When this quilt was given to the Collection in 1972, the donor indicated that it was from her husband’s relatives who lived in New Jersey. Sixteen 12-13-inch blocks are pieced in a “Blazing Star” ...

The family is rehabbing two more downtown buildings into a retreat, essentially a hotel for out-of-towners who come to the Missouri Star Quilt Co. It will sleep 40 in upstairs bedrooms.