Of Thee I Sing quilt top

Virginia Jean Cox Mitchell, artist

1931–2023

Of Thee I Sing quilt top, 1977

Where object was made: Lawrence, Kansas, United States

Material/technique: appliqué; cotton; embroidering; piecing; stitching

Dimensions:
Object Length/Width (Length x Width): 231.2 x 228.6 cm
Object Length/Width (Length x Width): 90 x 91 in

Credit line: Gift of Virginia Jean Cox Mitchell and Bill

Accession number: 2013.0167

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"Kansas Quilts," 6-Jul-29-Sep, 1996,Nancy Corwin
To celebrate the Bicentennial of the United States Revolution, I wanted to make a quilt that had an English "look" to it but which was clearly American in spirit. The medallion center - a style popular 200 years ago - has George and Martha Washington under a Pine Tree block, surrounded by miniature quilt blocks that represent the history and quilt lore of our nation. The appliquéd flowers in the corner baskets stand for the principal countries whose people settled the American colonies: England, France, Spain, Germany, Sweden and Holland. The border of the Variable Star pattern has the center of the star divided, symbolizing the division of the Union during the Civil War. The quilt's name comes from the American adaptation of "God Save the King."
Virginia Jean Cox Mitchell