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Lois K. Ide Quilt Vest
No full textLois K. Ide (1920-2010) made this vest from an antique cotton quilt that dates from 1900 to 1920. Ide purchased the antique quilt for $5.00 at a local auction around 1981 and proceeded to make five vests from it, of which this is one. The others she gave as gifts. The quilt originally belonged to a farm lady whose son sold her quilts against her wishes. The quilt maker is unknown. Lois was a native Ohioan and resident of Bucyrus, who began sewing at the early age of four. She learned appliqué and patchwork from her mother and embroidery from her aunt. After years of mastering her craft, she became a master quilter and an internationally known teacher with students worldwide
Lois K. Ide Pineapple Swirls and Blossoms Quilt
No full textLois K. Ide (1920-2010) made this wall hanging which she titled Pineapple Swirls and Blossoms in 1989 for a quilt challenge. Gathering of Quilters Guild titled their guild challenge Throw Me a Curve and Ide won first place. The pineapple blocks, a strip-pieced pattern built around a diagonal half-square center block, is worked in cotton fabrics of pink and green. Ide machine pieced, hand quilted and hand embroidered this little quilt that measures 74cm x 74cm (29 inches x 29 inches). Lois was a native Ohioan and resident of Bucyrus, who began sewing at the early age of four. She learned appliqué and patchwork from her mother and embroidery from her aunt. After years of mastering her craft, she became a master quilter and an internationally known teacher with students worldwide
Lois K. Ide Quilted Jacket
No full textLois K. Ide (1920-2010) made this jacket in the 1980s from a commercial pattern called Blooming Eight Patch. Lois’ chose fabrics of red, yellow, green and blue printed floral calicos and plain colors and embellished the piece with small blue beaded flowers. She added pockets inside so that she wouldn't need to carry a purse. Lois was a native Ohioan and resident of Bucyrus, who began sewing at the early age of four. She learned appliqué and patchwork from her mother and embroidery from her aunt. After years of mastering her craft, she became a master quilter and an internationally known teacher with students worldwide
Lois K. Ide Vase of Flowers Quilt
No full textLois K. Ide (1920-2010) made this quilt, A Vase of Flowers, in 1988. Lois made this quilt for the annual Hoffman Textile Company quilt challenge. Lois chose to use the Hoffman fabric for the border while designing a vase of gladioli, tulips and tiger lilies for the center medallion. The vase is orange silk and all else is cotton. She used black glass beads to enhance the quilted dogwood blossoms in the border. The quilt measures 98 cm x 127 cm (38.5 inches x 50 inches). Lois was a native Ohioan and resident of Bucyrus, who began sewing at the early age of four. She learned appliqué and patchwork from her mother and embroidery from her aunt. After years of mastering her craft, she became a master quilter and an internationally known teacher with students worldwide
Lois K. Ide World Peace Quilt
No full textLois K. Ide (1920-2010) completed this quilt in 1988 and named it, World Peace. Perhaps her best-known piece; UNICEF used it for a greeting card in 1993. The pieced background of the quilt is based on a traditional Around the World pattern. The words Peace, World Peace, Peace on Earth, May Peace Prevail on Earth, and There will be World Peace are embroidered in 38 different languages. The globe she used is a homolographic one in which the size of the countries are kept in correct size proportionate to each other. The all-cotton quilt measures 165cm x 168cm (65 inches x 66 inches). Lois was a native Ohioan and resident of Bucyrus, who began sewing at the early age of four. She learned appliqué and patchwork from her mother and embroidery from her aunt. After years of mastering her craft, she became a master quilter and an internationally known teacher with students worldwide
Lois K. Ide State of Ohio Quilt
No full textLois K. Ide (1920-2010) made this quilt block twice, one for the White House and one for herself. First Lady Hillary Clinton and her staff chose Lois to make Ohio’s block for the tree skirt of the Blue Room Christmas tree in 1993. Each state and territory provided one block for their state. Lois created an original design and did all the work by hand. She chose a cardinal image and had a local company transfer it onto cloth for appliquéing. The carnation is rouched and red beads mark Ohio communities with a heart for the capital Columbus. The quilt measures 56 cm x 56 cm (22 in x 22 in). Lois was a native Ohioan and resident of Bucyrus who began sewing at the early age of four. She learned appliqué and patchwork from her mother and embroidery from her aunt. After years of mastering her craft, she became a master quilter and an internationally-known teacher with students worldwide
Lois K. Ide Origami Cranes Quilt
No full textLois K. Ide (1920-2010) titled her hand quilted work Origami Cranes. Made in 1986, she designed the quilt in horizontal stripes of solid red, solid white, blue and white polka-dots, and screen printed birds. Appliquéd origami cranes of different sizes are scattered across the quilt. The crane, a symbol of peace in Japan, is one of the Japanese’s favorite subjects for the paper folding technique of origami. This piece measures 78cm x 78cm (31 inches x 31 inches). Lois was a native Ohioan and resident of Bucyrus, who began sewing at the early age of four. She learned appliqué and patchwork from her mother and embroidery from her aunt. After years of mastering her craft, she became a master quilter and an internationally known teacher with students worldwide
Lois K. Ide Doll Basket Quilt and Brass Bed
No full textLois K. Ide (1920-2010) made this little blue quilt along with the bed linens, mattress and pillow between 1980 and 1985 for a brass doll bed she purchased from an estate sale in Bucyrus around 1980. For the quilt, Ide used white fabric taken from a pair of old pajamas and blue print fabric purchased for a daughter's dress, which she never made. The cotton batting is from 1936. The quilt measures 57cm x 70cm (22 inches x 28 inches). She used muslin for the sheet and pillowcase and trimmed it with tatted flower lace made by her Aunt Hettie. The first two images are of the quilt, front and back and the third image is of the bed completely accessorized. Lois was a native Ohioan and resident of Bucyrus, who began sewing at the early age of four. She learned appliqué and patchwork from her mother and embroidery from her aunt. After years of mastering her craft, she became a master quilter and an internationally known teacher with students worldwide
Lois K. Ide Zebras to Pineapples Quilt
No full textLois K. Ide (1920-2010) created this wall-hanging which she titled Zebras to Pineapples for a Hoffman Textile Company quilt challenge. Made during 1990, the six-sided wall-hanging is constructed of cotton and polyester; it has four concentric hexagon borders based around a center hexagon design. The block pattern is called the pineapple. The striped fabric that is used for the pineapple appliqué is cut so that one can see a zebra in the pineapple. The wall-hanging measures 121cm x 104cm (47.5 inches x 41 inches). Lois was a native Ohioan and resident of Bucyrus, who began sewing at the early age of four. She learned appliqué and patchwork from her mother and embroidery from her aunt. After years of mastering her craft, she became a master quilter and an internationally known teacher with students worldwide
Lois K. Ide Lincoln Quilt
No full textLois K. Ide (1920-2010) undertook the challenge of making the A. Lincoln quilt with a pattern she and her husband had created on a computer. Using the English paper piecing method of basting fabric over paper templates and then sewing the pieces together by hand, Lois was able to get the subtle skin tones and facial expression of Lincoln. The quilt has 4,200 little 5/8 (2cm) squares of cotton fabrics ranging from plain dark brown to light flesh tones. The log cabin-square border refers to Lincoln’s origins. Lois placed one of her favorite Lincoln quotes on the back label. The quilt measures 159cm x 197cm (61 inches x 78 inches). Lois made the top between 1984-1989 and due to a hand injury, Anita Shackelford, also from Bucyrus, quilted it. Lois was a native Ohioan and resident of Bucyrus, who began sewing at the early age of four. She learned appliqué and patchwork from her mother and embroidery from her aunt. After years of mastering her craft, she became a master quilter and an internationally known teacher with students worldwide
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