Many thanks to Judy Anne Breneman for her latest blog post: http://www.womenfolk.com/baby_quilts/scottie.htm that dispels the myth of all early twentieth Scottie Dogs quilts being inspired by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s dog, “Fala.” Information about quilts has been passed by word of mouth, forever, or so it seems, and a whole bit of folk mythology has grown up like weeds. It is great when someone takes the time to analytically evaluate the facts and come to some conclusions. No matter what, Scottie Dogs are fun and so is making quilts that include them!
Sometimes stories are repeated without anyone checking the facts and we hear the tales told so often, we just accept them at face value. I have heard that story and probably passed it on myself. It is good to learn the real situation. Here is a link to a file about miniature quilts that I set up on my main website a while ago. It shows a small Scottie Dog quilt that I made, based on a pretty quilt seen in Miniature Quilts magazine.
Patricia Cummings
