Quilt Block Collections - 3

Elspeth's Journeys Book Three

  Soon there after (Dear Jake's untimely passing), adrift in Tanacross and eventually arriving at the Hajdukovich trading post, El met a "brown eyes" and eventually married Vigil James, from Ketchmenlunk village. 

Doggedly Faithful (Ak Dogwood & Forget-Me-Nots)

Quilt 7. Native Life with Brown Eyes

Quilt blocks featuring: Alaska native scenes, fish wheels, canoes, crossed paddles, potlatches, missionary log church, dog sledding, fish camp, trading goods, furs,

Quilt 8. Alaska Interior Native Lifestyles & Crafts

Quilt blocks featuring: Birch baskets, beaded moccasin tops, beaded trade goods, fur parkas, beaded mittens & mukluks, ceremonial dresses, chief's jackets & hats, birch-bark canoe,

Moc Top block

Idea: Elspeth's Alaskan Athabascan Life Cycles Quilt Series

Seasonal (by month) Fish Camp, Berry gathering, egg gathering, geese migrations, Moose Hunting, Caribou hunting, trading with the Athana peoples and the traders from Fort Yukon, and the Gwichc’hen peoples, Potlatch, Trapping, Fur Sewing, Birch basket making, baby belt making, dance moccasins (pointed toe) making, hunting jacket making, etc, church going, etc.

Quilt 9. Alaska Wild Flowers

Quilt blocks featuring: Dogwood, fireweed, wild rose, lupine, various berries, forget-me-nots, etc,

Idea:  Elspeth's Alaskan Native Beadwork Quilt

Also for the Baltimore Album Quilt that Elspeth made in the Alaskan Native Beadwork style with Alaskan Wildflowers... what is the symbolism of each of the 12 blocks she made.

Crown of Fireweed

Idea: Elspeth's Athabascan beadwork quilting..

 Of Alaskan wildflowers in the style of colonial bed rugs

Quilt 10. Alaska Highway of '42

Quilt blocks featuring:

  Vigil later worked on the building of the Alaska Highway in '42... yada yada yada.

Quilt 11. Alaska Native Stories

Quilt blocks featuring:

  During her early years on the upper Tanana River, El delivered a native woman's' baby in a boat going upriver from Healy Lake village to Tananacross. The native girl, Millie, was only 15. And when El became a part of the adventure, this large, very large, but healthy young woman had been in labor for 21 hours.
   In the boat we two younger brothers, to other men, her uncles, and an old women. The old woman, was drinking from a box of home brew as the boat traveled slowly up the Tanana.
   It was early fall and a cold, sleeting rain pelted down on the intrepid band. The wind was blowing and the young girl was wearing too many clothes. But she did not have any blankets or stuff to keep the soon to be born baby warm.... And the story goes on.