May 1 – 9, 1999
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Primary topics of this QHL Digest:
- Mennonite Quilting Traditions — Members share firsthand knowledge of Mennonite quiltmaking practices, including regional characteristics and the so-called ‘Mennonite look.’
- WWII-Era Acetate Quilt Care — A member seeks advice on conserving a World War II-era acetate quilt inherited from her grandmother.
- Paducah Quilt Show Week — Reports and observations from the annual quilt show week in Paducah, Kentucky, including dealer and exhibition highlights.
- PBS Quilting Video — Discussion of a PBS video on quilts, including where to obtain copies and members’ reviews of the content.
- Amistad Ship and Bed Coverings — A thread on the historical bed coverings that would have been used aboard the Amistad, connecting textile history to maritime history.
- Redwork History and Events — A report on hosting redwork historian Toni Baumgard and discussion of the history of redwork embroidery in quilts. (see the article on redwork and outline embroidery)
- Scrappy Quilts and AQSG Research — A member asks about American Quilt Study Group publications on scrappy quilts and their historical context.
- WCTU and Temperance Quilts — Links and references to articles on the Women’s Christian Temperance Union’s influence on quilt patterns and fundraising. (see the article on temperance quilts)
Date: Sat, 1 May 1999 00:25:48 -0500 (CDT) | From: Carol H Elmore <celmore@>
Having grown up in a Mennonite community and attended a Mennonite church as a child and teenager, I can tell you that there is not just one Mennonite look. Most of the Mennonite quilts in my area of Illinois looked like other quilts in the area. Possibly there are some old-order Mennonite quilts that are similar to Amish quilts but there are also many that would qualify as Mennonite that don’t have a distinctive look. Mennonite quilts are diverse just like African-American quilts are diverse. We like to pin a certain style on both groups but that just isn’t the only type quilt that the group may have produced. I’d say a true Mennonite quilt needs to have written or substantiated oral provenance or records to prove that it is really Mennonite. I have one that my mother and her quilting group at the Groveland Evangelical Mennonite Church made in the 1950’s. I was there when they made it. It’s a bow tie quilt made with printed fabrics and white background. Other Mennonite groups in our area made quilts that were done in many styles.
Carol Elmore
Manhattan, KS
Date: Sat, 1 May 1999 12:07:27 -0400 | From: “Edna K.” <eak@>
Just was given a world war 2 era acetate quilt from my grandmother. It measures 78×78 and was made by here sister in law. The batting is thin and looks to be a flannel sheet. But the top and backing are off acetate. It is a dresdan plate with royal blue centers and alternating gold and orange appliqued on a white piece of acetate. She said that during the war, my Aunt Irene made quilts out of whatever material could be found and this had been in a rag bin at her job at a local defense plant so she liberated them.
Just a warning- this may have been parachute material.
Parachutes, during that era, were highly flammable! If the quilt was made from a parachute, and it ever comes in contact with a flame, one second you will have a quilt, and the next second, literally, it will be entirely engulfed in flames. Just something to think about in choosing where to use it… like, not between your bed and the doorway….
Jocelyn
Jocelynm@
Date: Sun, 02 May 1999 11:16:14 -0600 | From: Jocelyn <jocelynm@>
Date sent: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 18:55:22 -0700 From: QHL-Digest-request@ Subject: QHL-Digest Digest V99 #116
To: QHL-Digest@ Send reply to: QHL@ Anyone want to speak on Mennonite quilts?
Here in Kansas, the Mennonite community has a World Relief quilt auction once a year. The quilts are indistinguishable from any you would see at any quilt show– some are very traditional, some are modern and ‘artsy’, some have bright colors, etc. Admittedly, these are intended for sale, so the women may be making what they know will sell, as opposed to what they would make for their own homes. I’ve been told that in the Amish community of Jamesport MO that is true- the women make certain types of quilts for sale, particularly certain color combinations, because they are popular among ‘the English’, and they would not work those combinations for their own homes.
Jocelyn
Jocelynm@
Date: Mon, 03 May 1999 07:31:41 +1000 | From: Lorraine Olsson <sven@>
I have made comment before on the “Mennonite Look” in quilts, but I was not referring to what is happening today. My comments were for the wonderful, colourful quilts of late 1800s that were collected from the PA area. The quilts that I see today, made in the 30s and later by Mennonite quilters, do seem to bear no major difference to any others of the time.
I hope this clears up my original note.
Lorraine in Oz (the sun is coming up, but is that a hint of frost? Brrr)
Date: Sun, 2 May 1999 20:32:57 EDT | From: KareQuilt@
Dear QHL:
I will be in Switzerland May 27-June 5 on a business trip. Then I plan to go on to Southern France with my youngest daughter (26) for an additional week. Do any of you know any quilters in the area in which I will be traveling (Provence, etc)? Or do you have any personal friends in the area that you would be willing to put me in touch with? I have lived overseas twice myself (Philippines and Tanzania) and love to meet REAL people when I travel, not just see tourist stuff. I haven’t been to France, however, since 1964!! We had a French exchange student with us the summer of 1985 when we lived in New Orleans. He was from northwest France. Unfortunately, I won’t be going up that direction. Too little time! Thanks, I appreciate any leads/contacts you can give me.
Karen Alexander
Date: Sun, 02 May 1999 20:32:26 -0400 | From: Alan Kelchner <quiltfix@>
Well, I bought another piece today. I need some help placing it more than my generalizations. I bought a summer coverlet with panney squares. The piece when originally made was pale blue background with pale yellow squares. The squares are sewn onto the background appliqu� style to make a checkerboard. It’s a modest little piece, but the squares are nicely done and well preserved. The animal designs (chicken, lion, burro and child, cat, frog, etc.) look to be early 1930’s. Normally, I’d have passed this piece by, but what sold me were two of the blocks – Mickey Mouse (a la Steamboat Willie) and an earlier Donald Duck. I could have probably gotten it for less if the auctioneers help hadn’t noticed Mickey at the last minute (paid $55 – I’m not griping, too much!). Does anyone know the history of the Disney characters? Personally, I’m a Loony Tunes fan (go, Bugs!). Also, the two sides (back, top) are attached in a weird way. Using standard sewing thread, the maker did a haphazard feather stitch around each block on the back. I’m surprised it’s still intact (the stitching). Oh well, this makes four redwork-style pieces. Guess I definitely do have another sub-collection !
Alan
Date: Sun, 02 May 1999 22:19:47 +0400 | From: Xenia Cord <xecord@>
Congratulaltions to Alan on his nice find! Steamboat Willie was introduced in November of 1928, so the block in your quilt dates from that year or later (a little later at least, I would guess, if the block was a purchased penny square. There had to be some production time.)
Xenia, in Indiana
Date: Mon, 3 May 1999 00:59:03 -0400 | From: “Judy Grow” <Judygrow@>
It just came to me today, that during Quilt Show week in Paducah, a number of people we all know might have been testing to become Certified Quilt Appraisers. Does anyone have the names of those who tested — and passed?
Who should we congratulate? Judy in Ringoes, NJ judygrow@
Date: Mon, 3 May 1999 08:46:08 EDT | From: Pennstudd@
Dear Alan,
Finally a question I can answer. I am an avid Antiques Roadshow watcher and about 3 weeks ago there was a mickey mouse watch. The expert said that the watch cannot date before 1936 because Walt Disney didn’t market any merchandise until then. So, I know that Steamboat Willie was produced in about 1930 or 1931 if that helps you at all. Although you said there was a Donald Duck, he didn’t make the seen until 1939 or 1940 because he appeared in a majority of the WW 2 shorts dealing with bonds, rationing etc. I hope I was able to help a little.Bill
Date: Mon, 3 May 1999 09:08:23 EDT | From: JQuilt@
A great website for you to visit regarding your trip to France is: http://www.quiltcreations.com/ jean jquilt@
Date: Mon, 3 May 1999 09:00:36 -0500 (Central Daylight Time) | From: Mary Persyn <Mary.Persyn@>
Joanna wrote: If you are in the US and have a local public library, you have access to a huge collection of quilt history books donated to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln libraries by the American Quilt Study Group. The books that circulate (not all of the collection) are available through inter-library loan. (Sorry, I don’t think folks outside of the US have access to this network, but I may be wrong. Any librarians out there want to comment?) The Interlibrary Loan network is actually world-side, but the borrowing library is expected to locate and borrow an item in its own country first. (We start out looking in Indiana first for items). And some libraries are leary about sending books overseas. Photocopies are okay because they are not the original item.
Policies differ among libraries.
Mary (in librarian mode)
Date: Mon, 3 May 1999 07:40:08 -0700 | From: Kathy Tavares <kmtavare@>
Joanna Thank you very much for the info. That will help me out a lot.
Kathy
Date: Mon, 03 May 1999 12:23:15 -0400 | From: Peggy Notestine <notestine.11@>
Hi friends, First of all, thanks again to JoAnna Evans for organizing the dinner get-together in Paducah. It was so nice seeing you in person. this is such a wonderful resource. I am writing now to get your opinion on which batting to use for a project. I am in the process of making a Queen/King size dresden plate quilt from reproduction 30’s fabric which I have been collecting since it first came out several years ago. The background is white and the sashing units is what make makes this such a wonderful project….sort of diamond-like which makes stars too…if that makes sense! Anyway, I am seriously considering entering this quilt into some future competition, so I am planning to do my best handwork on it. I would like your opinion on which is your favorite batting to use when creating an heirloom. I want something that is easy to quilt, but will eventually give a sort of antique look once washed. This quilt is not likely to be used a lot, but I want it to last forever. Your opinion on this would be greatly appreciated and I would be happy to post back a condensed version of the replys I receive. I am also interested in getting your opinion on the best quilting thread to use as well. I am only considering YLI quilting thread at the moment. Thanks again.
Peggy in Columbus, Ohio….75 and Sunny!
Date: Mon, 3 May 1999 22:35:41 -0700 | From: “Eileen Trestain” <ejtrestain@>
While the testing takes place in Paducah, the testing candidates are probably only all known to AQS and the certification committee. While several of the appraisers served on testing panels, we do not sit in on every panel, just two or three which are assigned to us. Nobody but the certification committee knows for certain who passed and who did not for several weeks, because the written portion of the exam also is considered in the final outcome, and none but the certification committee sees all that. Sharon Newman will notify the candidates first, before any of the rest of us are told. We are likely to hear at the end of May to mid-June.
Eileen
Date: Tue, 04 May 1999 09:36:26 -0400 | From: nancy roberts <robertsn@>
If you like cotton batting (I do), you might want to look at bleached white ones from Perfect Cotton (Acme Pad Co.) or Warm and White (from Warm and Natural). You mentioned that the background of the quilt is white and the bleached white cotton batting ensures no shadowing through or darkening of the white fabric caused by off-white batting. They are low-loft battings which lots of quilters like for a vintage look. Also, for Alan and Mickey Mouse. I noticed a link ad for a Disney website on another site I was visiting. It said it was an updated site. I haven’t visited it, but thought the site might have some history that could help you. Don’t recall the address, but it’s likely Disney.com.
Maybe worth a try? Nancy
Date: Tue, 4 May 1999 09:55:38 EDT | From: KareQuilt@
Thought QHL members might find this interesting. This is from Quilters Unlimited (Northern, VA) e-mail newsletter, dated May 4, 1999. CABIN CREEK QUILTS CONTINUES ITS FIGHT AGAINST VERMONT COMPANY – The following is from QU President, Marilyn Owendoff (V). “To give some background, Cabin Creek Quilts was started as a VISTA program in the early 1970s, intended to provide jobs to women from coal mining families in the Cabin Creek area of West Virginia. Today, people from rural areas around the state work for the cooperative. Cabin Creek Quilts has about 100 people working for it any given time, but the actual individuals might change as work is spread around to give as many people as possible as much work as possible. They have a store/shop in Malden, West Virginia.
Aside from the quilters providing a livelihood for their families, they are also focused on preserving the tradition of quality made quilts. To quote from a recent newspaper article regarding a purchase of one of their quilts “a quilt that they have is made in a home in a rural county. That its helping people to remain in rural counties and it’s made the same way that their grandmother might have made it. It’s not a factory situation.” Right now Cabin Creek Quilts is in a legal battle with Orvis. The summer issue of Orvis catalogue came out with an “imported” (we know what that means!) quilt and labeled it “Cabin Creek Quilt.” Cabin Creek Quilts have recently won a victory in the fight when Orvis agreed, in response to a suit filed by the West Virginia Attorney General’s Office, to stop distributing products under the “Cabin Creek” name, to stop using the words “cabin or creek” or “Cabin Creek Quilt” in advertisements for quilts, and to explain to customers calling about the quilts that they are not connected to the West Virginia cooperative. The victory is only partial, however, because Orvis can continue to distribute the catalogue advertising the quilt under Cabin Creek name in every state except West Virginia. IT’S TIME TO NETWORK AGAIN! Even before I learned of the legal battle with Orvis, the QU Board voted $500 as a contribution to assist Cabin Creek Quilts’ cooperative. Because they had a break-in and 30 quilts were stolen in December, security lighting was installed in the house they use as their shop. I’ve received a copy of that electrical invoice, and our $500 just about covers that cost.” Please contact Marilyn if you’d like more information, including articles and a video, at MOwendof@ PS: I attended the Smithsonians’ “Common Threads” symposium March 18-19. CCQ was one of the presenters. At one point they also took on Walmart. Walmart was selling quilts under the name “Cobble Creek Quilters.” CCG won that legal battle but the Presenter didn’t go into details about the final legal “arrangements.” Copyright infringement was brought up several times during the conference, and not just by CCG. It is a sensitive issue among the Native American peoples (Hopi for example), as it is among all uniquely identifiable craftspersons of other native cultures. In Australia the Campfire Aboriginal Artists Collective has stepped in to try to help fight such battles because marketers are moving in and copying the distinctive native art and selling it as “original.”
Karen Alexander
Date: Tue, 04 May 1999 09:10:25 -0500 | From: Laura Hobby Syler <texas_quilt.co@>
Nancy, Warm and Natural is a bugger to hand quilt, and admittedly, from the co. was not really developed for hand quilting! It works great for machine quilting, but is really too stiff for hand. I’m not familiar with Perfect Cotton, from Acme Pad Co. Is it a regional product? I thought I had samples of just about every batting co out there for my lectures.
Laura 5/4/99 -0400, nancy roberts wrote:
>If you like cotton batting (I do), you might want to look at bleached >white ones from Perfect Cotton (Acme Pad Co.) or Warm and White (from >Warm and Natural). You mentioned that the background of the quilt is >white and the bleached white cotton batting ensures no shadowing through >or darkening of the white fabric caused by off-white batting. They are >low-loft battings which lots of quilters like for a vintage look.
>Also, for Alan and Mickey Mouse. I noticed a link ad for a Disney >website on another site I was visiting. It said it was an updated site.
>I haven’t visited it, but thought the site might have some history that >could help you. Don’t recall the address, but it’s likely Disney.com.
>Maybe worth a try? Nancy
Date: Tue, 04 May 1999 09:17:56 -0500 | From: Mary Waller <mswaller@>
The April 6, 1999 Sioux Falls (SD) Argus Leader ran a story about a March 1881 copy of the Salem (SD) Register printed on fabric. Due to an especially hard winter and subsequent flooding, supplies brought by railroad to the Dakota Territory (SD & ND were granted statehood in 1889) weren’t delivered. Newspaper publishers couldn’t get their newsprint, so newspapers were printed on any inexpensive sheet goods they could get, including wallpaper, tissue paper, handkerchiefs, silk neckties, manila wrapping paper, antelope skin and cloth. Has anyone seen newspaper printing on fabric in any quilts or blocks? I did documentation at The Journey Museum in Rapid City recently. One woman who brought in two quilts talked about cotton seeds in quilt batting. When I told her I’d never seen whole cotton seeds in a quilt, but many people mistake debris in batting for cotton seeds and that cotton seeds were large and round, she replied she grew up Texas where cotton was grown, and she knew what cotton seeds looked like, and she had seen actual seeds in cotton batting used in quilts that were made quickly and �weren’t pretty’ because they were needed for immediate use. I thanked her for the information, added I learn more from quilt owners and students than they realize. My local museum and quilt guild are hosting “Quilted Treasures II: Those Crazy Victorians” Friday, Oct 1 and Saturday, Oct 2. Nancy Kirk will speak on “Those Crazy Victorians” Saturday afternoon, followed by Cleo Erickson, who will present “History of Grace’s Buttons” on the late Grace Beede’s button collection, including Civil War and calico buttons. Nancy will also discuss audience members’ quilts in a show-and-tell session Friday night.
Planned Crazy Patch, Foundation Quilted, Zippered Bag, and Redwork Embroidery classes are offered, and there will be two quilt exhibits at the museum, along with vendors, raffle items, etc. To encourage maximum participation, the classes and Nancy’s talks are $5, Cleo’s talk is free. E- me for details. We had a lightening-filled and stormy night, and were rousted out of bed by tornado sirens about 11 p.m. Later, I dreamed we were air-lifted out of the path of a tornado from a quilt appraisal and auction event in England, across the road from Prince Charles’ �house’. Some of you from the Restoration Conferences were there, too, although the only one I remember clearly is Nancy Bright (maybe because Nancy’s from Oklahoma, where they had worse storms than we did). Don’t ask me where I get all my ideas for dreams, but this one would make a great movie. It feels like more storms on the way at 7 already this morning.
Mary Waller, Vermillion, SD
Date: Tue, 4 May 1999 08:32:09 -0700 | From: “R & L Carroll” <Robert.J.Carroll@>
Hello.
Mary talked about cotton seeds in quilts.
I once saw a quilt with cotton seeds, also. They were large and roundish, somewhat like a small bean. There was no doubt what they were. We could see, maybe 75 or more seeds. The quilt was in an exhibit, and hung against the light of a large window so the seeds could be seen. The quilt was a beautiful applique design, white with red and green, c.1870. I never heard where it was made.
Laurette in So. California
Date: Tue, 04 May 1999 19:49:08 -0400 | From: “Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Cupp” <lcupp@>
There is an interesting article at http://www.bhsu.edu/academics/wcts_bhsu/index.html
Debbie
Date: Tue, 04 May 1999 22:48:50 -0500 | From: “Kirk Collection” <kirkcoll3@>
The Quilt Heritage Foundation is coordinating an effort to gather 1000 quilts for Oklahoma. The idea is just developing and we are working to get transportation donated and to coordinate with the relief agencies in Oklahoma for distribution to people who lost their homes in the tornadoes this week. NQA is making a forty foot space available at their show in June to hang donated quilts and hold a quilting bee to make more. Adult, youth and crib quilts are all needed and welcome. Details of the project are at www.quiltheritage.com. The Foundation is a non-profit 501-c-3 organization and all donations are tax-deductible. I serve as president of the Foundation and will be happy to answer any questions from anyone. We’ll keep adding information to the website as we develop the network of donors and sponsors. Soon there will be a downloadable poster to print out and post at your local quilt and sewing shops. Please feel free to distribute this message as widely as possible to friends, family and quilt lists you belong to. All donors will be acknowledged on the web site and we will add links back to any web pages that link to the site (just send us an e-mail that you have linked with us. If you have any questions, you can reach me at QuiltHF@ or by calling 1-800-599-0094 or 402-934-1513.
Nancy Kirk The Quilt Heritage Foundation
1513 Military Avenue Omaha, NE 68111 (402) 934-1513
www.quiltheritage.com
Date: Tue, 04 May 1999 22:07:51 -0300 | From: susan silva <woody@>
Greetings qhlr’s,
Have to tell you about my wonderful trip to Wash.D.C./Virginia!The DAR had Martha Washington’s quilt/coverlet on display and it was beautiful! The India womens quilt exhibit at the Women in the Arts museum was stunning! But the real awesome part of my trip was to the Valentine Museum. Got to see the Robert E.Lee Quilt, and have a curators visit in the “backroom”. What marvelous quilts we saw. Drop dead gorgeous broderie perse quilts and stunning quilting/trapunto quilts. I can now die happy cause I’ve been to the Valentine. It was AWESOME. Then we went to the Shenendoah valley and saw the quilt museum at Harrisonburg. They had contemporary work on display it was all beautiful. I have many vacation pictures and probably 90% are of quilts. My DH went along and enjoyed it all. He surely impressed some ladies when he knew what a “fat quarter” was. Weather was wonderful and if you ever get a chance to go to these museums…JUST DO IT.
SINCERELY,
SUSAN IN SPOKANE WASHINGTON
Date: Wed, 05 May 1999 05:52:50 -0400 | From: “Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Cupp” <lcupp@>
Here is the URL for the museum. More info about their exhibits there, too. http://www.folkart.com/~latitude/museums/m_vqm.htm Debbie
Date: Wed, 05 May 1999 12:25:55 -0400 | From: nancy roberts <robertsn@>
Thanks, Debbie, for the link to the WCTU article. Pepper Cory has a Design Challenge coming up in Traditional Quiltworks in which she dicusses some background of the Drunkard’s Path pattern and offers info on cutting and sewing. Of course, there are lots of quilts shown with it. You might also want to check out her book (if I’m remembering the title correctly, it’s Happy Trails) from Dover Publications. Nancy
Date: Thu, 06 May 1999 00:14:33 -0700 | From: Audrey Waite <awquiltr@>
Has anyone seen this video on PBS? I understand it was also shown at the recent Smithsonian women’s textile symposium in Washington, D.C. The full title is “Unraveling the Stories Quilts as a Reflection of Our Lives”. The producer would like us to screen or sell it at Quilt Camp in the Pines in July (Flagstaff, AZ), so I’d like some honest opinions about it before accepting her offer.
Audrey Waite awquiltr@ http://www.quiltcamp.com
Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 06:21:23 -0700 (PDT) | From: Kris Driessen <krisdriessen@>
— “SIGEL,JANELLE”
> Date Thu, 06 May 1999 07:19:01 -0400 (EDT)
> From “SIGEL,JANELLE”
> To QuiltersBee@ > Organization Penn State University / University > Libraries > Subject QuiltersBee ’30’s blocks >
> I’m looking for names of blocks that were popular > during the 1930’s. I need > to make a block in ’30’s repro fabrics and thought > it would be good to make > a block that was popular for that time. Any > suggestions? TTIA. Janelle > JSS@ >
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Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 09:30:20 EDT | From: JQuilt@
2 books come to mind Quilt Designs from the Thirties by Sara Nephew published by Dover Publications Soft Corvers for Hard Times by Marikay Waldvogel published by Rutledge Hill jean
Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 14:15:19 EDT | From: KareQuilt@
I wonder if authenticity of period history and design will be considered? Wonder what kind of bed “covers” were actually used onboard ships? AMISTAD SLAVE SHIP INSPIRES QUILT PROJECT – The following was in the April 29 Takoma Park (MD) Gazette “Montgomery College art teacher Mary Staley has started the Amistad Friendship Quilt Project to cover the bunks of a replica of the historic clipper Amistad as it sails from port to port, educating people about the fateful role the original Amistad played in American history. “I’m hoping to end up with at least 24 quilts and each quilt will have at least 24 squares,” Staley says. “I want to contact quilt clubs and art schools all over the country. Australia has a big quilt guild, and I want to: tap into that.” “We want as many cultures represented as possible,” says Bond, who has been making quilts for more than 15 years and belongs to Takoma Park’s Azalea City Quilters. The inaugural sail of the new Amistad is scheduled for New York harbor on July 4, 2000. It also will visit Washington later next year and then go on to Havana, where Cinque first boarded the ship in 1839. Wherever the Amistad sails, quilts from Staley’s project will cover its bunks. Mary Staley of the Amistad Friendship Quilt Project can be reached at 301-650-1374 or mstaley@ Project Web page www.mc.cc.md.us/Departments/amistad Gazette story http://www.gazette.net/news/communities/takoma/story003.html; more information on the Amistad, from December 1997’s Smithsonian magazine http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issues97/dec97/amistad.html
Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 14:42:39 EDT | From: KareQuilt@
WEBSITE CORRECTION – Please note the following correction for the webpage mentioned in the May 3 QU Digest. (It is for Montgomery College art teacher Mary Staley, who started the Amistad Friendship Quilt Project to cover the bunks of the replica of the historic clipper Amistad.) The webpage is mstaley@
Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 18:58:55 -0400 | From: Steve Greco <GrandmasAttic@>
Just wanted everyone to know that we hosted Toni Baumgard, “The Redwork Lady” in our quilt shop last weekend. She was a tremendous “hit” with everyone. We had a tea on Sunday with standing room only as Toni shared her quilts and slide show with us about the history of redwork. It was fascinating. Then on Monday we had a class where Toni taught everyone how to: make their own redwork blocks. The quilts and other linens in her redwork collection are stupendous. If she’s ever in your neck of the woods I highly recommend this program!
You won’t be sorry! Rachel Greco
Grandma’s Attic Sewing Emporium, Inc.
155 SW Court Street Dallas, OR 97338
1-503-623-0451 e-mail GrandmasAttic@ web www.grandmasatticquilting.com
Date: Fri, 7 May 1999 06:30:13 EDT | From: Baglady111@
Does anyone know if AMERICAN QUILT STUDY GROUP published a paper on SCRAPPY QUILTS? Or are there reference books/articles you would recommend? I know of a young lady who is preparing a program to present to her guild and is researching the subject. Jane of THE FEEDSACK CLUB httpmembers.aol.com/baglady111/samples.html ENJOY!!
Date: Fri, 7 May 1999 08:08:52 EDT | From: QuiltNews@
Thanks for sharing the schedule of Simply Quilts…I know my cable company has recently begun airing HGTV, but I have never seen the quilt show, being to: lazy to sit down and read throught the TV guide to find the listings….I have started, but my eyes glass over after the first few listings…of course, now I can go directly to their web site….Ann
Date: Fri, 07 May 1999 08:05:41 -0700 | From: pastcrafts@
As regards the Amistead bunks and thir bed covers, remember that ant 19th century ship was a microcosm of the society it came from. Therefore there would have been at least 3 different”levels” of material goods on board. Those of the senior officers but remember that only the captain had a separate cabin. Then the other officers quarters, which were shared, then there were the bunks for the seamen, and finally the hold for cargo – both inanimate and human. There might have been a quilt of two in the senior officers quarters. At that time quilts were not yet “utilitarian”, they were still considered decorative. So if the captain or first mate had one then it was because their wives made the effort. However, it is far more likely that they had woven coverlets. It is possible that there could have been a whole cloth quilt or a “strippy” style qullt but probably not new. Seafaring was very rugged and very hard on all textiles. The seamen would in all probability not have had quilts and for sure there were no bedcovers at all in the cargo hold for the slaves. As regards the coverlets, Rabbit is the authority there. Any thoughts?
Newbie pastcrafts@
Date: Fri, 07 May 1999 07:17:37 -0700 | From: Julie Silber <quiltcomplex@>
Hi All,
I am looking to buy fine quality crepeline. Any ideas?
Thanks
Julie Silber
Date: Fri, 7 May 99 18:44:55 EDT | From: “Bob Mills” <decision@>
Thanks for your comments.
Jan Drechsler (not Bob) http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/bobmills/jan.html What are you trying to accomplish
>with this quilt? I have never seen or heard of >an elongated hexagon
Date: Fri, 7 May 1999 23:24:06 EDT | From: Kittencat3@
Actually, the Amistad is being built at Mystic Seaport in Connecticut, which has an excellent costume department. I believe they’re at www.mysticseaport.org, or something close to that. Regardless, they would be the place to check for information on the Amistad quilts, or whether they’re accepting volunteer quilters. One note the actual slaves would have had no quilts at all in all likelihood. The mortality rate on the Middle Passage was hideous…( Lisa Evans Easthampton, MA
Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 00:44:29 EDT | From: KennaleeM@
I would like to invite anyone in the southern California area to come to the Santa Monica Quilt Guild meeting on Wednesday evening, July 7, 1999, where our guest speaker will be Toni Baumgard! We are also have a workshop the next day on making a small redwork quilt. The meeting is at the Felicia Mahood Senior Center, 11338 Santa Monica Blvd., West Los Angeles (right off the 405 freeway) at 7 p.m. Kennalee
Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 17:49:56 EDT | From: KareQuilt@
RE The video I bought it and loved it! Watched it three times the first week. Just sent it on to my MIL for her to watch on Mother’s Day as she is the one that got me started in quilting.
Karen
Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 11:03:13 -1000 | From: “Laurie Woodard” <lwoodard@>
Aloha Sally
Quilt Hawaii is an annual event rotating sites among the different islands of Hawaii. Last year it was held on Kauai, the year before on Hawaii island. It is mainland produced and organized but also features local (Hawaii) quilting teachers like nationally known Elizabeth A. Akana and Mary Cezar. The primary attendees are from the mainland United States and have come with their families for a weeks’ vacation in Hawaii. I get the impression from what I’ve heard that this isn’t an intensive <quilters retreat> with the focus on quilting into the wee hours. Because it is held in Hawaii, in a resort area, and quilters tend to bring their families, they prefer low stress workshops which leave time to shop and go to the beach afterwards. The program is well organized, attendance and class size fairly small, and the setting nice. I would recommend it. And while you were here you could see the annual Hawaiian quilt show at Mission Houses Museum in Honolulu. The show this year focuses on polynesian bedcovers. The tifaifai (or tivaevae) from Tahiti, the Cook Islands, etc. is similar to yet very different from the Hawaiian kapa lau (bed quilt). This would be a good opportunity to compare. The show will be up May 18-July 4, 1999. Diedre McElroy is the guest curator. The musuem web site is at http://www.lava.net/~mhm/quilt.htm.
— Laurie Woodard
Researcher
Hawaiian Quilt Research Project http://openstudio.hawaii.edu/hqrp/default.html
Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 21:38:19 -0400 | From: “Phyllis Twigg” <ptwigg@>
The annual quilt show of the Annapolis Quilt Guild, “Quilts By the Bay,” will be held Saturday and Sunday, June 5th and 6th. Three antique quilts will be featured from the collection of Polly Mello a four block Rose Vase c. 1850, a Chintz Star c. 1830, and a Rose Wreath with a Blue Feather Border c. 1840. The show will be even larger than in former years and features a large selection of members’ quilts, demonstrations,extensive merchant mall, country store, quilt appraisals (Saturday ) by Hazel Carter and Bunnie Jordan, raffle quilt , and catered refreshments. Admission is $5. The show is located off Route 50 at Annapolis Senior High School on Riva Road in Annapolis. Hours are 1000 a.m. – 500 p.m. Saturday and 1100 a.m. – 500 p.m. Sunday. For more information call 410-257-1990 or visit the website at http://members.xoom.com/AQG_Home/
Date: Sun, 09 May 1999 17:30:18 -0400 | From: Barb Garrett <bgarrett@>
I never did get out to Intercourse, but a friend brought back the following information concerning quilting books available from Good Books. 1. Catalog — maybe it is possible to call and have them send you one. Phone is 800-762-7171. Their order form implies you might be able to order with the toll free number. They take VISA and mastercard. Quilt books listed are — Amish Quilt Patterns, by Rachel Thomas Pellman $14.95 Small Amish Quilt Patterns by R T Pellman $14.95 Patterns for Making Amish Dolls and Doll Clothes by R T Pellman and Jan Steffy $14.95 The Amish Quilt by Eve Wheatcroft Granick $24.95 paper, $45 hard cover — excellent The World of Amish Quilts by Rachel & Kenneth Pellman $21.95 paper, $24.95 hardcover — excellent A Treasury of Amish Quilts by R & K Pellman $21.95 — excellent A Treasury of Mennonite Quilts by R & K Pellman $21.95 — excellent Postage is 10%, $3 minimum, PA residents at 6% tax 2. New book available soon for current exhibit — A flyer says you can order a book called Quilts From Two Valleys by Phyllis Pellman Good. 8 1/2″ x 11 — 80 pages — dozens of color plates of quilts and their communities — $19.95 paperback The book isn’t available yet (poor timing, I think) but there is a special that expires June 1, 1999. The form you are to send in requests and contains the following information — Quantity _____ Quilts from Two Valleys at Show Price $13.95 ___________ PA residents, add 6% ____________ Shipping & Handling (Add 10%, $2.50 minimum)
____________ TOTAL ____________
____ Check payable to The People’s Place Quilt Museum in US funds ____ Charge my VISA # __________________ ____Charge my MasterCard # ___________________ Expiration date __________________ Signature ______________________ Name _______________________ Address _______________________ City _____________________ State/Province _____________ Postal Code ____________ Mailing address is Good Books P. O. Box 419 Intercourse, PA 17534-0419 Toll free 800-762-7171 I don’t know anything about the new book except what is written on this flyer. Hope some find this helpful.
Barb in southeastern PA
