Quilt Notes: Based on a traditional native American blanket design, NAVAJO first appeared in the LADIES ART CATALOGUE in the late 1920s - early 1930s, according to Barbara Brackman's ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PIECED QUILT PATTERNS.

The 1895 Navajo blanket illustrated right (which might also inspire the full quilt) is from the University of Iowa Museum of Art. For more information on Navajo blankets and additional blanket designs, see The Early History of the Navajo Blanket.