October 15 – 22, 1997
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Primary topics of this QHL Digest:
- Wool Batting — An extended discussion of wool batting’s pros and cons, with Anne Scott of New Zealand QUILTER sharing detailed research on washing, shrinkage, and bearding. (see the article on quilt batting)
- Crazy Quilt Construction and Repair — Members debate whether crazy quilts were traditionally quilted or only tied, and share experiences repairing crazy quilts with various foundation layers. (see the article on Victorian crazy quilts)
- UV Protection for Quilt Display — Advice on UV sleeves for fluorescent tubes and conservation supply sources like Light Impressions and University Products for protecting displayed textiles. (see the article on caring for antique quilts)
- Patterns of the Past Symposium — Announcements and a correction for the University of Arizona quilt history symposium scheduled for January 1998 in Tucson.
- Good Books Publishing Company — A member asks about the Intercourse, PA publisher; another confirms it is owned by Merle Good and is a non-conservative Mennonite operation.
- Connecticut Heritage Quilt Project — A query about the progress of the Connecticut quilt documentation project and its planned book.
- Reproduction Fabrics — Laura Hobby Syler recommends the new Cumberland line by Liz and Marianne as an excellent reproduction fabric collection.
- Quilting with Flannel — Members share tips on working with flannel, including its tendency to shrink and suggestions for pre-washing.
- Felting Demonstration — A report on a felting demonstration by Jill Gully that impressed attendees with its hands-on approach.
- Kansas Comforter Quilt History — Sven Olsson seeks historical context for a comforter quilt from Kansas.
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 1997 23:37:46 -0400 (EDT) | From: MiamiQuilt [at] aol [dot] com
So glad to see that so many of you are AQSG members. I attend every year and have become a regional rep for them. For those of us really into History, this is the group to belong to. Also, saw request for UV filters for flourescent lights. Call this number and request a catalog, Light Impressions, 1-800-828-6216. let me know if you need other info on lights or AQSG. Pam
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 06:31:19 -0400 (EDT) | From: BEVPEV [at] aol [dot] com
RE: fluorescent bulb covers-It is a plastic sleeve with end caps that cover the individual, 4 foot, bulb. I found these covers through a wholesale lighting company. They are probably not available through a regular hardware store or lamp store. I don’t know where you are from, but, in the west, there is a company called Granger in the San Francisco East Bay–Oakland, I think. Area code 510 if you want to try to get a catalog from them. Let me know if you are not successful in your area and I will try to find more information. They aren’t very expensive if you get them from the right supplier.
RE: AQSG – A terrific organization. This seminar and pre seminar tours was were wonderful. I even bought a quilt top from Xenia. For those interested in quilt and quilter history, this is the place for you. There are many wonderful people who are willing to help you with information and encourage you with your research. We owe a great deal to these women (and some men) who have researched and preserved quilt history.
RE: Ohio Exhibit – Collection of Mina White. I would like more information about this exhibit. Is there a catalog or other research information???
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 09:12:54 -0400 (EDT) | From: Palampore [at] aol [dot] com
For conservation supplies and UV Shields for flourescent tubes check out Light Impressions in Rochester, NY 1-800-828-6216 and Universiy Products, Inc. in Holyoke,MA 1-800-762-1165. We use the shields in our CW Museum. Lawrence was great fun, interesting, educational, etc. I was also able to stay over for Merikay Waldvogel’s talk on the World’s Fair of 1933’s (Chicago) Sears Quilt Contest. What a super presentation. I might decide to like 20th century quilts after that. In cool and rainy NC—Lynn Gorges
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 12:20:26 -0600 | From: Elizabeth Richards
You are looking for UV sleeves (that is, ultraviolet light sleeves) that fit over UV lighting tubes to cut out the ultraviolet radiation which is emitted from fluorescent lights in amounts high enough to fade and photodegredate (ie.light degrade) textiles. They are readily available though museum supply catalogues and I will try to obtain addresses through my American connections. You could try phoning the conservation department of a big musuem in a city near you. Two companies that make them are Amerian Louvre and 3 M.
You can measure UV radiation from fluorescent lights with a UV monitor but I’m not sure if there is anyplace in the US where you can borrow the equipment. I say this because sometimes the plastic diffusers (the kind that are solid not slotted) that go over fluorescent lights to make them look better will absorb UV or they will age and become more yellow. Sometimes this ageing cuts out the UV light from the fluorescent lights. You can buy diffusers that cut out the UV light. In the long run this might be cheaper than buying the sleeves that fit over thetubes. I mention this because last summer I was helping a small museum to improve their storage. When I measured the UV emission from the fluorescent lights I couldn’t understand why I wasn’t getting a high reading. A few months later on the conservation list serve someone talked about the plastic diffusers aging and in the process becoming UV filters. I’d never heard about it before – but now I’ve actually seen it. However, without measuing the UV emission I don’t think you could assume that any old diffuser would do this.
There are two types of UF filters for lamps, soft thin plastic sleeves and hard plastic tubes. Both types retain their UV absorbing properties for at least 10 years. You can also reduce the UV radiation in daylight coming into a display area through an outside window by using UV absorbing film on windows. It can be either clear or tinted. The tinted material also reduced the overall light inensity coming into an area. The film should be applied by professionals so that it isn’t wrinkled on the windows. The life expectancy of the film is about 5 years.
This is a long answer – you can tell I lecture on this on Friday to my conservation class so you can see I have recently read my reference material to get ready for class. –
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 16:19:37 -0400 (EDT) | From: Baglady111 [at] aol [dot] com
I have a friend with a summer home at VAN BUREN POINT, near DUNKIRK, about 1’2 hr from Buffalo (Pa side)..sleeps 8, screened in porch and is right on the beach..with all beach privleges..anyone out there that knows the area?? Sounds like a great quilt getaway–please email me at ..would also like to know if there is a quilt shop (s) in the area..
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 14:06:31 PDT | From: “Nancy Behrman”
Hi, I need some help, since I am so poorly organized and am overwhelmed with the amount of quilting that has to be done before Christmas I have deleted the address of the member who is collecting friendship star blocks for Betty Palen. My appologies and I have learned not to say I will do better because it just seems to get worse. Just think last year I helped plan two kids weddings several showers and made quilts for all. Wonder where those organization skills went to???? Thanks for understaniding. Nancy http:www.angelfire.com/mi/featherweightcare
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Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 16:24:52 -0500 | From: Laura Hobby Syler
We are eagerly awaiting the arrival of our copies at Country Calico’s. However, I have seen portions of the text, particularly the section on the Sanitary Commission quilts, and from my conversations with Barbara in Omaha, it is one book that I intend to buy with no reservations.
BTW…Country Calico’s has a brand new web page…
http://www.ccqs.com
still under construction but has lots of potential!!!
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 1997 00:05:19 -0500 | From: QLTRSTORE [at] harlannet [dot] com (Perkins, Phil)
Am new to this service since the Quilt Restoration Conference. Have so enjoyed reading your notes everyday! As I am putting a single fold binding on a 30’s quilt am wondering when the French fold double binding began, and how old of a quilt you have seen it used on. Could probably look it up someplace, but then wouldn’t get all your great feedback! Besides, I’m too busy quilting to read! Jennifer alb
From: “Atsuko Ohta”
One of my friends sent the following message and I’d like to share it with you.
Atsuko Ohta
>Shizuko Kuribayashi wrote > > INVITATION TO JOIN OUR “E-MAIL FRIENDSHIP QUILT” > >At the Japanese largest quilt show, International Quilt Week >’97 Yokohama (Nov. 6-8), members of FCREATE (a group of >on-line quilters in Japan) are going to make a friendship >quilt with e-mail messages, which we call it “E-MAIL QUILT”. >We will bring together “e-mails” from quilters and friends all over >the world . We are going to print them on fabric , and make them into >a quilt. We want messages from a lot of quilters and friends . >Those wishing to join this project, please visit our web page >(http://www2b.meshnet.or.jp/~cr-quilt/e_QW97.html) . If only >you or your family can send e-mail, you will be able to join >us. If you have no access to WWW, please send a message of a >few lines (whatever you wish to put on the quilt) with your >name ,country, and state to ” GBH00457 [at] niftyserve [dot] or [dot] jp ” . >( Shizuko’s e-mail address <VYS06036 [at] niftyserve [dot] or [dot] jp.> is available.) >We would like to have a lot of participants in this friendship >quilt making . >Please come and join us !
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Date: Sat, 18 Oct 1997 19:00:47 -0400 | From: “Kris Driessen, Hickory Hill Quilts”
Kris
The University of Arizona Extended University is cosponsoring a three day >symposium on quilt history – January 16 – 18, 1998 – with the Arizona >Historical Society. This event is entitled Patterns of the Past: Quilt >making Traditions of the American West. Our address: http://www.arizona.edu/~uaextend/arts/quilt > >If you have questions about this event please e-mail or call. >Thank you. > >Susan Dick >University of Arizona Extended University >sfd [at] u [dot] arizona [dot] edu >520-626-2235
I did a little bit of cyber-sleuthing, and came up with the correct URL for the information on that conference, as the one posted didn’t work.
http://w3.arizona.edu/~uaextend/arts/quilt/
— Cathi in California cathimc [at] concentric [dot] net http://www.geocities.com/~cmccutcheon
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 13:35:27 -0700 | From: QuilterB [at] aol [dot] com (by way of Quilting Heritage ListServ )
The notes in the last digest were very timely as I have fairly recently bought two quilts that are exquisitely quilted and pieced but have some wear on pieces. One looks good enough to me that I am not going to repair it as almost all of the colored squares have substantial wear. The other is a beautiful 30’s Trip Around the World with fabrics so 30’s the repros all look just like them! The quilt is made up of lavenders, yellows, greens and on row of plain pale orange — a wonderful color combination. The strange part is that the wear is on a single butter yellow fabric — looks as disintegrated as some of the mid 1800’s prints — maybe is was an older piece of fabric. Now my search is on to find vintage yellow to repair or go to repro’s if I have to. I really like this quilt and for $50 thought it was worth getting!
I really do like to finish old tops and fix the old quilts that I find. I only hope someone 100 years from now does that for that accumulation of quilts that I have done!!
I recently was at G Street and the woman at the quilt counter commented that depression area quilts were a dime a dozen in the DC/Chesapeake area. Is this true? Don’t have time to antique shop in DC as I visit my college daughter.
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 17:07:55 -0400 (EDT) | From: JudyJel [at] aol [dot] com
Through my association with NQA, I have had an inquiry from a quilter in Venezuela whose once-a-week quilting group would like to celebrate their one year anniversary by going to a quilt show or convention in Florida, Texas, Louisiana ( or other southern states easily reached from Venezuela). I would appreciate the help of anyone who knows about bigger shows or conventions in those areas to e-mail Linda direct with the show name, location, size, how she can obtain detailed information, etc. What a really neat thing to do on a first year anniversary! – I would love it if we could help her find something special. Incidentally, their group has members from Greece, Trinidad, Philippines, Singapore, Washington DC, New Jersey, Switzerland, Lubbock TX and Maracaibo VE.- an international mix which she says makes for really interesting quilt designs.
Thanks from Linda and me for whatever info you can send.
Judy Jel from west Michigan
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 18:12:03 -0700 | From: Sharon Harleman Tandy
We go along in our own worlds thinking we’re growing and learning while all along there’s something we are leaving out while some one else sees it clearly. You know how we are reminded many times to “post it to the ‘net because it might be of general interest”? I am a quilt historian, just recently become professional. I have been doing q. h. presentations for love and for free for seven years. Within the last year I have been lucky enough to be invited to speak (for varying amounts of money or compensation) at a wide variety of places.
I was excited to see Kris’ post regarding the quilt history conference at the University of Arizona in Tucson in January of ’98. So I e-d her mentioning that I will be one of the speakers, graciously invited by Carolyn O’Bagy Davis (well-known author). It took Kris to suggest that many of our own list members might well be interested. Thank you, Kris. My subject will be “Historic Quilts of Idaho” and if anyone is interested, please check out Kris’ URL. You may also contact Susan Dick at the University; her e-address is also mentioned. I’m still learning in cyberspace! Sharon, Quilts & Answers, Boise, Idaho.
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 22:04:34, -0500 From: LWKB50A [at] prodigy [dot] com ( KEN AND TIFFANY REGAN) To:
Hello quilters, I am starting a flannel quilt this week and have been thinking about using wool batting. Does anyone have an opinion on this medium? I have never used it before and would like to know how it holds up, general care, etc.? Does anyone have suppliers they would reccomend or can I buy it locally? I haven’t seen it in the stores that I have looked, but I could have overlooked a source. TIA for any input. Tiffany in Enid,OK, moving to Parker, CO in 3 short weeks!
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 07:18:05 -0400 (EDT) | From: Tubeywooby [at] aol [dot] com
In a message dated 10/19/97 10:47:57 PM, you wrote:
<>
Dallas, TX has a fabulous quilt show in the spring (April) with a great international airport… Melissa, just back from market with a dazed look on my face : )
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Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 13:31:12 -0400 (EDT) | From: QuiltFixer [at] aol [dot] com
In a message dated 97-10-17 12:11:55 EDT, you write:
<< I have a friend with a summer home at VAN BUREN POINT, >> Hi Jane, This sounds wonderful! When are you going? Charles and I will hock our undershirts and join you. 🙂 Toni
QuiltFixer [at] aol [dot] com
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 15:06:13 -0400 (EDT) | From: AJSNGS [at] aol [dot] com
Hi,
Does anyone out there know of a book, or source of patterns for Amish quilts, using rotary cutting techniques? If you do, please e-mail me privately at AJSNGS [at] aol [dot] com. Thanks!
Nancy Sentipal
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 18:16:34 -0400 | From: “Judy Grow”
Yesterday, while antiqueing, I bought a set of 35 15″ blocks made with 30’s and 40’s fabric. They are crazy quilted, hand appliqued, not machine sewn, onto muslin and other foundation backings. One backing fabric is a striped shirt with the flat felled underarm seam still in place.
These blocks cost me $1.00 each, although they were originally marked $3.00. I am so pleased about that! I explained how I could buy a completed top for what they were asking for the blocks, and the vendor willingly came down to less than half of what she was originally asking. I would have paid at least $1.50 each for them, but waited for her answer before making my offer. I am so glad I did.
The maker must have worked in an apron or housedress garment factory, because the collection of fabrics used is enormous, with very few duplications.
Although they go to the bottom of my pile of to-finish antique tops and blocks, I would like to get a clear picture of what I will eventually do with them. Putting them together edge to edge is a possibility, but I am thinking of using solid color sashing, to clarify each block. That will make the sashing half as thick as the blocks themselves, unless I double the fabric used in the sashing. Is that done?
Also, am I correct in assuming that I should not use a batting or filler? Just put on a backing and quilt through that? After all it will have 3 layers without batting.
I have never owned a fabric foundation pieced quilt before, although I still have a set of blocks, string pieced on newspaper and Life magazines from the fifties – with huge stitches and doubled thread.
Anyone with an informed opinion can answer me privately, and I will be very grateful. Judy in NJ
judygrow [at] blast [dot] net
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 22:30:13 -0400 (EDT)
From: AJSNGS [at] aol [dot] com
Hi all,
I am wondering if the publishing company Good Books which lists it’s address
as Intercourse. PA has a website? I don’t know if this is an Amish based
company (in which case they probably would not be online!) or not. Also,
does this company have a store, and/or warehouse where they sell their books?
I’ll be there this week-end so thought I’d check them out if they do.
You can e-mail me privately unless you think others on the list would
benefit.
TIA,
Nancy Sentipal
AJSNGS [at] aol [dot] com
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 22:30:13 -0400 (EDT) | From: Nancy Sentipal (AJSNGS [at] aol [dot] com)
Hi all,
I am wondering if the publishing company Good Books which lists it’s address as Intercourse. PA has a website? I don’t know if this is an Amish based company (in which case they probably would not be online!) or not. Also, does this company have a store, and/or warehouse where they sell their books? I’ll be there this week-end so thought I’d check them out if they do.
You can e-mail me privately unless you think others on the list would benefit.
TIA,
Nancy Sentipal AJSNGS [at] aol [dot] com
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 22:41:22 -0400 (EDT) | From: HPQuilting [at] aol [dot] com
I know nothing about wool batting, but I would greatly appreciate any tips
regarding quilting with flannel.
Penny Keys(HPQuilting [at] aol [dot] com)
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 07:31:29 -0400 (EDT) | From: Quilt97 [at] aol [dot] com
I attended a felting demonstration today by Jill Gully. We had no idea of
what to expect and were very pleasantly surpirsed. She spoke to a group of
homeschoolers and each of the moms and I all wanted to participate along with
the kids because Jill made it so interesting. She brought samples of sheared
wool, cleaned wool, wool dyed in the most beautiful colors, an exquisite
felted jacket, extremely soft silk fibers from the silkworm cocoon, and many
other examples. She does beautiful work and is a fine speaker.
If you aren’t familiar with felting, I highly recommend taking advantage of
any opportunity to attend a demonstration. Jill said there are several
felters in the northwest and northeast. She will be giving a demonstration,
also, at the textile festival in Johnson City, TX in early December.
And as for the Tasmanian devil . . . Jill lived in Tasmania for many years,
and enthralled the kids with information about the real “Taz.”
Elisabeth in south TX
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 07:44:53 -0400 (EDT) | From: Tubeywooby [at] aol [dot] com
<<Does anyone out there know of a book, or source of patterns for Amish
quilts,
using rotary cutting techniques? >>
Roberta Horton’s `An Amish Adventure’ is a fabulous how to book, in it’s
second edition now. Simplicity, like the amish, and a great lesson on color
selection to add that sparkle ; )
Melissa
where our CrazyFolk booth came down last night, and market is over…..
Festival, here we come, checkbooks ready!
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 10:14:29 -0400 (EDT) | From: Tubeywooby [at] aol [dot] com
In a message dated 10/21/97 2:30:13 AM, you wrote:
<<I am starting a flannel quilt this week and have been thinking about
using wool batting. Does anyone have an opinion on this medium? >>
I have a quilt my mother made for me as a child with wool batting…. she
says never again. Once washed, it pills out of the seam holes. I love it
still.
Melissa in Houston, where two QHLers dropped by our CrazyFolk booth at
market to say hi, and even helped support our cause!
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 13:08:02 -0500 (CDT) | From: fschott [at] ix [dot] netcom [dot] com (The Schott Family)
Does anyone know about the progress of the Ct Heritage Quilt Project?
They were trying to get a book together, and I offered to help but
haven’t heard anything in about a year.
Nancy S.
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 11:19:22 -0700 | From: Diane Harman-Hoog
I once won a lot of blocks from the guild’s monthly block exchange. They
were blue, yellow and pink not something I would normally pick to work
with. My kids referred to it as Mom’s Ugly Quilt. I showed the blocks to
a woman who has been quilting a long time and she said that since they
were 1930s colors maybe I should set them with a framing sash of 30’s
“poison green”. That is a border from around each block in the green
color and then with a muslin sashing between that. This also helped with
the fact that the blocks were slightly different sizes as often happened
in a swap because it is not noticeable if you vary the width of the
framing sash. To make a long story short, when one of my daughters came
home from college, she decided that she now liked the Ugly Quilt so much
that she decorated her room to match it and it is still on her bed.
Diane Harman-Hoog
Lead Program Manager, EPM Service Desk
dianeh [at] microsoft [dot] com
Intranet http://techres/epm
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 18:39:07 0000 | From: “The Garretts”
Good Books is owned by Merle Good — he and his wife are non conservative
Mennonite. Can’t answer the question about a web site — never needed to look
for one since I live 1 hour from Intercourse, PA. Mr. Good owns several
businesses in Intercourse and his books are sold there. In the center of town
— between the two newly installed traffic lights — are the Country Store and
People’s Place. Country Store is a quilt and gift shop which also carries some
of the Good Books. Across the street at People’s Place is a very large and
extensive selection of books — Good Books and others. Also here is a table of
shop worn, damaged, misprinted books at 35% off. It is hit or miss which books
are there, and sometimes the damage is insignificant. About a block east of
People’s Place is Zooks — a very nice fabric store with lots of the popular
brands at good prices. It is Amish owned and they light with lanterns, but
they have windows to help with viewing the fabrics. Not an easy place to shop
on a dark, rainy day, but otherwise fun.
Hope you enjoy your trip to Intercourse. West on route 340 is a small shop
owned by Mrs. Lapp — called Lapps. It is on the north side of the highway and
is another Amish owned shop, maybe 4 or 5 minutes from Intercourse near Bird In
Hand — good prices on fabrics also.
Barb in southeastern PA
<bgarrett [at] fast [dot] net>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 20:17:07 -0500 | From: Maury Bynum
There was an error in my original message regarding our Patterns of the Past: Quilting Tradition of the American West, a quilt history symposium held in Tucson, Arizona January 16 – 18. The correct url is http://w3.arizona.edu/~uaextend/arts/quilt/
Thanks for making this correction.
Susan Dick
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 15:41:17 -0700 | From: Anne Scott
Hailing from New Zealand, wool batting is very much a part of many of our
quilts – after all we have 66 million sheep and no cotton industry.
I am a great fan of wool batting and use it in many of my quilts –
even those which get faily heavy duty treatment. But it must be washed
with care. The big problem with washing wool batting is it will not
tolerate hot water or a sharp change in water temperature. This causes
shrinkage and/or matting.
I have heard of one quilt which was shrunk badly and which the maker
managed to retrieve by rewashing, then pinning it out to it’s original
dimensions, in much the same way you block a tapestry, and leaving it to
dry. It fixed the problem.
The bearding problem with wool batting is generally self limiting – that
is, after six or seven washes, no more fibres come loose and those that
have wash away.
For me the advantages of wool are:
- Ease of quilting – it is a dream to hand quilt through
- As a resilient natural fibre, it withstands the rigours of folding
more than cotton batting – crease marks come out more readily
- As a natural fibre it is light and warm
- It breathes and is a delight to sleep under
- It is naturally flame resistant
- The black batting is a real dark black, not the grey of synthetics
I have used it in the flannel quilt I made and was pleased with the feel.
Quite a few years ago I published the results of some thorough research
and testing undertaken by a New Zealand quilter on a variety of New
Zealand manufactured wool battings and am happy to email this long (1000
word) article to any who are interested. Just email me privately.
Anne Scott
Editor/Publisher
New Zealand QUILTER
Wellington, New Zealand
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 05:10:00 -0400 (EDT) | From: QuiltFixer [at] aol [dot] com
<< Just put on a backing and quilt through that? After all it will have 3
layers without batting. >>
I am just finishing repairs on a Crazy Quilt that has a thin layer of batting
between the foundation block and the the top pieces. I have never seen a
quilted crazy top, only tyed or tacked. I would think it would be just about
impossible to do a good job of quilting yours. Anyone out there know more
about this?
Toni Baumgard
QuiltFixer [at] aol [dot] com
From beautiful Spring Lakes where we are having a fantastic Fall Day
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 07:35:49 -0400 (EDT) | From: Baglady111 [at] aol [dot] com
does anyone know if QUILTING TODAY, NOV ISSUE is on the stands yet?? i can’t
find a copy..and one of my FEEDSACK CLUB member’s feedsack quilt is featured
on the cover..other members are featured inside in the sack article..WANT TO
SEE THEM!!! anyone know of if they can get me one.I’ll pay for ti plus
postage!!! please email me at <baglady111 [at] aol [dot] com> many thanx..jane
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 06:43:20 -0500 | From: Laura Hobby Syler
QuiltFixer [at] aol [dot] com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 97-10-20 18:16:35 EDT, you write:
>
> << Just put on a backing and quilt through that? After all it will have 3
> layers without batting. >>
> I am just finishing repairs on a Crazy Quilt that has a thin layer of batting
> between the foundation block and the the top pieces. I have never seen a
> quilted crazy top, only tyed or tacked. I would think it would be just about
> impossible to do a good job of quilting yours. Anyone out there know more
> about this?
>
> Toni Baumgard
> QuiltFixer [at] aol [dot] com
> >From beautiful Spring Lakes where we are having a fantastic Fall Day
Diane, Toni, et al: In the last 2 years I’ve had 15 crazy quilts in for
repairs, only 2 have had very thin batting (one was wool, the other a
flannel sheet blanket) 3 were not even tacked but one W~A~S quilted!!
Granted, the quilting stitches were almost utility stitch quality, but
they blended in so well with all the tons of beautiful stitches and
embellishments that you really did not know that they were there unless
you really searched, or flipped it over to the back.
As for when I teach crazy quilts…most of my students finally agree
that it is insanity to try to quilt the little suckers <G>! Not that
there are already 3 layers of fabric, but that they tend to be so dang
heavy!!
One more thing…Crazy quilts traditionally had silk, velvet, cotton
velveteen, silk satin or drapery weight fabric on the back which made it
even more difficult to attempt to quilt.
Laura
In North Texas where Fall has finally decided to make a REAL appearance
and maybe stick around for a while!
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 07:10:38 -0500 | From: Laura Hobby Syler
Just wanted to let ya’ll know…if you are collecting repro fabrics, the
new line by Liz and Marianne…Cumberland… is wonderful!!!.
We have the entire at Country Calicos Quilt Shop in Plano. We got it
in last Tues and have already reordered the entire line. IMHO… with
the exception of a very few, the entire line gets a thumbs up for
authenticity. We have cut fat 1/4 and fat 1/8 packs (especially for the
Dear Jane fans) of the entire line…have a few left of each. If you
want to order a fat pack you can call the shop at 972-423-2499 or go to
our new web site <http://www.ccqs.com> and e-mail your order. We don’t
have the fabrics scanned in just yet, but they plan to have them up
there soon.
These are really great! A must for any repro collector!!!
Laura
In North Texas where Fall has finally come to visit!!!
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 08:17:43 -0400 | From: debatqps [at] juno [dot] com
Ask at your local shop, they may be like me in that I don’t carry it in
the store, but I do order it when someone wants it. Most people find the
cost prohibitive and go with cotton. I use cotton battings in my flannel
quilts and put them all on the beds last week!
Debbie in NJ
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 09:07:43 -0700 | From: Cindy Tittle Moore
QuiltFixer [at] aol [dot] com writes:
>In a message dated 97-10-20 18:16:35 EDT, you write:
>
><< Just put on a backing and quilt through that? After all it will have 3
> layers without batting. >>
>I am just finishing repairs on a Crazy Quilt that has a thin layer of batting
>between the foundation block and the the top pieces. I have never seen a
>quilted crazy top, only tyed or tacked. I would think it would be just about
>impossible to do a good job of quilting yours. Anyone out there know more
>about this?
I have a quilted crazy quilt. It’s a star , with the six pieces of
the large central star cut from string pieced/crazy quilted cloth
segments (and ditto for the little stars surrounding it). It’s
quilted along the edges of the star, and traditionally quilted over
the whole thing with the baptist fan. Background fabric is white muslin.
–Cindy
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 09:07:36 1100 | From: Sven Olsson
Hello all, especially anyone from Kansas,
I need help to find a little history on a comforter quilt that I have
just bought from Kansas. The vendor was unable to help me.
The quilt is a closely tied beauty from the 30s. A nine patch in a nine
patch, with a wonderful yellow plain setting block.The nine patches are
30s prints, with a brilliant red forming the chain throughout the quilt.
It is closely tied with gold floss in the yellow blocks, and colours
matching the prints in the pieced blocks.
It is backed with a dark, pink/blue flannel plaid.
Now if you can understand all that you are good!
Now for my query.
On the back in the corner, is a small white tag tacked on, and it says
“Kansas Quilt project 1986”
“Kansas State Historical Society #d2219 “
Please let me know if you are aware of this tagging, and what it would
have been done for.
Many thanks for reading this,
Lorraine Olsson in sunny Australia, where it is going to be a long hot
summer.
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 21:38:38 -0400 (EDT) | From: Feathrwate [at] aol [dot] com
About wool batting:
A lady brought me a wool batt that had been in the family for a long time.
She wanted the old , tied, cover removed and a fresh, new one tied on so
that she could give the comforter to a granddaughter getting married. When
she told me over the telephone how old it was, I began to have a bad feeling,
because I thought it would be packy, greasy, heavy, or worse. Well, I was in
for a pleasant surprise. Carded from sheep on their place years beore, the
batt was light and fresh, and a joy to work with. So I can vouch for the
ease and longevity of wool batts.
Linda Harral
