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Show TlMMllllllll'S Fig. 86 DeMille family quilters. Rockville. Hal Cannon. Photograph. 1978. Collection of Utah Arts Council. Fig. 87 Quilt. Henderson, Nevada. Henderson Fourth Ward. Cotton. 1964. H: 255 cm. W: 200 cm. Collection of Earl W. Walker, Henderson, Nevada. This beehive and seagull quilt was made for bishop Earl W. Walker; those listed on the quilt contributed to the ward fund-raising project. Vilo DeMille, one of the Relief Society counselors at the time, spearheaded the project. Mrs. DeMille (left), now of Rockville, Utah, has made or helped make more than seven hundred quilts. She and her three married daughters (left to right, Rosalind Linginfelter, LaKoma Brand, and Elaine Dickinson) supplement family income by making and selling quilts. 93 |