Hacala’s quilts at the Maples Gallery exhibit include a 1930s yellow and white appliqué butterfly quilt and a 1940s poppies appliqué kit quilt with scalloped borders. Two other quilts from that era are a “Trip Around the World” quilt and a “Double Wedding Ring” quilt that still has pencil markings on it. A more modern twist on the “Trip Around the World” quilt is a quilt from the ’90s, made up of thousands of tiny squares to form intricate designs, a pattern identified with the Perkiomen Valley in Pennsylvania. One of the oldest pieces is a geometric pattern “Delectable Mountain” quilt, made in the late 19th century when red and white was a very popular color combination. A “Houses with Stars” quilt from the late 20th century has 25 houses set with red stars in between and bordered by more stars and tiny triangles. A “Cross Stitch Baltimore Al-bum” quilt is edged with a prairie point border, and a 1980-era “Tree of Life” appliqué quilt features a popular kit quilt pattern, with many appliquéd pieces.

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