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#65 Hot Cotton

Quilter Dixie Haywood

Sponsor Mrs. Mary Lou Cushman, in honor of per parents Rachel Turner McGuffin and John Q. McGuffin

The history of the textile industry in Walhalla is subject near and dear to Mrs. Cushman of Walhalla. The Cotton Boll Quilt honors her parents, Rachel Turner McGuffin, and John Q. McGuffin, both of whom worked in the Walhalla textile mills. It is mounted on her home in the "Mill Village". The pattern was originally quilted by Dixie Haywood, noted teacher, quilter and writer of books about quilting. “This is a traditional Carolina block made in the late 19th century. It’s usually made on a white background with Flying Geese sashing, but I changed that part of the design with a yellow background to evoke a hot summer field. That’s why I call my version, ‘Hot Cotton!’

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