According to the information at the Kent State University Museum web site, Elizabeth Hobbes Keckley used scraps left from sewing Mrs. Lincoln’s dresses  to create a quilt.  There are photos of this lovely, intricately made quilt made around 1860 and more information about the quiltmaker/dressmaker. 

The quilt also has been on display at the Decatur House in Washington, D.C for a special exhibit, The Half Had Not Been Told Me: African Americans on Lafayette Square (1795-1965).

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A Quilt from Mrs. Lincoln’s Dresses

One of my readers checked out my post, Corduroy Quilts,and wanted more information about them:

I was browsing the internet for a corduroy quilt (possibly even a duvet style if that is even common or possible) and came across your blog. I was wondering if you still are making them, have any, or could direct me to where I could find one. I am searching as a gift .

Since I no longer make quilts, corduroy or otherwise, on commission, I was wondering if anyone else made them or knows where my reader can find them.

Let me know in the comments below.  Thank you.

(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen

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Quilting Query – Where Can My Reader Find Corduroy Quilts?