Tag Archives: Americana

Jan28

In Time for the 250th Anniversary

Posted on 28 January 2026 by stashingsisters

Stasher DeEtte was able to finish her Patriot Quilt in time for this year’s celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States of America.

Inspired by Grandma, Aunt Maurine, friends and playing under quilts being quilted as a child, DeEtte continues the creative work of quilting and sewing. Her quilts are given to children for their baptism at the age of 8, her own children, and her own personal use. She has plans for future quilts including ‘Turning 20’, Stack & Whack, Nine Square, and Flying Geese and is open to any and all ideas when she finishes all of those.

DeEtte loves textiles. “Making somehting with my hands is very satisfying but more satisfying is making something come alive into a beautiful piece of art and love.”

What wisdom does DeEtte want to share? “Do what you love; give it a try. Have fun. Start small.

Jun22

Quilt Saturday

Posted on 22 June 2017 by stashingsisters

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Every so often, the need to be creative in a sewing kind of way emerges. We think on it for a while then we allow time to rise to the top of our schedules to satisfy the need. An open house for quilting was born in the minds of the Stashing Sisters. Read the rest of this entry →

Feb4

Americana Quilt – Part 3 of 3

Posted on 4 February 2015 by stashingsisters

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It’s always an interesting treat to bring the handiwork of sewers together. Here are the remaining 6 blocks of the Americana Quilt Project Read the rest of this entry →

Aug5

Truly American – The Pieced Quilt

Posted on 5 August 2014 by stashingsisters

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Wouldn’t it be cool to make American blocks for an Americana Quilt?’ It’s not very hard to find patterns because pieced blocks dominated American quilts after the advent of fabric production in America c.1840. Before that time, women, instead of machines, spun thread and wove fabrics keeping them too busy for pattern design.

The “history of quilts” is called the “herstory of quilts” by a Texas Tech University writer, mainly because women were the makers and keepers of the artful bedding. Author and quilter Barbara Brackman uses the history of fabric, patterns and dyes to date quilts. Check out her blog, “Material Culture”.

The National Park Service has a site about some early quilt block designs along with their history. Here are a few interesting blocks:

From the National Park Service Quilt Discovery Project

National Park Service Quilt Discovery

Anvil from NPS Quilt Discovery Project