5121 - North Carolina Lily 1854 ($75)

Sandy Bartelsmeyer
Carbondale, IL USAWidth: 9"
Length: 11"
Materials/Techniques: Hand piecing, hand applique, hand quilting, 1850s reproduction fabrics..
Artist's Statement: The pattern is a smaller version of the North Carolina Lily pattern in an 1850s quilt made by my husband's great-grandmother.
Sandy Bartelsmeyer Dedication: In memory of Nancy Elizabeth Martin Shirley (1842-1917) the first "documented" quilter in our family.
This quilt is displayed with
Fast Finish Triangles.
This quilt earned $75 for the AAQI.