"Bricklayer" variation

A longtime worker at the Freedom Quilting Bee, Qunnie Pettway enjoyed bringing home ornate fabric scraps from the bee and making improvisational versions of traditional patterns.

"My mama, Candis Pettway, learned me how to quilt. We made "Housetops" and quilted them in rows. Af­ter I got married, 1960, I started making pattern quilts. My sister learned me how to piece the “Wedding Ring.” Then I learned to piece a “Chestnut Bud” at Mattie Ross house. Later on I learned to piece the "Bear Paw," "Grandmama’s Dream," "Grandmama’s Choice" up to Mrs. Witherspoon’s. For myself­, I like to piece a "Crazy Z" quilt and strip quilts with the corduroy f­rom the Freedom Quilting Bee."