Matthis Bird Quilt

Matthis Bird Quilt
In the 1960's, my great uncle Gladston Matthis (A.K.A Uncle Doodle) mail ordered a quilt pattern from Progressive Farmer magazine. The iron transfer embroidery pattern contained 50 state birds. My great grand-mother, Eva Mae Ezzell Matthis, completed this quilt for Doodle. For many years after her passing in 1970, Doodle kept the quilt in his room and would occasionally show it to visitors. In the early to mid 1990's, Doodle hung the quilt up (with nails ~cringe~) in the family room. It was especially enjoyed during the annual family reunion each June.

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Chickadee or Cardinal?


In 1948, North Carolina elected the Cardinal as it's state bird. Prior to that, it was a Chickadee. It appears that the pattern we purchased has a Chickadee as North Carolina's bird (see previous post). We know that Eva's quilt had the Cardinal as the NC state bird. Here is a photo I found from a different quilt that has a Cardinal This may have been the pattern Eva used. Given that the family has been in North Carolina for over 250 years, (and seeing as how the quilt was made there), it's fairly important that we get this one right!!
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