Name/Title
Girl Scout Quilt and BolsterEntry/Object ID
1996.T.066Description
Quilt and bolster donated by Girl Scouts
There are two parts: The body of the quilt and a pillow sham
The pillow sham measures 70" wide and 21" long and is made of a dark green cotton fabric. It has a series of white embroidered squares that are roughly 8x8". There are 3 squares in the top row and they are centered over an additional 7 squares in the bottom row.
Square #1: Top row left - The numbers 698 appear on the right side of the square and are vertical in a dark blue iron on fabric. There is a flag on the left of the square. The flagpole is embroidered in a coral color yarn and the flag flies toward the right. Six red stripes have been sewn onto the flag and alternate with white stripes. A seventh red stripe is missing. Presumably eaten by mice. A 1 1/2x2" blue square is in the upper left corner of the flag and a white circle appears with the numbers "76" written inside. The white ink is badly blurred and hard to read.
Square #2: Top row, middle. White 8x8 square of fabric. A circle has been embroidered approximately 71/2 diameter. Four people are embroidered at the center of the circle in brown and green thread. They are standing and holding hands. A series of six stripes cut across the top left of the circle and are sewn in orange, yellow, brown and green yarn. Scattered across the top of the circle are a series of stars sewn in green, brown, yellow, orange and white yarn. Embroidered beneath the people the word Troop is sewn in yellow thread and the number 1912 is in green and yellow.
Square #3: Top row, right - White 8x8 square of fabric. The words "Girl Scouts" is embroidered across the width of the square in red yarn. A 21/2 Bicentennial star is embroidered in red and blue yarn at the center of the square. Under the star "1976" is sewn in blue numbers that are 2" high. Bottom right corner embroidered in ¼" high numbers and green yarn is "#668".
Square #4: Bottom row, far left. White 8x8 square of fabric. Some sort of design has been sewn onto the square in a red cotton fabric and a swatch of denim. There is extensive rodent damage and it is impossible to identify the design. Much of the thread and fabric has been chewed away. Stitched at the bottom of the square is "Troop" in blue and "18" in red.
Square #5: Bottom row second from left. White 8x8" square of fabric with a 4 x 5" tear at the center and another 1" tear above it - most of the fabric is missing. All of the original embroidering has been chewed away and it is not possible to tell what the design was - it may have been a purple flower with green leaves. Stitched at the bottom right corner in pink yarn are 1" numbers - "1661"
Square #6: Bottom row, third from left. White 8x8" square of fabric. Sunburst design at center with 12 sun rays extending from 3" diameter yellow circle of fabric. At the center, embroidered in orange thread is "Bay Troop 359". Each ray has a name embroidered on it and they are: Julie B., Sharon C., Amy H., Kim B., Wendy P., Lisa T., Lynne V., Cindy F., Terri L., Julie S., Lisa P., Diana K.
Square #7: Bottom row, fourth from left. White 8x8" square of fabric. Top left corner has the word "Troop" embroidered in green thread. Center "GS" is sewn in green thread and far right corner has "1712" sewn in green thread. The center of the square looks like it was once a 7" heart embroidered in alternating lines of green, orange, brown and yellow. Only remnants of the original thread remain as it appears to have been badly chewed by rodents. Sewn in the bottom left corner in green thread is "The Beat" with the initials SH and the bottom right corner in green thread are the words "Goes On!"
Square #8: Bottom row, third from right. White 8x8" square of fabric. Large diamond shape with 6" sides embroidered in the center of the square. Two sides are sewn in yellow and the other two in green. Parts of the yellow thread are missing. At the top of the diamond are the words, "We do more than just" stitched in light orange thread. On the left tip of the diamond stitched in red are the numbers "1776". The center of the diamond has what appears to be a bear stitched in red although the thread on the top left of the body is missing. The letters "GS" are embroidered in green at the center of the bear. The numbers "1976" are sewn in red at the right point of the diamond but most of the thread is missing and only the needle marks are evident. At the bottom point of the diamond directly beneath the bear are the words "sell cookies!" Each corner of the 8x8 square outside the diamond has a word embroidered - the top left if the word "Loyal" in yellow thread - parts of each letter except the "a" are missing small pieces of thread. The top right has "Cheerful" stitched in green. The letters "c, "h" and "e" are missing most of the yarn. "r","f", "u" and "l" are intact. Bottom right segment has the word "Thrifty" stitched in yellow and most the yellow yarn is missing. Bottom left segment has the word "courteous" sewn in green and parts of the yarn are missing.
Square #9: Bottom row, second from right. White 8x8" square. What appears to be a curling wave covers most of the square. It is embroidered in various shades of blue and green and a large section of blue yarn at the top of the wave is missing. Two gulls are flying by and they are sewn in yellow.
Square #10: Bottom row, far right. White 8X8" square on which a large flower has been sewn. The flower has 5 white petals and half of the petal on the bottom right has been chewed away, The center of the flower is a 11/2 inch circle of yellow. There is a green flower stem but most of the thread is missing. There are three leaves in shades of green. The bottom left corner of the square reads Troop 171 2. Bay Village, Ohio sewn in green
Quilt Body:
The quilt is made of 44 white squares, approximately 9x9" each. The corner of each square is connected to the backing by various colors of hand tied yarn. The center is a large white square 18" h x19 w" and a 1-1/2" dark green cotton border. A 7-1/2h x 8"w yellow Girl Scout emblem has been appliquéd in the center. The center of the emblem has a large bird, facing left embroidered in brown thread The bird is holding quivers of arrows it its' talons. Sewn over the birds head are the letters "GS". The backing of the quilt is dark green cotton mostly intact except for 3 areas at the top right corner where there are three 1-2 inches holes. Most of the quilt batting is either missing or badly matted from washing. There are multiple scattered stains throughout the quilt despite washing, probably from mouse damage.
Square #1: Top left. Top left corner of the square has a 1x2" green patch with the numbers "563" embroidered in white. Top right corner - something had been embroidered in green but the entire piece is missing except for thread remnants. Bottom left corner - a 4" red heart has been appliquéd with two embroidered hands reaching across - one light skinned and one dark skinned. A small campfire embroidered in shades of yellow and orange is in the right lower corner. There is a ½" hole in the fabric at the left base of the campfire.
Square #2: Top row, second from left. An orange border is stitched ¾" from the edge of the white square. Within the border cross stitched in 1" letters is "Brownie Troop # 5?? Much of the brown thread in the word Brownie has been chewed away and is missing. There is heavy damage to the numbers. The "5" is legible even though much of the thread is missing but the remaining two numbers are not readable in addition there is a 3x3" tear in the fabric and the edges are badly frayed.
Square # 3: Top row, third from left. A large "J" embroidered in dark green yard measures w6-1/2x h8". Within the dark green border of the "J" are hand sewn flowers.
Square #4: Top row, fourth from left. A yellow border is stitched ¾" from the edge of the white square. Areas of the border have been chewed and are missing. Top left corner of the square is a flag with embroidered red stripes and a circle of stars within a 1x1" patch of blue fabric. Next to the flag sewn in red thread is "1776, 1976". Beneath the flag embroidered in blue is "200 years". The center of the square shows a liberty bell sewn in yellow and brown. At the far right of the square is a quill pen. The feather is yellow with much of the thread missing. The nub of the pen is stitched in brown.
Square #5: Top row, fourth from right. A yellow border is stitched ½" from the edge of the white square. There is scattered damage to the stitching. The square depicts two girls rowing a canoe down a blue stream. There are green mountains and blue clouds in the background. The foreground shows 5 cattails. Some of the brown stitching on the cattails is missing. Embroidered in green at the bottom right corner is "#668".
Square #6: Top row, third from right. A yellow border is cross stitched ½" from the edge of the white square. Parts of the border are chewed or frayed and missing. There is a design at the center of the square that measures 7x7". The center of the design is an octagonal patch of bandana. Extending from alternating edges of the octagon are four appliquéd green pairs of pants with embroidered green waistbands and pockets. Stitched in the bottom right of the square are the words "Troop 773".
Square #7: Top row, second from right. There is a 5-1/2 x 6"white piece of fabric sewn on the white square. The edges are curved and uneven. There is a green stem with 5 leaves embroidered at the top of the piece and a piece of silver metallic thread extending from the top leaf - unknown what the design is supposed to be.
Square #8: Top row, far right. There is a 7" circle made up of 14 separate pieces of wedge shaped fabric of varying designs that form a 2" white circle at the center. Each wedge is 1-1/2" at the widest edge and ½" at the narrowest. Three of the wedges have damage and fraying.
Square#9: Second row, far left. A green border has been sewn 1/2" from the edge of the white square. The border is heavily damaged and large sections are missing. Two evergreen trees with brown trunks have been sewn in the center and under the trees is a 2"x3" brown pup tent edged in a darker shade of brown. Three red flowers with green leaves are sewn at the base of the tent. A small campfire has been embroidered in the lower left corner of the square.
Square #10: Second row, second from left: A yellow border is sewn ½" from the edge of the white square and another yellow row has been sewn ¾" inside the first yellow row. It appears that 5 intertwined Olympic circles were once sewn in the center of the square. There is heavy damage to most of this square and only small remnants of thread remain.
There are needle marks in the fabric that indicate what the design may have once been.
Square #11: Second row, third from left. An orange border has been cross-stitched ½" inside the white square. There is damage to the thread and much of it is frayed or missing in the top left corner section. At the center of the square is a 4-1/2 x 5" of flesh colored fabric that appears to have once been a face. All design is missing from the flesh colored piece of fabric and there are holes where the eyebrows should be. The top portion looks like it is a Brownie cap but all the stitching is missing. Embroidered in brown thread in a curved, script over the top of the head is, "A Great Big Brownie Smile". "from troop 1068" has been embroidered across the bottom of the square.
Square #12: Second row, fourth from left. A multicolored strand of thread has been used to create a border ½" from the edge of the white square. Almost all of the top edge of the border as well as the right edge are missing. Many of the remaining threads are cut and frayed. At the center of the square is a stick figure of a girl that has been cross-stitched. Her hair and arms are white, her dress is green with the number "5" stitched 1-1/2" high on her skirt. Her arms are extended straight out and in each hand she is holding a bag with a black handle and red body. The bag of the left has the letter "T" cross-stitched in orange and the bag on the right had a "D" stitched in orange.
Square #13: Second row, fourth from right. A border in varying shades of yellow is chain stitched ¾" inside the white square. More than half of the border is missing. A rocking chair has been embroidered in the upper left corner with a piece of corduroy sewn on to create the body of the chair. The words "Troop B" have been embroidered in green thread in the upper right. A Girl Scout badge has been sewn on in the left lower corner and a campfire stitched in the lower right. Part of the campfire is missing also.
Square #14: Second row, third from right. A bright blue border has been chain stitched ¾" inside the edge of the white square. Many of the threads are cut, frayed/chewed. At the center of the square an outline of a tent has embroidered. Tiny sprigs of grass are scattered throughout the square. A campfire is cross stitched in the lower left corner. With the exception of the border, all stitching is intact.
Square #15: Second row, second from right. There is a yellow border sewn ¼" from the edge of the white square. Top part of the square shows a series of yellow, orange, red and purple clouds with the sun setting behind them. The sun is a 1-1/4" circle of orange thread but most of it is missing - again presumably eaten by mice. There is the outline of a 6" evergreen on the left and a matching 5" evergreen on the right with a tent sitting between them. A black and gray item has been stitched in the lower right corner - possibly and extinguished campfire. The lower left corner has the initials "CC" and #668".
Square #16: Second row, far right. There is a green border with missing threads and fraying. At the center of the square is an object with a brown handle and flames at the top. There is extensive damage to this section of the quilt and it is not possible to identify the object. Much of the design is missing and threads are damaged. Embroidered in a thin green line across the bottom is "1661"
Square #17: Third row, far left. Yellow border- most of it is badly chewed and missing. Center of the square is a weather vane stitched in red and yellow yarn indicating "n","s", "e", and "west" in the appropriate spots.
Square #18: Third row, second from left. A "3" oval blue emblem with gold edging has been embroidered and at the center is a hand giving the girl scout signal. Curved over the top of the emblem in orange thread is "Troop" and underneath the emblem is "76". A yellow bell is outlined in the upper right corner, a brown house appears in the lower right corner, a blue ice skate in the lower left corner and an unknown red object in the left upper corner with heavy damage and much of the fabric missing.
Square #19: Third row, third from left. There is a blue border that looks machine stitched. A 6" yellow daisy with green leaves is on the left and in the lower right corner stitched in red is "Juliette "Daisy" Low, Organized Girl Scouts in U.S., March 12, 1912.
Square #20: Third row, third from right. Depicts a camping scene. In the far upper left corner, the sun is shining. There is a series of 3 dark green evergreen trees in ascending order from smallest to largest on the upper right. There is a light green tent on the left and a campfire on the right. The lower right is an appliqué of blue and depicts water. Good condition.
Square #21: Third row, second from right. Green border. Center design is four octagons in alternating design of red gingham and white polka dots on red background. All are connected at the center by an additional octagon of denim.
Square #22: Third row, far right. The entire square has extensive damage which extends into the square above. A 2-1/2" by 2-1/2" hole has been chewed in the upper right corner. "Troop 522" has been stitched across the top third of the square and it looks like brown wool was used for backing. Most of the wool is gone and the threads have also been chewed. The "P" in Troop is completely missing. A covered wagon was sewn on the bottom third of the square and most of it is gone with just a few remnants of thread remaining.
Square #23: Fourth row, far left. There is a large red square stitched just inside the white piece of fabric. This square is further divided into three horizontal and three equal vertical squares all edged in heavy red yarn. Part of the border is missing on the far right side of the large square. Each smaller square has some sort of symbol stitched in blue. Part of the sewing is missing in square #1, #3and #8. Square #2 is completely blank.
Square #24: Fourth row, second from left. The design at the center is 6-1/4" w and 7-1/2"h and resembles a butterfly with its wings open. The fabric is lime green cotton and is finely edged in a darker green stitch. At the center is the outline of a tree sewn in brown with blue and green leaves. At the top left corner of the lime green fabric is a snowflake, top right corner is a butterfly, bottom left is two cattails and bottom right is a cluster of pink and green flowers. Below the lime green fabric is stitched "Troop 936 "Corkscrew" Patrol.
Square #25: Fourth row, third from left. A blue border is cross-stitched approximately ½" inside the edge of the white square. The lower right hand corner of the border has many broken or missing threads. At the center is a 2-1/2"x 2-1/2" bright blue square. Extending from the middle of each side of the square is a blue and white gingham piece about ¾" x ¾". At the end of each piece of gingham is a diamond shaped piece of fabric in green, yellow, red and orange with a yellow flame sewn into the base to resemble a candle.
Square #26: Fourth row, third from right. A blue border is sewn ½" inside the white square. The top, left side and bottom of the square all have damaged, broken and missing threads. In the center of the block the letters "T.C." are cross-stitched in green and 2" high. Surrounding the "TC" on each side are cross- stitched images of 4 different girls.
Square #27: Fourth row, second from right. A yellow border was once stitched ½" from the outside edge but most of it is gone. Only two 2" segments remain. The top third of the square once had the word "girl" sewn in red, a tent and a campfire but almost all of the thread is gone and only needle marks remain. The lower 2/3's of the square show a saw, an ax and a tree along with a pile of firewood. There is also an outline of a small cabin. The word "Scouts" was once sewn beneath the cabin in red thread but most of it is gone.
Square #28: Fourth row, far right. This square contains a Girl Scout sash that is 4-1/2" w and 10-1/2" l extending from the lower left corner of square to the upper right corner. It has multiple badges and square and circular designs sewn onto it. The top of the sash has a green banner that is bordered in red and "Lake Erie" has been sewn across the middle. There is also a rectangular patch that says "563".
Square #29: Fifth row, far left. There is a 5 1/2" x 5 ½" peach colored square sewn in the center and it is finely edged in yellow thread. At the center is a 3 ¼" scalloped circle and in the center is sewn a yellow and orange sunburst design. Below the peach square are the words "Troop 936 - "Violet" Patrol" sewn in yellow.
Square #30: Fifth row, second from left. There is a yellow border machine stitched 1/4" from the edge of the white square. There is a series of 5 brown and green trees of varying heights stitched across the entire width of the square. An outline of a pup tent is sewn in green in front of the trees and a campfire appears in the lower left corner. Much of the thread in the campfire has been destroyed and is missing. "Troop 1712" is sewn in red below the pup tent.
Square #31: Fifth row, third from left. A blue border has been sewn ¾" inside the edge of the white square. Only scattered segments of the border remain and threads are frayed and missing. There is also a tear in the white fabric that starts 2" from the top left corner and extends horizontally 2" into the square. The tear also extends 3" along the left seam line at the top. Across the center of the square the images of 7 girls from different nations has been embroidered. Over the heads of the girls the word "Friendship" has been stitched in green and below their feet also in green is "Around the Corner or Around the World". Scattered across the square are words of "thank you" is different languages.
Square #32: Fifth row, fourth from left. There is a blue border with segments missing. Within the border is cross-stitched a green circle around a 5 ½" piece of blue fabric. Embroidered at the center of the circle is 4" rotary telephone outlined in black, orange and green. The dial at the center of the phone contains the number "871-1541" stitched in orange.
Square #33: Fifth row, fourth from right. A blue border is sewn ½" from the edge. There is a simple design that extends horizontally across the width of the square. It is a thin white cloud edged in black and behind it a 5" orange sun edged in black that is setting.
Square #34: Fifth row, third from right. A yellow border is sewn ½" from the edge. It is in very bad condition and with the exception of the upper right hand corner, most of it is missing. Threads that remain are frayed and broken. There are two people at the center of the square - male and female. The female has long brown hair and is wearing a blouse outlined in blue with 5 red buttons. The skirt is embroidered in orange and much of the thread is missing, legs are outlined in pink and the shoes are brown but again, most of the thread is gone. The male figure has a shirt outlined in red, his head is outlined in pink and he is wearing glasses, the overalls are blue with black dots. His shoes are sewn in brown and most of the design is missing. There are 5 musical notes sewn in black that are scattered around the square. Only one note is intact, the others are in varying degrees of disrepair with broken and chewed threads.
Square #35: Fifth row, second from right. All the stitching on this square has been done by machine. There is a fine green border sewn ¾" from the edge. At the center is a 6-1/4" circle of yellow fabric that is also edged in yellow and at the center of the circle is a diamond shaped piece of blue pin stripe fabric that is edged in yellow. A blue and yellow calico flower with 6 petals has been sewn on top of the diamond piece and is also edged in yellow.
Square #36: Fifth row, far right. A fine green border is machine stitched ¼" from the edge. A 3x4" American flag is sewn at the center of the square. There is a 2" star appliquéd at each corner of the flag alternating in red and blue.
Square #38: Sixth row, far left. There are two approximately 8" hands each one coming from opposites sides of the square and meeting in the center. One is dark skinned the other light skinned. Below the hands stitched in 1" brown letters is the number "522".
Square #39: Sixth row, second from left. There is a 6-1/2" patchwork square that has been appliquéd inside the larger white square. It is made of 9 different patterns of varying sizes. Each patch has initials embroidered. From left to right they are: CD, LB, KB, S, B, TM, DH, KT, PM.
Square #40: Sixth row, third from left. A 7-1/4" square of blue fabric has been sewn onto the white square and is 1" from the edge. At the center of the blue square is depicted an outhouse outlined in brown with a red roof and a crescent moon on the door. Above the outhouse is a cluster of 7 stars. In the lower right corner of the blue square are five paw prints sewn in black. The upper right corner shows a red ladybug; the upper left corner show a pair of green eyes with long lashes looking down toward the outhouse. The bottom left corner shows some sort of black bug with multiple legs and yellow eyes. Under the blue square sewn in green is "Troop 936 - "Janie" Patrol".
Square #41: Sixth row, fourth from left. A fine yellow border has been machine stitched ¼" from the edge. A 7"x5" flower has been sewn onto the middle of the square. The stem and two leaves are green. The flower is orange with 10 irregular petals. Alternate petals have a word stitched on them: Fun, Friends, WDRH(?), Camp, Badges. The yellow center of the flower is 2" in diameter and stitched at the center is "G.S. is".
Square #42: Sixth row, fourth from right. A green border is stitched ¼" from the edge. A 3" section of the top left border is missing, the top edge is totally gone and 2" of the right upper edge is also missing. A 7x7" square of green calico with yellow flowers has been sewn at the center and a 5" yellow iron cross has been appliquéd to the middle. At the center of the cross is a 2-1/4" red diamond and on top of that is a 2" square of fabric with a red cross sewn on top. The left arm of the iron cross has some stitching missing and a 1" section of fabric is frayed. There is also a 1" tear in the seam at the upper left edge of the large white square. Sewn below the lower right edge of the green calico square is "Troop 485".
Square # 43: Sixth row, third from right. A green border is stitched ¾" from the edge. A 2" section is missing from the top edge. At the center of the square an outline of a tent is sewn in brown with 4 yellow ropes extending to tent stakes. There is a campfire in the lower left corner with red flame and brown logs. Thirteen grey stones surround the fire.
Square #44: Sixth row, second from right. A 6x6" patchwork square has been applied at the center of the white square. Nine two inch squares of varying types of fabric make up the square. Each square has two initials embroidered: (l to r) LL, SB, SM, MB, JW, LG, CD, PT, MM.
Square #45: Sixth row, far right. Two 7" hands reach across and their fingers join. One hand is brown the other is red. In the bottom left corner is stitched in green "#668".Dimensions
Width
76 inLength
79-1/2 inDimension Notes
Sham: W 70" x L 21"Relationships
Related Events
Event
1776 Celebration and Cabin opening at Cahoon ParkRelated Entries
Notes
2021.B.17.01, 2021.B.17.02, 2021.B.17.03, 2021.B.17.04, 2021.C.20.01, 2021.C.20.02, 2021.C.20.03, 2021.C.20.04, 2021.C.20.05, 2025.FIC.140, D.2021.083, D.2021.088, R.2021.06.12.01
