"In Philena s Friendship Quilt: A Quaker Farewell to Ohio," Lynda Salter Chenoweth discovers the story behind a Quaker signature quilt made in Ohio, in 1853. Chenoweth practices what she calls fabric archaeology to reveal not only the identity of the quilt recipient and details of her life and community but also a striking feature of the quilt itself a hidden design element created by the deliberate placement of names on the quilt s surface. Chenoweth also describes nineteenth century signature quilts and their appeal to Quaker quiltmakers.
Signature quilts, also known as friendship...