Description
The History of the Jane Stickle Quilt
The 1863 Jane Stickle Quilt is comprised of 169 five-inch blocks, each in different patterns, containing a remarkable total of 5,602 pieces surrounded by a unique scalloped border. The craftsmanship of the quilt has been mentioned in numerous quilting books, and is the topic of Dear Jane, The Two Hundred Twenty-Five Patterns from the 1863 Jane A. Stickle Quilt, by Brenda Papadakis.
In this presentation, Bennington Museum Collections Manager Callie Raspuzzi shares what we know about Jane Stickle, who was born in Shaftsbury, Vermont in 1817 and lived there until her death in 1896.
