areas are separated by quilted feather scroll, with background quilted vertically or horizo... View Full Record
Quilt
1993.17.01
QUILT - SUNBONNET GIRL
Cotton muslin quilt "SUNBONNET GIRL" blocks. 24 alternating plain yellow and white appliqued sunbonnet girls with 3 1/4" stripes of white and yellow around the perimeter. Design blocks have skirt & matching sunbonnet appliqued with button-hole sti... View Full Record
Quilt
1987.19.05
PATCHWORK QUILT
Patchwork quilt made of woolen swatches of suit materials in navy, black, gray, brown in checks, stripes, and herringbone weave. All patches are rectangles in two sizes. All seams briar stitched in pale blue. Lining of tan cotton printed on large f... View Full Record
Quilt
1995.84.06
APPLIQUED QUILT
Pieced and appliqued cotton quilt. Sixteen white blocks of flour sack, with three 4-point red flowers on bent green stem having diamond leaves. Blocks are joined with 4 1/2" wide red percale strips. Same red percale forms 3" border on 2 sides, and... View Full Record
Quilt
1997.86.02
QUILT - BAY LEAF
Hand pieced, hand quilted yellow and white cotton crib quilt in "Bay Leaf" pattern. (Sometimes called "Orange Peel"). Leaves form overlapping circles of yellow, with white centers which are quilted in squares. One and one half yellow border and yel... View Full Record
Quilt
2008.02.01
QUILT - FAN
Friendship quilt using a Grandmother's Fan quilt pattern. The quilt is composed of 42 blocks, which are 10.625 inches by 11.0 inches. The quilt is six blocks wide and seven blocks in length. Each square has a fan in the left corner. The bottom co... View Full Record
Quilt
1984.59.01
CENTENNIAL QUILT
112 square blocks 100% virgin wool centennial quilt 1883-1983 commemorating 100 years of the Montana Woolgrowers Association and the sheep industry in Mt. White wool blocks are 12" square (finished size) and are crewel embroidered with designs depi... View Full Record
Quilt
1985.92.01
STAR QUILT
Machine pieced 8 point star made of 9 rows of diamonds (3" on side) in pastel pink, bright pink, purple, and 3 shades of blue. Star spreads over 58" of quilt, with notches of star, and all around border of pale yellow thin cotton and polyester blend.... View Full Record
Quilt
2007.63.01
QUILT
Quilt composed of fifty-six off-white squares and the entire quilt has a blue binding. The quilt has eight squares down and seven squares across. The squares are 12.5 inches square. There is a square for each of the fifty states. Embroidered on t... View Full Record
Quilt
2001.89.01
"STORY CLOTH"
"Story Cloth," created by Ms. Nou Yang (Mrs. Chia Lia Moua), as she is known in the Hmong community. The 18.5" X 20" area in the center depicts in embroidery a Hmong village with its citizens at work at their various daily chores. The background is... View Full Record