Description	Patchwork quilt - two quilt tops sewn together. Tufted with white yarn. Hand stitched with white thread. Top is made from 4 1/2" blocks alternating with 9 patch blocks (4 plain patches, 5 patterned), blocks set diagonally, alternating plain and patterned (pattern made up of 23 large and small triangles sewn around a square to form a cross). Size: 61 1/2" x 61 1/2"
Object Name	Quilt
Provenance	Belonged to Edmund E. and Marie (Ellert) Ehlke, made by Marie's grandmother, Ann (Simon) Ehlke around 1915.
Recfrom	Graceann & Edmund E. Ehlke

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Last modified on: August 26, 2010