New Deal Quilt

This quilt, pieced from cotton sock tops, was made in 1934 by Ada Chitwood Jones. During the Great Depression, the federal government issued surplus cotton fabric as part of Pres. Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal programs for use in making bed linens and other items. The sock tops came from a local hosiery mill after they served their purpose in the showroom.

Photograph by Nancy Callahan

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