August 6 – 8 1997
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Primary topics of this QHL Digest:
- QRS Newsletter Update — The list owner shares news about the Quilt Restoration Society’s newsletter reformatting and membership roster.
- Consulting Fees for Appraisers — Members discuss how to charge for quilt appraisal and consultation work. (see the article on quilt appraisers)
- Removing Stains from Antique Fabric — A discussion of bleaching options, including Snowy Bleach, for stubborn stains on old quilt fabrics. (see the article on stain removal)
- Book Review Follow-Up — Continued conversation on the previously reviewed “Instant Expert” quilt collecting book and its questionable claims.
- A Newcomer Introduces Herself — A new subscriber shares her interest in quilt history and introduces herself to the list.
Date: Wed, 6 Aug 1997 20:55:52 -0700 | From: Quilting Heritage ListServ
Just got off the phone with Camille Cognac! She is very enthusiastic about the QRS issue which is just now coming out. She has completely reformatted it to a 28 page length and transformed it into a more professional newsletter. I did see the prototype about two weeks ago and I was impressed with it then, I can’t wait to see how she has finalized it. Camille also said she was absolutely current with her subscriptions. If someone believes they are a member but does not receive their issue in the very near future, please let me know and I will double check your subscription. Camille is also putting the final touches on the membership roster and expects to have that out before the Conference in Omaha September 5th.
By the way, Debbie Roberts (QuiltEvals [at] aol [dot] com) is visiting me now! Debbie holds the distinction of being the very first person to post to QHL. Debbie and I have been looking at quilts all day, either in person or on Ebay. Tomorrow we are going on a house call and I am going to take her to visit some of my secret sources:-)) Always looking for treasures! (hmmm…that sounds like a good title for a book.)
Kris
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 1997 08:51:06 -0400 | From: Merry May
Just wanted to thank Laura for sharing her method of charging for consultations. Sounds like a really good idea!
Merry in “down Jersey” gridgees [at] algorithms [dot] com
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 1997 09:17:47 -0400 (EDT) | From: JZgliniec [at] aol [dot] com
Dear Ricki,
I do not have any experience with Snowy but I have used Clorox 2 very successfully in perking up yellowing lace from my collection and brightening and cleaning antique fabric c.1830. The active ingredient is sodium perborate. I don’t care for the extra stuff in Clorox 2 like the “brighteners” but did not have much of a choice.
I placed about 1 /2 tsp in a quart canning jar ( they were small pieces ) and let them soak in a “baby bath ” warm dissolved solution. As always the first rinse should be plain water to float of surface soil and rehydrate the fibers. I soaked the items for several hours, followed by a luke warm water rinse. Rinse well, Rinse well and be sure to rinse well.
My friend Susie Wright who is a member of QRS uses Borax and swears by this agent.
Regards, Julia……in hot So CA, in Poway actually where power surges are making me nervous and therefore I will not post detailed cleaning methods…..you probably know them anyway.
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 1997 09:55:44 -0400 (EDT) | From: Sue
Alan–In my quest to be an “Expert” at something (my Dad always said this was a world of “Jack of all trades… master of none”) I raced right up to the library to find out if I could get *THE BOOK*, but no luck, they were not hopefull that they would be able to get it through the loan program because of the UPS strike. So, undaunted I went by the book store to find out if it could be ordered, I have spent money on a lot dumber stuff. In 7 to 10 days I will have my own copy and be an INSTANT EXPERT, I can’t wait. Review to follow.
Sue in cool, sunny, couldn’t be better, NW Ohio
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 1997 07:08:07 -0700 | From: lrobins [at] cclink [dot] fhcrc [dot] org (laurarm)
Yes, Alan, you didn’t need to spend all those years on study and practical experience. $14.00 and a couple hours were all you needed to get where you are today!! The next in the series is “Instant Neurosurgeon”.
Laura in Seattle
Date: Thu, 07 Aug 1997 07:25:17 -0700 | From: Nancy Cameron Armstrong
Dear Alan and others interested in book reviews,
Yes … I have read this book and REVIEWED IT for COVER STORIES, the Newsletter of the Canadian Quilt Study Group. It is one of several such inexcusable books I have reviewed. Will also include a review of one I had not seen, but read about and which WAS reviewed in the UK’s guild newsletter. We never have puffery reviews in CS, but always try to evaluate even our own members’ books as they would be evaluated in any *reputable* review source.
If access regularly to current CRITICAL book reviews are of interest, we invite you to join the CQSG which has 10 to 12 pages of reviews in each issue of ALL the books from AQS, C&T, TPP, Quilt Digest, E-Z International, and Quilt House and quilt related titles from any other publisher as they come e.g. Rutledge Hill, various university presses, museum catalogues, Henry Holt, Abrams, etc., etc.
Membership is $15.00 a year for a 32-36 page quarterly and a Membership Roster. We now have members in eleven countries. Checks written to CQSG (acceptable in US, Canadian, or UK funds written on your regular account). Mail either to: 1109 160A St., White Rock, BC V4A 7G9, CANADA; or, 330-151 1733 H. St., Blaine, WA 98230-5107.
Gilbert, Anne. INSTANT EXPERT: COLLECTING QUILTS. (Brooklyn: Alliance Publishers, 1996) Who, pray tell, is Anne Gilbert who was “asked to do this book” and moreover, WHY was she asked? I notice, as with the Berenson title, this one is “available at special discounts for bulk purchases for sales and promotions, premiums, etc.” This has to be the worst one yet, although when it comes to bad books in this category there is no shortage. How bad? “English quilts are heavier than American since their purpose was mainly warmth.” Re: quilting on a frame… “the quilt was rolled from each of the four sides until the center was reached and the quilt finished.” Quite a feat! Re: “Sampling” as a type of quilt … … American women sometimes made a sampling of patchwork or applied [sic] patterns and combined them in one quilt.” “The early Crazy quilts, dating to Colonial times, were strictly utilitarian, created for warmth, as were covers for bed, windows, and doors.” “Dresden Plate … first appeared in the 1840s. Because of its circular motif it was one of the easier patterns for beginners.” “Yellow. This was an early quilt color, even dating to the Colonies in the 1660s. It was a bland shade.” Should we laugh or cry? “With little effort old quilts can become jackets, vests, skirts, dresses and blouses, purses, and hairbows.” Hairbows!?!?!?! Now that quilt is in BIG trouble. “The Art quilt has its roots in the Crazy quilt that also used the contemporary materials of the nineteenth century.” Lots of chuckles. Glossary nothing too gross, bibliography not bad, index almost non-existent. Please tell me, how does a book this bad get published? Not recommended. 116p. 4 x 8 � b/w illus, appendix, biblio, index. ISBN 1-887110-06-2 $19.00CAN, $14.00US softcover.
Clark, Mary Clare. COLLECTIBLE QUILTS: AN AUTHORITATIVE GUIDE TO IDENTIFYING, ENJOYING, & CARING FOR QUILTS. (Philadelphia: Courage Books, 1996) “Is a good one?” was my query in the April issue when I asked for someone to volunteer a review. Bridget Long, Heritage Officer of the Quilters’ Guild sent her review (from The Quilter Summer 95) Clark’s book with the title Quilts: the Collector’s Guide to Selecting, Conserving and Enjoying New and Vintage Quilts (The Apple Press, 1995) ISBN 1-85076-523-5. Long believes her review answers the question. “This book is intended to be a comprehensive guide for quilt collectors � giving information on the range of quilts, both old and new, which are now available. However, this is far too ambitious a task for only 80 pages and I am afraid that I found the coverage of the topics included a little superficial and lacking in detail. The book seems to be aimed at both the British and USA market and quilts from both traditions have been included and illustrated. This is confusing in places where a clear distinction between the differing national styles has not been made, and where collectors are not guided towards the important points of difference. It is a pity that many of the definitive quilt history books are not listed in the bibliography and that some of the excellent British museum collections are not mentioned. The book has a generous number of photographs for a publication retailing at under 9 [approx. $20.00CAN ], but I found it very disappointing that so many illustrations of modern quilts were used.”
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 1997 11:36:34 -0400 (EDT) | From: QuiltFixer [at] aol [dot] com
Just saw a great “small” quilt display in a small museum in Folsom, CA. One of the quilts had blocks called “Texas Rattlesnake”. I just love this quilt and would like to make something similar. The quilt was dated 1880. I have never heard of this block. Can anyone help me with this? Anyone know anything about snake blocks? How about it you Texas Gals” 🙂 Toni Baumgard QuiltFixer [at] aol [dot] com
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 1997 15:05:20 -0400 (EDT) | From: QuiltFixer [at] aol [dot] com
I has a request for more information on this, and I thought I better add that the snakes were curled head to tail in each block and they were made out of tiny fan pieces. Any help appreciated!
Toni Baumgard
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 1997 12:25:19 -0500 (EST) | From: Diane Krall
Ricki,
In response to your moaning about people only being concerned with what it is worth, I I work in an art museum library and we get those kinds of people all the time. I personally feel that they should sell the quilt to someone who will take care of it and cherish it, rather than giving it to thier neice who will cut it up for front panels of a sweater and teddy bears for the kids. Diane
Date: Thu, 07 Aug 1997 12:27:31 -0700 | From: Sharon Harleman Tandy
Toni, You give no description so going by B.B.’s Encyclopedia, I find no _Texas_ Rattlesnake but there is a Rattlesnake, #3352, which is somewhat like two small “fans”, one-quarter circle each, in opposite corners. Actually I have seen one, in the summer of ’90, it was very small fans with around seventeen pieces in each fan and the blocks were no more than five (less, I think) inches square with a 30s orange background, set in what was called Snake’s Trail, but nearly the same design as #3352 (no date given.) Hope this helps. Let us know if your find is radically different. Sharon, Quilts & Answers, Boise, Idaho.
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 1997 15:26:34 -0400 (EDT) | From: JZgliniec [at] aol [dot] com
Dear QHL,
There is a wonderful quilt called ” Diamondback Rattlesnake Quilt” in Lone Stars A Legacy of Texas Quilts, 1836 – 1936. c. 1986. Bresenhan and Puentes. Univ. of Texas Press. ISBN 0-292-74649-0 pg. 112.
The quilt has a circa date of 1895. In the discussion, there are references to the resembance to Mohawk Trail and Baby Bunting. You might check those designs to see if they are close to yours.
Julia……a Ca gal……we have rattlesnakes too !
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 1997 12:54:53 -0700 | From: Realnews (by way of Quilting Heritage ListServ )
Hello all- I’ve been reading the list for a while now and I decided it was time to get some help on a research project. I am planning to shoot a documentary on Quiltmakers from Wisconsin. I would like to start by interviewing experienced quiltmakers, and most likely very elderly quiltmakers. How do I find them?
I am also trying to dig up info on any research projects that have already been done in the State, but so far I haven’t had much luck. Does any one have the study done by ASQG on Milwaukee? I haven’t been able to find it at the library.
I’d appreciate any info you can give me, and if you are a quilter from Wisconsin and would like to be a part of the documentary please email me privately! Thanks!
Heather at hblessington [at] hotmail [dot] com
Date: Thu, 07 Aug 1997 16:32:30 -0400 | From: Pat
Greetings from SouthEast PA. Saw the following in our local paper and thought that I would post it for summer travelers. 18 Amish quilts from Lancaster and Indiana will be exhibited at the James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, PA from August 16 through November 9.
The article goes on to say that they date from the late 1800s through the 1940s, guest curator is Elizabeth Warren of the Museum of American Folk Art. They’ve also planned talks with her, Marcia Johnson, a quilt maker and Rachel Thomas Pellman, author of books on Amish quilting. The talks are scheduled on Tuesday afternoons in October (guess they never heard of working women!) There’s a Quilts Day October 19th with various activities. Phone number for hours and more info is 215-340-9800, ext.126.
Pat Mc Hatboro,PA
Date: Thu, 07 Aug 97 15:21:38 -0500 | From: Rosalie Owen
— [ From: Rosalie Owen * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] —
Amen. I wish my mother would have done that. I would have more than three of my grandmother’s quilts. As it is, she sold some with the house. She saw nothing to quilting until the last 3 years, and still she doesn’t really like the old quilts. Rosalie ——– REPLY, Original message follows ——–
Date: Thursday, 07-Aug-97 12:25 PM
From: Diane Krall \ Internet: (dkrall.inmu [at] incolsa [dot] palni [dot] edu ) To: Ricki Maietta \ Internet: (rmaietta [at] csrlink [dot] net) cc: QHL [at] cuenet [dot] com \ Internet: (qhl [at] cuenet [dot] com)
Subject: Re: QHL: stuff
Ricki,
In response to your moaning about people only being concerned with what it is worth, I I work in an art museum library and we get those kinds of people all the time. I personally feel that they should sell the quilt to someone who will take care of it and cherish it, rather than giving it to thier neice who will cut it up for front panels of a sweater and teddy bears for the kids. Diane
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Date: Thu, 07 Aug 1997 18:23:08 -0500 | From: LAURA SYLER
JZgliniec [at] aol [dot] com wrote: > > Dear QHL, > > There is a wonderful quilt called ” Diamondback Rattlesnake Quilt” in Lone > Stars A Legacy of Texas Quilts, 1836 – 1936. c. 1986. Bresenhan and > Puentes. Univ. of Texas Press. ISBN 0-292-74649-0 pg. 112. > > The quilt has a circa date of 1895. In the discussion, there are references > to the resembance to Mohawk Trail and Baby Bunting. You might check those > designs to see if they are close to yours. > > Julia……a Ca gal……we have rattlesnakes too !
Just as I was going to cite this publication, Julia’s post popped up. I personally worked on the Rattlesnake quilt for the Texas Sesquicentennial Quilt Exhibit when it hung at the Capital in Austin. It is a truly remarkable quilt, and may even be the same one. It is in grays, taupes, browns…and in pretty fragile condition, although we pretty well covered it with crepeline 10 years ago. check out the book…It’s got some really nice photos.
Laura
Date: Thu, 07 Aug 1997 19:12:13 -0400 (EDT) | From: JOCELYNM [at] delphi [dot] com
On 6-AUG-1997 12:39:41.0 lrobins said to JOCELYNM > Did the markings of kits wash out really easily so that it is possible > to see no embroidery markings at all while the pencil quilting marks > remain? When did iron-on transfer patterns become available? and did Laura, Yes, indeedy, they will wash out that quickly! It’s my experience that those objects you wash after completing them, tend to have very durable work, but those objects that you HAVE to wash while you’re still working on them (because the cat threw up on it, for example) tend to have the most water-soluable inks ever made by humankind. Jocelyn
Date: Thu, 07 Aug 1997 19:12:07 -0400 (EDT) | From: JOCELYNM [at] delphi [dot] com
On 6-AUG-1997 09:16:59.5 Quiltfix said to JOCELYNM > “Starting with the history of quilting, the author explains how >different concepts and patterns evolved in different countries. >Readers will develop an expert eye as they learn about stitching, the >different techniques for putting pieces together, how to recognize >different types of quilts, and everything they need to know about >patterns. Alan, Is that ALL? Gee, I’d’ve thought she’d at LEAST have included how to re-plumb your house and build a working automobile from surplus aluminum cans!
Has anyone seen this book? I’m really disgusted with this paper and >intend to tell them so. It’s really irresponsible to tell people that I’ll bet they just printed the review the publisher of the book sent them.Jocelyn
Date: Thu, 07 Aug 1997 19:05:59 -0500 | From: LAURA SYLER
JOCELYNM [at] delphi [dot] com wrote: > > On 6-AUG-1997 09:16:59.5 Quiltfix said to JOCELYNM > > “Starting with the history of quilting, the author explains how > >different concepts and patterns evolved in different countries. > >Readers will develop an expert eye as they learn about stitching, the > >different techniques for putting pieces together, how to recognize > >different types of quilts, and everything they need to know about > >patterns. > Alan, > Is that ALL? Gee, I’d’ve thought she’d at LEAST have included how to > re-plumb your house and build a working automobile from surplus aluminum > cans! > > > Has anyone seen this book? I’m really disgusted with this paper and > >intend to tell them so. It’s really irresponsible to tell people that > I’ll bet they just printed the review the publisher of the book sent > them. > Jocelyn
Alan…Does she have *photos* of those cotton seeds everyone talks about???Countdown to Omaha!!! Laura
–Date: Thu, 7 Aug 1997 22:12:13 -0400 (EDT) From: Kittencat3 [at] aol [dot] com To:
To get the easy one out of the way…that dark green in the quilt Ricki’s talking about is probably some sort of natural yellow dipped repeatedly in indigo blue. Early aniline greens had this distressing tendency to turn brown when exposed to sunlight and use (which this one obviously has). The fact that this a quilt that has seen hard use and still has dark green probably indicates that we’re talking a weld/indigo green, as weld is the stablest natural yellow.
I’d *cautiously* clean it, trying the old distilled water and Q-Tip trick to check for staining. The strong color likely means there’s excess indigo, so be careful – indigo can crock.
As for the book Alan mentioned – this sounds like a comedy masterpiece, especially the part about the 14th century. Gee, I see those at tag sales *all* the time! I can hardly wait for it to hit Barnes & Noble!
Lisa, waiting to see if her house deal goes through
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 1997 22:37:25 -0400 (EDT) | From: CToczek [at] aol [dot] com
Toni,
Here I go quoting the same book again…just so happens I’m still reading it. Your description of the rattlesnake quilt sounds just like an antique quilt pictured here as *Georgia Rattlesnake.* Mrs. Opal Stiner Rouse remembered helping her mother-in-law quilt it from 1926-1929. Same fan pieces made into corner curls that you described.
For reference see page 72 of *A People and Their Quilts* by John Rice Irwin, Schiffer Publishing Limited, ISBN 0-88740-024-8, copyright 1984. A library would probably be your best bet.
Carla in wonderfully autumn-like Lubbock
Date: Thu, 07 Aug 1997 20:23:44 -0700 | From: Nancy Cameron Armstrong
Dear Heather and anyone who knows more about this than we do!
According to AQSG Technical Guide #5 there was/is? a project with the following address: 2277 Edgewood Drive, Grafton 53204
According to GATHERINGS (AQS, 1995) as of Feb 95 this project was IN PROCESS having begun in 1988. The files were open, the cutoff date on quilts waas 1950. They had had 47 quilts days and registered 6000+ quilts. They were hoping to publish in 1998. COVER STORIES has had reviews of all the project books as they have been published, so … if anyone has more up-to-date information on Wisconsin than this Heather and I BOTH would like to receive it. Thanks, nca
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 1997 23:29:35 -0400 (EDT) | From: Kittencat3 [at] aol [dot] com
Nancy – *oof*! There wasn’t a true sentence in any of the ones you quoted – absolutely inexcusable. And what is this about “bland yellow 1660’s American quilts”? The oldest quilt in the Americas to my knowledge is a *red and green* silk quilt in Boston, followed by a silk patchwork in Montreal. And early yellows are NOT bland – the only bland natural yellow I can think of off the top of my head is St. John’s Wort, which wasn’t used much for dyes. The common ones in America were things like weld, marigold, and dyer’s camomile, all of which are almost too bright for modern eyes.
This book sounds like it should be bought up and turned into guncotton, except that I don’t want to waste my money on it. *yech*
Lisa
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 1997 01:57:05 -0400 (EDT) | From: QuiltAlive [at] aol [dot] com
The first paper I wrote for an AQSG seminar was entitled “Quilts in the WPA Milwaukee Handicraft Project 1935-1943.” It was published in Uncoverings 1984, which coincidentally has just been reprinted. Kris may have some copies of Uncoverings 1984 soon–or you can get a copy by contacting the AQSG office at aqsg [at] juno [dot] com.
By the way, the Milwaukee WPA Handicraft Project is experiencing a bit of a revival of interest in its organization, the crafts it produced, etc. There’s an exhibit of dolls made in the project at the Pabst Historical Museum in Milwaukee through October and other events and exhibits planned for October at Milwaukee State Teachers College.
If you’d like more info about quilts made in the Milwaukee WPA project, please contact me via email. I’d be happy to re-visit a pleasant file of research that started me on a wild ride in quilt history land.
–Merikay Waldvogel quiltalive [at] aol [dot] com
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 1997 08:09:46 -0400 | From: debatqps [at] juno [dot] com
Hi everyone, I have been away quite a bit this summer but really enjoy coming home and reading all the digests! We just came back from Maine and I did get in a couple afternoons of quilt searching and I have to tell you it was discouraging. Quilts in terrible shape, ripped, worn, dirty, and combinations of all were priced at $200 and more. One, a red and green applique quilt, complete with large holes, was priced at $375! I did come home with a variation of a Dresden plate that was in OK shape, but I bought it because it had an embroidered label on it that said San Diego CA, the name of the maker and the reciever and the date 1935. Its the first one in my collection that has a date on it, just in time for a trunk show/lecture I will be doing this weekend. I washed it in the tub with Orvus but have been following the thread on Snowy Bleach with interest. This quilt has some dreaded yellow spots on it and an overall dingy look to it so I might just get brave and try the Snowy. As I was finishing submerging the quilt into the tub, it hit me that I hadn’t vaccummed it, really dumb. I would have saved myself a few rinses at least . . . I need a good response to use when someone comes into my shop with a family quilt and wants to know “Whats it worth?” There has to be a polite response to tell them to stop being money grubbing fools and hold onto their heritage if not for them, for their children.
Debbie in NJ
Date: Fri, 08 Aug 1997 07:46:20 -0400 | From: Ricki Maietta
be fun to come up with some new ones. How about:
If you sleep under an antique quilt you will dream about the maker. Wouldn’t this be wonderful! We could (in our dream) ask all sorts of questions & have first source historical info. (I always wonder in vampire movies why historians aren’t seeking out the vampires to ask questions about the past.)
OR
If you finish a quilt on the 4th of July your child will be president of the United States. Don’t let this one out. I don’t want others planning to finish on that date. My son will need a job in a few years.
OR
The longer you sit & quilt, the more weight you will lose! That way, quilting shows on TV could be run on ESPN & we would have a gazillion more quilting shows. In the diet section of the super market, along with diet pills would be fabric & tools of the quilting trade.
OR
The more you quilt, the more your family will encourage you to quilt. “That’s okay, honey. Don’t worry about the housework & cooking. The kids & I will do that. You just keep making those beautiful quilts!!” Words I’ll never hear.
Okay, okay – so I’m joking. Anyone else have any ideas??
Ricki in PA, successfully putting off a whole bunch of work!
Date: Fri, 08 Aug 1997 08:00:20 -0500 | From: “J. S. Lyle”
I spent the morning viewing these quilts At Il State Museum. They are wonderful. I do hope to return before the display closes. These quilts will be at The Southern Ill. Arts Gallery-Nov. 23 to Jan 18,Rend Lake, Ill> Lockport Gallery, Feb 13 to April 17, 1998, Lockport, Il. and Ill. Arts Gallery, June 12 to Aug 14, 1998 in Chicago, Il. Too bad they can’t go to other areas of the country. Merikay Waldvogel and Janice Wass, along with others, Great Show. Jean in Il.
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 1997 07:13:42 -0700 (PDT) | From: “Patricia Russell :-)”
Hi, Just got my commercial quilting machine (it only came with 5) and am looking for CONTINOUS line quilting patterns or designs (max size 9″ high)….if you have any or perhaps a book….I’d be willing to trade fabric? charms- strips-other patterns ect. The machine is not like my Bernie but it is sew fast I’m just really excited. Anyone that can help it would be appreciated, thanks. A friend in fabrics, Patty 🙂 PS: Please EMAIL me privately unless info would be beneficial to all.
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 1997 17:13:27 -0400 (EDT) | From: Quiltfix [at] aol [dot] com
I finally have decided, and my thanks go to everyone. The room will have wainscoting made from that embossed wallpaper, chin-height, with a moulding around the top edge. I’m going to paint the wainscoting taupe. The moulding will be white to match the woodwork. The wall surface from the moulding, upwards, will be sponged, using a cream base with yellow, pale pink, and maybe a greyed pale blue (the blue would be used lightly as an undertone).
This total idea hit me in a flash last night. Wow. Inspiration hit ! Twice, even. I also realized a top I’ve had for a while and have always known I’d never use will be PERFECT in the bathroom for a shower curtain. Nothing special, but it’s just right for this.
Alan
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 1997 17:49:25 -0400 (EDT) | From: Baglady111 [at] aol [dot] com
cleaning a quilt;, Ricki..I am NOT advising this, ONLY relating..a friend use to soak, for weeks at a time, antique quilts in cold water and AXIOM..I shuddered at the thought.. On your ‘consulting fee???” GO FOR IT.. DO IT!! others do..and then people will take you serious..and I’ll see you next week. Jane
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 1997 16:19:03 -0700 | From: Quilting Heritage ListServ
Well, I love this one:
The longer you sit & quilt, the more weight you will lose! That way, >quilting shows on TV could be run on ESPN & we would have a gazillion more >quilting shows. In the diet section of the super market, along with diet >pills would be fabric & tools of the quilting trade.
Ricki, when your son grows up to be president, have him pass that as a law, okay?
But seriously, I have heard that the first night you sleep under a new quilt, you are supposed to dream of your new husband. Has anyone ever heard the myth/superstition that the first letter of your future husbands last name could be found in the number of twists it takes to take the stem off an apple? One twist was A, two twists were B and so on. It worked for me…it always took me four twists and my husbands name does, in fact, start with “D”. Proof positive that these myths are grounded in reality.
Kris
t 07:46 AM 8/8/97 -0400, you wrote: >I’ve enjoyed all the talk about the “myths” of quilting & thought it might >be fun to come up with some new ones. How about: > >If you sleep under an antique quilt you will dream about the maker. >Wouldn’t this be wonderful! We could (in our dream) ask all sorts of >questions & have first source historical info. (I always wonder in vampire >movies why historians aren’t seeking out the vampires to ask questions about >the past.)
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 1997 20:19:37 -0400 (EDT) | From: Baglady111 [at] aol [dot] com
Toni, maybe you’ll get a response from my friends LAURA & LISA..Elisabeth also//I know I sure would appreciate knowing about it..
Jane of THE FEEDSACK CLUB
www2.netsom.com/~leelman/feedsack. html www.his.com/~queenb/feedsack.html
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 1997 21:17:05 -0400 (EDT) | From: Palampore [at] aol [dot] com
Kris ages ago I promised to respond to the question of what types of acid-free paper is used for what purpose. This info. is a synopsis of what is in Gaylord’s catalog. (It’s a catalog for archival storage materials & conservation supplies- 1-(800)448-6160) I assume they won’t care if I share their #. On page 9 they say that the type of paper selected depends on fiber content. ” Cotton, flax, linen and jute are safely stored in a buffered tissue which has a 3% alkline reserve to neutralize acids.” Protein fibers “such as wool and silk are best stored with unbuffered tissue which has a neutral pH as they are sensitive to alkalis.” Then they go on to basically say if you are unsure of the fiber or if it is a mixture go with unbuffered. This company sells an array of goods for storage, but for most of us are still just fine with unbleached muslin that is washed in Orvus, rinsed thoroughly , and checked each time the seasons change. Hope this is of help to everyone. I am researching plaid fabrics that were made in Alamance Co.NC from 1846-1920. The plaids were the first factory produced plaids in the south. The initial colors were variations of indigo and later browns. During the CW they made cloth for uniforms. After the war they began making what is now referred to as 2nd generation plaids. They were bountiful and are now found in lots of quilts. They are mostly blue, brown, and yellow. Over the years color registration varies. For more info. read the section on them in the NC Quilt Project Book and the Uncovering article by Irma Kirkpatrick. (written in the 80’s—-I am away from my research notes.) I am now trying to photograph as many quilts as I can, and I am most anxious to see a piece of clothing made from this fabric. I f any of you have a lead I would be extremely excited and appreciative!!! Thanks, Lynn in NC
