Kitten Appliqué Quilt1941–195083 × 67"Cotton, including muslin feed sacks, with cotton embroideryGift of Laura Fisher, Antique Quilts and Americana1987.8.10Applied binding, same fabric as backing. Outline quilting around kittens, parallel lines in border area.152367236Artist unidentifiedTextilesUnited StatesKentuckyTextilespiecedpatternappliqued quiltrevivalMany of the quilts from the 1930's and 1940's were based upon patterns that could be ordered through syndicated newspaper columns. Some of the most popular were Alice Brooks, Laura Wheeler, Anne Adams, etc. The newspaper syndicate oringinated in New York but was printed in local newspapers all through the midwest. This pattern is from Laura Wheeler/Needlecraft service or Laura Brooks/Household Arts, prior to the mid-1940's, two separate companies. Advertised through the Kansas City Star, Needlecraft Department. The maker of this example has used printed muslin feed sacks for many of the pieced elements, a practice that was not uncommon in the Midwest during this period.19411950 1987 8 1 piecedpatternappliqued quiltrevivalMany of the quilts from the 1930's and 1940's were based upon patterns that could be ordered through syndicated newspaper columns. Some of the most popular were Alice Brooks, Laura Wheeler, Anne Adams, etc. The newspaper syndicate oringinated in New York but was printed in local newspapers all through the midwest. This pattern is from Laura Wheeler/Needlecraft service or Laura Brooks/Household Arts, prior to the mid-1940's, two separate companies. Advertised through the Kansas City Star, Needlecraft Department. The maker of this example has used printed muslin feed sacks for many of the pieced elements, a practice that was not uncommon in the Midwest during this period.