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Two-sided quilt: "Log Cabin"—single-block "Courthouse Steps" variation (local name: "Bricklayer") and "Housetop"

Loretta Pettway
  • Loretta Pettway - Two sided quilt: "Log Cabin"—single-block "Courthouse Steps" variation (local name: "Bricklayer") and "Housetop" - Master Image

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    Photo: Stephen Pitkin/Pitkin Studio
  • Loretta Pettway - Two sided quilt: "Log Cabin"—single-block "Courthouse Steps" variation (local name: "Bricklayer") and "Housetop" (2) - Master Image

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    Photo: Stephen Pitkin/Pitkin Studio
1972
Corduroy
86 x 83 inches
Collection of
Souls Grown Deep Foundation
Description

In the early-1970s, Loretta was given five colors of corduroy scraps from the Freedom Quilting Bee. Using all five, she produced a two-sided quilt, one side a standard “Housetop,” the other a single “Bricklayer” block.