"50 States Bird Quilt" 
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Entered by Kathleen H. McCrady
- Quilted by Kathleen H. McCrady
- Other Top Makers: Janice Johnson Brady
- Size: 79" W x 94" L
- Entry #800-009, Two-Person Quilt, All Sizes Category
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Awards
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- Honorable Mention in Two-Person Quilt, All Sizes Category
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Comments
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These 50 blocks were hand embroidered by my husband's niece, Janice Johnson Grady (1940-2012). Embroidered blocks that included birds and flowers of each state were popular from about 1930-1965. These block patterns are of the later period and include the last two states: Alaska and Hawaii. She embroidered many sets of these blocks about 1985. The embroidery on these blocks is exquisite. Kathleen chose to use triple sashing, nine-path intersections and hand quilting to finish the quilt.
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Techniques
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Hand Quilting, Hand Embroidery, Machine Piecing
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Design Source
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Traditional, Commercial Pattern (Blocks from commercial pattern)
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