Quilt by Carrie Perkins, 2006. OQP ID #: 2019.DS.SP.01
Stitches & Stories: Discoveries from the Oregon Quilt Project
An Exhibit at the Willamette Heritage Center
September 27 – December 23, 2019
For the past 9 years, volunteers with the Oregon Quilt Project have been working to document quilts throughout the state—recording information about quilts and their makers in Oregon. Quilts are made for a purpose; those in this exhibit represent some of the reasons why. Whether it is utilitarian or decorative, for a special occasion or a community event, each quilt tells a story all its own.
I have a collection of 9 quilts that date back to 1856 Elizabeth Ann (Farrier) McCoy and her daughter Ellen Jane (McCoy) Vaughn. Some were possibly made in a bee in Scio. I have oral tradition from my Grandfather that his Grand mother made them as a midwife on the Oregon Trail. I have Census information verifying several trips back and forth across the country and a news paper article in her own words of one trip she made as a young widow with 4 small children. I would like to get more information about the quilts I have and protect them/ display them…
Hello, Deborah! Thank you for your interest! “Quilt Detectives” from the Oregon Quilt Project will be at the Willamette Heritage Center (1313 Mill St SE, Salem, OR 97301) October 8 and 22, 2019 from 10 am – 2 pm to help you learn more about your mystery quilts! Learn more about the Quilt Detectives events here: https://www.facebook.com/events/719793981817883/