May 1999
Date: Sat, 1 May 1999 00:25:48 -0500 (CDT)
From: Carol H Elmore <celmoreksu.edu
Having grown up in a Mennonite community and attended a Mennonite church
as a child and teenager, I can tell you that there is not just one
Mennonite look. Most of the Mennonite quilts in my area of Illinois
looked like other quilts in the area. Possibly there are some old-order
Mennonite quilts that are similar to Amish quilts but there are also many
that would qualify as Mennonite that don’t have a distinctive look.
Mennonite quilts are diverse just like African-American quilts are
diverse. We like to pin a certain style on both groups but that just
isn’t the only type quilt that the group may have produced. I’d say a
true Mennonite quilt needs to have written or substantiated
oral provenance or records to prove that it is really Mennonite. I have
one that my mother and her quilting group at the Groveland Evangelical
Mennonite Church made in the 1950’s. I was there when they made it. It’s
a bow tie quilt made with printed fabrics and white background. Other
Mennonite groups in our area made quilts that were done in many styles.
Carol Elmore
Manhattan, KS
Date: Sat, 1 May 1999 12:07:27 -0400
Date: Sat, 1 May 1999 12:06:25 -0400
From: “Edna K.”
Just was given a world war 2 era acetate quilt from my grandmother. It
measures 78×78 and was made by here sister in law. The batting is thin and
looks to be a flannel sheet. But the top and backing are off acetate. It
is a dresdan plate with royal blue centers and alternating gold and orange
appliqued on a white piece of acetate. She said that during the war, my
Aunt Irene made quilts out of whatever material could be found and this
had been in a rag bin at her job at a local defense plant so she liberated
them.
Just a warning- this may have been parachute material.
Parachutes, during that era, were highly flammable! If the quilt was
made from a parachute, and it ever comes in contact with a flame,
one second you will have a quilt, and the next second, literally, it
will be entirely engulfed in flames.
Just something to think about in choosing where to use it… like,
not between your bed and the doorway….
Jocelyn
Jocelynmdelphi.com
Date: Sun, 02 May 1999 11:16:14 -0600
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Anyone want to speak on Mennonite quilts?
Here in Kansas, the Mennonite community has a World Relief quilt
auction once a year. The quilts are indistinguishable from any you
would see at any quilt show– some are very traditional, some are
modern and ‘artsy’, some have bright colors, etc. Admittedly, these
are intended for sale, so the women may be making what they
know will sell, as opposed to what they would make for their own
homes. I’ve been told that in the Amish community of Jamesport
MO that is true- the women make certain types of quilts for sale,
particularly certain color combinations, because they are popular
among ‘the English’, and they would not work those combinations
for their own homes.
Jocelyn
Jocelynmdelphi.com
Date: Mon, 03 May 1999 07:31:41 +1000
From: Lorraine Olsson
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I have made comment before on the “Mennonite Look” in quilts, but I was
not referring to what is happening today.
My comments were for the wonderful, colourful quilts of late 1800s that
were collected from the PA area.
The quilts that I see today, made in the 30s and later by Mennonite
quilters, do seem to bear no major difference to any others of the time.
I hope this clears up my original note.
Lorraine in Oz (the sun is coming up, but is that a hint of frost? Brrr)
Date: Sun, 2 May 1999 20:32:57 EDT
From: KareQuiltaol.com
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Dear QHL:
I will be in Switzerland May 27-June 5 on a business trip. Then I plan to go
on to Southern France with my youngest daughter (26) for an additional week.
Do any of you know any quilters in the area in which I will be traveling
(Provence, etc)? Or do you have any personal friends in the area that you
would be willing to put me in touch with? I have lived overseas twice myself
(Philippines and Tanzania) and love to meet REAL people when I travel, not
just see tourist stuff. I haven’t been to France, however, since 1964!! We
had a French exchange student with us the summer of 1985 when we lived in New
Orleans. He was from northwest France. Unfortunately, I won’t be going up
that direction. Too little time! Thanks, I appreciate any leads/contacts you
can give me.
Karen Alexander
Date: Sun, 02 May 1999 20:32:26 -0400
From: Alan Kelchner
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Well, I bought another piece today. I need some help placing it more
than my generalizations. I bought a summer coverlet with panney squares.
The piece when originally made was pale blue background with pale yellow
squares. The squares are sewn onto the background appliqué style to make
a checkerboard. It’s a modest little piece, but the squares are nicely
done and well preserved. The animal designs (chicken, lion, burro and
child, cat, frog, etc.) look to be early 1930’s. Normally, I’d have
passed this piece by, but what sold me were two of the blocks – Mickey
Mouse (a la Steamboat Willie) and an earlier Donald Duck. I could have
probably gotten it for less if the auctioneers help hadn’t noticed
Mickey at the last minute (paid $55 – I’m not griping, too much!). Does
anyone know the history of the Disney characters? Personally, I’m a
Loony Tunes fan (go, Bugs!).
Also, the two sides (back, top) are attached in a weird way. Using
standard sewing thread, the maker did a haphazard feather stitch around
each block on the back. I’m surprised it’s still intact (the stitching).
Oh well, this makes four redwork-style pieces. Guess I definitely do
have another sub-collection !
Alan
Date: Sun, 02 May 1999 22:19:47 +0400
From: Xenia Cord
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Congratulaltions to Alan on his nice find! Steamboat Willie was
introduced in November of 1928, so the block in your quilt dates from
that year or later (a little later at least, I would guess, if the block
was a purchased penny square. There had to be some production time.)
Xenia, in Indiana
Date: Mon, 3 May 1999 00:59:03 -0400
From: “J. G. Row”
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Subject: QHL: New Appraisers?
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It just came to me today, that during Quilt Show week in Paducah, a number
of people we all know might have been testing to become Certified Quilt
Appraisers. Does anyone have the names of those who tested — and passed?
Who should we congratulate?
Judy in Ringoes, NJ
judygrowblast.net
Date: Mon, 3 May 1999 08:46:08 EDT
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Dear Alan,
Finally a question I can answer. I am an avid Antiques Roadshow watcher and
about 3 weeks ago there was a mickey mouse watch. The expert said that the
watch cannot date before 1936 because Walt Disney didn’t market any
merchandise until then. So, I know that Steamboat Willie was produced in
about 1930 or 1931 if that helps you at all. Although you said there was a
Donald Duck, he didn’t make the seen until 1939 or 1940 because he appeared
in a majority of the WW 2 shorts dealing with bonds, rationing etc. I hope I
was able to help a little.Bill
Date: Mon, 3 May 1999 09:08:23 EDT
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A great website for you to visit regarding your trip to France is:
jean
jquiltaol.com
Date: Mon, 3 May 1999 09:00:36 -0500 (Central Daylight Time)
From: Mary Persyn
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Joanna wrote:
If you are in the US and have a local public library, you
have access to a huge collection of quilt history books
donated to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln libraries by
the American Quilt Study Group. The books that circulate
(not all of the collection) are available
through inter-library loan. (Sorry, I don’t think folks
outside of the US have access to this network, but I may be
wrong. Any librarians out there want to comment?)
The Interlibrary Loan network is actually world-side, but
the borrowing library is expected to locate and borrow an
item in its own country first. (We start out looking in
Indiana first for items). And some libraries are leary
about sending books overseas. Photocopies are okay because
they are not the original item.
Policies differ among libraries.
Mary (in librarian mode)
Mary Persyn (219) 465-7830
Email: Mary.Persynvalpo.edu
Law Librarian
School of Law
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, IN 46383
FAX: (219) 465-7917
Date: Mon, 3 May 1999 07:40:08 -0700
From: Kathy Tavares
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Joanna
Thank you very much for the info. That will help me out a lot.
Kathy
Date: Mon, 03 May 1999 12:23:15 -0400
From: Peggy Notestine
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Hi friends,
First of all, thanks again to JoAnna Evans for organizing the dinnerget-together in Paducah. It was so nice seeing you in person. this is
such a wonderful resource.
I am writing now to get your opinion on which batting to use for aproject. I am in the process of making a Queen/King size dresden plate
quilt from reproduction 30’s fabric which I have been collecting since it
first came out several years ago. The background is white and the sashing
units is what make makes this such a wonderful project….sort of
diamond-like which makes stars too…if that makes sense! Anyway, I am
seriously considering entering this quilt into some future competition, so
I am planning to do my best handwork on it. I would like your opinion on
which is your favorite batting to use when creating an heirloom. I want
something that is easy to quilt, but will eventually give a sort of antique
look once washed. This quilt is not likely to be used a lot, but I want it
to last forever. Your opinion on this would be greatly appreciated and I
would be happy to post back a condensed version of the replys I receive.
I am also interested in getting your opinion on the best quilting threadto use as well. I am only considering YLI quilting thread at the moment.
Thanks again.
Peggy in Columbus, Ohio....75 and Sunny! Date: Mon, 3 May 1999 22:35:41 -0700
From: “Eileen Trestain”
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While the testing takes place in Paducah, the testing candidates are
probably only all known to AQS and the certification committee. While
several of the appraisers served on testing panels, we do not sit in on
every panel, just two or three which are assigned to us. Nobody but the
certification committee knows for certain who passed and who did not for
several weeks, because the written portion of the exam also is considered in
the final outcome, and none but the certification committee sees all that.
Sharon Newman will notify the candidates first, before any of the rest of us
are told. We are likely to hear at the end of May to mid-June.
Eileen
Date: Tue, 04 May 1999 09:36:26 -0400
From: nancy roberts
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If you like cotton batting (I do), you might want to look at bleached
white ones from Perfect Cotton (Acme Pad Co.) or Warm and White (from
Warm and Natural). You mentioned that the background of the quilt is
white and the bleached white cotton batting ensures no shadowing through
or darkening of the white fabric caused by off-white batting. They are
low-loft battings which lots of quilters like for a vintage look.
Also, for Alan and Mickey Mouse. I noticed a link ad for a Disney
website on another site I was visiting. It said it was an updated site.
I haven’t visited it, but thought the site might have some history that
could help you. Don’t recall the address, but it’s likely Disney.com.
Maybe worth a try? Nancy
Date: Tue, 4 May 1999 09:55:38 EDT
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Thought QHL members might find this interesting. This is from Quilters
Unlimited (Northern, VA) e-mail newsletter, dated May 4, 1999.
CABIN CREEK QUILTS CONTINUES ITS FIGHT AGAINST VERMONT COMPANY – The
following is from QU President, Marilyn Owendoff (V). “To give some
background, Cabin Creek Quilts was started as a VISTA program in the early
1970s, intended to provide jobs to women from coal mining families in the
Cabin Creek area of West Virginia. Today, people from rural areas around the
state work for the cooperative. Cabin Creek Quilts has about 100 people
working for it any given time, but the actual individuals might change as
work is spread around to give as many people as possible as much work as
possible. They have a store/shop in Malden, West Virginia. Aside from the
quilters providing a livelihood for their families, they are also focused on
preserving the tradition of quality made quilts. To quote from a recent
newspaper article regarding a purchase of one of their quilts “a quilt that
they have is made in a home in a rural county. That its helping people to
remain in rural counties and it’s made the same way that their grandmother
might have made it. It’s not a factory situation.” Right now Cabin Creek
Quilts is in a legal battle with Orvis. The summer issue of Orvis catalogue
came out with an “imported” (we know what that means!) quilt and labeled it
“Cabin Creek Quilt.” Cabin Creek Quilts have recently won a victory in the
fight when Orvis agreed, in response to a suit filed by the West Virginia
Attorney General’s Office, to stop distributing products under the “Cabin
Creek” name, to stop using the words “cabin or creek” or “Cabin Creek Quilt”
in advertisements for quilts, and to explain to customers calling about the
quilts that they are not connected to the West Virginia cooperative. The
victory is only partial, however, because Orvis can continue to distribute
the catalogue advertising the quilt under Cabin Creek name in every state
except West Virginia. IT’S TIME TO NETWORK AGAIN! Even before I learned of
the legal battle with Orvis, the QU Board voted $500 as a contribution to
assist Cabin Creek Quilts’ cooperative. Because they had a break-in and 30
quilts were stolen in December, security lighting was installed in the house
they use as their shop. I’ve received a copy of that electrical invoice, and
our $500 just about covers that cost.” Please contact Marilyn if you’d like
more information, including articles and a video, at MOwendofdechert.com.
PS: I attended the Smithsonians’ “Common Threads” symposium March 18-19. CCQ
was one of the presenters. At one point they also took on Walmart. Walmart
was selling quilts under the name “Cobble Creek Quilters.” CCG won that legal
battle but the Presenter didn’t go into details about the final legal
“arrangements.”
Copyright infringement was brought up several times during the conference,
and not just by CCG. It is a sensitive issue among the Native American
peoples (Hopi for example), as it is among all uniquely identifiable
craftspersons of other native cultures. In Australia the Campfire Aboriginal
Artists Collective has stepped in to try to help fight such battles because
marketers are moving in and copying the distinctive native art and selling it
as “original.”
Karen Alexander
Date: Tue, 04 May 1999 09:10:25 -0500
From: Laura Hobby Syler
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Nancy,
Warm and Natural is a bugger to hand quilt, and admittedly, from the co.
was not really developed for hand quilting! It works great for machine
quilting, but is really too stiff for hand. I’m not familiar with Perfect
Cotton, from Acme Pad Co. Is it a regional product? I thought I had samples
of just about every batting co out there for my lectures.
Laura
5/4/99 -0400, nancy roberts wrote:
If you like cotton batting (I do), you might want to look at bleached
white ones from Perfect Cotton (Acme Pad Co.) or Warm and White (from
Warm and Natural). You mentioned that the background of the quilt is
white and the bleached white cotton batting ensures no shadowing through
or darkening of the white fabric caused by off-white batting. They are
low-loft battings which lots of quilters like for a vintage look.
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Also, for Alan and Mickey Mouse. I noticed a link ad for a Disney
website on another site I was visiting. It said it was an updated site.
I haven’t visited it, but thought the site might have some history that
could help you. Don’t recall the address, but it’s likely Disney.com.
Maybe worth a try? Nancy
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Date: Tue, 04 May 1999 09:17:56 -0500
From: Mary Waller
The April 6, 1999 Sioux Falls (SD) Argus Leader ran a story about a
March 1881 copy of the Salem (SD) Register printed on fabric. Due to an
especially hard winter and subsequent flooding, supplies brought by
railroad to the Dakota Territory (SD & ND were granted statehood in
1889) weren’t delivered. Newspaper publishers couldn’t get their
newsprint, so newspapers were printed on any inexpensive sheet goods
they could get, including wallpaper, tissue paper, handkerchiefs, silk
neckties, manila wrapping paper, antelope skin and cloth. Has anyone
seen newspaper printing on fabric in any quilts or blocks?
I did documentation at The Journey Museum in Rapid City recently. One
woman who brought in two quilts talked about cotton seeds in quilt
batting. When I told her I’d never seen whole cotton seeds in a quilt,
but many people mistake debris in batting for cotton seeds and that
cotton seeds were large and round, she replied she grew up Texas where
cotton was grown, and she knew what cotton seeds looked like, and she
had seen actual seeds in cotton batting used in quilts that were made
quickly and ‘weren’t pretty’ because they were needed for immediate
use. I thanked her for the information, added I learn more from quilt
owners and students than they realize.
My local museum and quilt guild are hosting “Quilted Treasures II: Those
Crazy Victorians” Friday, Oct 1 and Saturday, Oct 2. Nancy Kirk will
speak on “Those Crazy Victorians” Saturday afternoon, followed by Cleo
Erickson, who will present “History of Grace’s Buttons” on the late
Grace Beede’s button collection, including Civil War and calico
buttons. Nancy will also discuss audience members’ quilts in a
show-and-tell session Friday night. Planned Crazy Patch, Foundation
Quilted, Zippered Bag, and Redwork Embroidery classes are offered, and
there will be two quilt exhibits at the museum, along with vendors,
raffle items, etc. To encourage maximum participation, the classes and
Nancy’s talks are $5, Cleo’s talk is free. E- me for details.
We had a lightening-filled and stormy night, and were rousted out of bed
by tornado sirens about 11 p.m. Later, I dreamed we were air-lifted out
of the path of a tornado from a quilt appraisal and auction event in
England, across the road from Prince Charles’ ‘house’. Some of you from
the Restoration Conferences were there, too, although the only one I
remember clearly is Nancy Bright (maybe because Nancy’s from Oklahoma,
where they had worse storms than we did). Don’t ask me where I get all
my ideas for dreams, but this one would make a great movie. It feels
like more storms on the way at 7 already this morning.
Mary Waller, Vermillion, SD
Date: Tue, 4 May 1999 08:32:09 -0700
From: “R & L Carroll”
Hello.
Mary talked about cotton seeds in quilts.
I once saw a quilt with cotton seeds, also. They were large and
roundish, somewhat like a small bean. There was no doubt what they were.
We could see, maybe 75 or more seeds. The quilt was in an exhibit, and
hung against the light of a large window so the seeds could be seen.
The quilt was a beautiful applique design, white with red and green,
c.1870. I never heard where it was made.
Laurette in So. California
Date: Tue, 04 May 1999 19:49:08 -0400
From: “Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Cupp”
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WCTU/quilts, etc
Debbie
Date: Tue, 4 May 1999 22:48:50 -0500
From: “Kirk Collection”
The Quilt Heritage Foundation is coordinating an effort to gather 1000
quilts for Oklahoma. The idea is just developing and we are working to get
transportation donated and to coordinate with the relief agencies in
Oklahoma for distribution to people who lost their homes in the tornadoes
this week.
NQA is making a forty foot space available at their show in June to hang
donated quilts and hold a quilting bee to make more. Adult, youth and crib
quilts are all needed and welcome.
Details of the project are at www.quiltheritage.com. The Foundation is a
non-profit 501-c-3 organization and all donations are tax-deductible. I
serve as president of the Foundation and will be happy to answer any
questions from anyone. We’ll keep adding information to the website as we
develop the network of donors and sponsors.
Soon there will be a downloadable poster to print out and post at your local
quilt and sewing shops. Please feel free to distribute this message as
widely as possible to friends, family and quilt lists you belong to. All
donors will be acknowledged on the web site and we will add links back to
any web pages that link to the site (just send us an e-mail that you have
linked with us.
If you have any questions, you can reach me at QuiltHFaol.com or by calling
1-800-599-0094 or 402-934-1513.
Nancy Kirk
The Quilt Heritage Foundation
1513 Military Avenue
Omaha, NE 68111
(402) 934-1513
www.quiltheritage.com
Date: Tue, 04 May 1999 22:07:51 -0300
From: susan silva
Greetings qhlr’s,
Have to tell you about my wonderful trip to Wash.D.C./Virginia!The DAR
had Martha Washington’s quilt/coverlet on display and it was beautiful!
The India womens quilt exhibit at the Women in the Arts museum was
stunning! But the real awesome part of my trip was to the Valentine
Museum. Got to see the Robert E.Lee Quilt, and have a curators visit in
the “backroom”. What marvelous quilts we saw. Drop dead gorgeous
broderie perse quilts and stunning quilting/trapunto quilts. I can now
die happy cause I’ve been to the Valentine. It was AWESOME. Then we went
to the Shenendoah valley and saw the quilt museum at Harrisonburg. They
had contemporary work on display it was all beautiful. I have many
vacation pictures and probably 90% are of quilts. My DH went along and
enjoyed it all. He surely impressed some ladies when he knew what a “fat
quarter” was. Weather was wonderful and if you ever get a chance to go
to these museums…JUST DO IT.
SINCERELY,
SUSAN IN SPOKANE WASHINGTON
Date: Wed, 05 May 1999 05:52:50 -0400
From: “Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Cupp”
Here is the URL for the museum. More info about their exhibits there,
too.
Debbie
Date: Wed, 05 May 1999 12:25:55 -0400
From: nancy roberts
Thanks, Debbie, for the link to the WCTU article. Pepper Cory has a
Design Challenge coming up in Traditional Quiltworks in which she
dicusses some background of the Drunkard’s Path pattern and offers info
on cutting and sewing. Of course, there are lots of quilts shown with
it. You might also want to check out her book (if I’m remembering the
title correctly, it’s Happy Trails) from Dover Publications. Nancy
Date Thu, 06 May 1999 001433 -0700
From Audrey Waite awquiltr@sedona.net
Has anyone seen this video on PBS? I understand it was also shown at
the recent Smithsonian women’s textile symposium in Washington, D.C.
The full title is “Unraveling the Stories Quilts as a Reflection of Our
Lives”. The producer would like us to screen or sell it at Quilt Camp
in the Pines in July (Flagstaff, AZ), so I’d like some honest opinions
about it before accepting her offer.
Audrey Waite
awquiltr@sedona.net
http//www.quiltcamp.com
Date Thu, 6 May 1999 062123 -0700 (PDT)
From Kris Driessen krisdriessen@yahoo.com
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— “SIGEL,JANELLE” JSS@psulias.psu.edu wrote
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I’m looking for names of blocks that were popular
during the 1930’s. I need
to make a block in ’30’s repro fabrics and thought
it would be good to make
a block that was popular for that time. Any
suggestions? TTIA. Janelle
JSS@psulias.psu.edu
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Date Thu, 6 May 1999 093020 EDT
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2 books come to mind
Quilt Designs from the Thirties by Sara Nephew published by Dover
Publications
Soft Corvers for Hard Times by Marikay Waldvogel published by Rutledge Hill
jean
Date Thu, 6 May 1999 141519 EDT
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I wonder if authenticity of period history and design will be considered?
Wonder what kind of bed “covers” were actually used onboard ships?
AMISTAD SLAVE SHIP INSPIRES QUILT PROJECT – The following was in the April 29
Takoma Park (MD) Gazette “Montgomery College art teacher Mary Staley has
started the Amistad Friendship Quilt Project to cover the bunks of a replica
of the historic clipper Amistad as it sails from port to port, educating
people about the fateful role the original Amistad played in American
history. “I’m hoping to end up with at least 24 quilts and each quilt will
have at least 24 squares,” Staley says. “I want to contact quilt clubs and
art schools all over the country. Australia has a big quilt guild, and I want
to tap into that.” “We want as many cultures represented as possible,” says
Bond, who has been making quilts for more than 15 years and belongs to Takoma
Park’s Azalea City Quilters. The inaugural sail of the new Amistad is
scheduled for New York harbor on July 4, 2000. It also will visit Washington
later next year and then go on to Havana, where Cinque first boarded the ship
in 1839. Wherever the Amistad sails, quilts from Staley’s project will cover
its bunks. Mary Staley of the Amistad Friendship Quilt Project can be reached
at 301-650-1374 or mstaley@mc.cc.mc.us. Project Web page
www.mc.cc.md.us/Departments/amistad Gazette story
http//www.gazette.net/news/communities/takoma/story003.html; more
information on the Amistad, from December 1997’s Smithsonian magazine
http//www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issues97/dec97/amistad.html
Date Thu, 6 May 1999 144239 EDT
From KareQuilt@aol.com
To QHL@cuenet.com
Subject QHL Amistad project
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From QU DIGEST – May 6, 1999
WEBSITE CORRECTION – Please note the following correction for the webpage
mentioned in the May 3 QU Digest. (It is for Montgomery College art teacher
Mary Staley, who started the Amistad Friendship Quilt Project to cover the
bunks of the replica of the historic clipper Amistad.) The webpage is
mstaley@mc.cc.md.us
Date Thu, 6 May 1999 185855 -0400
From Steve Greco GrandmasAttic@compuserve.com
To Quilt Heritage List QHL@cuenet.com
Subject QHL Visit from “The Redwork Lady”
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Just wanted everyone to know that we hosted Toni Baumgard, “The Redwork
Lady” in our quilt shop last weekend. She was a tremendous “hit” with
everyone. We had a tea on Sunday with standing room only as Toni shared her
quilts and slide show with us about the history of redwork. It was
fascinating. Then on Monday we had a class where Toni taught everyone how
to make their own redwork blocks. The quilts and other linens in her
redwork collection are stupendous.
If she’s ever in your neck of the woods I highly recommend this program!
You won’t be sorry!
Rachel Greco
Grandma’s Attic Sewing Emporium, Inc.
155 SW Court Street
Dallas, OR 97338
1-503-623-0451
e-mail GrandmasAttic@compuserve.com
web www.grandmasatticquilting.com
Date Fri, 7 May 1999 063013 EDT
From Baglady111@aol.com
To NinePatchN@aol.com, QHL@cuenet.com, QuiltersBee-Digest@cuenet.com
Subject QHL scrappy quilts
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Does anyone know if AMERICAN QUILT STUDY GROUP published a paper on SCRAPPY
QUILTS? Or are there reference books/articles you would recommend? I know
of a young lady who is preparing a program to present to her guild and is
researching the subject. Jane of THE FEEDSACK CLUB
httpmembers.aol.com/baglady111/samples.html ENJOY!!
Date Fri, 7 May 1999 080852 EDT
From QuiltNews@aol.com
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Subject QHL SIMPLY QUILTS
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Thanks for sharing the schedule of Simply Quilts…I know my cable company
has recently begun airing HGTV, but I have never seen the quilt show, being
to lazy to sit down and read throught the TV guide to find the listings….I
have started, but my eyes glass over after the first few listings…of
course, now I can go directly to their web site….Ann
Date Fri, 07 May 1999 080541 -0700
From pastcrafts@erols.com
To QHL@cuenet.com
Subject QHL Bed covers on early 19th c. ships
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As regards the Amistead bunks and thir bed covers, remember that ant
19th century ship was a microcosm of the society it came from.
Therefore there would have been at least 3 different”levels” of material
goods on board. Those of the senior officers but remember that only
the captain had a separate cabin. Then the other officers quarters,
which were shared, then there were the bunks for the seamen, and finally
the hold for cargo – both inanimate and human.
There might have been a quilt of two in the senior officers quarters.
At that time quilts were not yet “utilitarian”, they were still
considered decorative. So if the captain or first mate had one then it
was because their wives made the effort. However, it is far more likely
that they had woven coverlets. It is possible that there could have
been a whole cloth quilt or a “strippy” style qullt but probably not
new. Seafaring was very rugged and very hard on all textiles.
The seamen would in all probability not have had quilts and for sure
there were no bedcovers at all in the cargo hold for the slaves.
As regards the coverlets, Rabbit is the authority there. Any
thoughts?
Newbie
pastcrafts@erols.com
Date Fri, 07 May 1999 071737 -0700
From Julie Silber quiltcomplex@earthlink.net
To QHL@cuenet.com
Subject QHL Re where to buy crepeline???
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Hi All,
I am looking to buy fine quality crepeline. Any ideas?
Thanks
Julie Silber
Date Fri, 7 May 99 184455 EDT
From “Bob Mills” decision@tigger.jvnc.net
To “Barry & Lynn Hendra” lynnbarry@webtv.net, “QHL” QHL@cuenet.com,
QuiltersBee@cuenet.com
Subject QHL Re QuiltersBee elongated hexagons
Message-ID decision.1276504735F@tigger.jvnc.net
It is a top, about 1880’s, fabric is still solid and strong. Needs washing
and I would replace all the white hexagons with new fabric.
The pattern is about 21 inches from point to point of repeating stars. The
centermost hex is regular, the rest are either regular or ‘casket’ shaped,
and it seems as though the hexes should, but don’t, reduce in size as the
star increases in size.
The stars are nested to fit into each other with a row of white hexes and
turkey red hexes between stars. Two of my quilt students who are engineers
looked at it last night and think that the sizes must decrease, but the
quilter didn’t know how to do the geometry. They may try to plot it out on
a computer for me!
This baby won’t lie flat as it is nor will it quilt out the unevenness. We
are talking major basketballs lying under the quilt shapes.
I have done enough restoration to know that this would be a phenomenal
project, and a lifetime project!
Thanks for your comments.
Jan Drechsler (not Bob)
http//ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/bobmills/jan.html
What are you trying to accomplish
with this quilt? I have never seen or heard of
an elongated hexagon
Date Fri, 7 May 1999 232406 EDT
From @aol.com
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Actually, the Amistad is being built at Mystic Seaport in Connecticut, which
has an excellent costume department. I believe they’re at
www.mysticseaport.org, or something close to that. Regardless, they would be
the place to check for information on the Amistad quilts, or whether they’re
accepting volunteer quilters.
One note the actual slaves would have had no quilts at all in all
likelihood. The mortality rate on the Middle Passage was hideous…(
Karen Evans
Easthampton, MA
Date Sat, 8 May 1999 004429 EDT
From KennaleeM@aol.com
To QHL@cuenet.com
Subject QHL Re Visit from “The Redwork Lady”
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I would like to invite anyone in the southern California area to come to the
Santa Monica Quilt Guild meeting on Wednesday evening, July 7, 1999, where
our guest speaker will be Toni Baumgard! We are also have a workshop the next
day on making a small redwork quilt. The meeting is at the Felicia Mahood
Senior Center, 11338 Santa Monica Blvd., West Los Angeles (right off the 405
freeway) at 7 p.m. Kennalee
Date Sat, 8 May 1999 174956 EDT
From KareQuilt@aol.com
To qhl@cuenet.com
Subject QHL “Unraveling the Stories”
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RE The video I bought it and loved it! Watched it three times the first
week. Just sent it on to my MIL for her to watch on Mother’s Day as she is
the one that got me started in quilting.
Karen
Date Sat, 8 May 1999 110313 -1000
From “Laurie Woodard” lwoodard@hawaii.edu
To sward@t-ward.demon.co.uk
CC QHL@cuenet.com
Subject QHL Quilt Hawaii & Polynesian quilt exhibit, Honolulu
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Aloha Sally
Quilt Hawaii is an annual event rotating sites among the different islands
of Hawaii. Last year it was held on Kauai, the year before on Hawaii
island. It is mainland produced and organized but also features local
(Hawaii) quilting teachers like nationally known Elizabeth A. Akana and Mary
Cezar. The primary attendees are from the mainland United States and have
come with their families for a weeks’ vacation in Hawaii. I get the
impression from what I’ve heard that this isn’t an intensive <quilters
retreat> with the focus on quilting into the wee hours. Because it is held
in Hawaii, in a resort area, and quilters tend to bring their families, they
prefer low stress workshops which leave time to shop and go to the beach
afterwards. The program is well organized, attendance and class size fairly
small, and the setting nice. I would recommend it.
And while you were here you could see the annual Hawaiian quilt show at
Mission Houses Museum in Honolulu. The show this year focuses on polynesian
bedcovers. The tifaifai (or tivaevae) from Tahiti, the Cook Islands, etc.
is similar to yet very different from the Hawaiian kapa lau (bed quilt).
This would be a good opportunity to compare. The show will be up May
18-July 4, 1999. Diedre McElroy is the guest curator.
The musuem web site is at http//www.lava.net/~mhm/quilt.htm.
—
Laurie Woodard
Researcher
Hawaiian Quilt Research Project
http//openstudio.hawaii.edu/hqrp/default.html
Date Sat, 8 May 1999 213819 -0400
From “Phyllis Twigg” ptwigg@radix.net
To “QHL” QHL@cuenet.com
Subject QHL Annapolis, MD Show
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The annual quilt show of the Annapolis Quilt Guild, “Quilts By the Bay,”
will be held Saturday and Sunday, June 5th and 6th. Three antique quilts
will be featured from the collection of Polly Mello a four block Rose Vase
c. 1850, a Chintz Star c. 1830, and a Rose Wreath with a Blue Feather Border
c. 1840. The show will be even larger than in former years and features a
large selection of members’ quilts, demonstrations,extensive merchant mall,
country store, quilt appraisals (Saturday ) by Hazel Carter and Bunnie
Jordan, raffle quilt , and catered refreshments. Admission is $5. The show
is located off Route 50 at Annapolis Senior High School on Riva Road in
Annapolis. Hours are 1000 a.m. – 500 p.m. Saturday and 1100 a.m. – 500
p.m. Sunday. For more information call 410-257-1990 or visit the website at
http//members.xoom.com/AQG_Home/
Date Sun, 09 May 1999 173018 -0400
From Barb Garrett bgarrett@fast.net
To QHL@cuenet.com
Subject QHL Good Books of Intercourse, PA
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I never did get out to Intercourse, but a friend brought back the
following information concerning quilting books available from Good
Books.
- Catalog — maybe it is possible to call and have them send you one.
Phone is 800-762-7171. Their order form implies you might be able to
order with the toll free number. They take VISA and mastercard. Quilt
books listed are —
Amish Quilt Patterns, by Rachel Thomas Pellman $14.95
Small Amish Quilt Patterns by R T Pellman $14.95
Patterns for Making Amish Dolls and Doll Clothes by R T Pellman and Jan
Steffy $14.95
The Amish Quilt by Eve Wheatcroft Granick $24.95 paper, $45 hard cover
— excellent
The World of Amish Quilts by Rachel & Kenneth Pellman $21.95 paper,
$24.95 hardcover — excellent
A Treasury of Amish Quilts by R & K Pellman $21.95 — excellent
A Treasury of Mennonite Quilts by R & K Pellman $21.95 — excellent
Postage is 10%, $3 minimum, PA residents at 6% tax
- New book available soon for current exhibit — A flyer says you can
order a book called Quilts From Two Valleys by Phyllis Pellman Good. 8
1/2″ x 11 — 80 pages — dozens of color plates of quilts and their
communities — $19.95 paperback The book isn’t available yet (poor
timing, I think) but there is a special that expires June 1, 1999. The
form you are to send in requests and contains the following information
—
Quantity _ Quilts from Two Valleys at Show Price $13.95 =
PA
residents, add 6% __
Shipping & Handling (Add 10%, $2.50 minimum)
TOTAL __
__ Check payable to The People’s Place Quilt Museum in US funds
_ Charge my VISA # _________
Charge my MasterCard # ___________
Expiration date ______
Signature __________
Name ___________
Address ___________
City _________
State/Province _
Postal Code __
Mailing address is
Good Books
P. O. Box 419
Intercourse, PA 17534-0419
Toll free 800-762-7171
I don’t know anything about the new book except what is written on this
flyer. Hope some find this helpful.
Barb in southeastern PA
Date Sun, 9 May 1999 235746 -0400
From Mary Beth Goodman
Does anyone have the website address for this show in Troy, NY? Thanks.
Nancy
Yup sure do!
also at http://www.albany.net/~mgoodman/NYQuilts.html
but the first is easier to remember, eh? Hope to see you there!
Mary Beth Goodman
Queen, NYQuilts!
Quilts, vendors, lectures, classes!
May 22-23, 1999
Russell Sage College, Troy NY
http//www.nyquilts.org/
Date Mon, 10 May 1999 214115 -0500
From Longnowaol.com (by way of “Kris Driessen, Hickory Hill Quilts” )
To QHLcuenet.com
Subject QHL Cleaning yellowed fabric
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Hi
This is not a quilting question but perhaps you can help. My nephew’s
handsewn (by me) baptismal gown is 27 years old and yellow. It was white
almost sheer cotton. It would be wonderful if I could restore it for his
newborn daughter’s upcoming baptism. Any suggestions?
Longnowaol.com
Date Mon, 10 May 1999 210414 -0500
From Karen Bush
To QHLcuenet.com
Subject QHL YIPPPEEE!!!
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CONGRATULATIONS Phyllis and Cindy!!!! ))) KB
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“QUILT AS DESIRED”= The Hand quilting Teaching text-
Karen Bush http//www.idahoquilt.com
Date Tue, 11 May 1999 080514 -0400
From “A.A. Harkavy”
To QHLcuenet.com
Subject QHL Repro fabrics avail; faster site
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After a very rough start with its new data base-based online fabric store
(now more than 600 fabrics, more to come!) PineTree Quiltworks’ Virtual
Fabric store now comes to quilters from a faster server and is more
directly accessible. The new, more direct address is
www.pinetree.quiltworks.com
Once there, click on Virtual Fabric Store and select a link to view by
category, manufacturer, all fabrics, etc. To view a single category, click
on the DOT at the LEFT of the category to activate it, then on the VIEW
FABRIC button at the right.
PineTree now carries the entire RJR American Folk Art collection and some
repros from the 30’s and 40’s as well as fabrics in a “sweet nostalgia”
category .. these last bespeak earlier times.
If anyone has a problem viewing fabric, PineTree needs to hear about it to
get the site functioning optimally. So please do let PineTree know at
Addy
Date Tue, 11 May 1999 144219 -0500
From “Karen Erlandson”
To “QHL”
Subject QHL cleaning wool
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Hi, got a call from a friend wondering how to clean her father’s old army
uniform and overcoat. How does she clean the wool overcoat? Also, some old
men’s silk ties that appear OK but smell.
Thanks,
Karen E
Date Tue, 11 May 1999 160038 -0500
From Laura Hobby Syler
To “Karen Erlandson” , “QHL”
Subject Re QHL cleaning wool
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Karen, according to my fashion hound DH ( actually he worked in mens
clothing stores for many years)…..the older silk ties can be hand
washed., especially if she is thinking about making a quilt with them. (AS
per S. Botsford and Daddy’s Ties book) That way she will know what will
hold up and what wont.
As to the army overcoat…..How are you planing on cleaning yours
HD recommends the cleaners. Just ask for clean solution.
L#1
At 0242 PM 5/11/99 -0500, Karen Erlandson wrote
Hi, got a call from a friend wondering how to clean her father’s old army
uniform and overcoat. How does she clean the wool overcoat? Also, some old
men’s silk ties that appear OK but smell.
Thanks,
Karen E
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Date Tue, 11 May 1999 171444 +0400
From Xenia Cord
To Karen Erlandson
CC QHLcuenet.com
Subject QHL Cleaning wool
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Hi, all – I have had my drycleaners clean 19th century wool coverlets
without harm. They know, of course, that I am willing to accept a minor
amount of fabric loss in the process, mostly to the fringes. I have
always been happy with the results, especially since in the past, owners
cleaned these coverlets by unpicking the center seam, hand washing the
halves (VERY heavy when wet), letting them dry, and restitching the
seam. Not for me if I can find an acceptable alternative!
Going on that, I would think a WWI uniform could be cleaned without
harm. HOWEVER – it is important to use a cleaners that does not have
big tumble cleaning machines that look like the coin-op ones. They need
to understand how potentially fragile and how old the textile is, and to
be willing to handle it with care commensurate. If they refuse, take
them at their word! Also, I find that asking them NOT to plastic-bag
the item after cleaning lets the cleaning smell evaporate. I also ask
for my coverlets to be held flat on a shelf, no hangers, until I return
to claim them.
Xenia, in Indiana
Date Tue, 11 May 1999 183838 -0700
From “pepper cory”
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While most of the time dry cleaning is fine for wool clothing, if the item
is fragile (look carefully at seams and at tiny-maybe moth-holes-)
conservation quality cleaning is called for. Ask at a large museum that has
wool uniforms in its collection (the Smithsonian comes to mind-) if it has
information on cleaning those. About ALL commercial dry cleaning
establishments-it’s worth it to become friends with the business owner. Dry
cleaners change the fluid in their machines on a schedule. You want to take
your things in when the fluid’s just been changed. While dry cleaning
usually doesn’t hurt fabrics, if the fluid in the machine is dirty
(saturated from many cleaning cycles-) it can impart an unpleasant yellow
overcast to light colored items. If it’s a reputable dry cleaner they won’t
take offense at your inquiry-just do it with a phone call or when there are
no other customers around!
Pepper Cory
Date Tue, 11 May 1999 182919 -0500 (CDT)
From Marcia Kaylakie
To QHLcuenet.com
Subject QHL Judy Rehmel books
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Hi one and all,
Perhaps the collective group might be able to help me locate the Judy Rehmel
books, Key to 1,00 Applique Quilt Patterns and Key to One Thousand Quilt
Patterns. Both appear to be out of print and I have searched all available
book sites that I can find. Books.com just informed that they were
cancelling my order. I really need to have both in my reference library.
Thanks for any help I can get, Marcia Kaylakie
Date Tue, 11 May 1999 200310 -0700
From Audrey Waite
To QHLcuenet.com
Subject QHL Quilt Patterns from the Bible
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Hi all
I have been asked to give a program on antique quilts at our church and
thought I would include some information about how quilt patterns were
named after particular references in the Bible. I know there is a book
out there on this subject but can’t for the life of me remember who
wrote it or the title. So ye of swifter brains will probably remember
and e-mail me at your leisure. Thanks.
Audrey Waite in sunny Sedona, AZ
Date Wed, 12 May 1999 065616 EDT
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QuiltersBee-Digestcuenet.com, GrandmasAtticcompuserve.com,
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In a message dated 5/11/99 111606 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Baglady111
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<< Feedsack Samples
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We now have our feedsack samples site that you can check out. Alot of the
ones you see are already gone but stop by and enjoy some LOVELY colors and
prints..
Jane of THE FEEDSACK CLUB
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Date Tue, 11 May 1999 231606 EDT
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Date Wed, 12 May 1999 065755 EDT
From CToczekaol.com
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Hi Everyone,
We just had our guild “show” in Cornwall, N.Y.; it was a small, mainly
in-house affair, a chance to open our doors to the community. We presented
two sections, one the show and tell for finished projects of the year and the
other the judged challenges. I skipped the challenge this year, focusing on
my own projects. I brought a queen size quilt I finished last fall, hoping
for a nice response. Using a variety of 1930’s reproduction fabrics I pieced
and quilted (and for lack of a better pattern name) a quintuple Irish Chain
or “Over the Rainbow” (name from a magazine.) Lots of hand quilting in the
white spaces and borders, machine quilting in the diagonal straight rows.
Mine was the only such item at our small show where many styles and colors
were exhibited. As I wandered with the group of viewers I overhead lots of
comments on the quilts, technique, color and such. You know what I heard
about mine? (Ah, at last she gets to the point! ) “Oh, look at this one;
it looks so soft, like you’d love to sleep under it!” And THAT, my friends,
is precisely what I love about the vintage 30’s quilts, why I’m drawn to them
so. I couldn’t have asked for a nicer compliment on my reproduction quilt.
Best to you all,
Carla Toczek, West Point
Date Wed, 12 May 1999 081436 -0400
From “jawhitecourant.infi.net”
To Quilt History list
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Dear Marcia. I looked in my “Key to a Third 1000 Quilt Patterns” and
found Judy Rehmel’s address. It is (or was) Judy Rehmel, PO Box 1002,
Richmond, Indiana 47374. You might try writing directly to her.
Judy White – CT
Date Wed, 12 May 1999 140432 -0400
From “J. G. Row”
To “Quilt History List”
Subject QHL Congrats, new studio, new quilt LONG
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Many congratulations to Phyllis and Cindy on becoming our newest Certified
Quilt Appraisers. I don’t know Phyllis personally, but I do know Cindy, and
know how long and hard she has worked to achieve this stunning success. I
have great admiration for all who have come so far!
Some of you have been with me from the beginning of our barn-into-studio
project. Today, after only 13 1/2 months of work, most of it by hand, the
studio is totally finished, habitable, and got its certificate of occupancy
this morning!
We just have to carry DH’s art stuff in to the second floor, some sitting
furniture in to the first floor, and I can invite everyone of you in to
share this gorgeous snug space with us.
For newbies — this won’t be my studio. This will be DH’s. I get the large
bedroom with the 12 foot closet and south-western exposure that he has been
using for 14 years. That means I can move out of the guest bedroom with the
double bed, and can probably even set up a cutting table in the middle of
the room. There might even be room to set up 2 sewing machines! Of course,
getting my new room repaired, replastered and repainted will probably take
another 6 months, but 6 months is a whole lot closer than never!
DH and I just returned from 6 days in the Denver area, visiting DS and
family in their new home. DS, the kid who couldn’t do anything quite right
as a teenager, especially wanted us there now to share his greatest success,
which was planning an open house event for Centennial Airport — the 4th one
he has done. We spent Saturday at the airport along with between 15,000
and 20,000 other people! He put together quite a show of old and new
airplanes, helicopters, and cars, and everyone had a great time! It was so
weird to see him in action, so earnest, so capable, so admired by his peers!
Wow, are we proud of him!
Gorgeous, wonderful, GD, only 19 months old still takes naps, of course, so
on all the other days we were there DH and I went ANTIQUEING while she
slept.
Last time we were there,in September, in one antique shop I saw 3 lovely
1930’s quilts that the dealer had just brought in from one estate sale.
Friday, 8 1/2 months later, I walked into the same shop and saw two of the
three quilts still there. I got wonderful markdowns on both and so bought
them, my first GFG and also my first DWR. The third quilt, a Snake in the
Hollow, was on her desk being packed up to be sent to a woman who bought it
by phone that morning after seeing it the previous weekend. Isn’t that
weird? She sold all three quilts in a single day! I’d never seen a SITH
quilt before in the flesh, and would have loved to have owned it too! I was
just a few hours too late. All three were in very good condition, having
been washed perhaps only once, with very little to no fading.
Since coming home last night I’ve had time to really study the 2 quilts, and
I believe they come from the same hand. The DWR is a puzzlement, however.
None of the printed fabrics in it match any of the prints in the GFG,
although the exact same yellow solid was used in both — as the center hex
in the GFG, and the medallion shaped connectors in the DWR.
I have looked long and hard, late last night and again this morning, and
cannot find any two prints in the wedges of the DWR that match any other
printed wedges! That means that there are 960 different prints used in this
quilt! Not 1000, but close enough.
Is it possible that the maker intentionally set out to make a charm quilt?
Or were DWR charm quilt kits put out in the 30’s, possibly early 40’s?
Judy in Ringoes, NJ
judygrowblast.net
Date Wed, 12 May 1999 170615 -0700
From Judith Brainerd
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Hi, all. I got a lovely quilt for Mother’s Day that is a red and green
on white. Nice intricate quilting. There is a name and date
cross-stitched on it Elica Ann Moll, 1852.
I am interested in researching the history of this quilt but am not sure
where to start. I know it was found in California (in someone’s trash!)
and brought up here. What would you all suggest? I know nothing about
researching geneology but that seems a good place to start. Are any of
you familiar with doing family searches with only a name & date? Any
help would be appreciated!! Thanks.
Judith B
Olympia WA
Q-Toons
Quilt designs to tickle your funnybone!
Judithqtoons.com
http//www.qtoons.com
Date Wed, 12 May 1999 201400 -0400
From “Phyllis Twigg”
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Dear QHL’ers…
Thank you for the many kind words and congratulatory notes I have received
regarding my recent acceptance as an AQS Certified Appraiser. Although Cindy
Brick lives in Colorado and I am in Maryland, you can imagine we were on
the phone celebrating just as soon as possible when we saw each other’s name
come up on QHL.
I won’t tell you that the test was easy (it definitely wasn’t), but I will
say all the study and practice was worth it. I am looking forward to the
opportunity ahead of seeing many quilts, both old and new…and meeting even
more quilt lovers.
With much appreciation,
Phyllis Twigg
Date Wed, 12 May 1999 231540 EDT
From Jilly31@aol.com
Could anyone give advise on displaying my quilts in a local quilt show? This
is the first time I have ever displayed my quilts at a show and I am
wondering if there is anything I should do before “turning them over” to the
show directors. I know the local historian in charge of the show and trust
her to care for them but since this being my first display I thought some of
you might have good advise.
Bye the way, our local show will be held June 12th to the 18th in
Centerville, IN
Jill
Date Thu, 13 May 1999 004659 -0400
From “J. G. Row” Judygrow@blast.net
To “Quilt History List” QHL@cuenet.com, mreich@ibm.net
Subject QHL Re Congrats, new studio, new quilt LONG
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Dear Sue,
What a gold mine of information your post was! It certainly does make sense
now, that if indeed my quilter got her scraps through donated scraps at
church fairs and bought by the pound that she could make an almost 1000
piece charm quilt. She had the entire area’s stashs to cull from.
I am sure I am not the only one out here in quilt history land who will find
that bit of information invaluable!
Thank you so much.
Judy in Ringoes, NJ
judygrow@blast.net
—–Original Message—–
From sue reich mreich@ibm.net
To J. G. Row Judygrow@blast.net
Dear Judy,
I received a beautiful collection of 20’s/30’s fabric from an elderly
neighbor of mine in Ohio about 20 years ago. The fabric had been collected
by her mother. The pieces were already cut to make a fan quilt. I believe
that it was meant to be a charm quilt because there were no two pieces that
matched. However, the pastels colors of blue, pink, yellow, green, etc.
were purposefully color co-ordinated.
When I questioned my neighbor about this she said that she remembered how
her mother acquired the scraps. (My neighbor was in her 20’s and 30’s in
the 20’s and 30’s so I trust her memory.) She told me that her Mom
collected her fabric at church fairs. There were booths with scraps of
donated fabrics. A quilter could go through and take the pieces of scraps
she needed and co-ordinated to her heart’s content. The fabric was weighed
and charged by the pound. This is how she collected the outstanding array
of scraps. She had lived in Bedford, Ohio. I don’t know if this was done
in other parts of the U.S. Just an FYI. sue reich
>
From J. G. Row Judygrow@blast.net
To Quilt History List QHL@cuenet.com
Subject QHL Congrats, new studio, new quilt LONG
Date Wednesday, May 12, 1999 204 PM
>
The DWR is a puzzlement, however.
None of the printed fabrics in it match any of the prints in the GFG,
although the exact same yellow solid was used in both — as the center
hex in the GFG, and the medallion shaped connectors in the DWR.
>
I have looked long and hard, late last night and again this morning, and
cannot find any two prints in the wedges of the DWR that match any other
printed wedges! That means that there are 960 different prints used in
this quilt! Not 1000, but close enough.
>
Is it possible that the maker intentionally set out to make a charm
quilt?
Or were DWR charm quilt kits put out in the 30’s, possibly early 40’s?
>
Judy in Ringoes, NJ
judygrow@blast.net
>
>
>
>
Date Thu, 13 May 1999 072212 EDT
From Tubeywooby@aol.com
To QHL@cuenet.com
Subject QHL Re QHL-Digest Digest V99 #130
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In a message dated 5/12/99 84744 PM, QHL-Digest-request@cuenet.com writes
<< I have been asked to give a program on antique quilts at our church and
thought I would include some information about how quilt patterns were
named after particular references in the Bible. >>
THere is a book out by Kaye England with Jericho in the name, I think. Also a
web site with lots of good bible blocks- you might make a search?
Melissa
Date Thu, 13 May 1999 073619 -0500
From Laura Hobby Syler texas_quilt.co@mail.airmail.net
To Jilly31@aol.com
Cc qhl@cuenet.com
Subject Re QHL Quilt show entry
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Jill, Most shows will have “rules” that you must comply with before your
quilts will be accepted at the door. Most of them are pretty common sense,
but sometimes you wouldn’t think of them until you’ve done it a couple of
time.
1) You most likely need a 4″ casing or sleeve sewn securely to the top of
the quilt for hanging. This should not be any smaller than 4 ” because you
do not know what the diameter of their dowels or poles to hang the quilts
will be.
I recommend, particularly if they are antique quilts that you use a gray
thread and stitch through the entire quilt, not just on the back. That way
the weight is supported through the entire piece.
2) Label – securely stitched- on bottom right hand back corner (right as
you are looking at the front of the quilt) with your name , address, name
of quilt, maker if known, any other important information. Label should
always go on the same corner so incase there is ever any judging the judge
will not inadvertantly see the makers name on the label.
3) Have an appraisal done. Most shows do carry insurance for each quilt up
to $500. If your quilt is worth more than that they need a written
appraisal to give to their insurance company to justify a higher amount.
4) Make sure the quilt is clean and show ready. I know this sounds silly,
but there is nothing more gross than to work with old smelly quilts(no
matter how wonderful they are) or trying to hang something that is covered
with cat hair
These simple items have come from years of working with the Dallas show and
curating many small exhibits for the Vintage Quilt & Textile Society.
Again it’s pretty common sense, once you’ve done it
If anyone else has any other suggestions, chime in….
Laura
At 1115 PM 5/12/99 EDT, you wrote
Could anyone give advise on displaying my quilts in a local quilt show?
This
is the first time I have ever displayed my quilts at a show and I am
wondering if there is anything I should do before “turning them over” to the
show directors. I know the local historian in charge of the show and trust
her to care for them but since this being my first display I thought some of
you might have good advise.
Bye the way, our local show will be held June 12th to the 18th in
Centerville, IN
>
Jill
>
>
>
Date Thu, 13 May 1999 083641 -0500
From “Karen Erlandson” erland@cooke.net
To “QHL” QHL@cuenet.com
Subject QHL Re Quilt show entry
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“Could anyone give advise on displaying my quilts in a local quilt show? “
Jill,
With the recent congrats to the new certified appraisers on the list, this
just follows very smoothly.
It is always advisable to have your quilt appraised before putting it on
display in a show, exhibit, or anywhere else.
Check Kris’s web site for an appraiser in your area.
Good luck!
Karen Erlandson
AQS certified appraiser
Date Thu, 13 May 1999 090536 -0700
From “R & L Carroll” Robert.J.Carroll@gte.net
To “QHL” QHL@cuenet.com
Subject QHL researching quilts
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Hello!
Judith has asked an interesting question. How to research a quilt.
Would those of you who have experience researching quilts, please post
to the list the methods you use? I have quilts in my collection that
should be researched.
TIA,
Laurette in So California
Date Thu, 13 May 1999 105458 -0700 (PDT)
From Kris Driessen krisdriessen@yahoo.com
To Judith Brainerd jnrbrainerd@home.com, QHL@cuenet.com
Subject Re QHL Re Researching the history of a quilt
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Judith,
I think I would start with http//www.ancestry.com. I
am not sure of the other resources, maybe someone else
will post.
Kris
— Judith Brainerd jnrbrainerd@home.com wrote
Hi, all. I got a lovely quilt for Mother’s Day that
is a red and green
on white. Nice intricate quilting. There is a name
and date
cross-stitched on it Elica Ann Moll, 1852.
>
I am interested in researching the history of this
quilt but am not sure
where to start. I know it was found in California
(in someone’s trash!)
and brought up here. What would you all suggest? I
know nothing about
researching geneology but that seems a good place to
start. Are any of
you familiar with doing family searches with only a
name & date? Any
help would be appreciated!! Thanks.
>
Judith B
Olympia WA
>
Q-Toons
Quilt designs to tickle your funnybone!
Judith@qtoons.com
http//www.qtoons.com
>
>
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Date Thu, 13 May 1999 132839 -0700
From “Julia D. Zgliniec” rzglini1@san.rr.com
To Kris Driessen krisdriessen@yahoo.com
CC Judith Brainerd jnrbrainerd@home.com, QHL@cuenet.com
Subject Re QHL Re Researching the history of a quilt
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Dear QHL,
When using the computer as a genealogy tool, the undisputed best place
to start is Cyndi’s List. You will find more resources than you ever
imagined. You will also want to get into a “search able” database like
the one mentioned previously and it is possible to start with just a
name, date, and location.
Good luck,
Julia
Date Fri, 14 May 1999 054521 -0400
From Debby Kratovil kratovil@his.com
To QHL@cuenet.com
Subject QHL Bible Blocks website URL
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http//www.mountain-inter.net/~graham/partners.html
Kim Graham has a wonderful website with at least 24 (yes, 24!!) Bible
Blocks, their patterns, and a description and Biblical reference for each.
A virtual goldmine of information that will serve very well for your
research for the church class. Also, Rosemary Makham (sp?) has a book
entitled Biblical Blocks (can’t find my copy at this minute) that I believe
That Patchwork Place still publishes. Quite a few blocks, a short Biblical
description and a marvelous 24″ Tree of Life central medallion (which I’ve
sewn 3 times for 3 quilts). Hope this helps! Debby
Debby Kratovil — Quilter By Design
mailtokratovil@his.com
http//www.his.com/~queenb
Paper Piecing Patterns & More!
Mac Pfaffie 7570
Date Fri, 14 May 1999 084758 -0500
From Mary Waller mswaller@iw.net
To QHL@cuenet.com
Subject QHL Journey to Jericho
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Audrey, The Kaye England book of biblical patterns is “Journey to
Jericho”, published by ME Publishing, as in Mary Ellen Hopkins. You
could also try looking up some biblical names in pattern collection
books, like Brackman Jacob’s Ladder, Hosanna Palm, Cross and Crown,
Dove, etc.
Mary Waller, Vermillion, SD
Date Fri, 14 May 1999 100745 -0700
From Audrey Waite awquiltr@sedona.net
To QHL@cuenet.com
Subject QHL 1930’s Quilt Patterns
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You have to take a peek at the 3 quilts Anne Dutton has made reproducing
those made by her grandmother in the 1930’s
http//www.quiltcamp.com/QuiltCamp/Anne.htm
Those old patterns are so charming and with all the reproduction fabric
available today, don’t we all want to make every one!
Audrey Waite in sunny Sedona, AZ
awquiltr@sedona.net
Date Fri, 14 May 1999 210640 -0700
From Judith Brainerd jnrbrainerd@home.com
To QHL@cuenet.com
Subject QHL Re researching antique quilts
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Thank you to everyone who suggested ways to research my 1852 quilt. I
have gone into some of the geneology sites (you can get lost for days in
there!) and left messages on some message boards. Hopefully someone
from the Moll family will see my post and have some information.
This has been really interesting to me. I am thinking of doing a
reproduction of this quilt using the early 19th century repro fabrics to
replicate what it must have looked like when it was first made. It is
terribly faded now.
Xenia suggested it might be a “best” quilt because of the colors and the
applique. That could well be because of the care in the applique and
quilting. One odd thing – everything is quilted beautifully and
intricately except for one corner which looks like it was finished in a
hurry. There are morning glories in 2 corners a poinsietta-type flower
in the 3rd and the 4th looks like someone just whipped a few straight
lines in order to finish the quilt. I wonder what the story was behind
that?!
Judith B
Olympia WA
Q-Toons
Quilt designs to tickle your funnybone!
Judith@qtoons.com
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Date Sat, 15 May 1999 041802 PDT
From “Ann-Louise Beaumont” albeaumont@hotmail.com
To QHL@cuenet.com
Subject QHL Sturbridge and Brimfield, Biblical Blocks
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asked the dealer the price which was 22 thousand. The next day I went back
to visit the quilt again and it wasn’t up. The dealer told me that he had
taken it down and that it was going to Christie’s. What a thrill to see it.
I overheard one dealer say that the Brimfield show was going very well,
because of the great weather and people had money in their pockets.
I believe the author of a Bible block book is Rosemary Makhan.
Best wishes,
Ann-Louise
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Date Sat, 15 May 1999 101824 -0400
From nancy roberts robertsn@norwich.net
To QHL@cuenet.com
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Two books have chapters or references to how religion influenced quilt
pattern names. Old Patchwork Quilts and the Women Who Made Them by Ruth
E. Finley (EPM Pubns., reprinted) and Quilting Manual by Dolores A.
Hinson (Dover Publishing). Good luck with your presentation. And thanks
for the links to the Bible block page and the ’30s-style quilts in V99
132. Nancy
Date Sat, 15 May 1999 100450 EDT
From Jilly31@aol.com
To QHL@cuenet.com
Subject QHL Re Bible Blocks
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Debby, Oh such wonderful information about Bible Blocks! Thanks for sharing.
In a message dated 5/14/99 84719 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
QHL-Digest-request@cuenet.com writes
<< http//www.mountain-inter.net/~graham/partners.html
Kim Graham has a wonderful website with at least 24 (yes, 24!!) Bible
Blocks, their patterns, and a description and Biblical reference for each.
A virtual goldmine of information that will serve very well for your
research for the church class. Also, Rosemary Makham (sp?) has a book
entitled Biblical Blocks (can’t find my copy at this minute) that I believe
That Patchwork Place still publishes. Quite a few blocks, a short Biblical
description and a marvelous 24″ Tree of Life central medallion (which I’ve
sewn 3 times for 3 quilts). Hope this helps! Debby >>
Date Sat, 15 May 1999 225417 EDT
From @aol.com
To QHL@cuenet.com
Subject QHL Bible Blocks
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I would be very careful about using =Old Patchwork Quilts & the Women Who
Made Them= as a source. It was written very early on, without the benefit of
modern research techniques and archival information, and contains many
inaccuracies and myths. It was a good effort for its time, but it can’t be
considered a good source anymore.
Karen Evans
Easthampton, MA
Date Sat, 15 May 1999 232733 -0500
From Laura Hobby Syler texas_quilt.co@mail.airmail.net
To @aol.com, QHL@cuenet.com
Subject Re QHL Bible Blocks
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In the same light, neither can Quilts In America by the Orlofskys, The
Romance Of the Patchwork Quilt by Rose Kretsinger, or anything written
about quilts pre 1989…..now, having blasted just about everything that we
as quilt historians use as research material, I think that it is best to
consider what exactly is the topic under investigation.
As far as the Biblical references to the names of the quilt blocks and
patterns, I would assume that the names that are referred to in those books
were correct for that time, and some of them may or may not still hold true
today.
Just remember to cite the source, and the published date and you will have
a whole other lecture on your hands before you know it!!!
Isn’t it wonderful that we can study and do research and come up with
different answers than were previously thought to be true.
Laura
At 1054 PM 5/15/99 EDT, @aol.com wrote
I would be very careful about using =Old Patchwork Quilts & the Women Who
Made Them= as a source. It was written very early on, without the benefit
of
modern research techniques and archival information, and contains many
inaccuracies and myths. It was a good effort for its time, but it can’t be
considered a good source anymore.
>
Karen Evans
Easthampton, MA
>
>
>
Date Sun, 16 May 1999 125604 EDT
From @aol.com
To qhl@cuenet.com
Subject QHL Not what I meant
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<< In the same light, neither can Quilts In America by the Orlofskys, The
Romance Of the Patchwork Quilt by Rose Kretsinger, or anything written about
quilts pre 1989…..now, having blasted just about everything that we as
quilt historians use as research material, I think that it is best to
consider what exactly is the topic under investigation. >>
Let’s see…I warned a questioner against using a 70 year old book that is
well known for misdating patterns and accepting romantic stories as fact. I
said nothing about any other book, either pre or post-1989 (and why that
date? What is special about 1989?). Nor was I “blasting” Ruth Finley’s
book. I was stating a fact that has been public knowledge at least since the
article in QNM a few years back Ruth Finley did her best and tried her
hardest to produce an accurate book, but she simply did not have access to
modern research techniques, libraries, oral histories, and so on. Her work
has been superseded, exactly the same way that Jessie Weston’s work on the
Grail legend was superseded by Roger Sherman Loomis’s a generation later, and
Loomis’s was in turn replaced by a younger generation of scholars.
Scholarship is not static. Without Ruth Finley, there might not be an AQSG.
But Finley’s time was before many of us were born. It doesn’t make sense to
rely on such an old, and admittedly flawed, book when there are better and
more recent sources available.
As for the other works mentioned…forgive me for seeming dense, but didn’t
the Orlofskys revise their book about two years ago? Many of the old
classics need to be updated in light of recent work. The Orlofskys were wise
to recognize this, and I applaud them for doing so. I’ve been hoping for
years that someone would update the material in Averil Colby’s =Quilting=, a
far more comprehensive work on quilting the world over than anything produced
in America to date.
As for the original topic of discussion, Biblical quilt blocks, there might
be some information in Barbara Brackman’s quilt pattern book. Religious
imagery has figured in quilting and patchwork for at least six hundred years,
since Durham Priory inventoried a quilt showing the Evangelists. This is a
fascinating subject. Good luck finding out more.
Karen Evans
Easthampton, MA
Date Sun, 16 May 1999 135911 -0500
From Laura Hobby Syler texas_quilt.co@mail.airmail.net
To @aol.com, qhl@cuenet.com
Subject Re QHL Not what I meant
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Karen, I “blasted” the books, not you. Your explination is true, however,
it needs to be noted that sources are “aged”, cited and again, that can be
a whole other topic. My VQTS members will recognize this method. I use it
often in my articles for the newsletter…Info available then vs. what we
know not.
OTOH….
The re-issuance of the Orlofksy’s book was just that, a reprint. We urged
Patsy for many years to have the book reprinted, but since the research was
mainly Myron’s, after his untimely death, she did not want to (for many
reasons) do a rewrite on the book, or even discuss the idea of reprinting
it. It was only after many years ( I know that I personally had spoken to
her about it at least 5 times from 1985 until 1991) did she relent and
allow the book to be reprinted just as it was, with no revisions
So, again, anything that was printed prior to ’89 can be shot full of
holes. As to Brackman, again, you need to know some of the obscure
references that are given in books like Finley or Krestinger/Hall to know
just what is ment by the name. And the last time I spoke with Barbara on
updatind Clues….her only comment (3 years ago) was…..”Maybe in 2000, if
I get around to it!”
Laura
At 1256 PM 5/16/99 EDT, you wrote
<< In the same light, neither can Quilts In America by the Orlofskys, The
Romance Of the Patchwork Quilt by Rose Kretsinger, or anything written
about
quilts pre 1989…..now, having blasted just about everything that we as
quilt historians use as research material, I think that it is best to
consider what exactly is the topic under investigation. >>
>
Let’s see…I warned a questioner against using a 70 year old book that is
well known for misdating patterns and accepting romantic stories as fact. I
said nothing about any other book, either pre or post-1989 (and why that
date? What is special about 1989?). Nor was I “blasting” Ruth Finley’s
book. I was stating a fact that has been public knowledge at least since
the
article in QNM a few years back Ruth Finley did her best and tried her
hardest to produce an accurate book, but she simply did not have access to
modern research techniques, libraries, oral histories, and so on. Her work
has been superseded, exactly the same way that Jessie Weston’s work on the
Grail legend was superseded by Roger Sherman Loomis’s a generation later,
and
Loomis’s was in turn replaced by a younger generation of scholars.
Scholarship is not static. Without Ruth Finley, there might not be an
AQSG.
But Finley’s time was before many of us were born. It doesn’t make sense
to
rely on such an old, and admittedly flawed, book when there are better and
more recent sources available.
>
As for the other works mentioned…forgive me for seeming dense, but didn’t
the Orlofskys revise their book about two years ago? Many of the old
classics need to be updated in light of recent work. The Orlofskys were
wise
to recognize this, and I applaud them for doing so. I’ve been hoping for
years that someone would update the material in Averil Colby’s =Quilting=, a
far more comprehensive work on quilting the world over than anything
produced
in America to date.
>
>
As for the original topic of discussion, Biblical quilt blocks, there might
be some information in Barbara Brackman’s quilt pattern book. Religious
imagery has figured in quilting and patchwork for at least six hundred
years,
since Durham Priory inventoried a quilt showing the Evangelists. This is a
fascinating subject. Good luck finding out more.
>
Karen Evans
Easthampton, MA
>
>
>
Date Sun, 16 May 1999 180716 EDT
From CABHoney@aol.com
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Subject QHL Williamstown pattern
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I am looking for a pattern or information about a pattern I have misplaced.
My Aunt had made a quilt called Williamstown in 1960. It is red embroidery
and I wish I could describe it better, but here goes. It is on a white
background square, and in the center, the embroidery forms like a dresden
plate in cross stitch. Between each of these is an elaborate cross stitch
design, sort of cross shaped. I have the quilt but no means to scan it so you
can see it, but if anyone remembers a quilted embroidery pattern by that name
before 1960, please let me know any info.
Thanks!
Cindy, in Norman, Ok, 15 miles down the road from Moore, Ok where the
terrible tornadoes were almost two weeks ago.
Date Sun, 16 May 1999 195738 EDT
From JBQUILTOK@aol.com
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Cindy’s quilt sounds like it may have been made from some of the prestamped
quilt blocks that were available in the 60’s. Any evidence of the blue
marking behind the stitches? It’s supposed to wash out, but doesn’t always
or sometimes comes back after it does.
I’ve got enough prestamped violet blocks for a full size quilt. I bought
them in the late 70’s or early 80’s. They travel around on vacation with me &
three or 4 more get finished every year. Someday I may get serious about
completing it.
Janet
Date Tue, 18 May 1999 222437 -0400
Oh Judy, what a treasure you have found with Bernice’s lace collection.
Thanks for describing it to us. Whenever I stumble across something
with a name, or address, or even just a wonderful portrait during my
antiquing hunts, I also feel a bit sad, that surely there must be a
relative of Bernice (or whomever) out there who would have treasured
such a remembrance of a friend or relative. I guess because my family,
on both sides, immigrated to America and tossed aside most family things
to “buy American” as soon as possible, I wish I had some family
momentos. But now you are the new caretaker of this wonderful
treasure, and it sounds like you will really take care and enjoy it…
Nancy Hahn, Bowie, Maryland
Date Tue, 18 May 1999 220505 -0500
From Russell-Hill russhill@ctesc.net
To Quilt Heritage List QHL@cuenet.com
Subject QHL Rolling bandages and lint
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Hi All,
The lint was used in the stopping of the bleeding in wounds. DH and I
are part of a Civil War Medical /Hospital unit and that is what they
would have used the lint for. It was also packing in a wound.
Debbie ,who is glad to know there is a question I can answer.
Date Tue, 18 May 1999 205254 -0700 (PDT)
From “Pat L. Nickols” patlnickols@yahoo.com
To QHL@cuenet.com
Subject QHL Charm Quilts
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RETread going on Charm quilts
Sue and Judy have both commented on Charm quilts. They have been of
interest to me and a great deal of information I have gathered on charm
quilts was presented in a paper for the American Quilt Study Group and
published in UNCOVERINGS 1996. I believe these books are still
available.
Although charm quilts were very popular in the late 1800s there appears
to have been a strong interest in the 1920-1930s as well judging from
the number of examples I have found. A charm quilt kit was mentioned
but that is a new possibility to me, I have never come across one, nor
any mention of one. If one has been found I would be most interested
in learning more about it. A variety of sources sold fabric scraps,
some by the pound, so fabric was readily available by mail to the
homesewer.
Pat L. Nickols
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Date Wed, 19 May 1999 061347 -0300
From susan silva woody@ior.com
To QHL QHL@cuenet.com
Subject QHL Singer Machine
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Greetings QHL’rs
Recently I found a singer model 99k sewing machine at a garage sale.
It was in great shape, with a case (not featherwt). The top part of case
had a clamp-thing on each side. It was about the size of a featherwt
but didn’t have the part that folds out to the left of the throat plate.
Does anyone know anything about this model of machine. It was so cute,
but I’m not sure if the price ($99.00) was good.
thanks
susan in spokane
Date Wed, 19 May 1999 102751 EDT
From Pennstudd@aol.com
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Hi All,
This is in response to the question of what lint was used for during the
Civil War. The Southern States had very few supplies in the last 2 1/2 years
of the war due to the blockade the North had on the harbors. The doctors
were forced into using natural herbs and potions in place of the medicines of
the day. But, they also pioneered a sterilization technique that was 25 years
before its time. The used the hair from a horse or mule’s tail and boiled to
make it pliable {sterilization and they didn’t know it} to use as a suture
material. The lint was made from scrapping cotton cloth with sharp knives to
get the lint. Cloth was very scarce and they used the scrappings and boiled
them to clump together. Then they used the lint to pack wounds. The remaining
thin cotton cloth was boiled and lightly pressed {when time permitted} to
give it some body. An interesting note, the rate of infection at Northern
hospitals vs. Southern hospitals was 30% lower due to their crude unknowingly
sterilization techniques. Bill
Date Wed, 19 May 1999 094024 -0700
From cmsc@nwnexus.com
To QHL@cuenet.com
Subject QHL silamide thread
Message-Id 199905191640.JAA20164@coho.halcyon.com
J. G. Row asked several questions about Silamide thread.
This URL http//7echoes.com/silamide.htm
explains a lot about the thread except for how to get it
out of those #$@ folders.
I bought the thread from Joyce Scott at a beading workshop.
She showed us how to handle it. Leave it in the long poly tube.
Pull one end of the hank out of the tube and secure it with a
small piece of twist tie. Pull the other end out of the other
end of the tube and cut through the hank. Now you can pull one
thread at a time from the secured end without tangling. Sounds
like Judy’s hank may already be prepared for easy access.
I would never use it on cloth no matter what is said about its
use as a fine tailoring thread. If you try to break a thread
with your bare hands, you will end up with bloodied hands.
Imagine what it would do to antique fabrics. I don’t use
it for beads either – I do heavily beaded and sequinned
quilts and am afraid the waxing might eventually migrate
into the fabric. That would be okay if my quilts could be
easily washed or drycleaned but that’s not the case.
So what am I doing lurking on the Quilt History list?
Recently we cleared out my mother-in-law’s estate, which
included things from her mother and grandmother, and found
-a red, buff, and blue (faded green?) on white pieced top
said to be from around 1860 by a local appraiser (Seattle)
-a double wedding ring top, 20’s-30’s era fabrics
-a feedsack quilt top somewhat in pieces because an appraiser
had told MIL it would be worth more if she took out the
pieces that were disintegrating and replaced them with new
fabric (!)
-two absolutely gorgeous (and dirty) wool utilitarian tied quilts
from around the turn of the century – my favorites
-several 1920’s-30’s tied quilts, various patterns.
-60 or more crazy quilt tops of various sizes that GMIL made for
charity – we gave them to a local guild to finish and give away
After reading this list for a few months, I decided not to clean
or finish the red/buff/blue/white top – it’s in great condition
and doesn’t smell. I would like to clean the wool quilts and
use them on the wall but they are quite fragile, with threadbare
wool pieces and some holes. I might take them to the cleaners
who do my beaded quilts; they would most likely sandwich them in
muslin and handle gently while cleaning as they do with my beaded
quilts. I thought of laying them on the deck, spraying with an
Orvus solution and then rinsing, all without moving the quilt.
But then I would have to figure out how to dry them and I live
in Seattle where the sun doesn’t shine and it’s cold.
What would you all recommend about cleaning these wool quilts?
Carol Castaldi
cmsc@halcyon.com
Sorry this went on so long; when I de-lurk I do it with a bang.
Date Wed, 19 May 1999 131431 EDT
From AlineMcK@aol.com
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Re the smelly wool quilts Orvus in the tub (after testing for
colorfastness). You can gently, gently, gently hand-agitate them, then
simply open the plug to drain. Let it drain about half an hour or more. I use
a very mininmal amount of Orvus, to make rinsing easier. After about three
rinses, I do another wash if it seems necessary. Do lots and lots of
rinses, since agitation is minimal.
I did a 1920s filthy-and-smelly-like-diseased-sheep wool quilt this way.
When it was at the point where it smelled like a clean sheep, I let it drain
in the tub for a few hours, then picked the whole thing up in a ball,
supporting it from the bottom, and set it, still wadded up, on a flat
sweater-drying rack. After a day, it had drained enough that I could handle
it with less danger of the weight tearing the stitches.
At that point, I very carefully arranged it in the washer, positioning it by
hand against the outer wall, and put the machine on “spin” to help remove the
remaining water. The now just-damp quilt could then be spread out flat to
finish drying.
Wool quilts are a bitch and a half, since weight is the enemy. This method
takes about four days total. But it can be done. And actually, wool quilts
worry me less than cotton ones. We hand-wash wool sweaters all the time
without disaster.
And I have a very expensive 9×12 all-wool Oriental rug that must weigh 150
pounds dry, that about once a year has something terrible done to it by my
big dogs. I hose it off in the back yard. (I put Orvus in the hose-end
sprayer.) Never had a problem yet, except the intrinisic difficulty of
dealing with several hundred pounds of wet rug.
Date Wed, 19 May 1999 184503 +0100
From “Sally Ward” sward@t-ward.demon.co.uk
To “QHL” QHL@cuenet.com
Subject QHL Prepared threads
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My mother and grandmother would prepare their stranded embroidery thread =
(floss to you , I think) by taking the new hanks and cutting through all =
the threads at one end of the hank. Then it was hooked over somethind =
handy (my finger when I was small) and plaited all the way to the =
bottom, with a short piece of thread tied around the end to secure it. =
Then whenever they wanted a piece of thread they pulled it out of the =
loop at the top and it just slithered all the way up the plait without =
disturbing the rest. Once I was allowed to make the plaits I used to =
mix up the colours and make patterns. It didn’t matter, you could still =
pull out just the thread you wanted.
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My mother and grandmother would prepare their stranded embroidery = thread=20 (floss to you , I think) by taking the new hanks and cutting through all = the=20 threads at one end of the hank. Then it was hooked over somethind = handy=20 (my finger when I was small) and plaited all the way to the bottom, = with a=20 short piece of thread tied around the end to secure it. Then = whenever they=20 wanted a piece of thread they pulled it out of the loop at the top and = it just=20 slithered all the way up the plait without disturbing the rest. = Once I was=20 allowed to make the plaits I used to mix up the colours and make = patterns. =20 It didn’t matter, you could still pull out just the thread you = wanted.
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Date Wed, 19 May 1999 140140 -0500
From Laura Hobby Syler texas_quilt.co@mail.airmail.net
To AlineMcK@aol.com, cmsc@nwnexus.com, qhl@cuenet.com
Subject Re QHL silamide thread
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Aline, I took my rug in the back of the pick up to the car wash….hand
sprayer type..Just used the rinse cycle…making sure that there was no
soap (which at the one I seem to visit, that will never be a problem)
The other patrons thought I was nuts, but it got clean and when I got home
all I did was spread it out over the sides of the pickup (the neighbors are
used to that kind of stuff with me!)
The other alternative is to find a good friend that you want to spend the
day (or weekend) with that has a trampoline!!! Start early in the AM and
with a nice breeze it should be done my sundown….hopefully!
Dont forget to wash the trampoline first and put down sheets.
works great!!
Laura
And I have a very expensive 9×12 all-wool Oriental rug that must weigh 150
pounds dry, that about once a year has something terrible done to it by my
big dogs. I hose it off in the back yard. (I put Orvus in the hose-end
sprayer.) Never had a problem yet, except the intrinisic difficulty of
dealing with several hundred pounds of wet rug.
>
>
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Date Wed, 19 May 1999 142129 -0600
From Jocelyn jocelynm@sw1.socwel.ukans.edu
To QHL@cuenet.com
Subject QHL Re QHL-Digest Digest V99 #136
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Date sent Tue, 18 May 1999 185514 -0700
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I constantly see dealers refer to various flaws in quilts as imperfections
intentionally put into quilts by their makers to avoid blasphemy (the idea
being that only God is perfect so they mustn’t make their quilts
perfect…) Has this really been substantiated or is it just an excuse
for a flaw? (I guess both are possible, depending on the circumstances)
For what it’s worth it seems more blasphemous to assume that unless you
intentionally make an error you would achieve perfection!?
Tammy,
I’ve never heard it substantiated. I have heard Amish quilters
say it isn’t an Amish tradition, for the reason you stated!
The story goes back to ancient Greece, where Arachnae
challenged Athena to a weaving contest, and was turned into a
spider for her arrogance. I suspect that since classical educations
were fairly common in the 19th century, and this legend was one
that would be a good moral to teach daughters, that probably many
women were familiar with the myth. I can see mothers consoling
daughters about errors in their quiltmaking, by telling them it would
be an offense to God to try to create a perfect quilt, and to let the
error remain– which, as you pointed out, is distinctly different from
saying the ‘error’ was deliberately made. Anyway, I don’t see how
it’s an error if someone plans it- doesn’t it then become an unusual
design element?
I think it’s much more likely that, once the mistake was made,
it was left in as a reminder that only God is perfect, rather than
being deliberately made.
I’ve heard people say that this is also true of Navajo rugmaking,
but then, I’ve heard it said that it’s that they believe that as one
creates, one puts one’s spirit into the work, and the line leading
from the design to the edge of the rug is the ‘escape route’ for any
pieces of the spirit that might have gotten trapped into the rug. I
keep forgetting to ask my Navajo student if that’s what she was
taught , but from what I know about the tribe’s spiritual beliefs,
having a part of your spirit trapped in a rug– especially a rug that’s
being made for sale– would be a terrible calamity.
Jocelyn
Jocelynm@delphi.com
Date Wed, 19 May 1999 142134 -0600
From “Cindy Brick” Brickworks@fnmail.com
To “QHL” QHL@cuenet.com
Subject QHL ‘100 Best Quilts of 20th Century’
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Quilter’s Newsletter Magazine has recently released the results of the
Ultimate Quilt Search’s ‘100 Best Quilts of the 20th Century’. You can read
the list at http//www.mccallsquilting.com/best5.htm. Some are no-brainers,
and some are “huh?” That’s what makes these kinds of lists so interesting!
In case you’re wondering, QNM (plus Quiltmaker and Quick Quilts) is now
owned by the same folks who put out McCalls Quilting Primedia. That’s the
reason for the odd website name.
Have fun,
Cindy
Date Wed, 19 May 1999 170507 EDT
From AlineMcK@aol.com
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Subject QHL Totally and absolutely irrelevant
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But this web site makes me chuckle every time I go to it. Make sure your
computer’s sound is on
http//www.hamsterdance.com
Date Wed, 19 May 1999 170624 -0700
From Marilyn Maddalena marilyn@crl.com
To QHL@cuenet.com
Subject QHL Re Illinois Amish Collection
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Lois You may have read about it in the NQA magazine, The Quilting Quarterly, Winter 1998 issue. It’s the Illinois State Museum in Springfield, I believe it is. The phone number for more info is 217-782-7387. Good luck! Perhaps you should also take in the NQA show in Omaha, which is June 24-27. All that week the whole Omaha area is turning into quilt country with exhibits and displays and shows everywhere, it seems like. Check the NQA website at www.his.com/~queenb/nqa or the Omaha show website at www.radiks.net/yankee2/NQAOMAHA99. I’ll be there all week, and can hardly wait! Enjoy yourself. MM
Marilyn Maddalena
Date Thu, 20 May 1999 235525 -0400
From “J. G. Row” Judygrow@blast.net
To “Quilt History List” QHL@cuenet.com, kristiem@amigo.net
Subject QHL DAR fabric
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Kristi,
I think think a flying goose strippy quilt would be quite appropriate and
fairly simple to do. I know quilts such as I have described have been made
from early in the 19th century through late in the century. I have seen many
others pictured from all periods.
Judy in Ringoes, NJ
judygrow@blast.net
A friend and I purchased some DAR museum reproduction fabric and
were wondering what would be an appropriate pattern to make it
into.
Date Fri, 21 May 1999 000039 -0400
From “J. G. Row” Judygrow@blast.net
To “Quilt History List” QHL@cuenet.com
Subject QHL Washing rugs
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I had another thought about washing rugs. How about finding a nice rushing
stream with plenty of clear water and leaving it there for a couple of days.
Isn’t that what the original rug weavers did?
Now if we could only find a nice rushing stream with unpolluted water where
you could leave a rug for a couple of days, unattended, and expect to find
it when you return.
Judy in Ringoes, NJ
judygrow@blast.net
Date Fri, 21 May 1999 020338 EDT
From AlineMcK@aol.com
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In a message dated 5/20/99 110153 PM, Judygrow@blast.net writes
Now if we could only find a nice rushing stream with unpolluted water where
you could leave a rug for a couple of days, unattended, and expect to find
it when you return.
While we’re at it, I’d like a pony.
Date Fri, 21 May 1999 063445 EDT
From CToczek@aol.com
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Subject QHL museum fabric
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Hi Kristie,
Some appropriate patterns for the museum fabric would be Flying Geese, Puss
in the Corner, 4 patches, 9 patches, Bear’s Paw, Lady of the Lake, Hexagon
Designs(not necessarily Grandmother’s Flower Garden.) Also try some of these
blocks in a strippy/bar set. Nice way to use lengths of the big
florals/birds in the DAR and other early 1800-1850’s reproduction lines.
For books the state books like New Jersey Quilts show examples of early
designs.
Try Hickory Hill for quilts and books at
http//www.hickoryhillquilts.com/books.htm
Plus another we discussed here a year ago Calico and Chintz, Available from
the Smithsonian/Renwick Gallery then for $24.95. #(202)357-1445
Hope that helps some,
Carla Toczek, resident quilt history student and appraiser-in-waiting
West Point
Date Fri, 21 May 1999 103209 EDT
From Taymor5@aol.com
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Date Fri, 21 May 1999 152903 -0500
From “Ann G. Hubbard” ahubbard@usmo.com
Subject QHL dating fabric.
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I am making a sampler quilt with Judie Rothmeral’s civil war collection 1
and 2. I also have some sassafras and buttermilk and cinnamon and pine. I
want to know if the last two are in the same time frame as the civil war
collection. The civil war collection is mostly mediums and darks and I need
some lights and I don’t want all of the lights to be muslin. Even the solids
for that period are medium and dark.
Also I wanted to know if there is anyone group or company that is
categorizing fabric swatches of all of the fabric that is in current print.
My question is, will it be just as difficult 100 years from now for people
to determine when a fabric was actually printed?
I guess I should be better at taking my own fabric swatches and labeling
them when I buy the fabric.
TIA Ann Hubbard in beautiful Lake of the Ozarks, MO.
Date Fri, 21 May 1999 155824 -0500
From “Ann G. Hubbard” ahubbard@usmo.com
Subject QHL Marsha McCloskey Staples
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back to dating my fabrics. Does anyone know the reproduction date of
Marsha’s Staples? I have a lot of her fabric, also. TIA Ann Hubbard still
pretty here in lake of the ozarks
Date Mon, 24 May 1999 213948 -0400
From “J. G. Row” Judygrow@blast.net
To “Quilt History List” QHL@cuenet.com
Subject QHL Interesting series of lectures.
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DYS is the only tenant in what is otherwise a historic house museum. It
is the Benjamin Temple House, headquarters of the Ewing Township Historic
Preservation Society, located at 27 Federal City Road in Ewing Township,
NJ, and easily accessible from Interstate 95 and Route 31.
The ETHPS is sponsoring a series of lectures titled “Focus on Fashion.”
The first lecture is this Thrusday, May 27 at 700 PM. It is “The
Foundation of Fashion A Brief History of Underwear and Ideals” presented by
Kristina Haugland, Ass’t Curator of Costume and Textiles at the Philadelphia
Museum of Art. She will focus on the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries in a
slide presentation.
Sunday, June 6, 1999 at 200 PM Amy Hopwood, Costume Consultant and
Historian will give “The Fashion Makers Haute Couture, Clothing the
Masses,” and Dennita Sewell, Costume Designer will give “Fashion Frivolous
or Fundamental.”
Thursday, June 17 at 700 PM, “Topping it All The Art and Craft of
Millinery.”
Sunday, June 27, 1999 at 200 PM, “The Latest ModeDress in the Modern
Age.”
I know those of you in Ohio, Florida, Colorado and California won’t make it,
but perhaps some others in closer states might be interested. I have
driving directions, so contact me.
Judy in Ringoes, NJ
judygrow@blast.net
Date Tue, 25 May 1999 063301 -0400
From Alan Kelchner quiltfix@mail.jax.bellsouth.net
To qhl@cuenet.com
Subject QHL quilt engagement calendar
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Gold, Laura? Spun gold? Sorry if I snicker, but I can get them at any
of the major book stores (although I get it from a local bookseller if I
can, and I also wait for the new year to start (half-price, y’know).
Actually never thought to check the local quilt stores. This year’s was
gift.
Alan
thinking of selling them on the street for big bucks
Date Tue, 25 May 1999 090248 -0400
From roosien roosien@gateway.net
To Quilt Digest Web QHL@cuenet.com
Subject QHL Quilt Engagement
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Coming out of “lurdom”! Our Barnes and Nobel had about two dozen this
year – but my “main” (I try to buy from locally owned business) book
store did not have any and couldn’t order any. Go figure! Back to
“lurkdom”.
Chris
From REALLY REALLY cold Michigan
Date Wed, 26 May 1999 135554 EDT
From QuiltFixer@aol.com
To QHL@cuenet.com, AMDOODAH@aol.com, GrandmasAttic@compuserve.com,
normah@olypen.com, suedolliver@juno.com
Subject QHL The Redwork Lady is back home again.
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Hi to everyone! Just wanted to say “Hi” and tell all I am back home again. I
had a great lecture tour in the Pacific Northwest and met many wonderful
people. Can’t list them all, would be so long, but here are a few
highlights. If you are ever near Dallas, Oregon be sure and stop at
Grandma’s Attic, a terrific quilt shop. We did a great
tea/slideshow/trunkshow/workshop there. Rachel Greco and her staff were just
terrific and very knowledgeable. The high point of it all was sitting around
Pat Smith’s living room that evening (Pat was our hostess and a staff
member). All of the shop staff had come over and we had great Chinese
Take-out Food, and afterwards, I did the trunk show all over again as they
had missed it because they had to stay and run the shop. What fun! Husband
Charles was the only guy there most of the time until Rachel’s husband, Steve
came, and he had a great time.
Rachel also has an on-line quilt shop at www.grandmasattic.com. Later on in
the trip we had the pleasure of meeting and giving our program to the
Quiltmakers of Olympia, WA. Our gracious host and hostess, Dave and Sue
Dolliver gave us a roof and a tour of the Olympia area. Just beautiful! Got
to meet sister, Margaret and Buster the Dog! For those of you who also do
reenactments, Dave builds and repairs black powder guns. What a collection
he has! I could hardly get Charles to leave. Next, on to the Sunbonnet Sues
of Sequim, WA where Norma Holbold and her cat, Oliver had us stay at her
wonderful quilters retreat, Greenhaven. If you have ever considered going on
a quilters retreat with a friend or a vacation with your husband to this
area, consider this. On the beautiful Olympic Peninsula in the state of
Washington, Norma and Oliver will make your stay a happy one.
normah@olymen.com for more information. Well, what I am leaving out would
make a book, so will close with saying the Quilt Market in Portland was
overwhelming and educational. Wow! One last thing, I would like to thank
one of our members, Joan Stevens, of American Doodah (AMDOODAH@aol.com) for
her kindness and interest in helping me assemble many of the Redwork pieces
that are in my Program. Joan, I never would have made it without you. Hope
to see many of you at Albany for the conference and at Omaha at the quilt
restoration conference where I will be giving my program. Toni B.
QuiltFixer@aol.com
RedworkLdy@aol.com
Date Wed, 26 May 1999 145246 EDT
From ZegrtQuilt@aol.com
To QHL@cuenet.com
Subject QHL old sunbonnets
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Marilyn Woodin of the Woodin Wheel in Kalona, Iowa , a well respected and
long time quilt dealer has a small museum at which she hosts wonderful quilt
exhibits and sales . She is having a Sunbonnet Sue quilt show in June amd
July and has asked to borrow The Sun Sets on Sunbonnet Sue quilt from my
collection. Duting our conversation, she asked me if I knew of any
collections of old sunbonnets she could use in the exhibit. It seems a
perfect query for QHL. You can contact her directly by phone 319-656-2240 or
email me and I will pass them on to her .. Thanks Shelly Zegart
Date Wed, 26 May 1999 130034 PDT
From “JuLee King” piecingitogether@hotmail.com
To QHL@cuenet.com
Subject QHL Information on quilt appraising
Message-ID 19990526200036.82815.qmail@hotmail.com
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Belated congratulations to those of you who recently earned your appraisers
license!!! I don’t get to get my mail often and was just getting caught up.
I also am pursuing my appraisers license and would like to know what books
you found were the most helpful for you in your studies. Thanks for all the
wonderful information that I get through this list. JuLee from Utah
Tell a friend about this site:
Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 21:22:55 +0000
From: kristiem@amigo.net
I want to say a big thank you to Carla and Judy for replying on
patterns and books to look at for the DAR museum reproduction
fabric. I really appreciate it! I knew I could count on you guys for
knowing the right answers…. I’m really learning a lot from this list,
it’s like going to school (and enjoying it!)
Kristie in Colorado
Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 08:06:59 -0400
From: “Kathie Fortner” <kathleen@execulink.com
Hi Everyone
I’m looking for advice & or information for a friend regarding a
collection of blocks she acquired of grandmothers flower garden and
nosegay blocks all in ‘s and 30’s fabric.
There are 132 blocks (flowerettes) about 8″ in size, all different, the
same fabric may appear in a second block but all blocks are different.
The hexagons in these blocks finish about 1 1/2 inches.
There are 9 large hexagon blocks (flowerettes) and all but one has a
white border of hexagons attached to it. They are about 22″ in size.
There are 122 nosegay. These are all hand pieced and my friend said she
didn’t think the fabric had ever been washed.
Her questions are
Would you think they would best be sold as a set?
Would you be inclined to break them into smaller sets?
What approximate amount would you think they would be worth (ball park
figure)?
Has anyone had any experiences with this Ebay Auction I’ve heard about,
would this be something she should look into?
Any help would be appreciated. If you want to address your comments to
me, I will pass them on. Thanks.
kathleen@execulink.com
Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 16:03:14 EDT
From: Cml791@aol.com
I recently purchased a quilt that I first called the ‘sugar loaf’ pattern. I
looked in Brackman’s encyclopedia and it is pictured exactly on pattern #2.
It states that the earliest example is ca. 1865 in Phyllis Haders’s “The
Warner Collector’s Guide to American Quilts”, p. 86. If anyone out there
has this book would you please contact me about the information found there.
The pattern was referred to as ‘triangular trees’.
Mine is composed of different indigos and white shirting prints, with the
large alternating triangle being indigo. Probably a Texas quilt.
Looking forward to my week in Nebraska for NQA,
Carolyn in Texas
Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 22:52:11 -0400
From: “John Cawley” cawley@goeaston.net
Yesterday I went to the annual Quilt and Needlework Show atSotterley Plantation in St. Mary’s County at the southern end of
Maryland overlooking the Pautuxent River. This Tidewater area is a
whole other world for a native Pennsylvanian. I was pretty up on PA
history and PA quilts and now I’m starting over; I love it. Anyhow, I
don’t imagine there are too many quilt exhibits is a setting as glorious
as Sotterley. Quilts were displayed in the manor house, the farmhouse,
the one room school and a number of other out buildings. They had
vendors and demonstrations and a wonderful lunch in splendid garden
setting. We had a great time.
The exhibit was of new pieces, but they did have three antiquequilts borrowed from the DAR. If you have the book A Maryland Album
check out pages 64, 71, 74. All three quilts (2nd quarter 19th century)
were made in St. Mary’s Co. The two large quits were in nearly
perfect condition. One is a Lone Star (made by a St. Mary’s woman who
had moved to Texas) in only two colors, dark blue and a sort of oxblood
brown (rather unusual to say the least) with broderie perse in the open
spaces and a chintz border. The other a fabulous Variable Star with
blocks made of the same large scale blue chintz with sashing strips of a
small figured blue chintz with a wide and wonderful brown floral chintz
border. The third was a baby quilt, badly worn, in red, pink and blue
Lemoyne Stars alternating with pink bouquets of broderie perse.
A committee of 15 women put this show on every year and make araffle quilt (a very impressive medallion of poppies on a pieced
background). They haven’t called yet so I guess I didn’t win. The
perfect end to the day were really scrumptious crab cakes eaten on a
deck overlooking the river at Solomon’s Island. My hunt for the perfect
crab cake is serious research project (VBG). This move to the Eastern
Shore was a great idea. I’m having lots of fun.
Cinda in Easton, MD
Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 :43:24 +1000
From: nomad1 <nomad1@ibm.net
Dear All,
On this cold and wet day here in Sydney Australia my thoughts turn to
Antique Quilts of course! Savouring my books I have been reminded of a
quest I am on at present. I have been going barmy trying to get hold of
The Quilt Engagement Diary. Okay, I know we are in May and nearly
tiptoeing into June; however what i am after it, is for the Antique
quilt pictures.
I have been snootily informed by Quilt Shops here that I should have
had my name on a waiting list last year!! So…what is the story here?
Pretty please do let this ignoramus know how i go about acquiring any
Quilt Engagement Diaries from years past, present or future???
Thanks muchly. Must choof, Hiranya Loder from Sydney Australia :>
Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 07:01:45 -0400
From: Alan Kelchner <quiltfix@mail.jax.bellsouth.net
Now I won’t go anywhere near pricing blocks – have no idea where you
live. Area will definitely affect what you can expect to receive for
them. Personally, I wouldn’t break up the set, but that’s personal bias.
I do know that in this area, smaller sets go more quickly. And if you
sell locally, say for commission at an antique shop, you may have to
wait a long time to get the money. With Ebay, you can gat your money
relatively quickly, since you’d have a nationwide, if not worldwide,
customer base. I believe Ebay does have a commission. You can also set a
reserve price to keep from losing money (if the reserve isn’t met, it
isn’t sold). My only suggestion there would be to say in the text what
it is. I find it frustrating at ANY auction to be told there is a
reserve, but the auctioning starts well below that.
But you need to find an appraiser to price your blocks. Size and
condition are important, but quality has a definite bearing. Then you
can proceed.
Good luck!
ALan
Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 08:32:33 -0500
Hi Hiranya,
Sorry that the shops treated you so haughtly, but they are right. The shops
only get 1, maybe 2 dozen, and they are statched up fast. Most having been
“pre-ordered” by customers. I’ve been collecting the Quilt Engagement
Calendars since 1981!! (they started printing them in 1975) I had them in
my shop back then and they were quickly snapped up. For some reason, not
all shops understand how wonderful they are, but those that do treat them
like they were made of spun gold. They are HIGHLY collectable and back
issues are almost impossible to find. (I missed a couple of issues when I
had a lifestyle change a few years ago and have not been able to find
those!) Mainly because, unlike most used books offered for sale, they are
dated, and calendars (which get thrown away if out of date) and if these
get written in, the are considered unsaleable by the dealers. There is a
book, “The Quilt Engagement Calendar Treasury”, published in 1982 by EP
Dutton, ISBN 0-525-93252-6 (cloth) D-525-47712-8 (DP) I guess that means
paper, that’s what mine is. It states that it covers the first 8 editions
of the calendar, There are 186 pages of beautiful color photos (some I wish
were larger or closeups, but beautiful nontheless! There are also 86 pages
of patterns and basic instructions (see, some things never change!) I paid
$24.75 for it new, who knows what it would go for today. Ailene may be able
to locate it at one of our Half-Price Bookstores, but I’ve never seen one
there.
If you want a copy of 00’s I’d find it for order somewhere and put your name in ASAP!!
Good luck!
Laura
Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 10:08:31 -0400
From: “Lonnie Foley” redloon@mindspring.com
Please excuse my ignorance but are we talking about the American Quilter’s
Society Quilt Art Engagement Calendar 00? Or have I missed something as
per usual 🙂 If so the AQS has issued an order form for those.
Lonnie
Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 12:24:04 -0400
From: “John Cawley” <cawley@goeaston.net
The Quilt Engagement Calendar is a different beast entirely from the AQS
calendar. The QEC is edited by Cyril I. Nelson and pictures antique quilts
almost exclusively. Among the 50 plus illustrations there may be four or
five contemporary quilts. There’s a full page picture of a quilt for each
week of the year with some extras thrown in as a bonus. I’ve been keeping a
diary in them for years (very appropriate since quilts are such a huge part
of my life); someday somebody will write an article for AQSG using me as the
primary source. I don’t have the complete set, but I did find some back
issues at Thos. K. Woodard several years ago.
Cinda on the Eastern Shore
Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 12:58:19 -0600
From: Jocelyn <jocelynm@sw1.socwel.ukans.edu
I had another thought about washing rugs. How about finding a nice
rushing stream with plenty of clear water and leaving it there for a
couple of days. Isn’t that what the original rug weavers did?
>
Now if we could only find a nice rushing stream with unpolluted water
where you could leave a rug for a couple of days, unattended, and expect
to find it when you return.
But, after you did this, you’d no longer have a nice rushing stream
with unpolluted water!
Jocelyn
Jocelynm@delphi.com
Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 16:30:00 -0500 (CDT)
From: Carol H Elmore celmore@ksu.edu
Back copies of Quilt Engagement calendars can sometimes be obtained from
Peddler’s Wagon, the used book sellers in Missouri. I am at work and
don’t have their number with me. Does anyone out there have the phone
number or address for them? I believe they are in LaMar, Missouri, or
somewhere like that. They have a card file and put your name on items and
will notify you if they ever get one. I sent them a bibliography of the
books I needed and they every now and then find one for me.
Carol Elmore
Manhattan, Kansas
Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 14:46:29 -0700
From: “R & L Carroll” <Robert.J.Carroll@GTE.net
Hello!
gsquilts asks about patchwork patterns of the 18th century.
In Uncoverings 1993 Barbara Brackman wrote an article on early patterns.
Some of them are… 4 patches, 9 patches, Double Nine Patch, Diamond in
Square, Art square, Variable star, Star of Bethlehem, Checkers, Yankee
Puzzle, Wild Goose Chase, Broken Dishes, Dresden Plate, Snowflake, Star
of Lemoyne, The Reel, Sawtooth, Diamonds, Honeycomb. There are others
listed but only with diagrams, no known names.
This is a very interesting article.
Hope this helps,
Laurette in So. California
Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 16:39:38 -0500 (CDT)
From: Carol H Elmore <celmore@ksu.edu
Our local Hastings Books, Records, and Videos had 1999 remainder ones for
$3.95 each. I bought several. The AQS ones have never been remaindered.
You might check your bookstore chains to see if they have any left.
Carol Elmore
Manhattan, KS
Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 08:57:35 +1000
From: nomad1 <nomad1@ibm.net
Laura, you sweet lass :> Thanks heaps for getting back to me so quickly.
Okay i shall put my name down pronto and i will start looking for
Dutton’s book. Thanks heaps for the fill in info as well, it all helps
to make my grey cells grow!:>I did have the opportunity to get hold of
last years and i was too slow! Stupido Maximus on my part for sure!
Thanks again, Hiranya from Oz :>
Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 09:06:25 +1000
From: nomad1 <nomad1@ibm.net
Dear All,
Since Laura’s email lots more have come in.Thanks Pepper, Cinda, Carol
and any others I have missed for all your wonderful input.
Hiranya Loder from Sydney, Australia :>
Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 19:24:40 -0400
From: “Peggy O’Connor” <mnoc@brinet.com
Wow, I finally found a bargain! I bought the 1985-1989 versions of the
Quilt Engagement Calendar at an auction that our guild had in January
for 50 cents or less apiece! I guess there aren’t many quilt history
fans in the guild because these came from the guild’s library. There
were great bargains on books and magazines, but I thought they were so
underpriced that I bought back the book I had donated!
Peggy in NC
Date Mon, 24 May 1999 213948 -0400
From “J. G. Row” Judygrow@blast.net
DYS is the only tenant in what is otherwise a historic house museum. It
is the Benjamin Temple House, headquarters of the Ewing Township Historic
Preservation Society, located at 27 Federal City Road in Ewing Township,
NJ, and easily accessible from Interstate 95 and Route 31.
The ETHPS is sponsoring a series of lectures titled “Focus on Fashion.”
The first lecture is this Thrusday, May 27 at 700 PM. It is “The
Foundation of Fashion A Brief History of Underwear and Ideals” presented by
Kristina Haugland, Ass’t Curator of Costume and Textiles at the Philadelphia
Museum of Art. She will focus on the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries in a
slide presentation.
Sunday, June 6, 1999 at 200 PM Amy Hopwood, Costume Consultant and
Historian will give “The Fashion Makers Haute Couture, Clothing the
Masses,” and Dennita Sewell, Costume Designer will give “Fashion Frivolous
or Fundamental.”
Thursday, June 17 at 700 PM, “Topping it All The Art and Craft of
Millinery.”
Sunday, June 27, 1999 at 200 PM, “The Latest ModeDress in the Modern
Age.”
I know those of you in Ohio, Florida, Colorado and California won’t make it,
but perhaps some others in closer states might be interested. I have
driving directions, so contact me.
Judy in Ringoes, NJ
judygrow@blast.net
Date Tue, 25 May 1999 063301 -0400
From Alan Kelchner quiltfix@mail.jax.bellsouth.net
To qhl@cuenet.com
Subject QHL quilt engagement calendar
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Gold, Laura? Spun gold? Sorry if I snicker, but I can get them at any
of the major book stores (although I get it from a local bookseller if I
can, and I also wait for the new year to start (half-price, y’know).
Actually never thought to check the local quilt stores. This year’s was
gift.
Alan
thinking of selling them on the street for big bucks
Date Tue, 25 May 1999 090248 -0400
From roosien roosien@gateway.net
To Quilt Digest Web QHL@cuenet.com
Subject QHL Quilt Engagement
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Coming out of “lurdom”! Our Barnes and Nobel had about two dozen this
year – but my “main” (I try to buy from locally owned business) book
store did not have any and couldn’t order any. Go figure! Back to
“lurkdom”.
Chris
From REALLY REALLY cold Michigan
D
Date Wed, 26 May 1999 135554 EDT
From QuiltFixer@aol.com
To QHL@cuenet.com, AMDOODAH@aol.com, GrandmasAttic@compuserve.com,
normah@olypen.com, suedolliver@juno.com
Subject QHL The Redwork Lady is back home again.
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Hi to everyone! Just wanted to say “Hi” and tell all I am back home again. I
had a great lecture tour in the Pacific Northwest and met many wonderful
people. Can’t list them all, would be so long, but here are a few
highlights. If you are ever near Dallas, Oregon be sure and stop at
Grandma’s Attic, a terrific quilt shop. We did a great
tea/slideshow/trunkshow/workshop there. Rachel Greco and her staff were just
terrific and very knowledgeable. The high point of it all was sitting around
Pat Smith’s living room that evening (Pat was our hostess and a staff
member). All of the shop staff had come over and we had great Chinese
Take-out Food, and afterwards, I did the trunk show all over again as they
had missed it because they had to stay and run the shop. What fun! Husband
Charles was the only guy there most of the time until Rachel’s husband, Steve
came, and he had a great time.
Rachel also has an on-line quilt shop at www.grandmasattic.com. Later on in
the trip we had the pleasure of meeting and giving our program to the
Quiltmakers of Olympia, WA. Our gracious host and hostess, Dave and Sue
Dolliver gave us a roof and a tour of the Olympia area. Just beautiful! Got
to meet sister, Margaret and Buster the Dog! For those of you who also do
reenactments, Dave builds and repairs black powder guns. What a collection
he has! I could hardly get Charles to leave. Next, on to the Sunbonnet Sues
of Sequim, WA where Norma Holbold and her cat, Oliver had us stay at her
wonderful quilters retreat, Greenhaven. If you have ever considered going on
a quilters retreat with a friend or a vacation with your husband to this
area, consider this. On the beautiful Olympic Peninsula in the state of
Washington, Norma and Oliver will make your stay a happy one.
normah@olymen.com for more information. Well, what I am leaving out would
make a book, so will close with saying the Quilt Market in Portland was
overwhelming and educational. Wow! One last thing, I would like to thank
one of our members, Joan Stevens, of American Doodah (AMDOODAH@aol.com) for
her kindness and interest in helping me assemble many of the Redwork pieces
that are in my Program. Joan, I never would have made it without you. Hope
to see many of you at Albany for the conference and at Omaha at the quilt
restoration conference where I will be giving my program. Toni B.
QuiltFixer@aol.com
RedworkLdy@aol.com
Date Wed, 26 May 1999 145246 EDT
From ZegrtQuilt@aol.com
To QHL@cuenet.com
Subject QHL old sunbonnets
Message-ID 5bdfa3ba.247d9cfe@aol.com
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Marilyn Woodin of the Woodin Wheel in Kalona, Iowa , a well respected and
long time quilt dealer has a small museum at which she hosts wonderful quilt
exhibits and sales . She is having a Sunbonnet Sue quilt show in June amd
July and has asked to borrow The Sun Sets on Sunbonnet Sue quilt from my
collection. Duting our conversation, she asked me if I knew of any
collections of old sunbonnets she could use in the exhibit. It seems a
perfect query for QHL. You can contact her directly by phone 319-656-2240 or
email me and I will pass them on to her .. Thanks Shelly Zegart
Date Fri, 28 May 1999 090540 -0500
From “Peggy McBride” jlmpam@netins.net
To QHL@cuenet.com, QHL-Digest@cuenet.com
Subject Re QHL-Digest Digest V99 #144
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Are you sure of the address for Peddler’s Wagon – the address and telephone
no. I have is P.O. Box 109, Lamar, Missouri 64759-0109 417-682-3734
Peggy in Iowa
Date Fri, 28 May 99 091203 -0500
From Woodford woodford@ix.netcom.com
To “QHL Post” QHL@cuenet.com
Subject QHL trunk show
Message-Id 199905281359.IAA24540@dfw-ix16.ix.netcom.com
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Please excuse my ignorance.
What exactly is a “trunk show”?
Thank you,
Barbara Woodford
Woodford
woodford@ix.netcom.com
Date Fri, 28 May 1999 103425 -0500
From Laura Hobby Syler texas_quilt.co@mail.airmail.net
To “Ann G. Hubbard” ahubbard@usmo.com, QHL@cuenet.com
Subject Re QHL Marsha McCloskey Staples
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I contacted Marsha and here is her reply to your query.
Laura
Staples were (was?) introduced in 1995 and production continues to the
present (1999) The original group had 13 patterns in 8 color ways.
There have been additions and deletions. So far there have been 31 patterns.
The original group had 13 patterns in 8 color ways each.
>
This Spring I have another line called “Shirt and Sweet” on a little lighter
goods– of “shirting” type prints in various colors.
At 0358 PM 5/21/99 -0500, Ann G. Hubbard wrote
back to dating my fabrics. Does anyone know the reproduction date of
Marsha’s Staples? I have a lot of her fabric, also. TIA Ann Hubbard still
pretty here in lake of the ozarks
>
>
>
Date Fri, 28 May 1999 095410 -0700
From “Christine Thresh” christine@winnowing.com
Subject QHL Looking for repro indigo print
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Sometimes I don’t pay close enough attention to the wonderful information
that this list provides.
I am planning to reproduce an old quilt top that has been handed down in my
family. The original cotton top is just to fragile to handle. An appraiser
dated the quilt circa 1885. The pattern is streak of lightening. I need to
find some indigo print fabric similar to the one used in the original. I
really don’t want to buy antique fabric because I want this top to be
everyday usable. I plan to make a label for the new quilt with a photo of
the old quilt on it and the little information I have.
To see a picture of what I am looking for, please go to
http//www.winnowing.com/indigo.html
Thanks,
Christine Thresh
http//www.winnowing.com
Date Fri, 28 May 1999 115006 -0600
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Do any
of you know where old card catalogs go when the computers come in? Is
there a source somewhere?
The Lone Ranger takes them away…tada dump, tada dump, tada
dump dump dump!
I know this from being a volunteer at a library that was
computerizing, and it was only after they were dumped that we
discovered that the company that was hired to computerize the
card catalog had omitted D-G.
Actually, the card catalog cabinets are not particularly useful as
storage. There’s a brass rod that runs along the bottom of each
drawer, and the cards are punched so that this rod keeps them
from falling out. So the drawer bottom is not flat, but has a ditch in
it. You could remove the rods, but there’d still be the ditch.
Others have found that fishing tackle cabinets and Hot Wheels car
garages are great storage for littler notions. There are also many
storage units that have small drawers like a card catalog. In the
long run, unless you want a piece of fine furniture, they may cost
less and give you more storage, since there are a lot of drawers in
each cabinet and the cabinets usually have long legs (so, wasted
space underneath).
I’m curious to find out, though, what you decide on, so let us know!
Jocelyn
Jocelynm@delphi.com
Date Fri, 28 May 1999 185812 -0400
From Alan Kelchner quiltfix@mail.jax.bellsouth.net
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you wrote
Above all, remember that we are all human — and there are no Quilting
Queens of the World. (Although I have met some people who would
disagree!)
Sorry, I had to laugh – I’m the King. Doesn’t a King beat a Queen? Or is
that chess? I’m confused …….
Alan
Date Sat, 29 May 1999 110928 EDT
From QuiltFixer@aol.com
To woodford@ix.netcom.com, QHL@cuenet.com
Subject Re QHL trunk show
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Dear Barbara, I don’t know the origin of the expression “trunk show,” but in
the quilting world of speakers and programs, it means that the speaker is
bringing actual samples of quilts, etc., in addition to her presentation.
For instance, in my program I bring many “trunks” of linens and quilts to
display and talk about.
Hope this helps to clears the meaning up.
Toni Baumgard
The Redwork Lady
QuiltFixer@aol.com
RedworkLdy@aol.com
Date Sat, 29 May 1999 114630 EDT
From Baglady111@aol.com
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In a message dated 5/29/99 111028 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
QuiltFixer@aol.com writes
<< For instance, in my program I bring many “trunks” of linens and quilts to
display and talk about. >>
and may I add to my friend Toni’s reply..my trunk is filled with a variety of
feedsack items..bonnets, dresses for teenagers, shirt for son, ladies
fashions, household items, baby clothing, and WALT DISNEY collectables…all
made from colorful feedsacks, never to be seen again..the guests can see them
,touch them, feel them, examine them, enjoy them…that is why a lecturer, or
like myself, a storyteller, provides a trunk show..to please the guests.
Jane of THE FEEDSACK CLUB
http//members.aol.com/baglady111/
http//members.aol.com/baglady111/samples.html
Date Sat, 29 May 1999 223150 -0400
From “Store E-Mail Acct.” qps@quiltingposs.com
My trunk show is a mixture of antique and contemporary quilts. I compare
the new techniques vs the old, tell the stories I know about the quilts and
do a question answer type thing. The trunk shows contents depends upon the
lecturer. I can’t tell you how many people have thought I was bringing old
trunks . . . . VBG I would love to bring the quilts in some of my
grandmothers old steamer trunks, but those wheeled suitcases just make it
too easy! VBG
Debbie in NJ
www.quiltingposs.com
Date Sat, 29 May 1999 210827 -0500
From Mary Waller mswaller@iw.net
To QHL@cuenet.com
Subject QHL Re What’s a Trunk Show?
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Barbara asked, “What’s a Trunk Show?”. On the outside chance Barbara
and someone else hasn’t heard this story…Ye Olde Quilt Shoppe
advertised a famous quilter would have her trunk show one Saturday
afternoon. A nice crowd turned out, and ooh’ed and aah’ed at the
quilts. When the famous quilter asked for questions from the audience,
one lady finally asked, “Well, your quilts are lovely, but when do get
to see the trunks?”
I’m almost ashamed to put my name to this, but I’ll confess. I plead
justifiable insanity due to A) remodeling, B) leaving soon to go back
East to visit the family (do not confuse this with a vacation!), and C)
being out in the sun too long going to yard sales and gardening
Mary Waller, Vermillion, South Dakota
Date Sat, 29 May 1999 225908 EDT
From QuiltFixer@aol.com
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I should have added that whenever it is possible, I bring my big old trunk
and have the quilts spilling out of it. Toni B.
Date Sat, 29 May 1999 232733 -0400
From Barb Garrett bgarrett@fast.net
To QHL QHL@cuenet.com
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Another type of trunk show takes place at a quilt shop. A quilt shop
contracts with a designer to be able to display for a period of time —
2 weeks, one month, whatever — samples from the designer’s books and/or
patterns. The designer may or may not make an appearance, which allows
the shop to feature the work of a person from the other side of the
country without the expense of getting the person to her shop. Some
shops have several trunk shows a year, while others will feature
someone’s work during a special event, such as an anniversary
celebration.
This type of trunk show allows the shop to have many samples without the
work of making them, and samples always make a shop more inviting, and
samples encourage sales of patterns and books. And if the show is only
for a designated period of time, it encourages people to come during
that time. The items generally arrive in cardboard boxes — as opposed
to trunks .
When I lecture my 60 doll quilts arrive with me in a suitcase — it was
the easiest way to carry them. I never thought of them as being a trunk
show, but rather just the visual part of my talk. Now, if someone asks,
I have a fancier name for my props. It’s always good to look at things
in new ways.
Barb in southeastern PA
Date Sun, 30 May 1999 124030 EDT
From @aol.com
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In a message dated 99-05-29 215000 EDT, you write
<<
Sorry, I had to laugh – I’m the King. Doesn’t a King beat a Queen? Or is
that chess? I’m confused …….
Alan
>
Actually, the queen is the most powerful piece in chess – the king may be the
piece that is checkmated, but its moves are very limited. Usually the only
way to put the king in chess is to capture the queen.
Kings beat queens in most card games, though – )
Karen Evans
Date Sun, 30 May 1999 125803 -0400
From “Phyllis Twigg” ptwigg@radix.net
To “QHL” QHL@cuenet.com
Subject QHL Phuiladelphia
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I will be in center city Philadelphia in mid-June for a couple of days and
am wondering where to go to see quilts and textiles. Can anyone give me
advice ?
Thanks,
Phyllis
ptwigg@radix.net
Date Sun, 30 May 1999 162723 -0500
From “Barry and/or Tammy Sikes” bsikes@ktc.com
Subject QHL book on kit quilts?
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Does anyone know of any one book that discusses/catalogs the many kit
quilts put out in the depression era. I see a lot of quilts out there that
I know are kits, but it would be great to have a book identifying when each
was put out, by whom, etc. I know there are some pattern books that give
you the complete pattern for say 3 of Ruby Short McKim’s patterns so that
you can replicate the quilt. I’m looking for more an i.d. book. Anyone
ever seen one?
Tammy Sikes, Tea Rose Quilts & Gifts
Fredericksburg, Texas
Date Sun, 30 May 1999 211132 +0400
From Xenia Cord xecord@netusa1.net
To QHL@cuenet.com
Subject QHL Kit source books
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One of the reasons that there are no kit source books is that there were
literally thousands of kits out there, they were often manufactured by
unnamed sources and marketed through a number of outlets under the
signature names of the outlets themselves, and even the major sources,
such as Progress or Bucilla have no records. And this is only the
appliques. While we rarely recognize them as kits, nearly every pieced
pattern (500 +) sold by the Ladies Art Co. of St. Louis was available in
cut pieces and in tops or finished quilts, as well as in paper
patterns. These would have to be classified as kits.
Untangling that mess is difficult – as a practical matter it requires
cataloging every different kit seen in kit or finished form, trying to
determine who marketed or manufactured it, and then arranging them all
in somo sort of order – and doing it all with very few catalog or
published sources to refer to. Brackman’s Encyclopedia of Applique is
the best (and possibly the only) cumulative source.
Xenia
Date Mon, 31 May 1999 013203 -0400
From “J. G. Row” Judygrow@blast.net
To “Quilt History List” QHL@cuenet.com, “Phyllis Twigg” ptwigg@radix.net
Subject QHL Philly,
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I will be in center city Philadelphia in mid-June for a couple of days and
am wondering where to go to see quilts and textiles
Phyllis,
I don’tknow of anything special going on quilt-wise in Philly. Some of the
trendy shops on South Street (in the single number streets) that sell
handmade jewelry and furniture also often have contemporary quilts. There
is also one famous antique shop in the lower teens on South (name is
something like “So-and-so and Daughter”) that always has really good quilts.
Sorry I can’t think of the name of the shop. Can any one help me out here?
Of course the Philly Museum has some great early Quaker quilts, but they
might not be on display in mid-June. But you can’t miss by spending a long
afternoon there anyway!
Judy in Ringoes, NJ
judygrow@blast.net
Date Sun, 30 May 1999 224546 -0700
From “Christine Thresh” christine@winnowing.com
Subject QHL Thanks for information about repro fabric
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I want to thank the many kind QHLers who sent me information about finding
reproduction indigo fabric. What a resource!
And, speaking of trunk shows — I really did find my two old family quilt
tops in a trunk. Still have the trunk and it is now full of old family
photos. I checked every single photo, going way back to the silvery kind in
old frame boxes, and there was not one picture with a quilt in it. Darn.
The tops are in cotton pillow cases upstairs in my sewing room. If we ever
have a flood warning on our island I will haul the trunk upstairs.
Christine
http//www.winnowing.com
Date Mon, 31 May 1999 052659 -0400
From Judy Kelius judy@chesco.com
To “J. G. Row” Judygrow@blast.net, “Quilt History List” QHL@cuenet.com,
“Phyllis Twigg” ptwigg@radix.net
Subject Re QHL Philly,
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The shop is Finkel and Daughter – the Philadelphia College of Textiles and
Science (http//www.philacol.edu) also has revolving textile shows that you
might want to inquire about (but it’s not downtown – it is in the Mount
Airy section, I believe – and the shows are usually not on quilts). If you
are able to work it in, a trip to Lancaster County might also be
interesting – the Heritage Museum in downtown Lancaster has only a few
quilts on display but is still a great place to visit and learn about the
Amish, Mennonite, and PA German heritage of this area, and the People’s
Place in Intercourse has a museum of Amish quilts. The best place to see
good quilts in this area is often a quilt show – the show in York this
weekend had a slew of marvelous (and very expensive) museum-quality quilts
(actually better than you see in museums) – wow! There was even a real
Baltimore Album quilt and one small silk landscape piece that was just
incredible.
- Judy Kelius in Frazer, PA
At 0132 AM 5/31/99 , J. G. Row wrote
I will be in center city Philadelphia in mid-June for a couple of days and
am wondering where to go to see quilts and textiles
>
Phyllis,
>
I don’t know of anything special going on quilt-wise in Philly. Some of the
trendy shops on South Street (in the single number streets) that sell
handmade jewelry and furniture also often have contemporary quilts. There
is also one famous antique shop in the lower teens on South (name is
something like “So-and-so and Daughter”) that always has really good quilts.
Sorry I can’t think of the name of the shop. Can any one help me out here?
>
Of course the Philly Museum has some great early Quaker quilts, but they
might not be on display in mid-June. But you can’t miss by spending a long
afternoon there anyway!
Judy in Ringoes, NJ
judygrow@blast.net
Date Mon, 31 May 1999 081659 EDT
From JBQUILTOK@aol.com
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I will be in center city Philadelphia in mid-June for a couple of days and
am wondering where to go to see quilts and textiles.
Several years ago, the company I was working for sent us to Philadelphia to
test a system. We worked evenings when the computer was available. So one
of the guys & I did the tour of historic homes. While it didn’t focus on
quilts, there were a few very old ones. And this placed them in context with
the furnishings of their period.
Janet
Date Mon, 31 May 1999 083302 -0400
From Judy Kelius judy@chesco.com
To “J. G. Row” Judygrow@blast.net, “Quilt History List” QHL@cuenet.com,
“Phyllis Twigg” ptwigg@radix.net
Subject Re QHL Philly,
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At 0526 AM 5/31/99 , Judy Kelius wrote
. The best place to see good quilts in this area is often a quilt show –
the show in York this weekend had a slew of marvelous (and very expensive)
museum-quality quilts (actually better than you see in museums) – wow!
There was even a real Baltimore Album quilt and one small silk landscape
piece that was just incredible.
Oops – I meant to say an ANTIQUES show, not a quilt show!
Date Mon, 31 May 1999 090736 -0400
From “Phyllis Twigg” ptwigg@radix.net
To “QHL” QHL@cuenet.com
Subject QHL telescopic stand
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Hi All,
I would like to buy a telescopic stand for displaying quilts. I understand
these come from photographic equipment supply stores. Photographers use them
to hang the backdrop for pictures. Does anyone know of an online source ? Or
a catalog or chain with good prices ?
Also, I imagine these stands are not all created equal. We have one at our
guild which has a crosssbar that is problematic. Does anyone have experience
with what qualities to look for in a good stand?
Thanks,
Phyllis Twigg
Annapolis, Maryland
ptwigg@radix.net
Date Mon, 31 May 1999 094340 EDT
From RBCochran@aol.com
To ptwigg@radix.net, QHL@cuenet.com
Subject Re QHL telescopic stand
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Phyllis–
We (Heritage Quilt Project of NJ) ordered what is called a background paper
hanger from B&H in NYC. What we have is the Morris MBH-500 portable
background holder which comes with 2 four-section tripods and a carrying case
(very handy). We also have an extra crossbar. The prices were discounted,
service was quick. B&H web site is bhphotovideo.com. (No affiliation.)
I went to a local photo store to look at their catalogue before I ordered.
There are many variables–e.g., three- or four-section tripods, max length of
crossbar, height, weight of hanger and weight it will support, etc. I had
originally seen another quilt person with one of these paper hangers, so I
got a chance to look at hers, too, and noted that the manufacturer was
Morris. When I called Morris they sent a list of preferred dealers, and the
nearest for me was B&H. So I called and got a catalogue from them.
OUrs is easy to set up and displays the quilt nicely–easy for photography,
too, except if you’re outside and a substantial wind comes up!
Good luck.
–Rachel
Date Mon, 31 May 1999 101002 -0700
From “Beverly Dunivent” bevquilt@sprynet.com
Subject QHL Book on Kit Quitls
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As for “a book on kit quilts” Anne Copeland and I have written such a =
book! We just have never have been able to have it published. The =
publishers have encouraged us but say they don’t think enough copies =
would sell. At this point Anne and I have decided that if all else =
fails we will self publish. We will keep you posted. In the meantime =
our paper on the subject was published in Uncovering 1994 and Xenia =
Cord’s paper on kits was published by them in 1995. These are the =
publications of AQSG, The American Quilt Study Group and both journals =
are still in print. Beverly Dunivent
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As for “a book on kit quilts” Anne = Copeland and I=20 have written such a book! We just have never have been able to = have it=20 published. The publishers have encouraged us but say they don’t = think=20 enough copies would sell. At this point Anne and I have decided = that if=20 all else fails we will self publish. We will keep you = posted. In the=20 meantime our paper on the subject was published in Uncovering 1994 and = Xenia=20 Cord’s paper on kits was published by them in 1995. These are the=20 publications of AQSG, The American Quilt Study Group and both journals = are still=20 in print. Beverly Dunivent
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Date Mon, 31 May 1999 143714 -0600
From Sharon Harleman Tandy harleman@micron.net
To Phyllis Twigg ptwigg@radix.net
CC QHL@cuenet.com
Subject QHL photographers display stand
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Phyllis,
Hi again! I bought my own stand about a year and a half ago. I went
to the best (oldest and best known, for quality and service) camera shop
in Boise, talked to the salesman/manager, looked at catalogs, checked
out the stands’ height and reach (with quilts sizes in mind), and
prices. Ended up with one much stronger than our guild’s, which would
go higher and wider, yet be easier to handle. Of course, it was about
10-15 years newer, too. Spent about $350 and am very happy with it. If
only one person is putting up the quilt, it’s a bit slow–a little up on
one side and then the other, etc., but otherwise I wouldn’t part with
it. Just got it back yesterday from a small show I did, and will use it
as one side of my booth at the Baker City q. show in July. I bought
large pieces of black felt when on sale at JoAnn’s, put in a 4″ casing,
and a 5″ drop/tuck near the top to pin to and use it to photograph
everythinb except black-edged quilts. The pictures (whether slides,
polaroids, or snaps) come out so much better, especially outside, with
the sun at a very oblique angle, early in the morning. Sharon.
ateFri, 28 May 99 091203 -0500
FromWoodford woodford@ix.netcom.com
To”QHL Post” QHL@cuenet.com
Please excuse my ignorance.
What exactly is a “trunk show”?
Thank you,
Barbara Woodford
Woodford
woodford@ix.netcom.com
DateFri, 28 May 1999 103425 -0500
FromLaura Hobby Syler texas_quilt.co@mail.airmail.net
To”Ann G. Hubbard” ahubbard@usmo.com, QHL@cuenet.com
I contacted Marsha and here is her reply to your query.
Laura
Staples were (was?) introduced in 1995 and production continues to the
present (1999) The original group had 13 patterns in 8 color ways.
There have been additions and deletions. So far there have been 31 patterns.
The original group had 13 patterns in 8 color ways each.
>
This Spring I have another line called “Shirt and Sweet” on a little lighter
goods– of “shirting” type prints in various colors.
At 0358 PM 5/21/99 -0500, Ann G. Hubbard wrote
back to dating my fabrics. Does anyone know the reproduction date of
Marsha’s Staples? I have a lot of her fabric, also. TIA Ann Hubbard still
pretty here in lake of the ozarks
>
>
>
DateFri, 28 May 1999 095410 -0700
From”Christine Thresh” christine@winnowing.com
Sometimes I don’t pay close enough attention to the wonderful information
that this list provides.
I am planning to reproduce an old quilt top that has been handed down in my
family. The original cotton top is just to fragile to handle. An appraiser
dated the quilt circa 1885. The pattern is streak of lightening. I need to
find some indigo print fabric similar to the one used in the original. I
really don’t want to buy antique fabric because I want this top to be
everyday usable. I plan to make a label for the new quilt with a photo of
the old quilt on it and the little information I have.
To see a picture of what I am looking for, please go to
http//www.winnowing.com/indigo.html
Thanks,
Christine Thresh
http//www.winnowing.com
DateFri, 28 May 1999 115006
Do any
of you know where old card catalogs go when the computers come in? Is
there a source somewhere?
The Lone Ranger takes them away…tada dump, tada dump, tada
dump dump dump!
I know this from being a volunteer at a library that was
computerizing, and it was only after they were dumped that we
discovered that the company that was hired to computerize the
card catalog had omitted D-G.
Actually, the card catalog cabinets are not particularly useful as
storage. There’s a brass rod that runs along the bottom of each
drawer, and the cards are punched so that this rod keeps them
from falling out. So the drawer bottom is not flat, but has a ditch in
it. You could remove the rods, but there’d still be the ditch.
Others have found that fishing tackle cabinets and Hot Wheels car
garages are great storage for littler notions. There are also many
storage units that have small drawers like a card catalog. In the
long run, unless you want a piece of fine furniture, they may cost
less and give you more storage, since there are a lot of drawers in
each cabinet and the cabinets usually have long legs (so, wasted
space underneath).
I’m curious to find out, though, what you decide on, so let us know!
Jocelyn
Jocelynm@delphi.com
DateFri, 28 May 1999 185812 -0400
FromAlan Kelchner quiltfix@mail.jax.bellsouth.net
you wrote
Above all, remember that we are all human — and there are no Quilting
Queens of the World. (Although I have met some people who would
disagree!)
Sorry, I had to laugh – I’m the King. Doesn’t a King beat a Queen? Or is
that chess? I’m confused …….
Alan
DateSat, 29 May 1999 110928 EDT
FromQuiltFixer@aol.com
Dear Barbara, I don’t know the origin of the expression “trunk show,” but in
the quilting world of speakers and programs, it means that the speaker is
bringing actual samples of quilts, etc., in addition to her presentation.
For instance, in my program I bring many “trunks” of linens and quilts to
display and talk about.
Hope this helps to clears the meaning up.
Toni Baumgard
The Redwork Lady
QuiltFixer@aol.com
RedworkLdy@aol.com
DateSat, 29 May 1999 114630 EDT
FromBaglady111@aol.com
ToQHL@cuenet.com
In a message dated 5/29/99 111028 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
QuiltFixer@aol.com writes
<< For instance, in my program I bring many “trunks” of linens and quilts to
display and talk about. >>
and may I add to my friend Toni’s reply..my trunk is filled with a variety of
feedsack items..bonnets, dresses for teenagers, shirt for son, ladies
fashions, household items, baby clothing, and WALT DISNEY collectables…all
made from colorful feedsacks, never to be seen again..the guests can see them
,touch them, feel them, examine them, enjoy them…that is why a lecturer, or
like myself, a storyteller, provides a trunk show..to please the guests.
Jane of THE FEEDSACK CLUB
http//members.aol.com/baglady111/
http//members.aol.com/baglady111/samples.html
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DateSat, 29 May 1999 223150 -0400
From”Store E-Mail Acct.” qps@quiltingposs.com
My trunk show is a mixture of antique and contemporary quilts. I compare
the new techniques vs the old, tell the stories I know about the quilts and
do a question answer type thing. The trunk shows contents depends upon the
lecturer. I can’t tell you how many people have thought I was bringing old
trunks . . . . VBG I would love to bring the quilts in some of my
grandmothers old steamer trunks, but those wheeled suitcases just make it
too easy! VBG
Debbie in NJ
www.quiltingposs.com
DateSat, 29 May 1999 210827 -0500
FromMary Waller mswaller@iw.net
Barbara asked, “What’s a Trunk Show?”. On the outside chance Barbara
and someone else hasn’t heard this story…Ye Olde Quilt Shoppe
advertised a famous quilter would have her trunk show one Saturday
afternoon. A nice crowd turned out, and ooh’ed and aah’ed at the
quilts. When the famous quilter asked for questions from the audience,
one lady finally asked, “Well, your quilts are lovely, but when do get
to see the trunks?”
I’m almost ashamed to put my name to this, but I’ll confess. I plead
justifiable insanity due to A) remodeling, B) leaving soon to go back
East to visit the family (do not confuse this with a vacation!), and C)
being out in the sun too long going to yard sales and gardening
Mary Waller, Vermillion, South Dakota
DateSat, 29 May 1999 225908 EDT
FromQuiltFixer@aol.com
Toqps@quiltingposs.com,
I should have added that whenever it is possible, I bring my big old trunk
and have the quilts spilling out of it. Toni B.
DateSat, 29 May 1999 232733 -0400
FromBarb Garrett bgarrett@fast.net
Another type of trunk show takes place at a quilt shop. A quilt shop
contracts with a designer to be able to display for a period of time —
2 weeks, one month, whatever — samples from the designer’s books and/or
patterns. The designer may or may not make an appearance, which allows
the shop to feature the work of a person from the other side of the
country without the expense of getting the person to her shop. Some
shops have several trunk shows a year, while others will feature
someone’s work during a special event, such as an anniversary
celebration.
This type of trunk show allows the shop to have many samples without the
work of making them, and samples always make a shop more inviting, and
samples encourage sales of patterns and books. And if the show is only
for a designated period of time, it encourages people to come during
that time. The items generally arrive in cardboard boxes — as opposed
to trunks .
When I lecture my 60 doll quilts arrive with me in a suitcase — it was
the easiest way to carry them. I never thought of them as being a trunk
show, but rather just the visual part of my talk. Now, if someone asks,
I have a fancier name for my props. It’s always good to look at things
in new ways.
Barb in southeastern PA
DateSun, 30 May 1999 124030 EDT
From@aol.com
ToQHL@cuenet.com
In a message dated 99-05-29 215000 EDT, you write
<<
Sorry, I had to laugh – I’m the King. Doesn’t a King beat a Queen? Or is
that chess? I’m confused …….
Alan
>
Actually, the queen is the most powerful piece in chess – the king may be the
piece that is checkmated, but its moves are very limited. Usually the only
way to put the king in chess is to capture the queen.
Kings beat queens in most card games, though – )
Karen Evans
DateSun, 30 May 1999 125803 -0400
From”Phyllis Twigg” ptwigg@radix.net
To”QHL” QHL@cuenet.com
I will be in center city Philadelphia in mid-June for a couple of days and
am wondering where to go to see quilts and textiles. Can anyone give me
advice ?
Thanks,
Phyllis
ptwigg@radix.net
DateSun, 30 May 1999 162723 -0500
From”Barry and/or Tammy Sikes” bsikes@ktc.com
Does anyone know of any one book that discusses/catalogs the many kit
quilts put out in the depression era. I see a lot of quilts out there that
I know are kits, but it would be great to have a book identifying when each
was put out, by whom, etc. I know there are some pattern books that give
you the complete pattern for say 3 of Ruby Short McKim’s patterns so that
you can replicate the quilt. I’m looking for more an i.d. book. Anyone
ever seen one?
Tammy Sikes, Tea Rose Quilts & Gifts
Fredericksburg, Texas
DateSun, 30 May 1999 211349 -0500
From”Kris Driessen, Hickory Hill Quilts” oldquilt@albany.net
ToQHL@cuenet.com
One of the reasons that there are no kit source books is that there were
literally thousands of kits out there, they were often manufactured by
unnamed sources and marketed through a number of outlets under the
signature names of the outlets themselves, and even the major sources,
such as Progress or Bucilla have no records. And this is only the
appliques. While we rarely recognize them as kits, nearly every pieced
pattern (500 +) sold by the Ladies Art Co. of St. Louis was available in
cut pieces and in tops or finished quilts, as well as in paper
patterns. These would have to be classified as kits.
Untangling that mess is difficult – as a practical matter it requires
cataloging every different kit seen in kit or finished form, trying to
determine who marketed or manufactured it, and then arranging them all
in somo sort of order – and doing it all with very few catalog or
published sources to refer to. Brackman’s Encyclopedia of Applique is
the best (and possibly the only) cumulative source.
Xenia
DateMon, 31 May 1999 013203 -0400
From”J. G. Row” Judygrow@blast.net
To”Quilt History List” QHL@cuenet.com, “Phyllis Twigg” ptwigg@radix.net
SubjectQHLPhilly,
I will be in center city Philadelphia in mid-June for a couple of days and
am wondering where to go to see quilts and textiles
Phyllis,
I don’tknow of anything special going on quilt-wise in Philly. Some of the
trendy shops on South Street (in the single number streets) that sell
handmade jewelry and furniture also often have contemporary quilts. There
is also one famous antique shop in the lower teens on South (name is
something like “So-and-so and Daughter”) that always has really good quilts.
Sorry I can’t think of the name of the shop. Can any one help me out here?
Of course the Philly Museum has some great early Quaker quilts, but they
might not be on display in mid-June. But you can’t miss by spending a long
afternoon there anyway!
Judy in Ringoes, NJ
judygrow@blast.net
DateSun, 30 May 1999 224546 -0700
From”Christine Thresh” christine@winnowing.com
I want to thank the many kind QHLers who sent me information about finding
reproduction indigo fabric. What a resource!
And, speaking of trunk shows — I really did find my two old family quilt
tops in a trunk. Still have the trunk and it is now full of old family
photos. I checked every single photo, going way back to the silvery kind in
old frame boxes, and there was not one picture with a quilt in it. Darn.
The tops are in cotton pillow cases upstairs in my sewing room. If we ever
have a flood warning on our island I will haul the trunk upstairs.
Christine
http//www.winnowing.com
DateMon, 31 May 1999 052659 -0400
FromJudy Kelius judy@chesco.com
The shop is Finkel and Daughter – the Philadelphia College of Textiles and
Science (http//www.philacol.edu) also has revolving textile shows that you
might want to inquire about (but it’s not downtown – it is in the Mount
Airy section, I believe – and the shows are usually not on quilts). If you
are able to work it in, a trip to Lancaster County might also be
interesting – the Heritage Museum in downtown Lancaster has only a few
quilts on display but is still a great place to visit and learn about the
Amish, Mennonite, and PA German heritage of this area, and the People’s
Place in Intercourse has a museum of Amish quilts. The best place to see
good quilts in this area is often a quilt show – the show in York this
weekend had a slew of marvelous (and very expensive) museum-quality quilts
(actually better than you see in museums) – wow! There was even a real
Baltimore Album quilt and one small silk landscape piece that was just
incredible.
- Judy Kelius in Frazer, PA
DateMon, 31 May 1999 081659 EDT
FromJBQUILTOK@aol.com
I will be in center city Philadelphia in mid-June for a couple of days and
am wondering where to go to see quilts and textiles.
Several years ago, the company I was working for sent us to Philadelphia to
test a system. We worked evenings when the computer was available. So one
of the guys & I did the tour of historic homes. While it didn’t focus on
quilts, there were a few very old ones. And this placed them in context with
the furnishings of their period.
Janet
DateMon, 31 May 1999 090736 -0400
From”Phyllis Twigg” ptwigg@radix.net
To”QHL” QHL@cuenet.com
Hi All,
I would like to buy a telescopic stand for displaying quilts. I understand
these come from photographic equipment supply stores. Photographers use them
to hang the backdrop for pictures. Does anyone know of an online source ? Or
a catalog or chain with good prices ?
Also, I imagine these stands are not all created equal. We have one at our
guild which has a crosssbar that is problematic. Does anyone have experience
with what qualities to look for in a good stand?
Thanks,
Phyllis Twigg
Annapolis, Maryland
ptwigg@radix.net
DateMon, 31 May 1999 094340 EDT
FromRBCochran@aol.com
Phyllis–
We (Heritage Quilt Project of NJ) ordered what is called a background paper
hanger from B&H in NYC. What we have is the Morris MBH-500 portable
background holder which comes with 2 four-section tripods and a carrying case
(very handy). We also have an extra crossbar. The prices were discounted,
service was quick. B&H web site is bhphotovideo.com. (No affiliation.)
I went to a local photo store to look at their catalogue before I ordered.
There are many variables–e.g., three- or four-section tripods, max length of
crossbar, height, weight of hanger and weight it will support, etc. I had
originally seen another quilt person with one of these paper hangers, so I
got a chance to look at hers, too, and noted that the manufacturer was
Morris. When I called Morris they sent a list of preferred dealers, and the
nearest for me was B&H. So I called and got a catalogue from them.
OUrs is easy to set up and displays the quilt nicely–easy for photography,
too, except if you’re outside and a substantial wind comes up!
Good luck.
–Rachel
DateMon, 31 May 1999 101002 -0700
From”Beverly Dunivent” bevquilt@sprynet.com
As for “a book on kit quilts” Anne Copeland and I have written such a
book! We just have never have been able to have it published. The
publishers have encouraged us but say they don’t think enough copies
would sell. At this point Anne and I have decided that if all else
fails we will self publish. We will keep you posted. In the meantime
our paper on the subject was published in Uncovering 1994 and Xenia
Cord’s paper on kits was published by them in 1995. These are the
publications of AQSG, The American Quilt Study Group and both journals
are still in print. Beverly Dunivent
As for “a book on kit quilts” Anne Copeland and I have written such a book! We just have never have been able to have it published. The publishers have encouraged us but say they don’t think enough copies would sell. At this point Anne and I have decided that if all else fails we will self publish. We will keep you posted. In the meantime our paper on the subject was published in Uncovering 1994 and Xenia Cord’s paper on kits was published by them in 1995. These are the publications of AQSG, The American Quilt Study Group and both journals are still in print. Beverly Dunivent
DateMon, 31 May 1999 143714 -0600
FromSharon Harleman Tandy harleman@micron.net
ToPhyllis Twigg ptwigg@radix.net
Phyllis,
Hi again! I bought my own stand about a year and a half ago. I went
to the best (oldest and best known, for quality and service) camera shop
in Boise, talked to the salesman/manager, looked at catalogs, checked
out the stands’ height and reach (with quilts sizes in mind), and
prices. Ended up with one much stronger than our guild’s, which would
go higher and wider, yet be easier to handle. Of course, it was about
10-15 years newer, too. Spent about $350 and am very happy with it. If
only one person is putting up the quilt, it’s a bit slow–a little up on
one side and then the other, etc., but otherwise I wouldn’t part with
it. Just got it back yesterday from a small show I did, and will use it
as one side of my booth at the Baker City q. show in July. I bought
large pieces of black felt when on sale at JoAnn’s, put in a 4″ casing,
and a 5″ drop/tuck near the top to pin to and use it to photograph
everythinb except black-edged quilts. The pictures (whether slides,
polaroids, or snaps) come out so much better, especially outside, with
the sun at a very oblique angle, early in the morning. Sharon.