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pink and green ornamental shapes surrounded by thin green leaves.

Green and brown, with large compass patterns. Snowflake with sun in the center of each flake.

A turquoise and white quilt with oddly shaped pieces

Red and white squares with flowers quilted in the middle.

possibly modern quilt of bright green edges and multi color flowers. Part of our Orphans collection that was discovered this March during our Piecing together History event. 2023

Cotton material. peach triangles, 9 squares with 4 squares around the center.

Red and white cotton fibers with pictures of historic homes and buildings of Knoxville. Knoxville Courthouse in center, with Knoxville Tennessee, founded 1791 in a banner below.

“12 triangles” this quilt follows an early Tennessee pattern of 1830. Hand Dyed by Dr. James Liles of UT, to show the variety and brightness available at the time the Ramseys lived here. Nuts, weeds, flowers, tree bark and onions made the colors.…

“Rose and Bud” variation circa 1850 to 1860. Four blocks 29 inch squares each have a large rose with points 14 inches across, appliquéd with five concentric rows of red, light green, red and pink with white center. Four pink, red and white centered 4…