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- Ocean Waves Quilt by Susan McCord, circa 1880 - Susan McCord was an ordinary Indiana farmwife with an extraordinary genius for quilt making. This Ocean Waves quilt pattern was well-known in the late 19th century. But in McCord's hands the design is breathtakingly executed, formed of hundreds of tiny half-inch triangles cut from printed cotton fabrics. McCord finished the borders of this quilt with her unique meandering vines with colorful pieced leaves.
- circa 1880
- Collections - Artifact
Ocean Waves Quilt by Susan McCord, circa 1880
Susan McCord was an ordinary Indiana farmwife with an extraordinary genius for quilt making. This Ocean Waves quilt pattern was well-known in the late 19th century. But in McCord's hands the design is breathtakingly executed, formed of hundreds of tiny half-inch triangles cut from printed cotton fabrics. McCord finished the borders of this quilt with her unique meandering vines with colorful pieced leaves.
- Turkey Tracks Quilt by Susan McCord, circa 1880 - Susan McCord's unique vine design meanders along the border on one side of this Turkey Tracks pattern quilt. This quilt was probably made with a specific bed in mind -- a bed with one long side against a wall. The border's background fabric doesn't quite match the rest of the quilt. Did McCord "recycle" a previously made, and now worn, quilt's border?
- circa 1880
- Collections - Artifact
Turkey Tracks Quilt by Susan McCord, circa 1880
Susan McCord's unique vine design meanders along the border on one side of this Turkey Tracks pattern quilt. This quilt was probably made with a specific bed in mind -- a bed with one long side against a wall. The border's background fabric doesn't quite match the rest of the quilt. Did McCord "recycle" a previously made, and now worn, quilt's border?
- Triple Irish Chain with Vine Border Quilt by Susan McCord, circa 1900 - Susan McCord's Triple Irish Chain demonstrates her considerable skill at manipulating fabric, color and design to turn a traditional quilt pattern into something extraordinary. Choosing carefully from her bag of scraps, McCord sewed thousands of very small fabric squares of varying colors together, resulting in a remarkably balanced, pleasing whole. Then she surrounded it with her unique vine border.
- circa 1900
- Collections - Artifact
Triple Irish Chain with Vine Border Quilt by Susan McCord, circa 1900
Susan McCord's Triple Irish Chain demonstrates her considerable skill at manipulating fabric, color and design to turn a traditional quilt pattern into something extraordinary. Choosing carefully from her bag of scraps, McCord sewed thousands of very small fabric squares of varying colors together, resulting in a remarkably balanced, pleasing whole. Then she surrounded it with her unique vine border.
- Vine Quilt by Susan McCord, 1880-1890 - Indiana farmwife Susan McCord made this stunningly beautiful quilt -- indisputably her masterpiece. This trailing vine design is a McCord original. McCord pieced together printed and solid cotton fabric scraps to create the over 300 leaves on each of the thirteen vine panels. McCord used variations of this vine in the borders of several quilts. But McCord's vine design is rendered to perfection in this work of genius.
- 1880-1890
- Collections - Artifact
Vine Quilt by Susan McCord, 1880-1890
Indiana farmwife Susan McCord made this stunningly beautiful quilt -- indisputably her masterpiece. This trailing vine design is a McCord original. McCord pieced together printed and solid cotton fabric scraps to create the over 300 leaves on each of the thirteen vine panels. McCord used variations of this vine in the borders of several quilts. But McCord's vine design is rendered to perfection in this work of genius.