Lauretta Allen

Seams Like History

History EN ↓ 4 episodes

Every episode Lauretta takes a look at one quilt, the person who made it and the world that they lived in. Equal parts social history, material culture and quilt history. You may not think some stitches and fabric have much to say about history, but you'd be wrong.

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Lauretta Allen

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Episode 4: Mittie Barrier's Barnyard Quilts 11.03.2026 38:25

This time Lauretta takes us to Rowan County North Carolina and we meet a woman, Mittie Barrier, who lived through 4 wars and the Great Depression and left behind two of the most whimsical and joyful pictorial/crazy quilts from the first quarter of the 20th century. Music used in the episode is from Pixabay with their licensing agreement and "Over There" written by George M. Cohan in 1917 and resou...

Episode 3: Charity Millard Brown's Lemoyne Star Quilt 13.02.2026 32:16

In this episode we drop in on life in western Massachusetts in the 19th century and visit with the wife of a prosperous farmer and examine the gorgeous Lemoyne Star Quilt. Life in the Berkshires was quaint and idyllic, and it was the backdrop for a meeting of two literary giants, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville, that would change the literary world forever. And it all happened just a few m...

Elizabeth Ann Bushong's Red & Green Applique Quilt 29.01.2026 36:54

In this episode we go to the Shenandoah Valley during the Civil War where we meet Elizabeth Ann Bushong and two of her amazing quilts and the Civil War battle that took place in her back yard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elizabeth Van Horne Clarkson's Mosaic Quilt. 16.01.2026 31:06

A product of an old Dutch merchant family in the Early Republic, Elizabeth Van Horne Clarkson led a comfortable life, and raised a family on Broadway in Manhattan. This episode takes a look at her beautiful mosaic quilt, Elizabeth's life and the world that she lived in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices