Yesterday I mentioned quilts. Today for National Quilt Day, I wanted to mention a type of quilt that your ancestor may have been a part of that may or may not be something she owned.
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| From the collection of Gena Philibert-Ortega |
Signature quilts were gifted to someone, or they were used as a fundraiser. So an ancestor's name may be on a quilt, but they did not own it because it was created as a gift for a family member or a friend or auctioned off. However, it's good to keep an eye out for any mention of this type of quilt in newspaper articles or local histories. In one case, I found a signature quilt that included my maternal grandmother's name in an Images of America book on her hometown.
The Quilt Index includes lists of quilts, including signatures quilts that should be searched. They also have an article on the subject at https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=essays&kid=2-129-1.
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