Caroline

Designed and quilted by Marlene Brown Woodfield.

Show Statement (by Marlene): “This quilt was make by Caroline’s great Aunet ‘Lene, LaPorte, IN. It was given as a gift to Nathan and Rosalie Wilson, Caroline’s grandparents for their 40th wedding anniversary, October 20, 2008.

Size: 43″ wide x 38″ high

Made: 2008

Fabrics: cotton

Threads: cotton, polyester

Batt: Hobb’s Heirloom 80%/20%

Predominant Colors: pink, yellow and green

Construction Techniques: inked facial features and shading, dyed white on white fabric for background, crazy nin patch border, rough edge aplique’ hair, hand and machinge applique’, free motion machine quilted, piped, bound with 2 sleeves on the reverse. Signed and labeled.

History: Union Mills Library presentation, July 29, 2009, Union Mills, IN. String-A-Long Quilt Guild Show, Valparaiso, IN, October 2008.

Detail shown in close up photos below:

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