Elinores Endeavor By Betsy Chutchian

The Moda Elinores Endeavor fabric collection celebrates the life of Elinore Pruitt Stewart who was born in 1876 in the Indian Territory of what is now Oklahoma. Having raised her siblings after her parents died, she married, only to be widowed before her daughter was born. After moving to Denver, she went to work for Henry Clyde Stewart of Wyoming, writing letters of daily life and events on a homestead that were published in Atlantic Monthly, and then as a book, Letters from a Woman Homesteader. Elinore eventually married Mr. Stewart, had more children, and continued to write letters that sincerely and frankly recorded the rigours of daily homestead life and the happy events shared with neighbours. The endeavours of this independent, hard working woman serve as the inspiration for Elinore’s Endeavor, a line that combines beautiful florals with sweet prints.

Each bundle contains 40 fabrics, measuring:

Jelly Roll: 2.5” x 44” strips

Layer Cake: 10” x 10” squares