July 1 – July 3, 1997
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Primary topics of this QHL Digest:
- A Buttermilk Recipe for Reviving Color — Hiranya shares Susanne Ellenberger’s buttermilk-and-lemon-juice soak for brightening old quilt colors, feeding into an ongoing debate over whether a washing machine’s spin cycle harms antique fabric.
- Dating a Quilt by Its Print — A member asks the list to help date a quilt after finding a similar print labeled in a 1983 Quilters Newsletter Magazine. (see the article on dating quilts)
- Tracing Prairie Points and Palampores — Readers dig into where the prairie-points technique originated and share research leads on tree-of-life palampore designs.
- Museum and Exhibit Roundup — Mentions include a nineteenth-century star quilt exhibit from the Ardis and Robert James Collection, an Esprit quilt exhibit in San Jose, and a DAR Museum talk on patriotic quilts. (see the article on quilt museums)
- Collectible Ephemera — Members describe old newspaper and magazine quilting-pattern clippings alongside a new reference book on the Featherweight 221 sewing machine.
- When Did Laundry Marking Ink Appear? — A thread traces how far back waterproof laundry-marking ink for textiles actually goes.
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 19:54:59 -0400 (EDT) | From: Baglady111 [at] aol [dot] com
I’m jsut wondering if the ink goes back further..I know of a lady who’se
g.father did threshing for folks..they would carve their name in a block of
wood, dip it in ink, and stamp it on their bag so he would know it was there
when the mill filled it..Effie is in her 80’s..the CHASE BAG CO was founded
in 1847..I’ll ask ANNA LUE COOK, cotton expet/historian if she knows..
and while I am on here..we had a discussion previousley about fabrics used in
quilts during the Civil War and I mentioned that feedsacks would surely have
been used..the dates for the Civil War are 1861 to 1865..the first bag
company was 1847..bags had been used before that but they were small ones
because no one was strong enough to sew a bag that would hold a large
quantity of product..UNTIL the sewing machine in the 1850’s..I spoke with
ANNA LUE COOK, historian and she said she doesn;’t have docuementation but
stories told was about filling small handsewn bags with biscuits/meats that
wouldn’t spoil and tossing over the back of the horse or carried over their
shoulder. (my guess is like our shoulder bags/back packs today)..and off they
would go to the war or to the fields to work, or travel to visit kin.
A friend of mine who I mentioned having had a family member in EVERY war we
fought..declared one or not..can recall family members doing the same.. also
I heard of a lady’s g.mother taking dinner (lunch to us) out to the fields
when her g.father was too far from the house to come in to sit..she would
fill a pail with milk or coffee and a small feedsack with his dinner..bags
were made before the Civil WAr..so it appears they were used for many
recycled items. Jane of THE FEEDSACK CLUB
www2.netcom.com/~leelman/feedsack.html
www.his.com/~queenb/feedsack.html
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 1997 16:34:37 -0400 (EDT) | From: QuiltAlive [at] aol [dot] com
The exhibit of mostly 19th century star quilts from the Ardis and Robert
James Collection is on display at the Minnetrista Art Center in Muncie, IN
through August 17. This is the exhibit of 30 quilts I helped curate for the
Museum of Our National Heritage in Lexington, MA last fall. Now the Midwest
quilt enthusiasts get a chance to see it.
Don’t miss it if you are in the area! You’ll see fabulous chintz appliques
and glorious pieced stars. For information on hours and directions to the
museum, call, 765-282-4848.
I will be at the Art Center for a walking tour of the exhibit on Thursday,
July 10 at 7:30 pm. There are also exhibits of Nancy Crow’s quilts on
display in Marion, IN for the Quilters Hall of Fame Celebration July 10-12.
Come and say hello. We can even talk about QHL!! –Merikay Waldvogel
Date: Wed, 02 Jul 1997 19:09:09 -0400 (EDT) | From: JOCELYNM [at] delphi [dot] com
On 1-JUL-1997 07:59:05.3 nomad1 said to JOCELYNM
>was cherished by the Western World. When shops lie & say that quilts
>are American made, when they are not, they keep promoting this
>attitude too. So am I imagining this? Or do others get the same
>feeling or is it safer to bury our heads in the sand & just avoid
>conflict & pulling out those hidden $ Why do I think this way?$
Hiranya,
You certainly have a point. OTOH, some overseas companies are less than
ethical in how they label their goods. For example, a sweater may be labeled
as ‘handknit’…when what they mean is that it was knitted on a knitting
frame supervised by a real human being, as opposed to a completely automated
knitting machine. So there’s a legitimate concern about whether ‘handmade’
or ‘handquilted’ really means.
Also, I think there’s a resistance to the idea of people implying to
the un-knowledgeable that a poorly made foreign quilt is just as good as a
well-made quilt, and a bargain because it’s so much cheaper. Sure, I’ve seen
cheaply made domestic quilts, but I’ve not seen them marketed as ‘just as
good’ as the $1400 quilts.
But I DO agree with you that there IS a snobbery, or racism, or
something, involved in judging a quilt by the nationality of the maker.
Quality of work, and design, should be the only criteria. But since some
people think ‘Amish’ means quality, Amish quilts do bring a higher price
than work by other quilters, especially among people who don’t know how to
judge quality in fabrics and technique.
Jocelyn
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 1997 22:47:10 -0400 | From: paul hahn <phahn [at] erols [dot] com>
As a relatively new Lurker, I’m not sure of the procedure to place book
orders. I am most interseted in the new Featherweight book and Chintz
and Calico (or is it Calico and Chintz). Whichever, it was one of the
best textile exhibits in the DC area in recent years. The teeny-tiny
hexagon quilt was one I could have spent most of the day, sitting on the
floor, examining. If anyone else was there on the snowy, next to the
last day of the exhibit when I was, I was the one constantly, but
unintentionally, setting off the buzzer as I leaned over the invisible
light beam to study the fabrics “just a little bit closer.”
I will be attending the VT Quilt Festival for the first time this month.
Any suggestions for must “sees” or “do” in that area or during traveling
from Maryland to Vermont?
Nancy in Maryland, where it is rumored the humidity is about to return
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Date: Tue, 01 Jul 1997 01:01:46 -0400 | From: Jody Bordner <QltgRose [at] gte [dot] net>
Hi Toni!
I was in San Jose at the museum in March on my way to Asilomar! I got to
see the Esprit exhibit and it was wonderful! I also got a huge quilt top
from Julie Silber that I need to take apart…A VERY NICE museum and it
was easy to get around in downtown area…at least on Sunday morning and
afternoon it was! <G> I am only sorry we werent aware of each other
then, wouldve loved to meet you! I dont have any fancys for your
restoration, sorry!
Have a good week!
Jody
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Date: Tue, 01 Jul 1997 01:14:13 -0400 (EDT) | From: JOCELYNM [at] delphi [dot] com
On 30-JUN-1997 14:46:34.7 QuiltFixer said to JOCELYNM
> I am presently reparing a 1800’s quilt that is very similar to the
>l930’s Grandmother’s Flower Garden. I would like to know the name of
>the block to tell my customer. If any of you know what, if anything,
Toni,
I saw it listed as ‘Hexagons’ once. <G> (sort of a ‘duh’ name, but
there you are! <G>)
Jocelyn
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Date: Tue, 01 Jul 1997 21:57:48 -0700 | From: nomad1 [at] ibm [dot] net
Dear All,
On a serious note, yes I can be serious at times! :>) I have really
thought about this for ages & just had to toss it in, no matter what
hassles I might get into!
Listening to the discussion on ” Chinese & Indian ” quilts verses “
American” & ” English ” quilts or rather its Anglo Saxon quilts, there
seems to be a thread that I find a tad worrying. I realise that a large
number of quilts are made in the East for the West, being churned out
one could say, designs being copied with no real great love for design &
quality as such. However I get the feeling that the work of a woman
living in the East is somehow considered less worthy than a woman living
in the West. Now mind you, the poor woman who has quilted by candle
light, or perhaps kerosene, or even electricity might not have a clue as
to what the heck a Rotary Cutter is or who the heck a Hoffman is, but I
would say the conditions she quilts in & the tiredness factor she has,
would pretty much equal the quilters of yesteryear that we so admire
who lived in the West. These women do use scraps supplied by factories
etc or by Western Companies who go over to the Third World to make good
use of the cheap labour. I have seen some absolutely gorgeous quilts
with wonderful workwomanship, however, because it was Chinese, the
price tag was certainly lower than what would be applied to the same
work done in a Western land. Also those gorgeous Chintz� we so venerate
were taken to England from India in the first place! I have a lovely
Tree Of Life coverlet that is made in India that is just gorgeous & it
would not surprise me to learn if that hand printing method was the same
they did ages ago, that once was cherished by the Western World.
When shops lie & say that quilts are American made, when they are not,
they keep promoting this attitude too. So am I imagining this? Or do
others get the same feeling or is it safer to bury our heads in the sand
& just avoid conflict & pulling out those hidden ” Why do I think this
way?” thoughts!
I guess I am reacting this way because I have great admiration for
anyone who works & survives amidst great hardship & supply other�s
wants, just to supply their families need for survival.
Okay, okay, now call me preacher woman I guess!
Hiranya Loder from Sydney, Australia.
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Date: Tue, 01 Jul 1997 21:58:55 -0700 | From: nomad1 [at] ibm [dot] net
Dear All,
I�m sure Susanne would not mind me posting her Buttermilk Receipe for
you all to try too. I am posting the notes Susanne attached as well as
they certainly are helpful.
Susanne wrote:
” Had several thoughts. Instead of washing in Orvus, have you tried the
Buttermilk Recipe. You could cut down the number of washings to get it
clean the first time, or maybe, even the second. There is something
that magically happens when you mix buttermilk, water, and lemon juice
together. It all works naturally together with no damage to materials.
Susanne Ellenberger�s ala Suewho�s Buttermilk Recipe
1 Gallon Water
1 Quart Buttermilk
1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
Let the quilt soak in mixture and then wash either with Orvus or mild
detergent. The brilliance of the restored colors will amaze you. “
Hope this helps,
Hiranya a la Chilly Willy from Down Under where its still cold & rainy.
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Date: Tue, 01 Jul 1997 09:07:29 -0400 | From: “Miklos B. Lukacs” <mlukacs [at] webbernet [dot] net>
Hiranya, Thank you for reminding us to look at the other side of the
question. Yes, many of our forebears were in the same position as these
ladies you talk about. I am presently reading No Time On Her Hands and
another Quilt History book that my daughter picked up at Greenfield
Museum. She said the array of quilt history books there is to die for.
Connie L.
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Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 09:17:23, -0500 | From: KBEY09A [at] prodigy [dot] com (MRS RITA R GUNTER)
I received my new Featherweight 221 book by Nancy Johnson-Srebro and
have already found so much information. If you havent purchased this
new book – go get one. It is a book that every 221 owner should have.
The usual disclaimer will apply here. I just happen to like the
book.
Rita Gunter
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Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 09:51:19 -0400 (EDT) | From: Sue <erroof [at] alpha [dot] wcoil [dot] com>
Kim,
I have a collecton of old newspaper and magazine pages with quilting
patterns on them. On the back of several pages are order blanks for clothing
patterns, childrens, adults and teens. If you would be interested in photo
copies for design ideas let me know.
Sue in Northwest Ohio
erroof [at] wcoil [dot] com
PS: Would anyone be interested in several dress patterns from the 50’s; 60’s
and 70’s???
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Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 09:51:27 -0400 (EDT) | From: Sue <erroof [at] alpha [dot] wcoil [dot] com>
I purchased a box of old patterns and stuff. Among the quilting templates
was a cut up post card, on the back was part of a message:
Dear Mrs Brown:
Am sending your……..
quilt today and …….
it pleases you.
Thanks for the………
work – Sincerely
Mrs Roy Sur……….
quilting $3.25
cotton .85
thread .45
______
$4.55
post & ins .31
_____
Total $4.86
The post mark is: Ottawa, Kansas, Oct. 29, 1947 4 PM
I found all of Mrs. Browns address on a quilt pattern envelope:
Mrs. Mike T. Brown
707 N. Wood St.
Wapakoneta, Ohio
If you would like a photo copy of the post card let me know.
Sue in Northwest Ohio
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Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 07:45:19 -0700 | From: lrobins [at] cclink [dot] fhcrc [dot] org (laurarm)
A question on quilt dating…
I was reading an old Quilters Newletter Magazine (Jan 1983) and saw a
quilt labelled as Pickle Dish and dated 1845. It was also referred to
in an article about a show called “3 Centruries of Contemporary
Quilts” and the date was given again as 1845. The quilt looked very
crisp and precise, predominantly red and white, with bright scrappy
triangles. (For those unfamiliar with the pattern, it is like Double
Wedding Ring, but the rings are made of little triangles.)
Now, I would swear that the date was an error and should have been
1945, but does anyone have other info (or theories) that would
corroborate such an early date?? I’ve checked Brachman and a few
other books but found nothing that could disprove the 1845 date.
Brachman has a block called Pincussion that is a bit like DWR but the
oval bits are solid, and it is dated as early as 1821. However the
DWR and Pickle Disk blocks in her book are not dated. All other
photos I found of such quilts are dated after 1920.
Any thoughts??
Laura, Seattle LROBINS [at] CCLINK [dot] FHCRC [dot] ORG
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Date: Tue, 01 Jul 1997 12:12:43 -0400 | From: “Miklos B. Lukacs” <mlukacs [at] webbernet [dot] net>
Hi Kitty and everyone at QHL, I have been wanting to attempt photo to
fabric type of transfers. Last week I took a class from Kitty at Howell
Mi. That was one of the fastest 2-1/2 hours I have spent. You are a
very interesting teacher, Kitty. Now I have the courage to try more of
the photo transferring. Now if someone would give me more time. I
have, as usual, overcommitted myself. I retired this spring and knew I
would have all the extra time in the world-hahhhh. Connie L.
PS enjoyed Kitty’s story of the Mormon book. I also want to order from
Kris. Waiting for two others at this time (fixed income-don’t you know)
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Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 12:17:16 -0400 (EDT) | From: Palampore [at] aol [dot] com
Hi, I liked your “preaching” it was great food for thought. I’d love to
hear about your
“tree of life” because I have done extensive research on palampores. Age,
style,
colors, origin, etc????? Thanks, Lynn in NC
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Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 12:30:04 -0400 (EDT) | From: Baglady111 [at] aol [dot] com
I know exactly where PRAIRIE POINTS came from..infact there had been an
article in a quilt mag that referred to their creation incorrectly and the
lady who’se grandmother created them,,wrote in for a ‘correction..now I have
to dig feverishly in my memory for her full name..AURIEL SANDSTEAD.OH BOY!!!
I hope that I Have her last name correct..she is a lady who is very much
involved withof her area and family..also a lady who dots her i’s and crosses
her t’s..so it doesn’t do to report anything incorrectly..hence..if I am
wrong on her last name..I’ll hear about it..JANE
www2.netcom.com/~leelman/feedsack.html
www.his.com/~queenb/feedsack.html
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Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 14:33:41 -0400 (EDT) | From: Sue <erroof [at] alpha [dot] wcoil [dot] com>
Everyone,
I think I started this thread on Chinese Quilts and I would like to clarify
my thoughts on the subject. I do not begrudge any woman, Chinese etc., the
opportunity to make a better life for her family by working out of her home.
I do begrudge the importers of these quilts the profit they make from the
low wages they pay the women, the poor quality fabric they provide and the
lack of instruction in technique. These women do a fair job with no
instruction, just think what they could do if they had the books, fabric and
instruction we have and were allowed to create something of their own
design! A quilt like that I would be tempted to buy.
I also have a problem with the people that sell these quilts in this
country, without regard to the labeling laws, in the hope that their
customer will “assume” the quilts are something they are not.
It all boils down to exploiting PEOPLE, creator or consumer, to make a profit.
Sue in Northwest Ohio
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 14:32:33 -0400 (EDT) | From: KBoxmeyer [at] aol [dot] com
Greetings!
I am taking an informal survey of readers favorite quilt block patterns.
I’m making some special chocolate products related to quilts. So I need
your input on this.
What are your 10 favorite BLOCK patterns?
List them in favorite order, from 1 to 10, one being most favored. If
you wish to attach a graphic displaying this block, feel free to do so.
Please send this list to me personally, not the lists. Then, in about a
week, I’ll post my survey results to the lists.
Thank you in advance for this assistance.
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Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 17:48:20 -0400 (EDT) | From: HKnight453 [at] aol [dot] com
hiranya and all
Waterproof ink was available for laundry marking from several sources as
early as the 1890s.
I have seen the ads in old copies of The Delianator and other
publications.
I also experimented with the potholder quilting technique. Using
pre-shrunk all-cotton outing flannel gives good results. Coasters, anyone?
As for Shaker quilting, I have seen examples of tack coverlets and Galway
quilts up at Hancock Village in western Mass. They also did “conventional’
crazy quilts for sale to outsiders.
Heather in sticky RI
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Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 20:26:57 -0400 | From: “Lesley” <lesleyl [at] islc [dot] net>
The Museum of American Folk Art has “Old Time Favorites, New-Time Fashions”
Quilt Revival 1910-1950 on exhibit July 12 to September 28, 1997. They are
located on Columbus Ave. between 65th and 66th Streets (right across from
Lincoln Center).
Lesley
lesleyl [at] islc [dot] net
Date: Thu, 03 Jul 1997 11:11:04 -0700 | From: nomad1 [at] ibm [dot] net
Hi Jocelyn & All,
Many thanks for your feedback. You are absolutely spot on, for that was
exactly how I felt that quilts should be judged, i.e Quality of work,
and design, should be the only criteria. I totally agree that there are
unethical overseas companies out there who try to make a fast buck &
these are the vermin of the quilt trade, to be sure.
Jocelyn you said:
” > Also, I think there’s a resistance to the idea of people implying to
the un-knowledgeable that a poorly made foreign quilt is just as good as
a
well-made quilt, and a bargain because it’s so much cheaper. Sure, I’ve
seen
cheaply made domestic quilts, but I’ve not seen them marketed as ‘just
as
good’ as the $1400 quilts. “
For sure I agree, that there is & should be resistence to those who
imply that a poorly made, cheaper quilt is just as good as a well-made
quilt, and a bargain because it’s so much cheaper, is wrong. It is not
the foreigness(? for I feel all quilters are family) that makes a poor
quilt however! Also hopefully those who compare quilts in the $1400
category hopefully have enough sense, as well as the money to check out
the workmanship! If they don’t well…… I guess its where that old
saying Buyer Beware comes in & one can hope they will learn from their
stupidity!! I for one am learning all the time!! I have trusted some
quilt dealers in the USA & been very badly bitten, been sent absolute
garbage, paid postage bills of $100+ & been charged Customs Duty for US
goods, only to have shredded quilts when the box was opened!! These were
called authentic American Folk Art!! Well, I just died within me, grew
up… a little :>) , took a deep breath & started looking at the
scraps!! I am trying out restoration skills on these! Like Restoration
Samplers one could say!
However, my trust in quilts from the US is not shaken, for there are
wonderful honest people out there & wonderful Dealers like Kris, Nancy &
Joan to mention a few.I have made some fabulous friends of quilters o’er
the seas.
It is the snobbery & dishonesty regarding ” foreign” quilts, I hate the
most! Over here there are some stupidos that are upset that American
Quilts are being sold!! Sheesh!! So I told them,” well find me Aussie
quilts then!!!” Their response is to look open mouthed like goldfish!
Duh!
What a wonderful mad world we live in huh? Certainly no room for
boredom!!
Must choof off now, yakked far too long!
Hiranya from the land of Oz! :>)
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 1997 21:56:09 -0400 (EDT) | From: KBoxmeyer [at] aol [dot] com
WOW Cindy! You go girl! I could feel your excitment oozing out of all
the letters in your note! Glad for you!
You mention feedsack pillow cases. Look at the seam on the inside of the
case. Is it sewn with cotton string in a chain stitch? I have a couple
of flour sacks that are still in original sack form and that is how they
are stitched. And they look like pillow cases! About the same size too
(actually a little smaller).
Hope you keep finding great deals like this!
@>–>– @>–>– @>–>– @>–>– @>–>–
Kimberly J. Boxmeyer (kboxmeyer [at] aol [dot] com)
Kimberly’s Confections
PO Box 1206, Bristol, PA
phone: 215-788-1010 fax: 215-788-8988
c
Date: Wed, 02 Jul 1997 21:17:06 -0700 | From: The Waites <swred [at] sedona [dot] net>
Just for future reference…..there will an exhibit of Hopi quilts at
the Museum of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff, AZ for one year (September
27, 1997 to September of 1998). There will be a catalog to accompany
the exhibit by Carolyn Davis (author of “Pioneer Quiltmaker: The Story
of Dorinda Moody Slade 1808-1895″, “Quilted All Day: The Prairie
Journals of Ida Chambers Melugin”, “Treasured Earth: Hattie Cosgrove’s
Mimbres Archaeology in the American Southwest”, and “A Quilt For The
Promised Valley”). It will delve into the history of quilting among the
Hopi people.
To raise money to support this exhibit for one full year, there will be
a small quilt auction on September 27th and donations are still being
accepted.
If you want to contact me about the exhibit, feel free but I may not be
able to answer until after August 1. All my time is devoted to Quilt
Camp in the Pines this month. Sorry!
Audrey Waite (awquiltr [at] sedona [dot] net) in Sedona, Arizona
Date: Wed, 02 Jul 1997 21:23:36 -0700 | From: The Waites <swred [at] sedona [dot] net>
I brought up the subject of these quilts way back in Vol. 97, Issue 133.
I was upset about them being sold in Branson, MO as “made in the
Ozarks”. I filed a complaint with the Missouri Attorney General and
suggested more of you do the same.
They sell for as little as $19.95, are not labeled and in some stores
are represented as being made in MO. One mail order company seems to
have suddenly enlarged the fine print on their order form (after the
Attorney General sent them a copy of my complaint) stating that the
quilts are imported. They don’t say from where.
I have been to China and the conditions in which these women work is
pitiful. I’m glad more of you are continuing this thread.
Audrey Waite in Sedona, AZ
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 1997 22:20:25 -0700 | From: nikdeb [at] juno [dot] com (Nick R Hofland)
Was in the library the other day, reading Quilting magazine, and saw a
listing for a quilt show in Cheney, Washington (near Spokane! yahoo!).
Does anyone know anything about this show. Any lurkers out there from
that guild? I’d love to get some information ahead of time, classes,
seminars, etc. I misplaced the piece of paper on which I wrote the
gal’s name to contact for information. Duh…!
Deb in Spokane
on a dark and rainy night
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 1997 08:51:33 -0400 (EDT) | From: Quiltfix [at] aol [dot] com
One really quick question – there was a post regarding a quilt that lost it’s
guts during the spin cycle. Was the quilt only run throught the spin cycle,
or was the entire washing cycle, agitation and all, used? I want to know
because I use the spin cycle to get rid of excess water, thereby making the
weight of the quilt much more manageable. From my understanding of science,
the centrifugal force shoul hold the quilt still during spinning.
Or was the quilt just really fragile when wet?
Alan
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 1997 08:10:41 -0500 | From: gridgees [at] algorithms [dot] com (Merry May)
Hi there! I’m coming out of “lurkdom” for a minute or two….
On the subject of permanent ink, according to Brackman, this type of ink
came available around 1840. Before that, one would have seen embroidered
inscriptions.
And while we’re all announcing special exhibits, etc., I wanted to let you
know that Marilyn Henrion will be at Atlantic Community College in Mays
Landing, NJ on Thursday, July 10 from 6-8 PM. Her exhibit, called “Cloth
Poems” opens on Monday (July 7th) and runs until Aug. 14. You can call the
art gallery for directions and hours at (609) 625-1111, extension 5346. Or
visit them on the web at http://www.atlantic.edu/ and click on “ACC
Cultural Information (Art Gallery).”
Take care. … and now, back to lurkdom…..
Merry in “Down Jersey”
gridgees [at] algorithms [dot] com
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 1997 08:46:04 -0400 (EDT) | From: Sue <erroof [at] alpha [dot] wcoil [dot] com>
Clariee and All,
I have inventoried the dress patterns and made photo copies of all
the pictures. There are 14 in all, ranging in size from 46 to 16, most were
ordered from Grit Magazine or The Ohio Farmer, none are dated. All except
one have the original envelope with postage meter cost. If you knew what the
stamp cost was in a certain year I guess you could figure it out.
I will make copies of the pattern picture for anyone that is
interested. I would be willing to share the patterns with anyone that is
doing reserch or is a collector. I don’t have a clue as to their value, but
they were purchased in a box of sewing stuff at an estate auction so my
investment is minimal. I would also be willing to trade for any 20’s; 30’s
or 40’s quilt patterns or newspaper clippings.
Send snail mail address and I will send copies.
Have a safe and happy 4th.
Sue in Northwest Ohio, where it rained again last night and is cooler today.
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 1997 09:37:30 -0400 | From: suewho [at] juno [dot] com (Susanne Ellenberger)
Hello,
My DH called from work and suggested that I travel with him to
Montgomery, Alabama in August (8-4 thru 8-8) while he goes to computer
school there. Is there a QHLer near there I can connect with and are
there any good quilt shops around the area? Would love to hear from you
all.
Thanks.
Susanne Ellenberger
One Stitch At A Time :>)
In Ohio, where today is much cooler and more comfortable than the last
few days have been
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 1997 15:15:12 +0100 | From: “Audrey Cameron” <audrey.cameron [at] virgin [dot] net>
In the current issue (July 1997) History Today (a British magazine
available in the USA from large mag. stores) is an article about patchwork
quilts made by civilian women interned in the British prisoner camp in
Changi in Singapore. In the camp communication with their menfolk was
forbidden but by using needle & thread & bits of clothing they made squares
recording events of their imprisionment were able to get their patchwork
quilts sent to the hospital in the camp.Here they remained symbols of
defiance & messengers of cheer & reassurance. The quilts followed the
traditional album quilt method with each square individually made & sewn
together later; usually motifs were with supposedly bland motifs but with
careful reading show a fascinating picture of life in the overcrowded
prisons. Several of these patchwork quilts exist in Australia & Britain.
I saw the one dedicated to the British Red Cross at an exhibit at the
Armour
Museum in Leeds several months ago.It is a courageous & splendid chapter in
patchwork history that is probably very little known.
Find the magazine & read the strange but powerful story of these quilts.
Audrey
audrey.cameron [at] virgin [dot] net
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 1997 16:51:56 -0400 (EDT) | From: NelBru [at] aol [dot] com
The 11th Annual Heritage Quilt show will be presented by The Elizabeth
Hanna Guild and The Westmoreland County Historical Society, on Saturday, July
19, through Sunday, July 27, in the Klingensmith House at Old Hanna’s Town.
Special feature this year will be the display of The Westmoreland County
Historical Society’s coverlet collection.
The show is open from 10am to 4 pm, Tuesday through Saturday and 1to 4 pm
Sunday.
For more information contact: The Westmoreland County Historical Society,
951 Old Salam Road, Greensburg, PA 15601 or call: 412-836-1800
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 1997 17:33:18 -0400 | From: “Phyllis Twigg” <ptwigg [at] radix [dot] net>
Today I attended a great talk on patriotic quilts and related items at the
DAR Museum in Washington, D.C.given by Nancy Tuckerhorn. About 15 of us
sat around a table wearing white gloves and cautiously handling rarely seen
early quilts from their collection. Thomas Jefferson’s slipppers and Dolley
Madison’s blue stone earrings were first “patriotic” items on the agenda.
Of great historical note on holding his slippers: his feet were a lot
smaller than I thought.
The DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) Museum is a private museum
open to the public.If you willl be traveling to Washington check out the
possibility of attending a scheduled presentation. Next door at the
American Red Cross building on the second floor is a Red Cross Quilt signed
by many famous people including Orville Wright, Lillian Gish, and peers in
an effort to raise money for the ARC.
The DAR Museum is located at 1776 D Street, N.W. (202) 879 -3241. Ask to
be put on their mailing list for quilting events. On display now are
Baltimore Album quilts made by current members of the Baltimore Applique
Society.
Phyllis
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 1997 16:44:38 -0700 | From: “Nancy Behrman” <fwfan [at] hotmail [dot] com> (by way of Quilting
Heritage ListServ <qrs [at] mail [dot] albany [dot] net>)
The QSVC show to be held at the Capital Plaza Hothel in Mountpelier VT
is offering our Workshops The Care and Feeding Of Your Featherweight.
The dates are July 17-20th. To Register call 1-800496-0366. Thanks Nancy
from Mich
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 1997 20:27:13 -0400 (EDT) | From: KirkColl [at] aol [dot] com
Just for fun, there is an exhibit of some of my personal collection of
patriotic quilts that Quilters Corner asked to put up for a special July 4th
celebration. She certainly made me feel a lot more important than I ever
considered myself to be!<grin>
If you want a little July 4th excursion without leaving your monitor you can
check http://www.qcx.com/gallery/kirk/main.htm.
Happy 4th!
Nancy Kirk
