En: Masonic Quilt

Masonic Quilt

A quilt is a multi-layered textile, traditionally composed of three layers of fiber: a woven cloth top, a layer of batting or wadding, and a woven back, combined using the technique of quilting, the process of sewing the three layers together.

A Masonic Quilt features symbols of the Craft:

• Please see “Links” below for pictures.

Links

• Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library http://nationalheritagemuseum.typepad.com/library_and_archives/masonic-quilts/
• The National Museum of American History “1840 Eliza Hussey's Masonic Symbols Quilt” http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_556176
• Elena Llamas, Director of Public Relations for Phoenixmasonry, about the Phoenixmasonry’s Museum http://longmontmasons.com/tag/masonic-quilt/
• Phoenix Masonry “Masonic Folk Art Quilt “ http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/masonicmuseum/Masonic_1880s_Folk_Art_Quilt.htm
• CoffinQuilts http://www.coffinquilts.com/cgi-bin/gallery/gallery.pl?i=27