Sky Rocket Quilt cotton quilt And in Excellent Condition

And in Excellent Condition

"This quilt maker started with two simple

Hand quilted in large stitches

This little gem displays beautifully

Sky Rocket Quilt cotton quilt And in Excellent ConditionSky Rocket Quilt Unknown Quilt Maker Circa 1940 64 x 82 inches Origin Unknown; Found in Massachusetts Quilts have always reflected popular culture (along with so much else), and here we see a space related pieced design called "Sky Rocket." While it would be 20 + years until the first rocket landed on the Moon (Soviet unmanned "Luna 9," 1966 , the 1940s saw people beginning to become interested in space travel. (In 1969 the a crew on U. S. Apollo 11