Sunflower, c. 1920 (Central Medallion Designs)
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Sunflower, c. 1920Maker: Kate Brook McCrea Kate McCrea fashioned her Sunflowers design exactly like the pattern she found in Marie Webster's 1915 book, Quilts: Their Story and How to Make Them. Kate's husband was a senior partner at the insurance and loan firm, McCrea and Merryweather, which afforded the family a fine home at 6th and Monroe (still standing). Kate's sister, Mary, lived for a time in a rented house next door and the two almost certainly quilted together. Several of their quilts were donated to the Museum. |