Quilt Notes: WASHINGTON'S SIDEWALKS was illustrated in the syndicated Chicago Daily Tribune Nancy Cabot column, in June, 1934, where it was dated back to a preference for geometric designs in the quilts of the 1840's and 1850's. The original color scheme according to Cabot (Loretta Leitner Rising) utilized yellow print cross bands against red (here plum) diamonds and white in the background.