Marie D. Webster (1859 - 1956) - Author Collection

A quilt designer, businesswoman, and the author of the first American book about quilting, Quilts, Their Story, and How to Make Them, originally published in 1915, and reprinted many times since. Webster was inducted into the Quilters Hall of Fame in 1991. Her residence in Marion, Indiana, USA, the Marie Webster House, is now home of the Quilters' Hall of Fame and has been designated a National Historic Landmark.