White House & First Lady Quilting Blocks

Mary Emma Allen — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 07:00:14 +0000

In a previous post, I asked, “Were Any First Ladies Quilters or Needleworkers?” I haven’t discovered any yet, but I’m still researching.

However, there were some quilting blocks named for a few First Ladies and their official residence.

White House Rose
White House Steps
Dolly Madison’s Star
Martha Washington’s Wreath
Mrs. Cleveland’s Choice
Aunt Martha’s Wild Rose (Would this, by some stretch of the imagination, be named for Martha Washington?
Ladies’ Delight (I suppose this could be for all the First Ladies.)

There must be more patterns for the White House and the First Ladies. I’ve only begun my research.

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