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Seams Like History

Seams Like History

By: Lauretta Allen
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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. World
Episodes
  • Episode 4: Mittie Barrier's Barnyard Quilts

    Episode 4: Mittie Barrier's Barnyard Quilts
    Mar 11 2026
    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 resourced from the Library of Congress audio library. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    38 mins
  • Episode 3: Charity Millard Brown's Lemoyne Star Quilt

    Episode 3: Charity Millard Brown's Lemoyne Star Quilt
    Feb 13 2026
    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 miles from Charity's farm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    32 mins
  • Elizabeth Ann Bushong's Red & Green Applique Quilt

    Elizabeth Ann Bushong's Red & Green Applique Quilt
    Jan 29 2026
    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
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    37 mins
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