From the quilt museum web site:
Quilts made by Grace Snyder, an icon of American quiltmaking, will be exhibited at the International Quilt Study Center & Museum this spring. Recognized in the United States as one of the twentieth century's most accomplished quiltmakers, Grace's legacy lives on in the twenty-four quilts she created for exhibitions and competitions, several of which are included in this exhibition. (The image, right, is a detail from Grace's "Mosaic" quilt.)
In 1999, Quilter's Newsletter Magazine asked twenty-nine quilt experts to select the one hundred best American quilts of the twentieth century. In the first round of nominations, over half of the participants chose Grace Snyder's "Flower Basket Petit Point" which automatically qualified the quilt for inclusion in the final list. Finished in 1943, Grace made this remarkable masterpiece in sixteen months using approximately 87,000 tiny triangles to reproduce a china design produced by the Salem China Company of Salem, Ohio.
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- Hawley House
- John and Peggy have been married 46 years. John semi retired January 2007 and is fully retired in the summer of 2008. Peggy works full time at the University of Nebraska. We have 2 children Robert and Leeza. We also have 8 grandchildren. All live in Lincoln and we enjoy having them close. The Hawley Bed & Breakfast was open for 6 years. Now the Hawley House is in an 1890's Victorian built as two town homes that has been opened into one home and is a local historical landmark. We will be moving into the home in 2011 from across the street. We have 3 dogs Miko (12), Snoopy (10) & Sophie (8).
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