Unique Features of Sand Ridge Bed and Breakfast
The Quilts
Sand Ridge Bed and Breakfast contains not only the historical features of a farm house from another time, but it also houses a variety of quilts, both antique and new. For the fiber artist, this is a treat for your eyes! For more information about historic quilts, please visit the University of Nebraska's International Quilt Study Center and Museum.
In the Queen Bedroom
The pieces of the beautiful Fan Quilt hanging in the queen bedroom were a gift to Connie's Mother. It was not put together until 2008 when Maurine Noble, of Edmonds, Washington, took-on the formidable job of assembling the uneven pieces into a finished quilt.
Internationally known for her skills as a quilt artist and educator, Maurine has authored three books, including Machine Quilting Made Easy.
Near the Queen Bedroom
The small fan piece (c1900), near the bedroom, was an antique store find. The fancy Victorian-era embroidery well-represents the decorative quiltmaking of the period.
The Twin Bedroom
Honoring historic Ohio, Trisha Solko, an Omaha, Nebraska quilt artist, created the traditional red and green quilt with the Ohio Star pattern.
The red toile quilt was designed and made by another quilt artist, Kathy Davenport-Gardner of Wilmington, Delaware. This quilt combines the patterns of the Ohio Star and Martha Washington into a quilt that Kathy calls "Martha goes to Ohio".
The Framed Baby Quilt
This quilt hanging in the twin bedroom, is a family heirloom. Appliqued and quilted in 1855 by Louisa Budrow Beebe, it was intended for her first child. Sadly, both Louisa and the baby died in childbirth.
Her husband, Dr. Eleazar Beebe, later married her sister, Lucy, and they went on to have five children, the eldest of whom became Connie's grandmother.
This revered quilt has been passed down from-mother-to-daughter for 150 years.
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