Marie Webster was a leader of the quilt
revival of the early 20th century. She wrote
the first book of quilt history, Quilts: Their
Story and How to Make Them, published in
1915, and was known world-wide for her
innovative appliqué quilt designs, which
appeared in leading magazines like the
Ladies Home Journal. A pioneering woman
entrepreneur, Marie Webster conducted a
thriving mail-order quilt pattern business
from her home in Marion between 1911
and 1942. Marie Webster’s house has been
designated as a National Historic
Landmark, the highest honor bestowed by
the National Park Service on America’s
most treasured historic and cultural
resources.
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