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12024-06-05T12:11:31-07:00Archives of Appalachiafd81101222c39f89c61f93d59b8033a391e288764540912plain2024-06-06T08:21:02-07:00Archives of Appalachiafd81101222c39f89c61f93d59b8033a391e28876A marketing campaign in 1928, by the Stearns & Foster Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, featured a new design for Mountain Mist quilt batting wrappers. The outside of the wrapper was colorfully and beautifully designed with various quilt blocks patterns, as well as the description of the batting, or quilting cotton. Advertised on the front was a note stating that a complete quilt pattern was printed on the inside of the wrapper. Stearns and Foster also sponsored quilt exhibits. This campaign was not only successful in creating a demand for the Mountain Mist brand quilt batting, but also in promoting the revival of quilt making in the 1930s.
Granny’s box contains a Mountain Mist quilt batting wrapper dated June 1, 1934.
This particular wrapper features a pattern for butterflies and bunnies.
A similar tracing of the curved feather pattern featured on the back is also found on a piece of paper in the box.
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12024-06-11T07:41:26-07:00Archives of Appalachiafd81101222c39f89c61f93d59b8033a391e28876The Mollie Franklin Hensley StoryArchives of Appalachia30Owner of Granny's Boxplain2024-06-18T05:29:29-07:00Archives of Appalachiafd81101222c39f89c61f93d59b8033a391e28876
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1media/Rose Box Contents_006b_thumb.jpg2024-06-04T07:19:00-07:00Back side of Mountain Mist wrapper found in Granny's Box belonging to Mollie F. Hensley dated June 1, 1934.1This wrapper for Quilting Cotton features patterns for bunnies and butterflies on the back. Mountain Mist Quilting Cotton was made by the Stearns and Foster Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, a producer of cotton wadding and cotton goods since 1846.media/Rose Box Contents_006b.jpgplain2024-06-04T07:19:00-07:00
1media/Rose Box Contents_066a_thumb.jpg2024-06-04T11:24:25-07:00Quilt Pattern found in Granny's Box belonging to Mollie F. Hensley.1Feather pattern on paper found in Granny's Box belonging to Mollie F. Hensley.media/Rose Box Contents_066a.jpgplain2024-06-04T11:24:26-07:00