MQ Quilt Collection: Minnesota Banner

"Minnesota Banner"

1985
36" x 56"

Design: A "flag" representing the forests, lakes and farms of Minnesota

Fabrics: Cotton

Techniques: Pieced, hand appliquéd; backed and bound but not quilted

Makers: Mary Lou Chmiel, Bonnie Ellis, Lynn Fredsall, Helen Kelley, Sharon Meinz, Connie Pluhar, Wendy Richardson, Jill Ries

Comments: Embroidered across bottom, "The Trail of the Pioneer Bore the Footprints of Liberty". Submitted for a quilt competition for Flag Day sponsored by the Fairfield Processing Corporation.

Displayed at:

• Governor's Convention in Boise, Idaho in 1985
• Quilt Market and Quilt Festival in Houston, Texas in 1985
• The Great American Quilt Festival in New York City in 1986

MQC 01 12 01 documented 07/01/12

Quilt Index number: 19-15-5700