Scrappy Nine Patch
Kate Holestine is looking for a quilt that is very near and dear to her heart. It was the first quilt she made on her own with her grandmother�s assistance.
It is a fairly simple scrappy nine-patch made from fabrics from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s combined with white muslin. It is twin size and tied, not quilted. The blocks were put together with a dark green print, shown above, that features a diamond-shaped dimensional design. This fabric is dark green with black lines and bright colors.
The quilt was left in or taken out of a motel room in Montana or Idaho in sometime in the first two weeks of November of 1985 or 1986 while she was traveling with her high school volleyball team to a state tournament.
Naturally, she was heartbroken when she couldn�t find her quilt. The fabrics used were scraps left from dresses she had when she was a child as well as dresses from her mother and aunts and shirts from her brother, father, uncles and grandfather. It is truly a family keepsake.
If you know of a quilt that fits this description, please contact Catherine Holestine at [email protected].
Posted August 17, 2000.
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