Courthouse Steps
Unknown
Provenance unknown
c1860
86" x 96"
Cotton
MSU Museum Accession 2001:107.8
Photo by Pearl Yee Wong, all rights reserved by MSU Museum

The log cabin strips were foundation pieced to the wrong side of red and green print squares. No filling was used. The red and green print squares were folded under so all the unfinished edges on the foundation blocks were covered, making this is an early example of the quilt-as-you go technique.