Jerra Unglesbee has been quilting for 20 years having taught herself to quilt when she moved to Watauga County. She has been a member of the Mountain Laurel Quilt Guild for about 15 years and won first place in a guild-wide competition for crazy...
Jerra Unglesbee has been quilting for 20 years having taught herself to quilt when she moved to Watauga County. She has been a member of the Mountain Laurel Quilt Guild for about 15 years and won first place in a guild-wide competition for crazy...
M Mueller is a self-taught quilter. He began quilting in Boone, in 2004, piecing on his grandmother's 1920s White Rotary sewing machine, which he still uses exclusively. He pieces on machine and quilts by hand. Though not a member of a guild, M's...
Marni made her first quilt in 1975, but didn't become seriously interested in the quilt as an art form until 1995. She has won awards in local quilt shows. Her work has been exhibited in international quilt shows, she's had one and two person...
Leniavell Trivette learned how to quilt as well as many other handicrafts from her late mother Elsie Trivette, the 1994 N.C. Heritage Award Recipient, who in turn learned from her mother and grandmother while growing up in the mountains of Avery...
The women of Deerfield United Methodist Church have made quilts for a number of years to raise money for church projects. They prefer traditional quilt patterns and invest much time in hand quilting. One member provides a wooden frame for the...
This image shows Flora Pribble standing by a quilt, part of a quilting competition by the Art Department at Appalachian State University (1967-current) during the 1970s. Pribble's quilt won third place in the competition. The Art Department was one...
Ballads, English -- North Carolina<b r>Ballads, Irish -- North Carolina<br>Ballads, Manx -- North Carolina<br>Ballads, Scots -- North Carolina<br>Adultery -- Songs and music<br>Binge drinking -- Songs and music
One leaf, handwritten in pencil on the front side. The document is in good physical condition. There are holes at the top corners, likely from pushpins. There are two loose leaf binding holes at the left edge. There is a paper clip rust stain...
This image shows Assistant Professor Judy Humphrey of the Art Department standing in front of a quilt, part of a quilting competition by the Art Department at Appalachian State University (1967-current) during the 1970s. The quilt in the background...
Ballads, English -- North Carolina<b r>Ballads, Irish -- North Carolina<br>Ballads, Manx -- North Carolina<br>Ballads, Scots -- North Carolina<br>Adultery -- Songs and music<br>Binge drinking -- Songs and music
One leaf, typewritten on the front side. The document is in good physical condition. There are holes at both upper corners. likely from pushpins. There is a paper clip rust stain at the upper right corner of the reverse side. There is a...
Lena Trivette learned how to quilt as well as many other handicrafts from her late mother Elsie Trivette, the 1994 N.C. Heritage Award Recipient, who in turn learned from her mother and grandmother while growing up in the mountains of Avery...
Ballads, English<br>Ballads, Scots<br>Ghosts -- Songs and Music<br>Mothers -- Songs and Music
One leaf, typewritten on the front side. The document is in good physical condition. There is a significant tear, likely from the removal of a staple, at the upper left corner. There is one staple hole at the upper left corner. There is a...
One leaf, typewritten on the front side. The document is in excellent physical condition. The document was laminated. There is some minor fraying along the right edge. The text of "Seven Long Years I've Been Married," Variant 4 is...
This image shows Jill Read standing by her quilt, part of a quilting competition by the Art Department at Appalachian State University (1967-current) during the 1970s. The Art Department was one of the first departments at Appalachian State and is...
This image shows Ruby Dishman standing by a quilt, part of a quilting competition by the Art Department at Appalachian State University (1967-current) during the 1970s. Dishman's entry won second place in the competition. The Art Department was one...
This image shows the winners of a quilting competition by the Art Department at Appalachian State University (1967-current) during the 1970s. Seven women are seen standing in front of a quilt. Image includes Ethel Smith (honorable mention), Jill...
This image shows the Blue Ridge Forest Team from Crossnore Elementary School in Crossnore, NC, standing in front of their bicentennial quilt. The team was comprised of fourth, fifth, and sixth graders, and included Kitty Coffey, Barbara Church,...
This image shows a woman seated in a chair holding a quilt in front of a display of quilts in the William Leonard Eury Appalachian Collection at the first Belk Library, built 1968, at Appalachian State University (1967-current). The W. L. Eury...
This image shows two women seated before a quilt in front of a display of quilts in the William Leonard Eury Appalachian Collection at the first Belk Library, built 1968, at Appalachian State University (1967-current). The W. L. Eury Appalachian...
This image shows two women holding a quilt in front of a display of quilts in the William Leonard Eury Appalachian Collection at the first Belk Library, built 1968, at Appalachian State University (1967-current). The W. L. Eury Appalachian...