Primary topics of this QHL Digest: From: Sally Ward <sallytatters@> Andi wrote: > I have come across an ad block in a dated 1890 redwork album raffle quilt > for a drug store that included the word “Portmoniaos” or words “Port > Moniaos” in a block section that also mentions purses, What about ‘porte-monnaie’, French…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: From: sue reich Adams Sentinel Gettysburg, Pennsylvania February 5, 1849 The Ruff in Queen Elizabeth’s time. — It is stated in a modern popular work, that the most distinguished characteristic in Queen Elizabeth’s day, was the ruff. It was worn of such an enormous size that a lady in…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: From: Laura Robins-Morris It gets even worse than the quilt codes myth. I watched the video and there is a student re-telling the stories of real escaped slaves. One is about Eliza Harris in ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ who “ran across the Ohio River on big chunks of ice.” Eliza…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: From: Ronda McAllen I am compiling a database of the quilts which were entered into the Maryland Institute for the Promotion of Mechanical Arts fairs from 1848 – 1858 in Baltimore, Maryland. I have come across a quilt name, which seems to be fairly popular at the time, called…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: From: Karen Evans OTOH, Giles Wright is having an impact…a friend of mine who’s a children’s librarian used him in a PowerPoint presentation that debunked the quilt code. She’s in Princeton, New Jersey, in case anyone on the list is in that area. Karen Evans From: KYRA HICKS The…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: From: Judy White I’m originally from Missouri and catywampus and catycornerd were normal words when I was growing up. I live in the Northeast now and when say either one of those words no one takes any notice so they must be ‘normal’ here too. Judy White Date: Wed,…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 17:08:31 -0500 | From: Pepper Cory <pepcory@> This ia a 7-point Lone Star and that variety is a bugger to piece! Have heard that the 7-point star is the emblam of the Iroquois nation–any other info? Pepper Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 17:21:47 -0500…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 23:39:31 -0600 | From: louise-b Ami Simms book of Roman tiles/mosaics from 100+AD in Italy showed ‘patterns’ used in traditional quilts today. Christine Porter’s recent book showed tile patterns in churches, homes and businesses that are recognizably ‘traditional quilt patterns’ we use today. (Goodness…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 12:13:23 -0800 (PST) | From: Judy White <whitey06029@> I should have made myself more clear. I do charge by the hour for restoration work. However, I’m not a fast quilter and to charge someone by the hour to quilt a quilt would not be…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: From: Xenia Cord <xenia@> Hi, Sue – I got into my Esther O’Neill folder, and there is one other clue to age: the address on the leaflets. Earlier leaflets have “205 State Life Bldg” as the address, and there are several variations in the printing of leaflets with this…