UHQT Quilt Trail - South Carolina National Heritage Corridor

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Upstate Heritage Quilt Trail
Anderson, Oconee & Pickens Counties
Remember, may of these quilts are on private property and the rights of
property owners should be respected. Please view the quilts from public
land and do not trespass on private property.
The building shown left is the Barrett-Jones Building and was originally
owned by Johnny D. Jones and Charles G. Barrett. Lee and Joyce Barrett
donated it to the Oconee Heritage Museum in 2008 in memory of their
fathers.
1. SOUTH CAROLINA
BLOCK
Sponsor: The Footnotes
Book Club
Location: South Carolina
Welcome Center, Exit 1,
Interstate 85, Fair Play, SC
History: According to Barbara Brackman, Hearth and Home
Magazine published the
South Carolina Block in the early part of the 20th century. “The
colony of Carolina split into North and South Carolina in 1730.
Hearth and Home named a block for South Carolina in their
series of state patterns sent in by readers.”
2. CRAZY QUILT
Quilters: Emma Sloan
Towe (1877 – 1968)
Docia Rogers Towe (1917
– 2000)
Sponsor: Fair Oak
Elementary PTSO,
Afterschool Care Program
Location:Fair Oak
Elementary, 1964 Oak Way
Rd., Hwy. 182,
Westminster
History: Judy Dubose told us “The quilt was made by Emma and
Docia Towe. Emma loved to work in her garden and use chicken
feed sacks and fabric scraps for her quilts. Docia made dresses
for the girls in the family and in winter made quilts from the
scraps. She loved to go barefooted, work in her garden and to can
and freeze the vegetables she raised.”
GPS: N34° 39.9548', W083° 5.8031'
3. DOUBLE WEDDING
RINGS
(2 quilts)
Quilters: Bessie Ross
Barrett (Grandmother
Barrett) and Sarah
Buchanan Jones (Granny
Jones)
Sponsor: Westminster
Historical Association
Location: Oconee Heritage
Center Annex, 126 E. Main
St., Westminster.
History: Grandmother Barrett was born in 1890 in Hopewell
Community of Oconee County, SC. She was the mother of
Charles G. Barrett, grandmother of Charles Lee Barrett and died
in 1986. Her quilt is trimmed in green. Sarah Buchanan Jones
(Granny Jones) was born in 1873 in Westminster, Oconee
County, SC. She was the grandmother of Johnny Jones, the great
grandmother of Joyce Jones Barrett and she died in 1960. Her
quilt is trimmed in pink. Double Wedding Ring was one of the
most beloved patterns of the early 20th Century. It appears to
have developed as a simplified version of Pickle Dish, a late 19th
Century pattern. Because of its name, this pattern is often
selected for quilts associated with marriage. The curved seams
make this a pattern for experienced quilters.
4. CARD TRICK
Quilter: Mary Dee Rudy
Sponsor: Upstate Heritage
Quilt Trail
Location: Oconee County
Public Library, 112 W.
North Ave., Westminster
History: Jeff Gutcheon developed the Card
Trick pattern in the early 1970’s. The pattern
is distinctive, yet it is a simple elaboration of
a Nine-Patch block Mary Dee told us, “My first quilting
experience was through lessons taught by a neighbor. We were a
group of six and completed a crib sampler quilt in six weeks, all
hand pieced and quilted. I was hooked! I made my first Card
Trick quilt in a queen size for my son a few years ago, in
masculine colors of burgundy, gold, green and beige. I have
given up hand piecing, using my machine instead, but I still love
to hand quilt.”
5. FLOWER BASKET
Quilter: Rebecca Defoor
Location: 210 Adams St.,
Westminster
History: Basket designs have been popular
in American patchwork and quilting since the late 18th century.
The earliest examples were often found in the center of framedcenter quilts, formed in appliqué quilting or stuffed work. Pieced
block patterns like this one were popular in the late-19th century.
Becky told us, “I took a beginner class in quilting about 30 years
ago. This pattern was my first attempt. I went to a quilting bee in
Newry about that time held in the living room of one of the
wonderful old homes. There was a frame hung from the ceiling
about as big as the room with about 10-15 people sitting around
the frame quilting. It is such a wonderful memory. I haven’t kept
up with this wonderful art form, but now that I’ve retired … who
knows?”
6. ROCKY MOUNTAIN
ROAD
Quilter: Lena Mae Land
Talley
Sponsor: Wynward Point
Ladies
Location: Oconee Heritage
Center, 123 Browns Square
Dr., Walhalla
History: This pattern, also called Crown of
Thorns, was very popular in the upper South during the late 19th
century. The complex pattern is created by the interplay of pieced
blocks and interwoven strips, requiring both skill and patience in
executing the curved lines and numerous points. Much later, in
the 1930’s, the Mountain Mist Batting Company of Cincinnati,
OH reproduced the pattern, calling it New York Beauty. Ms.
Talley’s original quilt is on display in the Oconee Heritage
Center. She was only 14 when she completed her quilt in 1930,
having spent two summers on her grandparents’ porch cutting,
piecing and sewing her Rocky Mountain Road. This quilt serves
as the logo for the Upstate Heritage Quilt Trail.
7. GOOSE IN THE
POND
Sponsor: Ron and
Stephanie Sparling
Location: Conservatory of
Fine Arts, 101 East North
History: This traditional pattern was included in the first known
catalog of quilt patterns published by the Ladies Art Company,
circa 1890. It was one of the more elaborate geometric designs
that emerged during the “golden age” of American patchwork in
the second half of the 19th century. Other names for the pattern
include Young Man’s Fancy, Geometric Garden and Bachelor’s
GPS: N34° 40.1588', W083° 6.0113'
GPS: N34° 40.2696', W083° 6.3369'
GSP: N 34 45.889, W 83 3.843
Broad St., Walhalla
Puzzle.
8. STAR IN STAR
Quilter: Jenny Grobusky
Sponsor: Newcomers Club
of the Foothills
Location: Oconee Public
Library, 501 W. South
Broad Street, Walhalla
History: Star in Star is an elaboration
of a traditional “long-legged” nine-patch star, with additional
radiating points and a smaller star tucked in the middle. Such
variations demonstrate the way quilt makers have continued to
create new designs from familiar prototypes. “The Oconee
County Public Library has been an active participant in the
Newcomers Club of the Foothills and is a relationship we have
enjoyed for many years. We are pleased that they have accepted
our
donation of a quilt block to become part of the Upstate Heritage
Quilt Trail,” said Jan Jerome, then Newcomers Club President.
9. DRESDEN PLATE
Location: 2498 Blue Ridge
Hwy., Walhalla
History: This pattern has many variations and
was among the most popular patterns during the quilt revival of
the early 20th century. Other names include Friendship Ring,
Sunflower and Aster. Quiltmakers cut and piece together the
“rays” from a variety of printed fabrics, then appliqué the rings
and the center to the background fabric. This is the first barn quilt
in South Carolina and is located on the Grobusky family farm.
Jenny made this
quilt as a gift to her husband, George, in honor of their 50th
wedding anniversary. It was the first quilt she had ever made and
it launched a whole new career of quilting and teaching others to
quilt.
10. COMPASS ROSE
Sponsor: Keowee
Elementary School
Location: Keowee
Elementary School, 7051
Keowee School Rd., Hwy.
188, Seneca
History: The complexity of this pattern appealed to skilled
quiltmakers of the mid-1800’s. The radiating designs appeared in
many variations under such names as Mariner’s Compass, Chips
and Whetstones, Sunburst and The Sunflower. These patterns
require the maker to measure, cut and sew accurately, so that the
points are sharp andall the pieces lie flat without bunching or
rippling. Many girls learned geometry in school, including the
use of the drafting compass, an ancient tool for measuring and
reproducing arcs. Compass patterns typically contain an even
number of points, usually 12, 16 or 32, but some women showed
off their skill by carefully crafting blocks of 11 or 13 points. The
Compass Rose symbolizes Keowee Elementary School’s logo
and motto, “Keowee Pathfinders are respectful of Other, Self,
Environment.”
GPS: N 34 45.989, W 83 3.916
GPS: N34 45.8906, W083 4.336
GPS: N 34 45.889, W 83 3.843
GPS: N 34 47.595, W 82 57.923
11. ORIGINAL DESIGN
Quilter: Chris Troy
Location: 210 Crestview
Court, Seneca
History: Quiltmakers have created countless
geometric patchwork patterns by simply subdividing a square
into triangles. This original design is similar to wellknown
traditional patterns, such as Birds in the Air, Hovering Hawks
and Crosses and Losses. While Mrs. Troy is known for her
artistic pottery, this is the first and only quilt she ever completed.
It was made while she was in college, constructed from denim
fabric and sewn by hand.
12. MOHAWK TRAIL
Quilter: Minnie Haselton
Carter
Location: 607 Lighthouse
Ct., Seneca
History: Mohawk Trail refers to an arrangement of sixteen small
fan blocks so that the “blades” form a continuous loop with
corner flourishes. This pattern was published in the 1930s is
similar to an earlier pattern published as Baby Bunting. “I
purchased this quilt from my aunt as I helped her pack items she
had made for a charity auction at Sacred Heart Church in
Abbeville, SC in 1994. It wasn’t until after her death that I started
using the quilt and realized that fabric from a pair of pants she
had made my first born son was included in the quilt,” Martha
File.
13. FUSION STAR
Quilter: Gil Huggins
Location: 514 Beacon
Shores Drive, Seneca
History: Fusion Star is a new name for an old pattern. This
popular star design is also called Dutch Rose, Broken Star,
Carpenter’s Wheel or Eccentric Star. Traditional Amish quilts
were made from solid colors, so other
quiltmakers now use the term to describe their own quilts made
with solid colors instead of printed fabrics. Mr. Huggins is retired
from teaching Industrial Arts at the Hamilton Career Center, a
member of the Lake and Mountains Quilt Guild and very active
in the Upstate Heritage Quilt Trail. Gil’s talents as a quilter and
as an industrial designer have been invaluable to the creation of
the Quilt Trail. He brought this Fusion Star wall hanging into the
quilt trail workshop and now three different locations are sporting
this design.
14. STAR
Location: 729 Navigators
Pointe, Seneca
History: Radiating geometric designs, variously called stars,
sunbursts or compasses, were popular among 19th-century
quiltmakers who wanted to show off their knowledge of
geometry. Today’s quiltmakers also make these intricate patterns,
often using helpful, newfangled tools.
GPS: N 34 44.267, W 82 58.176
GPS: N 34 45.41, W 82 56.411
GPS: N34° 45.3263', W082° 56.3635'
GPS: N34° 45.1941', W082°
15. THE TULIP
Quilter: J. L. Warlick
Sponsor: Ron and
Stephanie Sparling
Location:
3057 Pine Grove Road,
Seneca
History: “This quilt was made by J.L. Warlick before the Civil
War for Laura Cornelia McGimpsey Avery, perhaps as a
wedding gift in Morganton or Avery County, NC. Her initials,
LCA are on the quilt. It belonged to my grandmother, Elizabeth
Avery Verble, and was passed on to me, Adelaide Verble
Carpenter. My grandmother, Mary Addie Avery, was born in
1888 and was a Warlick prior to her marriage, so J.L. Warlick
may have been her grandmother and my great-grandmother.
Holly Anderson, an appraiser, called it the “Tulip Quilt,” but it is
also referred to as The Columbine. Construction is hand-pieced
and appliquéed, is hand-quilted and is in good condition,”
Adelaide Carpenter.
16. GRANDMOTHER'S
FLOWER GARDEN
Quilter: Ruth Vonada
Auman Bohn
Sponsor: Lucinda Becker
Location: The Red Door,
120 Ram Cat Alley, Seneca
History: Grandmother’s Flower Garden is a familiar name for
rosettes of hexagon patchwork, but the name is much newer than
the pattern itself. The design first appeared as “hexagon” or
“honeycomb” patchwork in the January 1835 issue of Godey’s
Ladies Book, an influential fashion periodical. During the early
20th century, many quilt patterns were renamed to make them
sound quaint and “colonial.” The original quilt was made in the
early 1950’s and is on display at The Red Door. “As a child, I
often visited my grandmother, Ruth Bohn, and would sleep
under that soft flower garden she made from scraps of fabric
saved by Depression era women. She would tell me stories while
walking her finger around the green garden paths,” Lucinda
Becker.
17. STARS WITH CATS
Sponsor: Downtown
Seneca Merchants
Association
Location: 106 Ram Cat
Alley, Seneca
History: The classic star pattern incorporates
the creativity employed by fabric artists. While
earlier quilters embroidered or appliquéed images of animals on
their quilts, modern quiltmakers use a variety of fusible materials
or transfer techniques to achieve similar effects. In its earliest
days, Seneca was a
railroad town located at the intersection of the Atlanta and
Charlotte Air Line Railroad and the Blue Ridge Railroad. The
trains delivered fresh fish and seafood for the downtown
restaurants, attracting a large number of stray cats. Someone
declared one day, “You couldn’t ram another cat in that alley,”
changing the name of the downtown area to “Ram Cat Alley.”
This original quilt was modified to include the cats of Ram Cat
Alley
18. CATHEDRAL
WINDOWS
Quilter: Ruby Poole
Sponsor: Cathy Nixon
Pierce
Location: Cakes by
Shirley,
112 Walnut Street, Seneca
History: Cathedral Windows is one of a number of popular
novelty techniques. Squares of background fabric are folded and
sewn together, and then squares of contrasting fabric are inserted
to cover the seams and create the “pincushion” effect. This quilt
was made in 1979; one of many made by Mrs. Ruby Poole for
her 4 daughters and 5 granddaughters. It now belongs to her
granddaughter, Cathy Pierce. Mrs. Poole, 91, was born in Banks
County, Georgia.
GPS: N34° 41.0926', W082° 57.1906'
GPS: N34° 41.1062', W082° 57.2162'
GPS: N34° 41.0808', W082° 57.262'
GPS: N34° 41.0706', W082° 56.9854'
19. LOG CABIN
Quilter: Upstate Heritage
Quilt Trail Production
Team
Quilt Trail
Location: Blue Ridge Arts
Council, 111 E. South
Second St., Seneca
History: The Log Cabin design has been popular in the United
States since the second half of the 1800’s. The basic design had
been made in Europe and has been found on ancient artifacts.
This wooden quilt was designed for the Heritage Arts and Music
Festival held at the Duke World of Energy in July 2010. It was a
collaborative effort by several members of the production team.
20. DOUBLE T'S OR
TEMPERANCE CROSS
Quilter: Elizabeth Bynum
Richardson
Sponsor: Seneca Women’s
Club
Location: The Historic
Ballenger House, 212 E.
Third St., Seneca
History: This pattern was sometimes associated with the
Temperance movement of the late 19th century. In some local
temperance societies, total abstainers signed a pledge and placed
a T by their names. The word teetotaler is probably derived from
this practice. Blue and white were the official colors of the
Women’s Christian Temperance Union and quiltmakers might
have expressed their support of this movement by making blue
and white quilts. The original quilt was found in a bureau drawer
after the Seneca Women’s Club acquired the Ballenger House as
a meeting place. It is now in the possession of a family member.
21. SOUTH CAROLINA
STAR
Quilter: Laurel Horton
Quilt Trail
Location: Oconee County
Public Library, 300 E.
South Second Street,
Seneca
History: The South Carolina Star was designed in 1983 by
Laurel Horton as a logo for the South Carolina Quilt History
Project, sponsored by the McKissick Museum and funded by the
National Endowment of the Arts. “I couldn’t find a traditional
pattern with local associations that was both visually striking and
simple to construct, so I created one to meet those criteria.”
Between 1983 and 1985, the pattern was given out to people who
brought their historic quilts for documentation.
22. JACKSON STAR
Sponsor: Blue Ridge
Elementary School
Location: Blue Ridge
Elementary School, 995
South Oak Street, Seneca
History: Jackson Star was the name given to this pattern when it
was published in the Kansas City Star on May 16, 1931. Before
that, it was called simply Four Stars Patchwork in the Ladies Art
Company Catalog. Other names include The Maple Leaf,
Glittering Star and Old Maid’s Patience. This quilt block
represents the school’s colors and star students.
GPS: N 34 40.927, W 82 57.257
GPS: N 34 40.853, W 82 57.146
GPS: N34° 40.9201', W082° 57.0148'
GPS: N34° 40.3509', W082° 57.3297'
23. OHIO STAR
Quilter: Vickey Bryson
Sponsor: Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Smith
Location: 14072 S. Radio
Station Rd., Seneca
History: Ohio Star is one of the most popular names for this
simple pattern, based on a Nine-Patch block. Variations of this
pattern have been published under such names as Texas Star,
Tippecanoe and Tyler Too, Eastern Star, Four-X Star and Star of
Hope. “Our daughter in Ohio was very excited about the National
Quilt Trail extending into South Carolina and felt we should have
one on our home. We are from Ohio and our daughter had made
this quilt, so it is the one we wanted.”
24. CATHER'S MAZE
Quilter: Mary Mondana
Cannon
Sponsor: Oconee County
Parks, Recreation
and Tourism
Location: AlexanderCannon-Hill House, High
Falls Park, 671 High Falls
Rd., Seneca
History: This patchwork pattern is one of the interlocking
geometric “tile” designs known as Right Angles Patchwork
published in Caulfield and Seward’s Dictionary of Needlework in
1882. The Alexander-Cannon-Hill House is 170 years old. It was
moved in 1972 from Pickens District to its current location at
High Falls Park. Mary Cannon, while living in the house, made
the original coverlet. Another family member took the coverlet
north where it was cut into sections by a daughter and distributed
to others. Mary Evelyn Warren of Georgia was a recipient of one
of the pieces.
25. LOG CABIN
Sponsor: Duke Energy
Location: World of Energy
7812 Rochester Hwy. 130,
Seneca
History: See Quilt number 19 for block history. Duke Energy’s
World of Energy wanted to acknowledge the Cherokee Indians’
rich history and the many contributions to the culture of this area.
They chose to honor Nell Crowe a Cherokee quilter. Nell has
been quilting or sewing most of her life. Her mother was a quilter
and both have made Log Cabin quilts. Nell sewed professionally
and has contributed to quilts throughout the state. Today she
enjoys teaching others to quilt and quilting for her family and
friends. Nell belongs to the Cherokee Bear Clan of South
Carolina. “As a small child I was taught my Cherokee Heritage
and to share the love of mother earth with others along life’s way.
Dad taught us about the bark on trees, the moon in the night sky.
I learned which oak tree to make split wood for making baskets.
From my Aunt, she put bottoms in chairs and made quilts. I
learned to work hard and cherish each day the great creator
blessed me with. I look around today and I am thankful for the
things I have been blessed with.”
26. FUSION STAR
Location: 738 Old Seneca
Road, Central
History: (Same as 13) Fusion Star is a new name for an old
pattern. This popular star design is also called Dutch Rose,
Broken Star, Carpenter’s Wheel or Eccentric Star. Traditional
Amish quilts were made from solid colors, so other quiltmakers
now use the term to describe their own quilts made with solid
colors instead of printed fabrics. Mr. Huggins is retired from
teaching Industrial Arts at the Hamilton Career Center, a member
of the Lake and Mountains Quilt Guild and very active in the
Upstate Heritage Quilt Trail. Gil’s talents as a quilter and as an
industrial designer have been invaluable to the creation of the
Quilt Trail. He brought this Fusion Star wall hanging into the
this design.
GPS: N34° 40.3377', W082° 59.7146'
GPS: N34° 47.7863', W082° 55.756'
GPS: N34° 48.3857', W082° 54.478'
GPS: N 34 48.102, W 82 50.591
27. GRANDMOTHER'S
FLOWER GARDEN
Quilter: Essie Merck
Road,
Central
History: See Quilt No. 18. Essie Merck once lived on the
property where this block is displayed. For generations, this site
was the original Six Mile Community Post Office and farm of the
Merck family. The current owner of the property, Cindy Blair,
chose the pattern to honor Essie, but changed the original colors.
The pattern reminds her of the old Granny Square afghans her
great-grandmother, Minnie Gokey, crocheted in colorful florals
with a black background.
28. CRAZY QUILT
Quilter: Nora Estelle
Dalton Moorhead
Sponsors: Moorhead and
Christopher Families
Location: Boxwood
Manor, 1790 Boxwood
Manor, Pendleton
History: This quilt was made in 1927 out of wool, cotton and
silk. When rediscovered in the 1980’s, it was cut into six pieces
and framed, one for each grandchild. The barn on which the
painted quilt is hung dates back to the mid-1800’s, while the farm
has been in the Lewis-Moorhead family since 1803. This quilt is
an example of a simplified form of crazy patchwork, which
became popular at the end of the nineteenth century. This
technique typically involved stitching small strips or patches
together using a foundation square of fabric or paper to stabilize
the work.
29. “ECHOES OF THE
PAST ”
Quilter: Elizabeth Dawson
Sponsor: Split Creek Farm
Location: Split Creek
Farm,
3806 Centerville Rd.,
Anderson
History: This is an individual design incorporating a graphic
image of a goat. Drawing pictures on quilt blocks dates back to
the 1840s when fade resistant inks became available. Mrs.
Dawson told us, “I began quilting in 1990, though I have been
sewing since the age of 5, and began publishing my own patterns
in 1999, largely inspired by living in New Mexico, and the
surrounding colors and cultures. I currently reside in
Albuquerque, NM with my husband and three small children. I
have an online store for my patterns at www.elizabethanne.cc.
30. CAROLINA
MYSTERY PATTERN
Quilter: Mary Walker
Sponsor: Christine File
Location: Dads & Lads,
224 E. Main Street,
Westminster
History: The original quilt is displayed at the Oconee Heritage
Center. Mary Walker was born in the Pickens area in 1844. She
married Osmand Walker, a farmer and Civil War Veteran, in
1864. They made their home, raised five children and had a very
successful farm in the Madison area of Oconee County. She died
in 1908 and is buried in the old Tugaloo Presbyterian Church
Cemetery. Numerous examples of this bold, distinctive appliqué
pattern survived from the late-19th century, but the name of the
pattern has not yet been identified. Almost all of the known
examples were made in North or South Carolina or in western
states settled by Carolinians.
GPS: N 34 48.102, W 82 50.591
GPS: N 33 50.165, W 81 9.823
GPS: N34° 34.8005', W082° 48.0418'
GPS: N34° 39.8796', W083° 5.7207'
31. NINE PATCH &
DOUBLE IRISH CHAIN
Quilter: Lucy Looney
DeFoor
Location: 9221 Long
Creek Hwy, Westminster
(Located on Adams Street)
History: This quilt block has been lovingly prepared for Sarah
Brown DeFoor to honor the memory of her late husband,
Waymon Watson DeFoor, who died in 2010. Mr. DeFoor's
mother, Lucy Looney DeFoor, made the original quilt in the late
1930's as a gift to the young couple. Her daughter-in-law,
Rebecca Harper DeFoor worked on the quilt block along with
members of the Upstate Heritage Quilt Trail. The quilt combined
traditional Nine Patch blocks with the diagonal progression of the
Double Irish Chain pattern. The result forms a "framed center"
overall design reminiscent of the fine patchwork quilts of the
early 19th century.
32. EAGLE RIDGE
STAR
Quilter: Christine Drais
Location: 476 Fire Tower
Rd., Seneca
History: This horse quilt combines a traditional eight-pointed
star with a representational image of a five-gaited saddle horse.
This block demonstrates how quilt makers transform existing
patterns to feature individualized imagery. Eagle Ridge Star was
born from the barn owners' love for the Tennessee Walking
Horse. Firey colors of red and orange represent the maker's
passion for the breed while turquoise and blue represent the peace
of the relationship humans experience with horses. Nan and
Christine Drais have been lifelong equine enthusiasts and built
Eagle Ridge Farm in 2005. Christine started quilting while in
graduate school at Clemson University from 2004-2007 where
she wrote her master's thesis on quilt travel.
33. ALL-A-LOON IN
THE MIST
Designer: McKenna Ryan
Quilter: Patricia Huggins
Residence: 307 Valley
View Dr., Seneca
History: Quilt makers of the 21st century often choose to "paint"
naturalistic images using fabric, as with this pair of loons. Instead
of the square format of traditional block patterns, contemporary
quilts often take the shape of a rectangle. The designer for this
quilt is McKenna Ryan from her collection "Calling Me Home."
The quilt block on the Trail is an adaptation from "All-a-Loon in
the Mist" quilt. Pat Huggins of Seneca, SC, made this quilt for
Karen Brooks.
34. "PEACE Y'ALL!"
Quilter: Rebecca DeFoor
Location: 200 Adams
Street, Westminster
History: "Peace Y'all!" That's the shout from high up on Sandy
and Perry Stencil's barn on Glad Oaks Hill in Westminster. A tiedyed Peace Symbol with that phrase plainly written in purple and
orange. Stancil doesn't consider himself an artist, but he loves
color and tie died fabrics. He even teaches kids in the schools
how to do tie dying, The only quilt in the family is one of a Dutch
Doll made by his grandmother. He and Sandy gave it to their
daughter, Carly. When he read about the Upstate Heritage Quilt
Trail, though, he decided he wanted a quilt, in purple and orange,
with Peace Y'all, just like a t-shirt in his collection. One of the
stipulations for putting a quilt on the trail, however, is that the
quilt must actually exist in fabric and thread. So his cousin,
Becky DeFoor, who has one of her own family quilts hanging on
her barn, promptly made a fabric quilt block to hang on their
kitchen wall.
GPS: N34° 40.2569', W083° 6.4165'
GPS: N34° 36.4848', W083° 1.4079'
GPS: N34° 44.1585', W082° 57.8467'
GPS: N34° 40.2569', W083° 6.4165'
35. OCONEE FLAG
Sponsor: Cherokee Bear
Clan of South Carolina
Location: Cherokee
Museum 70 Short Street,
Walhalla
History: When Oconee County adopted a new county flag Jenny
Grobusky made a quilt for the county using the elements of the
new flag. The quilt was then given to the Oconee Heritage Center
and will be on loan to the Cherokee Museum for display. Native
Americans lived for thousands of years in what is now Oconee
County, contributing a rich legacy of names and history as an
important part of our heritage. The name of our county, "Oconee"
(AE-quo-nee) is an ancient Cherokee word meaning, "land beside
the water". The Cherokee always built their villages on land
beside a good source of water because it insured good life and
prosperity. The design for Oconee is composed of Native
American symbols for "land" and "water" and has been certified
and approved by the Tribal Council of the Eastern Band of the
Cherokee Nation as being the legitimate Native American symbol
for Oconee County, South Carolina. The green, upper part of the
design is the symbol for mountain, specifically Oconee
Mountain. For the Cherokee, "mountain" and "land" are
represented by the same symbol since their land had always been
in the mountains. The blue, lower part of the design is the symbol
for water, representing the five main rivers of Oconee County:
Chattooga, Chauga, Tugaloo, Keowee, and Seneca. These Rivers
were named after the Cherokee villages, which once thrived
along their banks. The blood-red ring around the design is the
traditional Cherokee "circle of life" connecting all living tings.
36. TOWN OF
PENDLETON
Quilter: Christine Tedesco
Sponsor: Town of
Pendleton
Location: Hunter's Store
Warehouse 100 Vance
Street, Pendleton
History: Christine Tedesco is an architect, artist and co-owner of
RSCT architecture + design. As a quilter, she has shown
extensively in the southeast including participating in shows at
the Charlotte Mint Museum of Art along with the Ogden
Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans. She also had work on
loan to the Arts in Embassies Program. This pattern is an abstract
interpretation of the Town of Pendleton and takes its form froman
old survey of Pendleton. Pendleton evokes a rich history and
sense of place, which is revealed in the craft of quilting. The
Town of Pendleton laid out along a central Village Green with
blocks laid out in all directions plays well to the quilting form.
The variation of original wagon roads breaks the grid and adds
interest to the piece. The quilt hangs on Hunter's Store
Warehouse built in 1880. This is the only surviving outbuilding
used by the Hunter's Store General Mercantile located in the
adjacent two story brick building. The Warehouse was used as
the "Feed and Seed" storage for the store. The building is famous
for its "captain's walk" that captures the Blue Ridge Mountains
panoramic views and served as a look out for "arrivals" coming
into Pendleton via the rising dust. The building was renovated in
the 1970's to serve originally as commercial space for artists.
37. FRIENDSHIP
Quilter: Alabama Bell
Quilt Trail
Location: Oconee Public
Library Salem Branch, 5-B
Park Avenue, Salem
The Friendship quilt block will greet visitors as they enter the
Salem Brach Library. Friendship is one of many names applied to
this pattern. It was a popular choice for signature album quilts
from the height of their popularity in the mid-19th century up to
the present. Typically, plain white fabric is used in the center, so
that inscriptions are easier to read. The original quilt was made
by Verla Warther's great grandmother, Alabama Bell, was born in
1859 in Monterey Co., California, and met and married George
Hinman, a ranch foreman in 1883. He affectionately called her
"Bammie." They moved to San Jose, where he went into business
with his father, owning a livery stable and feed store. Bammie
died in 1911 in San Jose. She hand pieced and quilted this quilt in
the early 1880's, probably for her upcoming marriage to George.
GPS: N34° 45.8668', W083° 4.0765'
GPS: N34° 39.1572', W082° 46.9367'
GPS: N34° 43.2852', W082° 46.8184'
38. TEXAS STAR
Quilter: Martha Fain
Powell
Sponsor: Central Heritage
Society
Location: Central Museum
Garden, 416 Church Street,
Central
This quilt is at least 150 years old. Martha Fain Powell, who was
born in 1832, originally owed this quilt. "Grandma" Powell was
the mother of Eugenia Robinson Morgan, wife of F.B. Morgan.
Mr. Morgan owned a local store in Central. "Grandma" Powell
evacuated from Atlanta after Sherman burned the city. It is
believed that she had this quilt in her possession during this
episode. Mr. And Mrs. Frank Morgan Allen presented the quilt to
the Central Heritage Society.
39. FLOWER BASKETS
Quilter: Josephine Barker
Morgan
Sponsor: Central Heritage
Society
Central
This quilt was made by Josephine Barker Morgan (1856-1935),
wife of James Rufus Morgan. She lived between Central and Six
Mile. It was passed down to her daughter Ola Morgan Farmer
who gave it to her daughter Lillian Framer Hall. The quilt was
donated to the Central Heritage Society.
40. SUNBONNET SUE
Quilter: Garnett Eugenia
McReynolds Campbell
Sponsor: Ann Sheriff
Central
This quilt was made by Garnett Eugenia McReynolds Campbell
(1920-2008) for her daughter G. Anne Campbell Sheriff. Garnett
Campbell made quilts all her life from old dress, pants and shirts.
In latter years, she would purchase materials from quilt shops and
local fabric stores. She never purchased a quilt but only used
quilts she made. Mrs. Campbell also made quilts for all her
children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She made baby
blankets for all the new young babies in her church. One year
before she died, she made this quilt for her daughter who had
requested a Sunbonnet Sue quilt for 25 years.
41. FUSION STAR
Location: 116 Pinnacle
Pointe Drive, Seneca
History: (Same as 13) Fusion Star is a new name for an old
pattern. This popular star design is also called Dutch Rose,
Broken Star, Carpenter’s Wheel or Eccentric Star. Traditional
Amish quilts were made from solid colors, so other
quiltmakers now use the term to describe their own quilts made
with solid colors instead of printed fabrics. Mr. Huggins is retired
from teaching Industrial Arts at the Hamilton Career Center, a
member of the Lake and Mountains Quilt Guild and very active
in the Upstate Heritage Quilt Trail. Gil’s talents as a quilter and
as an industrial designer have been invaluable to the creation of
the Quilt Trail. He brought this Fusion Star wall hanging into the
this design.
GPS: N34° 43.2852', W082° 46.8184'
GPS: N34° 44.3257', W082° 58.0773'
42. CROSSED CANOES
Quilter: Mackie Miehle
Sponsor: Hiking Chicks
Location: The Academy at
Wildwater Ltd., 1251-A
Academy Rd., Long Creek
History of the
Long Creek Academy
GPS
: N34° 47.42', W083° 14.8826'
GPS
: N34° 47.1926', W082° 41.5469'
GPS: N34° 52.8852', W083° 1.3'
Crossed Canoes is a member of a "family" of four-pointed star
patterns popular in the late 19th century. The pattern was
republished in the early 20th century under other names,
including Indian Canoes, The Dragon Fly, and Twinkling Star.
The "Hiking Chicks," a group of women who hike the mountains
& waterfalls of the Upstate every Monday, have searched for an
appropriate spot for a quilt block for quite a while. When the
opportunity to place one at the Academy in Long Creek arose,
they selected the pattern Crossed Canoes, a pattern first published
by the Ladies Art Company and sold as a kit. The pattern was
perfect, the age correct for the building, the subject matter perfect
for the current use of the building, as a bunkhouse for the rafting
guides on the Chattooga River in the summer. They tried to
replicate the fabric in the original quilt with a twist, using a fern
pattern for the woods they hike so frequently and a bright flower
pattern with a touch of purple, (for Marcia Banholzer, one of our
hikers). The red and blue really pops on this quilt block as well as
fitting in with the WildWater Company colors. Quilter, Mackie
Miehle will be doing a real quilt square for her daughter, Jenni,
who is an avid white water enthusiast. We're thinking she'll hang
it in her office in Charlotte, NC, where she works, when not on
the river, as a Graphic Designer.
43. CHURN DASH
Quilters: Carolyn Manry
Peloza and the Upcountry
Quilt Guild
Sponsors: Mountain Lakes
Region of the South
Carolina National Heritage
Corridor and the South
Corridor
Location: Old Theater, 4
Front Street, Liberty
The Churn Dash pattern, also called Hole in the Barn Door or
Monkey Wrench, has been in continuous use in South Carolina
for over 150 years. Quiltmakers enjoy combining the triangles
and rectangles into nine-patch blocks, and the association of the
pattern with the old-fashioned "churn dasher," used to turn milk
into butter, adds to its appeal.
44. CRAZY QUILT
Quilter: Mary Nicholson
King
Sponsors: Dave and Gloria
Arnold
Location: Tamassee DAR
Thrift Center, 9695 N. Hwy
11, Tamassee
Mary Nicholson King made the original Crazy quilt in 1923.
Mary, bone in 1901, lived with her parents, Mirinda and Julius
Nicholson and her siblings on the Georgia side of the Chattooga
River. Going to school on a regular basis was very iffy, due to
weather, distance and the necessity of crossing the river by boat.
When Mary read an article in the Keowee Courier about a
boarding school opening in Tamassee, SC, she asked her parents
if she could attend. Education was of paramount importance to
them, so with the help of a scholarship from a chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) in Michigan, Mary
became the first boarding student at the Tamassee DAR School
SC. Mary attended from November 1919 until her marriage in
1923 to William Courtenay King.
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The original quit is a feed sack quilt. Block fabric is from original
feed sack muslin. Border and sash 100% cotton print. Backing is
mill cloth. This quilt was made for the Haygood Mill raffle in
2001-2002. It was pieced together and quilted by Carolyn Manry
Peloza and members of Upcountry Quilt Guild in Pickens SC.
Mary Hayne Meyerson a resident of Liberty won this quilt.
45. DOUBLE WEDDING
RINGS
Quilter: Unknown
Sponsor: Allen Medford
Location: James M. Brown
Elementary, 225 Coffee
Road, Walhalla, SC
The double wedding ring quilt block is mounted on James M.
Brown Elementary in Walhalla. Allen Medford, a native of
Walhalla, sponsored the quilt in memory of his wife, CeCe.
46. STARLIGHTS
Quilter: Susan Wright
Sponsor: Kenneth Marshall
& Martha File
Location: Friends of Lake
Keowee (FOLKS), 4065
Keowee School Rd.,
Seneca, SC
"This quilt block was donated to FOLKS as a thank you for
providing a valuable research and laboratory experience for our
daughter during her senior year in high school,"
47. WHIRL WIND
Quilter: Marjian Kluepfel
Region of the South
Corridor
Location: Anderson Arts
Center, 110 Federal Street,
Anderson, SC
"I use fabric and thread as my medium instead of paper and paint
and a sewing machine instead of a brush. The texture, color and
prints of fabrics fascinate me and often give me inspiration for a
new design. I very seldom draw out a quilt plan, but let the
fabrics and textures determine my next step. While I work
towards an idea I try to avoid any definite image of the completed
piece, because the complex nature of fabric often reveals
surprises that dictate unexpected changes of direction.
He is an interesting guy – a South Carolinian who spent 26 years
in the Air Force. He's lived and worked all over the world,
including a 10-year stint in England. He met his wife CeCe Trad
in Walhalla where she had begun her first year of teaching after
graduating from Winthrop. After their marriage, they moved to
Fort Walton Beach, FL where he was posted to Eglin Air Force
Base working in logistics and flight line maintenance.
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GPS: N34° 45.9406', W083° 4.8444'
Quiltmakers often interpret abstract ideas by carefully
combinations of pattern and fabric. Starting with a design that
combined elements from traditional wheel, fan, and sunburst
patters, the quiltmaker selected fabrics that evoke the natural
world. A viewer might receive impressions of the four elements
of earth, air, fire, and water; or of the four seasons. The resulting
block perfectly expresses the holistic concerns of the Friends of
Lake Keowee Society.
GPS: N34° 46.0545', W082° 57.2535'
GPS: GPS N34° 30.3856', W082°
39.1015
Most of my designs are organic. They are influenced by my love
of nature and all its wonders. I like to work with color and
movement in my pieces. The bright colors I use express my
positive outlook on life."
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48. CHURN DASH
Quilter: Bessie May
Conger Stribling
Region of the South
Corridor
Location: Pendleton
District Agricultural
Museum, 120 History Lane,
Pendleton SC
The Churn Dash pattern, also called Hole in the Barn Door or
Monkey Wrench, has been in continuous use in South Carolina
for over 150 years.
49. OCONEE
CONVENTION AND
VISITORS QUILT
Sponsor: Oconee
Convention & Visitors
Bureau
Location: Historic Earle
House, Murray Street,
Walhalla
In Walhalla, the new Mountain Lakes Convention and Visitor's
Bureau and the Walhalla Chamber of Commerce are home to a
quilt made by Mrs. Jenny Grobusky of Walhalla. FMG Design of
Houston, TX developed the original design and the CVB's
marketing committee completed the final version. The design
shows a leaf design in green and brown to reflect the changing
seasons, a blue lake, a river and waterfalls with a mountain in the
background. It depicts the natural resources of Oconee County,
including mountains, lakes, waterfalls, rivers, forests and the four
seasons. The outer edge of the design is an "O" for Oconee and
the leaf's left edge is a "C" for County. Read More
50. KIMONO
Designer: Ellen Kochansky
Quilter: Lois Evans Brown
Ellen Kochansky's artistic practice is rooted in her experience as
a textile artist, designer and quilter. With a firm grounding in
traditional craft, Kochansky's work has always stretched those
definitions to include experimental fiber and mixed‐media art, as
well as community‐based and site‐specific commissions.
Quiltmakers enjoy combining the triangles and rectangles into
nine-patch blocks, and the association of the pattern with the oldfashioned "churn dasher," used to turn milk into butter, adds to its
appeal.
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GPS: N34° 38.4367', W082° 47.6709'
Sponsor:
Rensing Center
Location:
1165 Mile Creek Road,
Pickens
For her company, EKO, she designed and manufactured custom
quilts from 1989 to 2004. Read More
GPS: N34° 51.9165', W082° 49.3603'
51. DRUNKARDS PATH
Quilter: Unknown
Location: 135 Cloverdale,
Seneca
GPS: N34° 37.2069', W082° 56.2174'
The Drunkard's Path was a very popular patchwork pattern
during the late 19th century. The design was later published
under a variety of other names, including Wonder of the World,
Solomon's Puzzle and Wanderer's Path in the Wilderness. The
inspiration quilt was made in the late 19th century from a blue
fabric. Women supporting the Temperance Movement reportedly
made quilts from the pattern, often using the color blue.
The pattern is made up of small squares with quarter-circles
removed. The popularity of the pattern is surprising, given the
difficulties of sewing curved seams and of arranging the squares
carefully to form the design. Ms. Reeks, a quilt collector for
many years, found this quilt in an antique store in Atlanta. The
fabric quilt is light blue and white, but she had asked that the
quilt block on her home be painted red in opposition to the
Temperance Movement.
52. BOW TIE
Quilter: Dr. Richard
Goode Christopher
Sponsor: Jeanie
Christopher in honor of her
husband Dave.
Location: 235 Jumping
Branch Road, Tamassee
A Bow Tie Quilt Block now hangs on Dave Christopher's
workshop located at 235 Jumping Branch Road in Tamassee.
53. SAW BLADE
Quilter: Gail Duncan
Sponsor: Salem Town
Council
Location: Community
Center Building, 5-A Park
Avenue,
Salem
Mrs. Duncan explained that Mayor Diane Head and the Town
Council came to ask for her advice about quilt patterns that would
be appropriate. They wanted something that would reflect the
town's history. She did some research and found that Salem was
known for its farming community and its sawmills. But she also
wanted to honor the children of the town. So she gathered a
variety of patterns for their perusal and after some consideration,
they chose the Saw Blade in honor the town's sawmill history and
the Eagle in honor of the children who attend the TamasseeSalem High School, whose mascot is the Eagle. Read More
54. TAMASSEE-SALEM
HIGH SCHOOL EABLE
Quilter: Bessie Lusk
Fortson
Sponsor: Salem Town
Council
Location: Community
Center Building, 5-A Park
Avenue, Salem
Mrs. Fortson has been quilting most of her life, making quilts to
keep her family warm and comfortable. She had made an Eagle
quilt for her granddaughter, Beverly Duncan Brady, when she
was a student at the high school in the 80's. She copied the
pattern from a school folder and made a 4-patch quilt utilizing the
school colors of tan and black, embroidered with an eagle in each
tan block. It is this quilt that has served as the model for Salem's
Eagle quilt block
Sponsored by his wife, Jeanie, the Bow Tie pattern is one that
Dave's grandfather made while teaching school to earn money to
pay his way through medical school. He was a physician in
Landrum for many years. Dave built the workshop on which the
quilt is mounted. They have resided in Cherokee Valley since
2007.
GPS: N34° 54.7969', W083° 3.767'
GPS: N34° 53.4251', W082° 58.6059
The Eagle quilt reflects quiltmakers' connections with political
candidates, social causes and organizations since the 1840s. All
across the United States, members of communities, churches and
schools have created quilts for public display, for fund-raising or
as gifts to individuals.
GPS: N34° 53.4251', W082° 58.6059
55. HAPPY QUILT
Quilter: Christine Christen
Sponsor: Happy Berry
Farm
Location: 510 Gap Hill
Road, Six Mile
GPS: N34° 50.4137', W082° 52.2272'
The Happy Quilt, and was created by Christine Christensen of
Seneca. It celebrates this popular pick-your-own fruit farm
located on the eastern shore of Lake Keowee, off Gap Hill Road
in Pickens County. This land has had a long and varied history.
It began as part of an original 2600 acre land grant from the king
of England. The driveway was part of the Keowee Trail used by
the Cherokee to travel from Charleston to their eastern capital in
Keowee Town. Arrowheads and old musket balls can be found
among the berries. Later, the woods surrounding the farm became
cotton fields in the late 1800's, but were abandoned because of
erosion and the boll weevil. Read More
56. Sunshine and Shadows
Quilter:Polly Etchberger
Location: Belton Center
for the Arts
306 City Square.
Belton.
(quilt is on back of
building)
This is one of a large number of patterns based on a four-patch
block in which squares and triangles in contrasting colors can be
arranged to produce many different effects. Here, the contrasting
colors produce a secondary effect of arrow points as well as the
eight-pointed star.
GPS: N34° 31.3789', W082° 29.5937'
GPS: N34° 49.8145', W082° 36.2234'
57. RAIL ROAD
CROSSING
Quilter: Unknown
Sponsor: Mountain Lakes
Region of the South
Corridor
Location: 100 block of
South Pendleton Street,
Easley
Although the original quilter of this Railroad Crossing quilt is
unknown, the original quilt can be seen at The Occasional Bunny
in downtown Easley.
58. MOZART'S STAR
Quilter: Gill Huggins
Sponsor: 2011 UHQT,
Quilter of the Year
Location: Hamilton Career
Center,
100 Vocational Dr., Seneca
Gil Huggins, a long time teacher in Oconee County made the
Mozart's Star in acknowledgment of his 2011 Upstate Heritage
Quilt Trail Quilter of the Year recognition. He selected the
pattern because each point represents a discipline that he taught
during his 32-year career in the classroom. He taught subjects
ranging from mathematics, art, industrial arts, computer
engineering and computer animation. The colors of the quilt
block simply represent the United States of America. He is very
active in the Upstate Heritage Quilt Trail.
GPS: N34° 42.7047', W082° 59.3966'
Railroad Crossing celebrates the railroad history of Pickens
County. The SC General Assembly chartered the Easley‐Pickens
line in 1890 after two failed attempts to build a railroad through
Pickens to Easley. The line connected with the Atlanta and
Charlotte Air Line Railroad (later the Southern Railway) and was
completed in 1898.
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Quiltmakers have enjoyed exploring the various ways they can
manipulate geometry within the subdivisions of a square block.
This Star is based on a nine-patch grid. The creation of irregular
triangles within that basic structure results in a very effective
visual image of overlapping stars.
59. GRANDMOTHER'S
FAN
Quilter: Mary Dee Rudy
Location: 712 Tall Oak
Trail, Seneca
The original quilt and two others were made from two Dresden
Plate quilt tops left by Mrs. Rudy’s grandmother, Olive Louisa
Goring (1890 - 1986) of Corry, PA.
60. STAR
Quilter: Quilting Ladies of
Iva
Sponsor: REVIVA
Museum-Visitors Center
Location: 106 Broad
Street, Iva
History: Eight‐pointed stars have remained among the most
popular American patchwork patterns for some 200 years. These
versatile designs can produce a variety of visual effects through
particular arrangements of colors.
As a result, it can be made into any size quilt, from small wall
hangings to king size quilts. Sponsored by the Iva Community
Improvement Association, for The REVIVA Museum/Visitor
Center. Read More
Mrs. Goring intended to make a quilt for each of her four
granddaughters. She completed one and gave it to Mrs. Rudy’s
youngest sister. Though the others were not completed, years
later she gave Mary Dee the two tops that were left. Read More
GPS: N34.306648 -82.664037'
61. CAROLINA LILY
Quilter: Kathryn Smith
Sponsor: Cancer
Association of Anderson
Location: 215 E. Calhoun
Street, Anderson
The Cancer Association of Anderson is now home to a painted
quilt block as part of the Upstate Heritage Quilt
Trail. Titled Carolina Lily, the pattern name is most often
associated with a family of patterns that depict a branching stem
with three blossoms. The blossoms are typically pieced from
diamonds while the stems - and leaves, if present are applique. Variations of these lily, or tulip, designs appeared
in the Carolina's in the mid-19th century and have remained
popular ever since. Read More
62. STARGAZING
Quilter: Betsy Ward
Location: Toussaint Law
Firm 10131 Clemson Blvd.,
Seneca
History: Betsy Ward calls it "Stargazing," but the original
pattern, designed by Beth Ferrier of Applewood Farms
Publications, Inc. in Saginaw, Michigan, was called "The
Bachelor Button." This is one of the star patterns, among the
most popular American patchwork patterns for some 200 years.
These versatile designs can produce a variety of visual effects
through particular arrangements of color.
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63. FENCED IN DALIA
Quilter: Ola Coombs
Region of the South
Corridor
Location: Fair Play
Presbyterian Church, 201
Fair Play Church Road,
Fair Play
The Fair Play Presbyterian Church joined the Upstate Heritage
Quilt Trail in October 2011 with the addition of a "Fenced in
Dahlia" quilt block made by church member Ola Coombs.
Designs composed of a single flower with multiple petals are
some of the most recognizable quilt patterns of the 20th century.
Quiltmakers find numerous ways to combine colors and printed
fabrics in ways that enhance the patchwork, including adding a
patchwork "fence" as a border for this Dahlia pattern.
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64. PAR 3
Sponsor: Jenny Grobusky
Location: Blue Ridge Golf
Center 2400 Blue Ridge
Blvd. Walhalla
The Blue Ridge Golf Center in Walhalla recently became a part
of the Upstate Heritage Quilt Trail with the addition of a quilt
block. Designed and sponsored by Jenny Grobusky, the quilt she
calls "Par 3" is in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Grobusky who
bought the land on Hwy. 28 in 1922. Mr. Grobusky was a farmer
and carpenter by trade and served in the Spanish-American War
in Cuba in 1898. The property was first used for farming wheat
and cotton. Mrs. Grobusky used her skills as a seamstress to
create many quilts to warm her large family. As Jennie tells it, "I
don't think that the Joseph Grobuskys knew anything but hard
work on the farm, children and their religion. I only knew Mrs.
Grobusky, who was a wonderful mother-in-law. She loved her
children and grandchildren."
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GPS: N34° 30.5534', W082° 38.8948'
GPS: N34° 42.019', W082° 53.4733'
GPS: N34° 30.7358', W082° 58.7809'
GPS: N34° 44.1234', W083° 1.8055'
65. COTTON BOLL
Quilter: Dixie Hayward
Location: 301 Jaynes
Street, Walhalla on side of
house, S. Spring Street
The history of the textile industry in Walhalla is the subject of the
latest addition to the Upstate Heritage Quilt Trail. Mrs. Mary Lou
Cushman of Walhalla has sponsored a quilt block called The
Cotton Boll Quilt to honor her parents, Rachel Turner McGuffin
and John Q. McGuffin, both of whom worked in the Walhalla
textile mills. It is mounted on her home at 301 Jaynes Street in
the Mill Village. The pattern was originally quilted by Dixie
Haywood, noted teacher, quilter and writer of books about
quilting. "This is a traditional Carolina block made in the late
19th century. It's usually made on a white background with
Flying Geese sashing, but I changed that part of the design with a
yellow background to evoke a hot summer field. That's why I call
my version, 'Hot Cotton!'"
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66. STORM AT SEA
Quilter: Alberta Ramey
Bowers
Region of the South
Corridor
Location: Old St. John's
Meeting House 200 S.
Catherine Street, Walhalla
Old St. John's Meeting House in Walhalla has received a quilt
block and is now a part of the Upstate Heritage Quilt Trail. The
church began serving parishioners of the Episcopal Church in
1889, having been constructed in the Rural Gothic architectural
style by 'master builder' John Kaufmann. The founder and first
president of the American Institute of Architects, Richard
Upjohn, introduced Gothic Revival to the United States. His
book, Rural Architecture (1852) provided patterns for countless
buildings throughout the country. Deconsecrated in 1957, Jack
Kelley moved the church at his own expense from Short Street to
North Pine Street in 1982. The building was moved once again to
301 N. Catherine St., near the Walhalla City Park, Kaufmann
Square, in March 2009.
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67. MARINER'S
COMPASS
Quilter: Iva quilting Ladies
Group
Sponsor: The Peoples
Bank of Iva
Location: The People Bank
of Iva,
801 E. Front Street, Iva, SC
( Painted by students from
Starr - Iva Middle School)
Iva has added their second quilt to the Upstate Heritage Quilt
Trail. Called a Mariners Compass, it is located on the Peoples
Bank located on the corner of Green St. and Highway 81. It too is
on the SC Heritage Corridor and is a pattern that was used by
many of the older ladies in the quilting club of years gone by.
They met faithfully each week to quilt in the old Iva High School
Cafeteria. Shawn McGee, CFO of the Peoples Bank, told us that
one of those ladies was a member of his church as well as his
Sunday school teacher. Another was his family's "nanny"
babysitter/housekeeper. "This is an excellent memorial to them,
in appreciation for their faithful work." Students of Sara Jordan,
art teacher at Starr‐Iva Middle School, assisted in the painting of
this quilt block.
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68. YELLOW RIBBON
Quilter: Marilyn Delay
Sponsor: Patriots' Hall
Association
Location:
Patriots' Hall,
13 Short Street, Walhalla,
SC
The painted quilt pattern is called Yellow Ribbon, a 'Support Our
Troops Ribbon," and honors all veterans of Oconee County.
Marilyn Delay of Edwardsville, IL produced and donated this
quilt to Patriots' Hall. The fabric wall hanging is displayed in the
conference room.
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GPS: N34° 45.5994', W083° 3.8284'
GPS: N34° 45.8057', W083° 3.8731'
GPS: N34° 18.4667', W082° 39.7496'
GPS: N34° 45.8786', W083° 4.1311'
69. GRANDMONTHER'S
FLOWER GARDEN
Quilter: Jean Bryant
Location:
233 Hammond Circle,
Anderson, SC
Mrs. Jean Bryant originally made this quilt in memory of her
mother, Daisy T. McGee and her grandmother, Emma K. McGee.
It was these ladies who taught her how to grow day lilies and Iris
and to appreciate their beauty. Some of their flowers, dating back
to the early 1900's, can be seen today in her garden.
70. PEONY
Quilter: Family of Emma
Safara Kay
Location:
500 Howard McGee Road,
Anderson, SC
This quilt is located on the home of Mrs. Bryant's son, Steve, and
his wife Celena Bryant at 500 Howard McGee Road in Anderson.
It is in the Peony pattern and known as the McGee Wedding
Quilt. The quilt was originally made by the family of Emma
Safara Kay in 1892 out of muslin with flowers in red and green
dyed cotton, and was a wedding gift to Emma (1873 - 1948) and
Michael Arthur McGee (1871 - 1939). They were married on
November 17, 1892. The Bryant home where the quilt is
displayed has been in the McGee family for five generations. The
quilt was given to Jean McGee Bryant by her father, Howard
Glenn McGee.
71. BOX SQUARE
Quilter: Cassie Colfelter
Morris
Sponsor: Melisa Morris
Glenn
Location: Comfort Keepers
402 E. Greenville Street,
Anderson, SC
Box Square, the late Cassie Colfelter-Morris made the original
cloth quilt. Mrs. Morris was the grandmother of Melisa Morris
Glenn and the quilt was made in 1981 to honor her graduation
from high school. Cassie learned to quilt from her mother and
grandmother.
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72. ROLLING
LANDSCAPE - LAKE
AND MOUNTAINS
Quilter: Betsy Ward
Region of the South
Corridor grant program
Location: Devils Fork
State Park, 161 Holcombe
Circle, Salem, SC
Local quilter, Betsy Ward of Seneca, designed the original quilt
called Rolling Landscape – Lake and Mountains. Mrs. Ward
designed and made this quilt as part of a class taught by Carol
Britt of Wytheville, VA, at an Appalachian Quilt Gathering at
Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. "In the class, we
layered fabric and cut a soft curving line across the colors that we
chose to be part of the picture. By adding a small sailboat button,
I was able to gain the proportional perspective."
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GPS: N34° 26.881', W082° 32.0806'
GPS: N34° 30.7061', W082° 38.8874'
GPS: N34° 57.0984', W082° 56.7853'
73. BLUE HORIZON
Quilter: Lori Kuba
Sponsor: The Arnold
Corporation of Seneca
Location: 10612 Clemson
Blvd., Seneca
The quilt, titled Blue Horizon, was originally designed and
created by Mrs. Kuba, who took up quilting after she and her
husband moved to this area in 1991. She said she'd been reading
about quilt groups in the area and decided to give it a try. She
attended several meetings finally joining the Lake and Mountain
Quilt Guild here in Seneca. One of her favorite things has been
helping to establish the Guild's "Day Bees," or free classes held
on the third Tuesday of each month.
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74. STAR
Quilter: Gloria Williams
Sponsor: Lucky Acres
Farm
Location: 1024 Milford
Road in Townville
Grandmother's Quilt is a pleasant two‐block star design and is
listed in Barbara Brackman's Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt
Patterns as one found in book #116 of the Old Chelsea Station
Needlework Series, a syndicated service available since the 1930s
to the present. It may well have been a pattern printed elsewhere
featuring the two‐block combination. It works because they both
have the same drafting category (a four patch)
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75. HEARTS AND
GIZZARDS
76. HEARTS AND
STARS
Quilter: Jean LaFreniere
Sponsor: Chattooga Belle
Farm
Location: 454 Damascus
Church Road, Long Creek
Hearts and Gizzards (left) features geometric patchwork
patterns that play with our perceptions. The predominant round
'flowers' in its design emerge at the intersection of eight triangles,
each of which has contrasting petals on the two acute corners.
This pattern is called Hearts and Gizzards, a 19th century name
for a 19th century pattern. The Ladies Art Company published
under this name in the 1890s. Coats and Clark published it in a
pattern booklet in the 1940s as Hearts and Flowers. Other 20th
century companies published it under other names such as
Snowball, Windmill, Lover's Knot, and Pierrot's Pom Pom.
Hearts and Stars is a modern design that combined simple
elements in a novel manner to create an unusual and effective
design. Each block features, alternately, a heart or a chubby star.
The blocks are set together with "sashing" pieced of squares and
triangles. Careful placement of the light, dark, and medium
shades of the fabrics creates the image of interlocking stars.
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77. OAK LEAF
Quilter: Virginia (Jenny)
Grobusky
Sponsor: Ken and
Elizabeth Hitchcock
Location: 1035 Anderson
Highway, Easley on the
Smoke house
The Oak Leaf pattern, in many variations, was popular
throughout the second half of the 19th century. Some early
examples featured four small red and green acorns tucked among
the four leaves. Early Oak Leaf quilts typically contrasted red and
green; later examples made use of other color combinations.
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GPS: N34° 30.751', W082° 53.5453'
GPS: N34° 46.0059', W083° 16.055'
GPS: N34° 47.5573', W082° 37.0677'
78. TULIP
Quilter: Mary Rider
Spalding
Sponsor: Robert and Betty
Chrismer
Location: 1034 Anderson
Highway, Easley
This particular quilt block may be referred to as a "Tulip Quilt."
In the mid-19th century, quiltmakers created countless variations
of appliquéd floral designs, typically favoring a color scheme of
red and green. The inspiration quilt combines two popular
elements - a modified fleur de lis in the center with four
outstretched tulips - in a familiar format.
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79. COMPASS ROAD
Quilter: Diane Schonauer
Sponsors: Anderson
Prickly Fingers Quilt Guild
& David and Diane
Schonauer
Location: Anderson Public
Library, 300 North
McDuffie Street, Anderson
When Anderson County built its Main Library in downtown
Anderson, SC at 300 North McDuffie Street, one of the
architectural decisions was to place a compass-rose mosaic in the
middle of the floor in the main lobby. The compass theme was
then used in a variety of forms on signs and shelving throughout
the building.
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80. WEDDING RING
Quilter: Sara Evans
Sponsor: Heirlooms and
Comforts
Location: 104 Madden
Bridge Road,
Central
Heirlooms & Comforts has updated the face of their home on 104
Madden Bridge Rd. in Central! The Upstate Heritage Quilt Trail
has crafted a replica of one section of a Double Wedding Ring
Quilt made by Sara Newton, about 25 years ago. Sara Newton's
mother, or Mema as she was called, loved the great art of quilting
and never had idle hands. She loved putting the quilt puzzles
together and passing them along to a friend who then quilted
them by hand.
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81. NINE PATCH
Quilter: Sara Newton
Sponsor: Central Roller
Mills
Location: 300 Madden
Bridge Road,
Central
A pattern called a Double Nine Patch has been mounted on the
old Central Roller Mills. It is reminiscent of the Purina sign that
was used on the mill for many years. Sara Newton, mother‐in‐law
of Bobby Ballentine, and the original quilter, liked to make this
pattern.
GPS: N34° 47.5981', W082° 37.1284'
GPS: 30.3548', W082° 38.918'
GPS N34° 43.4882', W082° 47.0187'
GPS N34° 43.4833', W082° 47.0918'
Mr. William Danforth founded the Ralston Purina Company.
According to the Nestlé Purina website, www.nestlepurina.com
"William Danforth worked in his father's store in Charleston, Mo.
Every Saturday he watched the Brown brood come to town, all
clad in red and white checks.
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82. RAILROAD
CROSSING
Quilter: Denise
McCormick
Location: Westminster
Depot, Westminster
Chamber of Commerce,
135 East Main Street,
Westminster
This quilt block is an example of some half-dozen patterns called
Railroad Crossing. As railroads expanded during the late-19th
and early-20th centuries, rural roads were relocated and
realigned. Residents had to learned to "look both ways" before
driving their wagons across the intersections of roads and tracks.
A new railroad line altered the landscape, local travel patterns,
and attitudes toward technology and commerce.
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83. JAMES RIVER
BLUES
Quilter: Grace James
Whitaker, Designed by
Paula Barnes
Location: 103 S. John
Street,
Walhalla
Stacie and James Powell of Walhalla, SC are sponsors of this
latest addition, and the pattern is called James River Blues, an
antique reproduction quilt designed by Paula Barnes, well known
specialist and author of books on quilt reproductions. This quilt
pattern has a history with the Powell family.
84. FLOWER POT or
FLOWER BASKET
Quilter: Carolyn Harris
Three quilts mounted at Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative, located
at the intersection of Highway 123 and Route 11 in Oconee
County are from the family of Carolyn and John Harris of Fair
Play. The three patterns include a Flower Pot or Flower Basket, a
Caesar's Crown, and a Cactus Blossom.
GPS: N34° 39.9503', W083° 5.7933'
Stacie and James have a daughter named Marlowe James Powell.
She was named after Stacie's favorite poet, Christopher Marlowe,
after her father and his mother's family. Stacie felt the pattern
name, James River Blues, was rather serendipitous.
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GPS N34° 45.8306', W083° 3.5782'
85. CAESAR'S CROWN
Quilter: Eula Harris
86. CACTUS BLOSSOM
Quilter: Unknown
Location of all three: Blue
Ridge Electric Cooperative
2328 Sandifer Blvd.,
Westminster
According to Brackman, an important guide to quilt patterns, the
Caesar's Crown has been a popular pieced pattern in South
Carolina since the 1840's. This one was found in a closet in the
home of John Harris's grandmother, Eula (and Mark) Harris, and
looks to be mid‐19th century from the way the reds and greens
have faded.
The Flower Pot or Flower Basket was one of the simplest
versions of the basket pattern. This particular quilt was Carolyn
Harris's first quilt project and she obviously carefully cut and
arranged the printed fabric so the "flower" diamonds create a
secondary design.
The original quilter of the Cactus Blossom is unknown, but it is
an early twentieth century, rounded‐off interpretation of the more
angular pieced tulip pattern. Carolyn has many fond childhood
memories of weekends at her grandparents' home, the Old
Newton home place, where she slept on the upstairs sleeping
porch. This particular quilt was used to cover the well pump on
that same porch in the winter to keep it from freezing. Today, her
sister Jane and husband Don Acevedo live on this century farm.
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87. FRIENDSHIP
Quilters: Students of
Clemson Montessori
School
Sponsor: Clemson
Montessori School
Location: Clemson
Montessori School, 204
Pendleton Road, Clemson
The Clemson Montessori School (CMS), located at 204
Pendleton Road in Clemson, has joined the Upstate Heritage
Quilt Trail (UHQT). The Trail's mission is to "honor and preserve
quilting traditions while promoting tourism through the public
display of quilts and painted quilt blocks." CMS has a strong
tradition of sewingarts, so participating in this project was not
only a wonderful learning experience for the students but a
chance to share the 36 year history of the school.
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88. TULIP
Quilter: Janie Mae
Nicholson Ridley
Region of the South
Corridor
Location: Oconee State
Park, 624 State Park Road,
Mountain Rest
The tulip pattern quilt was originally pieced by Janie Mae
Nicholson Ridley (1899 – 1976), born on Pig Pen Branch near
the Chattooga River in the Village Creek area of Mountain Rest.
The family moved to the Georgia side of the river after her father
drowned on the river during a heavy rain and her mother
remarried.
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89. PRESIDENT'S
WREATH
Quilter: Emmert Family
quilt, quilter unknown,
finished by Virginia
Grobusky
Region of the South
Corridor
Location: Oconee
Community Theater, 8001
Utica Street, Seneca
The Presidents Wreath is a pattern dates back to mid to late 18th
century. The appliquéd blocks of this quilt were originally found
in a dresser drawer belonging to Mrs. Lois Emmert of Mason
City, Iowa after her death. The family chose to let Doyce and
Trish Emmert, Lois's son and daughter‐in‐law, take them back to
South Carolina for Trish's mother, Jenny Grobusky, a well‐known
local quilter and teacher, to finish putting the quilt together.
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S: N34° 40.4953', W082° 48.6992'
GPS: N34° 52.1196', W083° 6.3322'
GPS: N34° 40.5267', W082° 55.5973'
90. TRIP AROUND THE
WORLD SUNFLOWER
Quilter: Lisa Chaney
Sponsor: City of Anderson
Location: Jo Brown Senior
Activity Center, 101 S. Fant
Street, Anderson, SC
The Trip Around The World Sunflower quilt is on display at the
Jo Brown Senior Activity Center located at 101 S. Fant Street,
Anderson, South Carolina in the Historic McCants Middle
School. Sunflowers are a significant part of the senior story
starting with Jo Brown, the first director of the Anderson County
Senior Citizens Program, who loved sunflowers and seniors.
Later, Director Brandon Grace developed the sunflower as the
first and only logo of the program.
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91. MARINER'S
COMPASS
Quilter: Unknown
Quilt Trail and Donated by
Kathy Caine
Location: Anderson
Special Olympics, 101 S.
Fant Street, Anderson
The Mariner's Compass has been a classic pattern for almost 200
years. From the time American women began making quilts; stars
have found their way into quilting patterns. Star shapes are
natural ones for quilters because the corners of patchwork often
form stars with varying points. With slight modifications a star
pattern can take on a new look and a new name.
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92. MY BLUE RIDGE
Quilter: Carolyn Harris
Location: 650 Deer Creek
Lane, Fair Play
My Blue Ridge was originally designed and created by Carolyn.
"My quilt pattern is an original 'mental conjuration' that
developed during a class in which I had all the wrong fabrics for
a landscape design. Thus My Blue Ridge was born!"
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93. SCHOOL HOUSE
Quilter: Nelda Barkmann
Quilt Trail
Location: 150 Pleasant Hill
Circle, Westminster
Westminster's Retreat Rosenwald School displays the quilt block
called Schoolhouse. Nelda Barkmann, mother of Lyman resident,
Karla Glova, was the original quilter.
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GPS: N34° 30.2485', W082° 38.7376'
GPS: N34° 30.2485', W082° 38.7376'
GPS: N34° 31.3212', W083° 1.7038'
GPS: N34° 38.4552', W083° 3.8158'S
94. HAWAIIAN PATCH
Quilter:
Patricia Ann Slater
Sponsor: Drs. Ross &
Fredrickson
Location: 10229-A
Clemson Blvd., Seneca
A quilt block known as a Hawaiian Patch has been mounted on
the dental offices of Drs. Kendon Ross and Malia Fredrickson at
10229-A Clemson Boulevard in Seneca.
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95. STARS
Quilter: Mattie Ryan
Blackwell
Location: 517 W. Main
Street, Walhalla
The historic family home of Cissy Moyle Terry at 517 W. Main
Street in Walhalla is being added to the Upstate Heritage Quilt
Trail. Mrs. Terry is sponsoring a star pattern quilt block to be
placed on her home. Her great, great aunt, Mattie Ryan Blackwell
of Florence, SC, originally quilted it. Although the date of the
quilt is unknown, it was passed onto Mrs. Terry in 1974.
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96. Tsunami Relief
Quilter: Martha Duke
Sponsor: Seneca Literary
and Civic Club
Location:
Brown-Oglesby Funeral
Home, 101 E.N. Second
Street, Seneca
The Seneca Literary and Civic Club, celebrating its 90th year
serving the Seneca area in 2013, sponsored this quilt block.
Martha Duke, a local resident, made the original quilt from a
pattern called Bouillabaisse and donated it to the victims of the
2011 Japanese Tsunami.
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97. LOG CABIN
Quilter: Judy Dubose,
Robin Ann Cooper Dubose
Sponsor: Friends as a
wedding gift
Location: End of the Road
Studios,
255 E. Bear Swamp Road,
Walhalla
The original Log Cabin Quilt was a joint effort by Judy Dubose
and her daughter-in-law, Robin Anne Cooper Dubose. Robin
chose the fabric and cut the pieces, while Judy sewed them
together.
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GPS: N34° 42.0259', W082° 55.5941'
GPS: N34° 45.9733', W083° 4.3337'
GPS: N34° 22.6495', W080° 3.9509'
GPS: N34° 43.8634', W083° 2.4911'
98. TEXAS STAR
Quilter: Jessie Blackwell
Location: 202 Augusta
Street, Westminster
The front porch of Jimmy and Sandra Powell's has the quilt
pattern called a Texas Star and was originally quilted by Mrs.
Powell's aunt, Jessie Blackwell. Miss Jessie never married but
worked as a seamstress in the Jantzen mill in Westminster.
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99. AUTUMN STARS
Quilter: Denise
McCormick
Location: 301 W. Abbey
Street, Westminste
The Autumn Star has been a favorite for generations. It combines
nicely with other star blocks. "This quilt was made for my
daughter and her husband soon after they married and moved to
their first home. I chose the fabrics to complement their home
and planned for it to be just something to snuggle up in on a cold
day or take on a picnic.
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100. FRIENDSHIP
GARDEN
Quilter: Essie Jane
Spencer Smith
Sponsor: Donna J.
Campbell
Location: 100 E Windsor
Street, Westminster
The City of Westminster is adding another block as part of the
Upstate Heritage Quilt Trail. The quilt pattern Friendship Garden,
will be mounted on the Municipal Building located on Highway
123 in Oconee County, SC. Essie Jane Spencer Smith of the
Madison (Old Liberty Baptist Church) Community of Oconee
County, made the original quilt. It was completed sometime
before August 1945, as a wedding present to her son, Spencer and
his wife, Lelline Smith. Donna J. Smith Campbell, Essie Smith's
granddaughter, is sponsoring this addition to the trail.
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101 Carolina Lilly
Quilter: Elizabeth B.
Worsham
Sponsor: Belton Area
Museum Association
Location: Ruth Drake
Museum, 100 North Main
Street,
Belton, SC
The Board of the Belton Area Museum Association chose for
their Upstate Heritage Quilt Trail project, the Carolina Lily quilt,
because it is among the oldest in the local area and is owned by
Board Member, LuAnne Foster. The list of names for this pattern
is long, dating back to the 19th century.
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GPS: N34° 40.1402', W083° 5.9149'
GPS: N34° 39.9404', W083° 5.8639'
GPS: N34° 31.3789', W082° 29.6449'
102 Bouquet of Flowers
and "Peu a Peu"
Quilter: Harriet Porcher
Smith
Sponsor: Department of
Historic Properties,
Clemson University
Location: Hanover House
South Carolina Botanical
Garden 350 Garden Trail,
Clemson, SC
The double sided quilt block has been mounted in front of the
home near the driveway entrance and reflects its history and
furnishings. The first is an Antique Appliqué Square in a floral
wreath pattern 14 ¾ " x 14 5/8" sewn by Harriet Porcher Smith.
The second block, called "Peu a Peu," is the motto for the
Hanover House at Clemson University. Begun in 1714 for Paul
de St. Julien the house took two years to complete.
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103 Floral Wreath
Quilter: Martha Cornelia
Calhoun
Sponsor: Department of
Historic Properties,
Clemson University
Location: Fort Hill: Home
of John C. Calhoun &
Thomas G. Clemson, 101
Fort Hill Street, Clemson
SC
Fort Hill, the home of John C. Calhoun and then Thomas Greene
Clemson, has joined the Upstate Heritage Quilt Trail. The block
is mounted in the garden as one walks to the house from the
visitor's parking lot.
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105 Corn & Peas and a
Cornucopia
Quilter: Robin Kaja
Sponsor: Anderson County
Master Gardeners
Location: Farmers Market
Pavilion, Murray Avenue,
Anderson
The Anderson County Master Gardeners have sponsored a table
runner quilt block to be displayed on the Anderson County
Farmer's Market located on the corner of Tribble and Murray
Streets in Anderson, South Carolina.
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GPS: N34° 40.9543', W082° 50.3724'
GPS N34° 40.7103', W082° 50.312'
GPS: N34° 30.3856', W082° 39.1015'
106 African Village
Quilter: Anna Mae Willis
Sponsor: The ARTS
Center Clemson
Location: 212 Butler
Street, Clemson, SC
The quilt, called African Village, was originally designed and
made by Anna Crittendon Willis of Clemson. An only child born
in Tennessee in 1925, Anna moved with her parents to Seneca at
the age of two.
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107 Blackford's Beauty
Quilter: Gail Sexton
Sponsor: Pickens County
Cultural Commission
Location: Pickens County
Museum of Art and
History,
307 Johnson Street,
Pickens, SC
The Pickens County Museum of Art and History has joined the
Upstate Heritage Quilt Trail. Called Blackford's Beauty, the quilt
was originally made by Gail Sexton, and is sponsored by the
Pickens County Cultural Commission.
Mrs. Sexton told us, "I made a quilt called 'Red Birds on Parade'
in 2012, using the Blackford's Beauty Block.
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108 Fiddlers Jig
Quilter: Jeanette R. Moody
A quilt block known as Fiddler's Jig has been mounted on a barn
at Hagood Mill Historic Site & Folklife Center. Jeanette R.
Moody of Liberty made the original quilt block in 2010 as a wall
hanging for her home.e used a pattern by Marcia Hohn and says it
is the same as one that she made many years ago by a different
name.
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GPS N34° 41.1656', W082° 49.3586
GPS N34° 52.8866', W082° 42.3235'
Sponsor: Pickens County
Cultural Commission
Location: Hagood Mill
Historic Site & Folklife
Center 138 Hagood Mill
Road, Pickens, SC
GPS: N34° 55.6231', W082° 43.3367'
109 Carolina Lily
Quilters: Helen Wright
Wilson and Grace Wright
Watson
Sponsor: The Clarkson
Family
Location: 306 N. Catherine
Street, Walhalla
GPS: N34° 46.0742', W083° 3.7985'
The Carolina Lily quilt block was donated by Susan and Greg
Clarkson, their children and grandchildren, who all live in
Florida. The quilt block went on the home of Maxie Duke, a
Christmas gift in appreciation for her love and guidance over the
years. The history of the Carolina Lily pattern can be found in the
description of #61 on the Quilt Trail.
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110 Dutch Doll
Quilter: Ruth Azilee
Shirley Black
Location: 560 Theo Martin
Road, Westminster
The quilt pattern is Dutch Doll and was originally made by her
grandmother, Ruth Azilee Shirley Black. Mrs. Black was born in
the Earles Grove Community of Oconee County in 1913 and died
in 1993.
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111 Building Blocks
Quilter: Ellen Henderson
Quilt Trail
Location: 415 S. Pine
Street, Walhalla, inside
display
The Building Blocks quilt block has been donated to Oconee
County by the Upstate Heritage Quilt Trail, working
collaboratively with the County to preserve our heritage through
the stories of the quilts and their makers. This quilt block is
displayed inside the County Administration Building at 415 S.
Pine Street, Walhalla.
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112 Flag
Quilter: Jean Christopher
Location: Boat dock, Lake
Cherokee
The Flag quilt can be found on the home of Jeanie and Dave
Christopher on Jumping Branch Road on Lake Cherokee. She is
the quilter and even created the pattern from the flags used by the
lake association. They are in the shape of triangle flags.
As Jeanie told us, "This quilt was inspired by our living here at
Lake Cherokee for 10 years.
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113 Crossroads (right
block)
Quilter: Sue Holder Rash
Sponsor: Tamassee Salem
High School Class of 1981
Location: Tamassee Salem
Middle/High School,
4Eagle Lane, Salem
The 1981 Class of Tamassee-Salem High School is sponsoring
second addition to the school. This quilt block is in honor of their
former English teacher, Ron Rash, well-known local writer.
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GPS: N34° 38.0907', W083° 4.7354'
GPS: N34° 45.5926', W083° 4.4113'
GPS N34° 54.7969', W083° 3.767'
GPS: N34° 53.3491', W082° 58.7395'
114 Fan (left block)
Quilter: Mrs. Jones
Sponsor: Tamassee Salem
High School Class of 1981
The Tamassee-Salem High School Class of 1981 and former
classmates sponsor the first block, the fan pattern quilt is "In
Location: Tamassee Salem
Middle/High School, 4
Eagle Lane, Salem
memory of our dear principal, Sam Bass, Jr., principal from 1976
– 1989." Helen Jones who worked with Mr. Bass at the school
made the original fan quilt.
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115 Native Birds
Quilters: June Fisher,
Sadie German, Mable
Peters, Florence Murth,
lJune Fisher, Sadie
German, Mable Peters,
Florence Murth
Location: 202 Chartwell
Point Road,
Seneca, SC
The Upstate Heritage Quilt Trail has gained an unusual addition.
Rather than a typical quilt block, this addition is a rendition of a
cross stitch quilt called "Native Birds," and was mounted on the
home of its owner, Jacqueline Downes of Chartwell Point Road
in Seneca, SC.
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116 Holiday Splendor
Quilter: June Kuter,
Designer: Mary Lynn
Konyu
Sponsor: Lorraine Harding
Real Estate Location:
10898 Clemson Blvd.,
Seneca, SC
The real estate office of Lorraine Harding has joined the Upstate
Heritage Quilt Trail. Called Holiday Splendor, the original quilt
design was made by Mary Lynn Konyu of Washington State. Her
husband used his engineering skills to design the pattern and then
it was published in 1996 in "Quilted for Christmas." June Kuter
of Keowee Key made the original cloth quilt block.
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118 Double Wedding Ring
A Double Wedding Ring quilt block was added to the home of
Joe and Carolyn Murrow on Gap Hill Road in Six Mile. The
original quilt was made by Joe's maternal grandmother, Janie
Elizabeth Gunn Smith.
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GPS N34° 42.5818', W082° 58.6739'
GPS: N34° 41.7186', W082° 52.713'
Quilter: Janie Elizabeth
Gunn Smith
Sponsor: The Joe Murrow
Family
Location: 578 Gap Hill
Road, Six Mile, SC
GPS N34° 50.4984', W082° 52.5636'
119 Grandmother's Flower
Garden
Quilter: Verna Mayfield
Sponsor: City of Anderson,
South Carolina
Location: 111 East
Whitner Street, Anderson
GPS N34° 30.2137', W082° 38.9976'
Grandmother's Flower Garden sponsored by the City of
Anderson, South Carolina was placed on the Wren Building at
111 East Whitner Street in downtown Anderson.
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120 Harwards' Hay Day
Farm
Quilter: Lucy Harward
Location: 130 Hay Day
Drive, Pickens, SC
Lucy and Dale Harwards' Hay Day Farm located at 130 Hay Day
Farm Drive in Pickens has joined the Upstate Heritage Quilt
Trail. A quilt block designed by the Reverend and Mrs. Harward
and executed by her, is called Harwards' Hay Day Farm. It
depicts their life together and their many vocations and interests.
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121 Tulips
Quilter: Mary Lollis
Meyers and ladies fro the
Chiquola Baptist Church
Sponsor: Town of Honea
Path
Location: Honea Path
Town Hall and Watkins
Community Center
204 South Main Street,
Honea Path, SC
The Tulips quilt block is located at Honea Path Town Hall and
Watkins Community Center. This building also houses the Honea
Path Arts Center and the Honea Path Museum. The original quilt
is owned by the Mayor of Honea Path, Earl Lollis Meyers, and
was quilted by his Mother, Mary Lollis Meyers and ladies from
the Chiquola Baptist Church, Honea Path, SC. About once a
week in the 1930's, the ladies from the church would come to the
Meyers home and work on the quilt.
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122 Nine Patch
Quilter: Louise Elliott
Sponsors: Friends and
employees of Lila Doyle
Location: Lila Doyle at
Oconee Medical Center 101
Lila Doyle Drive, Seneca,
SC
Friends, families and employees of Lila Doyle joined together to
sponsor this quilt block. A pattern called a 9 Patch was installed
on the Long Term Care Rehab Facility's exterior and can be
viewed from both Highways 123 and 28 in Seneca.
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123 Bouillabaisse
Quilter: Verla Warther
Quilt Trail
Location: 645 The Bear
Blvd., Tamassee, SC
The home of Verla and William Warther in Tamassee, SC, has
been added to the Upstate Heritage Quilt Trail, with a block
called Bouillabaisse. It was originally made by Mrs. Warther and
is based on a pattern thought to have been designed by South
Carolina quilter, Pam Johnson.
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124 Hollyhocks
Quilter: Carol Kreson
Sponsor: Ellen Sadler
Location: Hospice of the
Upstate
1835 Rogers Road,
The Hollyhocks quilt was sponsored by Ellen Sadler, a member
of the Board of Directors of Hospice of the Upstate in memory of
Eleanor Nagele. The pattern was designed by Ruth B. McDowell,
professional quilt artist and featured in her book, Pieced Flowers.
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GPS N34° 56.4104', W082° 40.3851'
GPS: N34° 26.6584', W082° 23.5654'
GPS N34° 41.6433', W082° 59.0509'
GPS N34° 53.6849', W083° 2.7136'
Anderson SC
GPS N34° 31.3325', W082° 37.2455'
125 Scenes from
Mountain Rest
Quilters: Mary Belle Nix
designer Etcetera Club of
Mountain Rest
Sponsored by: Etcetera
Club of Mountain Rest
Location: Mountain Rest
Community Center, 120
Verner Mill Road,
Mountain Rest, SC
The Etcetera Club of Mountain Rest has joined the Upstate
Heritage Quilt Trail. Chartered in 1972, the club is located at 120
Vernon Mill Road. The original cloth quilt, called Scenes from
Mountain Rest, was designed by Mary Belle Nix and hand
quilted by other members of the club.
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126 Summer Wind
Quilter: Greeta G. Peden
Sponsor: Greeta G. Peden
Location: Pendleton
Branch Library of the
Anderson County Library
System, 650 South
Mechanic Street, Pendleton,
SC
The Summer Winds quilt block is located at the Pendleton
Branch Library of the Anderson County Library System, 650
South Mechanic, Pendleton, South Carolina. It is a quilt block
sponsored by Greeta G. Peden who has made the cloth quilt
pattern numerous times as gifts for family and friends.
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127 Butterfly
Quilter: Marie Hardy King
The old family home of Kenneth and Lynda King on Toccoa
Highway is displaying a Butterfly quilt block made originally by
his mother, Marie Hardy King (1926 – 2010), the daughter of
Tom and Myrtie Hardy.
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GPS: N34° 50.5638', W083° 8.1079'
GPS N34° 38.5615', W082° 46.9712'
Sponsor: Kenneth and
Lynda King
Location: 6515 Toccoa
Highway, Westminster SC
GPS: N34° 36.8315', W083° 9.7778'
128 North Star
Quilter: Katherine Kincaid
Allen
Sponsor: Tamassee-Salem
Elementary School
Location: 9950 N. Hwy 11,
Tamassee, SC
Tamassee-Salem Elementary School (TSES), located on
Highway 11, has joined the Upstate Heritage Quilt Trail with the
addition of a Mariner's Compass, painted by the students in the
Art Department. This North Star version is particularly
appropriate since TSES is the northernmost elementary school in
the district.
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129 Grandmothers Choice
The quilt, called Grandmother's Choice, was chosen by the
faculty and staff to honor one of their students, Alayna Cobb as
well as staff member James Poland 'for their bravery and
perseverance in the midst of medical struggles.
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GPS: N34° 52.8848', W083° 1.2953
Quilter: Unknown
Sponsor: Tamassee-Salem
Middle High
Location: 4 Eagle Lane,
Salem, SC
GPS: N34° 53.3491', W082° 58.7395'
130 Wild About Fabrics
Quilter: Judy Morris
Sponsor: Cindy Blair
Road, Central, SC
The home of Cindy Blair is the recipient of the latest addition in
Six Mile to the Upstate Heritage Quilt Trail. Called "Wild about
Fabrics," the quilt was originally designed and quilted by Judy
Morris. She says, "The pattern is a Log Cabin Swirl using
afoundation method of piecing with scraps from my 'stash' of
fabrics.
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131 Biblical Blocks
Quilter: Myrtle Childers
Sponsor: SASSY Ladies
Mission organization of
Mountain Rest Baptist
Church
Location: Mountain Rest
Baptist Church, 9915
Highlands Hwy, Mountain
Rest, SC
The original quilt was made by Myrtle Childers of Heath Springs,
Lancaster County, SC, for Pastor Randy Koon and his wife,
Suzanne, in 1994. She was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist
Church which he pastored at that time.
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GPS: N34° 48.163', W082° 50.4778
GPS: N34° 52.4323', W083° 9.4295'
132 Blue Bird of
Happiness
Quilter: Mary Melinda
(Mamie) Davis
Sponsor: Mrs. Patricia
(Pete) Ann Adams Sheriff
Location: Hopewell United
Methodist Church,
Methodist Drive & Jenkins
Bridge Road, Westminster,
SC
Hopewell United Methodist Church in Westminster is the 132nd
addition to the Upstate Heritage Quilt Trail. Sponsored by Mrs.
Patricia (Pete) Ann Adams Sheriff, the quilt block is called "Blue
Bird of Happiness" and was made by her Great Aunt Mary
Melinda (Mamie) Davis. It was a gift from Great Aunt Mamie on
the birth of the child who would become her favorite great niece.
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133 Crazy Quilt
Quilter: Unknown
Sponsor: In memory of"
Bud" Link by Mrs. Wayne
Link
Location: Link Family
Farm, 1606 Danenhower
Road, Pendleton, SC
Mrs. Wayne Link has sponsored the quilt in memory of her
husband, "Bud", the grandson of Joseph and Ada Link. Mrs. Link
developed an appreciation for quilts during childhood and has
wonderful memories of sleeping under quilts with warm flannel
linings at her grandmother's home. During the early 1970's, she
taught quilting classes and developed a small cottage industry in
an old dairy barn doing custom quilting.
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134 Bicentennial Quilt
Quilter: Mary E. Granger
Sponsor: Hagood
Community Center Fiber
Arts Program
Location: Hagood
Community Center 129
School House Street,
Pickens, SC
The original quilt was made by Mrs. Mary E. Granger (19322008) as a Bicentennial quilt. A native of Rochester, NY, she
received degrees in nursing and art history. It was the latter
training that yielded years of creativity.
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135 Crazy Quilt
Quilters: Aurelia Bristol
Sibley, Carrie Bristol,
Laura Bristol Martin,
Jennie Sibley
Sponsor: Jeannie Dobson
Location: The Kitchen
Table Restaurant, Highway
11 in Tamassee
Jeannie Simms Dobson of Tamassee sponsored a historic family
quilt block to be mounted on The Kitchen Table Restaurant,
Highway 11 in Tamassee. The quilt, called the Bristol Family
Quilt, was created in 1882 in Chicago, Illinois by three sisters,
Aurelia Bristol Sibley (52), Carrie Bristol and Laura Bristol
Martin, and Aurelia's daughter, Jennie Sibley (23). This Jennie
Sibley was Mrs. Dobson's great grandmother and was the creator
of the quilt concept and design.
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136 Lone Star
Quilter: Clara Wiley
Sponsor: Sarah Jordan
Location: Starr-Iva Middle
School, 1034 Rainey Road,
Iva SC
The Lone Star quilt block is one of the most recognizable quilt
patterns for Americans. It is also one of the oldest patterns, along
with the Mariner's Compass, Orange Peel, Job's Trouble, and
Irish Chain. This is a pattern known by many names dating back
to the 19th century such as Mathematical Star, Star of Bethlehem,
Star of the East, and Morning Star.
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GPS N34° 37.9332', W083° 9.1356'
GPS N34° 39.5027', W082° 44.8984'
PS N34° 53.3334', W082° 41.9112'
GPS N34° 52.7676', W083° 1.3069'
GPS N34° 22.9164', W082° 43.5299'
137 Road to Jericho
Quilter: Clara Webb
Lindsay
Sponsor: Unfinished
Objects Quilt Bee
Location: Roberts
Presbyterian Church, 2716
Hwy. 187 S, Anderson SC
The Road to Jericho quilt block is designed from a quilt made
from fabrics collected over several decades by Clara Webb
Lindsay, in 1995. Clara, a longtime resident of Anderson County,
attended Roberts until her death in 1998 at the age of 89. The
cloth quilt now belongs to her niece, Judy Stevanovich, who is a
member of Roberts and lives in Anderson.
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138 Orchard of Learning
Quilter: Patricia Huggins
Sponsor: Oconee County
School District Artist in
Residence Program
Location: Orchard Park
Elementary, 600 Toccoa
Highway, Westminster
Orchard Park Elementary School in Westminster has joined the
Upstate Heritage Quilt Trail. The quilt pattern, called Orchard of
Learning, was painted by the 2nd grade class of the 2013-14
school year under the guidance of the art teacher, Jennifer
Hindman. The quilt is representative of the stages of learning
students go through in a school year – from vessels ready to be
filled like the winter tree, to blossoming and growing in their
learning until they reach the stage of full fruit.
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140 Carpenter's Wheel
Quilter: Mrs. Una Welborn
The Carpenter's Wheel quilt block has been placed on the
grounds of the historic Hagood-Mauldin House managed by The
Pickens County Historical Society. The Carpenter's Wheel was a
pattern used in the Underground Railroad to guide slaves to
freedom. It also represents the fine carpentry that went into the
building of the house in 1850 in Old Pickens on the banks of the
Keowee River.
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GPS: N34° 27.4266', W082° 47.3293'
GPS N34° 40.2033', W083° 6.8317'
Sponsor: Una & Harold
Welborn
Location: Hagood-Mauldin
House, 104 Lewis Street,
Pickens
GPS: N34° 53.112', W082° 42.3487'
Upstate Heritage Quilt Trail; PO Box 333; Walhalla, SC 29691;
864 723-6603; [email protected]

UHQT Quilt Trail - South Carolina National Heritage Corridor

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