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Re: Cuesta Benberry Block 22 Oct 2010 22:39 #50677

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LadyRags wrote:

museum.msu.edu/glqc/

http://museum.msu.edu/Exhibitions/Current/TheLegacyofCuestaBenberry.html

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY just did a retrospect on her and her quilts... this is what I found but you might want to surf through the links as there might be more. Sorry but I did not have the time to look further.

Lady Rags

Thanks. Cuesta Benberry was admittedly not much of a quilter, but instead was mostly a quilt collector and historian.

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Re: Cuesta Benberry Block 22 Oct 2010 19:50 #50672

LadyRags OFFLINE Posts: 1571 Thank you received: 43	http://museum.msu.edu/glqc/ http://museum.msu.edu/Exhibitions/Current/TheLegacyofCuestaBenberry.html MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY just did a retrospect on her and her quilts... this is what I found but you might want to surf through the links as there might be more. Sorry but I did not have the time to look further. Lady Rags
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Re: Cuesta Benberry Block 22 Oct 2010 18:27 #50667

djane OFFLINE Posts: 751 Thank you received: 255	NancyinSTL wrote: Finally, I got around to making a Cuesta's Choice Block. Now, I know why I still can't find anyone else that has made one --other than Hazel Carter, who designed the block. A photo of my block is at the link below: http://flic.kr/p/8LYKqP Your block is beautiful. It looks like a very difficult pattern.
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Re: Cuesta Benberry Block 22 Oct 2010 18:25 #50666

Lorchen OFFLINE Posts: 2639 Thank you received: 50	Well done, Nancy!! That's a very attractive block!
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Re: Cuesta Benberry Block 21 Oct 2010 23:46 #50651

NancyinSTL OFFLINE Posts: 729 Thank you received: 34	Finally, I got around to making a Cuesta's Choice Block. Now, I know why I still can't find anyone else that has made one --other than Hazel Carter, who designed the block. A photo of my block is at the link below: http://flic.kr/p/8LYKqP
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21 Dec 2009 09:19 #41322

kayahr OFFLINE Posts: 4	Books53 wrote: Thanks for the link Lorchen.I drafted the block onto graph paper but that's as far as I got,the color photo is a big help.Maybe I'll get to it in 2010!? I do love the block! My favorite block-drafting tool is Electric Quilt 6. I'll probably put the block in there this morning. Then get around to sewing it in 2010 too!! Kay Ahr in Nevada USA
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14 Dec 2009 09:04 #41121

QuilterLynn OFFLINE Posts: 1422 Thank you received: 4	What a beautiful block! Good luck.
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14 Dec 2009 06:52 #41117

Books53 OFFLINE Posts: 158	Thanks for the link Lorchen.I drafted the block onto graph paper but that's as far as I got,the color photo is a big help.Maybe I'll get to it in 2010!?
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13 Dec 2009 17:43 #41102

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Lorchen wrote:

www.quiltindex.org/basicdisplay.php?pbd=MichiganMSUMuseum-a0d5h8-a

Thanks, Lorchen, so much! This photo must have just recently posted, because I've previously searched this website for this block. Also, I can now see what the true colors are, which are slightly different than what's in the photo I have.

Nancy

Update - I just compared the photo that was sent to me to the photo on the Quilt Index website and realized that the block in the museum actually used different colors than the block given to Cuesta Benberry. I could tell because the light and dark colors were not in the same positions.

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12 Dec 2009 18:53 #41080

Lorchen OFFLINE Posts: 2639 Thank you received: 50	http://www.quiltindex.org/basicdisplay.php?pbd=MichiganMSUMuseum-a0d5h8-a (That's one long continuous link) Is this what you are after? Lorchen
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10 Dec 2009 13:21 #41038

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Today, I received a color photo of the actual Cuesta's Choice block in the Quilter's Hall of Fame that was designed by Hazel Carter. The photo was taken by a quilt guild member who recently was visiting Indiana. The block is made using all solid colors. The center is made of two different med & dark reds alternating, surrounded by white, then light & dark greys alternating. The little squares and HSTs on the corners are made of black HSTs, two different med & dark greens HSTs, and two different med & dark brown squares. One of the browns looks like burgundy and one of the reds is an orangey red. I would like to post the photo, but I do not have permission. So, I will replicate the block and post my own photo.

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08 Jun 2008 14:49 #19544

NancyinSTL OFFLINE Posts: 729 Thank you received: 34	Great idea, Judy! I'll try that! Nancy
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07 Jun 2008 23:29 #19503

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Hi, Nancy,
You might contact Quilter's Newsletter Magazine to see if any of their early issues had any articles about Cuesta. This magazine has been spotlighting many quilters and their work since 1969. Also, if you can find out the colors of the quilts Cuesta made or collected, that might help with colors for the block. Ladies Circle Patchwork Quilts, a magazine now out of print, used to be a great resource, too. I only have four copies that I kept, but I'll look through them and if I find something, I'll let you know.
Judy

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Cuesta Benberry Block 07 Jun 2008 10:06 #19463

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Hi Judy,

I think I'll start by making one large block into a wall hanging, so I'd probably machine piece it. The black & white photo of the block helps a little in giving me an idea of the fabric values, but I suspect there are more than just five fabrics because there are several connecting pieces that are of the same value. It would be so nice to see the colors.

It's hard to believe that this pattern would not be published somewhere. I've been searching for Hazel Carter quilts to give me an idea of her style and color choices. Hopefully, that will help.

Nancy

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