June 24 – 27, 2004
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Primary topics of this QHL Digest:
- Dating Fabrics 2 Book Launch — Eileen Trestain announces that her long-awaited Dating Fabrics 2 book is finally mounted on the website pages, ready for color photocopying. (see the article on dating quilts)
- Strawberry Emeries and Pin Cushion Fillings — Members discuss what strawberry-shaped emeries are filled with, eventually landing on emery powder or fine sand, with tips for making one’s own.
- Southern Quilt Study Conference Idea — Gail Ingram proposes a regional quilt study conference for the South, and the idea immediately draws interest from Northern members who want to attend.
- New Member Introduction Thread — Debbi Booth of Yellow Rose Quilting introduces herself, sparking a warm welcome thread about long-arm machines, Texas pride, and Red Hat ladies.
- Pressing Quilt Tops — Sue Reich’s question about pressing old quilt tops fresh off the line produces practical tips on starting from the center, using steam, and the merits of a Big Board.
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 22:05:56 +1000 | From: nomad1@
Dear All, I need some advice here that is not quilt related. My 16 year old son John Frederick has been nominated as Poet of the Year by the International Poets Society and they want him to come over to Philadelphia on the 14th of August. I personally believe that it is great encouragement for a young lad, as poetry is practically an unknown language to many 16 year olds! The thing is that being a typical Mum, I am a wee bit concerned. I would like him to go but want to make sure that he is safe. So if any of you could advice a good B& B nearby I would greatly appreciate it. The 2004 International Society of Poets Summer Convention and Symposium is going to be held at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown. Their rates are $139 for single or double per night for ISP poets and their guests. To keep costs down, I think JF could travel alone, as he is a very mature sensible lad, though of course I would like to be with him! My husband is poo pooing the whole thing, but if worthwhile I want to make this possible. So please do share your thoughts with me. Will a 16 year old gentlemanly lad be safe and is this true blue or is it a mere gimmick as DH thinks? Thanks for your help and my apologies again as its not quilt related. Warm regards from Hiranya Loder, Sydney, Australia : >
From: “Candace Perry” -0400
Uh oh…now I see what your DH is saying. Check this website
http://windpub.com/literary.scams/update.htm
I fear it’s a scam. Candace Perry
From: “Candace Perry”
Dear Hiranya, I don’t think he’d be unsafe at all…What I do think is important is that he stay in the convention hotel. I don’t think you’ll really get a better deal elsewhere, and that also cuts down on him having to walk around. Do you think he can handle getting from the airport to center city? I guess there’s most likely a hotel limo, which you might not have with a smaller inn. Candace Perry (near Philly but not in Philly!)
From: Laura Robins-Morris <lrobins@>
Trish – Please do get started! Please educate us (or those of us who don’t know) on the difference between the original trapunto in European textiles and what we see in American stuffed work. Some of us might even take up your cause 🙂 Thanks. Laura in Seattle Dear Laura,
Early in my learning curve on quilts (1974) Myron and Patsy Orlofsky’s book, Quilts in America was published. Apparently I must have let it burn into my brain. One of their statements in the Introduction on page xiii is “We have also omitted the word trapunto in favor of stuffing because trapunto refers to a highly specialized type of Italian quilting seldom found in American quilts. Having seen some of this very specific traditional Italian work I have to agree with their decision. It is extremely fine, well wrought, my personal feeling is that much of it might have been done by professional men needleworkers as much of the court embroidery and fabrics were done throughout Europe and England before our American colonies even existed.
Nowadays it seems the use of trapunto means anything, from anywhere and time, that is a raised area created in a white area of a quilted object, by inserting from the back surface a substance so the front surface of the fabric is raised. As I said, don’t get me started!
Now I think I just need to sit down and eat some really good dark chocolate.
Trish Herr
From: “Steve and Jean Loken”
Melissa, Since no-one mentioned this yesterday, my suggestion is to check old city directories from the period of the blocks for the same names or same family names. This would verify the town or origin (Marion, IL?) and locate the families perhaps in one part of town. This may help locate a chuch they all belonged to, or perhaps they were rural, in which case (I do family genealogy as well) I would use the township map which the courthouse keeps, and ususally has the names of the major landholders written in in section they owned. Sometimes there’s an index to the names. This is all time consuming, but if all else fails, a story in the local paper, if it’s intriguing enough to the editor, will find surviving family members of the signers. Good luck. Myself, if I figured my aunt made them, I’d keep them with her other work. That observation of her stitching “signature” is great detective work. I think she was back stitching to lock her stitches in case of a small break. I always was taught to do that in hemming a skirt. Jean in MN
From: “J. G. Row”
As I recall, 6″ album patch blocks were to be sent to someone in Florida and then that person then dropped off the face of the earth. I don’t remember her name at all, but I’m pretty sure that is where my blocks went.
My project was collecting yellow ribbon blocks to replace the ones that were ruined before Kris could distribute them. Pepper contributed backing fabric for those, Quilter’s Dream contributed batting, and those quilts were finished and sent/given to Kris. Did Pepper donate backing for the album patch signature quilts as well?
J. G. Row aka Judy Ringo judygrow@
Hiranya, My gut reaction is NO. It was a more innocent time, when I was 16, but I still remember some of th e things I did when allowed to travel alone. <G> Part of them because I jus t didn’t understand the world well enough, part because I just didn’t belie ve that bad things could happen to good people. I took risks- fortunately t hey paid off, but I could have ended up in dire circumstances if they’d gon e the other way and I’d run into some evil people instead of kindly ones wh o took care of a 16 year old idiot. 🙂 Even if you knew the convention was on the up-and-up, I still would want an adult on site to watch after a 16 year old. You don’t know what sort of pr edators might be lurking around. Even at the mildest, he might meet a group of college students, go out drinking with them, and get arrested! Drinking at 16 is serious stuff in the US. Or he might run into trouble with airpor t security. I work on a college campus, and at least once a year I ‘rescue’ an 18-19 ye ar old who’s run up against the wall of being expected to act as an adult w hen s/he really doesn’t have the skills to act as an adult in that situatio n. If I can find 18 year old girls crying in the restroom because she doesn ‘t have a quarter and she needs to ‘make a purchase’, or at the student hea lth center because her roommate promised to come back and get her, but hasn ‘t, I can only imagine the terror of a 16 year old who is in another countr y who finds that the convention he came to attend is sleazy, or who runs af oul of security in the airport.
From: Jackie Joy
Does anyone know what strawberry emeries are filled with, and if you can purchase whatever the stuff is now? A friend and I would like to make little emeries as gifts but we don’t know what to fill them with.
Jackie Joy Reno, NV
From: “Major Maam”
emery is a type of graphite. Try putting in your search engine “emery” and “graphite” Emery is also linked with “garnet”. Some of my quilt friends use steel wool instead of emery in their home made “Strawberries”
Becky
From: “Nancy Gibbs”
<<Does anyone know what strawberry emeries are filled with, and if you can purchase whatever the stuff is now? A friend and I would like to make little emeries as gifts but we don’t know what to fill them with. >>
This may sound trite or something, but they are filled with emery, which is an extremely finely ground polishing stone (corundum, I think). It is available; it’s kind of expensive–$5 for a tiny bag, but you don’t need much. Go to www.emlis.com and click on pincushions and emeries. I have bought from her before and she’s pretty quick with shipping.
Nancy G. www.jerichomountain.com
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 11:48:38 -0400 | From: Joan Kiplinger <jkip@>
Emery powder or grains can usually be bought at most hobby shops and some hardware and diy stores. There is a person on Ebay selling it; do a search for emery. If you can’t find it, I will try to locate her email address.
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 12:47:00 EDT | From: Midnitelaptop@
i remember how frustrated i was that the chimney sweep quilt/s never got made and delivered to kris…in fact it’s a large part of the reason i don’t do block swaps… two quilters volunteered to assemble the blocks(there were enough to make 2 quilts) and send them to Kris…the quilters who volunteered are:
lori trimble4@
Karen erlandson quiltercooke.net
jeanL
On June 24, 2004, Susan Wildemuth wrote:
> Most of you probably know about this already, but just in case — > > About signature quilts and signature quilt blocks. Here is a hint for th ose > who want to try and find or narrow down the dates of your signature quilt — > or discover the origin of the quilt. > > The key is getting access to the United States census records and you can do > it online for a fee
Try going directly to the US Census. I haven’t used them for quilt geneology, but I’ve used them for Census data for other projects, and they’re free. THere’s also a number to call if you can’t get the website to report the data you’re looking for. I had to use it once, and the librarians were very helpful. They had to take some time t o figure out how to get the data I needed, but they called me back with the correct information.
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 16:07:41 EDT | From: Midnitelaptop@
if you go to: http://store.yahoo.com/mallerypressllc/hearquilup.html you will see the heart quilt that ami simms assembled and delivered.. jeanL
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 13:48:42 -0700 (PDT) | From: Babette Moorleghen <happyquilterq@>
Sue, thanks for this information! I have been wondering how to search out information on some wonderful signature blocks that I believe to date to the Civil War era. I know for sure the fabrics date to approx 1845-1850 but these particular blocks contain special messages to the recipient of the blocks, along with the names of the block makers and towns from Upstate New York. (At least I have that much information.) It appears one of the blocks was made by a man as the name is more masculine than feminine. I found this very interesting. I’ll go to ancestry.com and do some more research. These blocks are wonderful! Babette in Illinois
Susan Wildemuth <ksandbcwgeneseo.net> wrote:Most of you probably know about this already, but just in case —
About signature quilts and signature quilt blocks. Here is a hint for those who want to try and find or narrow down the dates of your signature quilt — or discover the origin of the quilt.
The key is getting access to the United States census records and you can do it online for a fee at
www.ancestry.com
1860, 1880, 1920, 1930 are cataloged and searchable — they have others years available, but are not indexed yet so they can be easily searched ( I understand they are trying to do that)
Some other genealogy sites to consider that don’t charge fees, but “usually” don’t include access to the census records are:
— http://www.rootsweb.com/ — http://www.familysearch.org/ – Latter Day Saints 1880 census is available here, but not in the same form as Ancestry.com –U.S. Gen Web sites –Secretary of State offices for each state. e.g. Illinois State Archives –County Genealogy Sites in each state: e.g. I type in Schuyler County Illinois History Some of these county sites include census records
I have no affiliation with ancestry.com, but I’ve been researching the history of a 1933-1935 Sampler Signature Quilt from Schuyler County, Illinois for about a year and a half and just wanted to share what has been working for me. Hope this helps others.
Sue in Illinois
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 06:52:17 +1000 | From: “Karen and Paul Fail” <kfailbigpond.net.au>
Hi Hiranya, Congrats to your boy – how wonderful. Have no knowledge to assist but hope you get some useful answers. Karen Fail
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 20:50:12 -0400 | From: “Lucinda Cawley” <lrcawley@>
Yesterday was our first meeting under the aegis of our newly renamed leader Fran Fitz-Kennedy. FVF will not, however, be hyphenated. Except for Fran’s name nothing has changed; it’s all still wonderful. We had a potluck picnic (indoors because the a.m. was threatening) at the mill in Hagerstown, MD. Before we looked at quilts there was some great stuff changing hands. Fran had a few copies of “Echoes from the Hills,” a wall calendar for 2005 with photographs from the West Virginia quilt documentation. It has pictures of 12 great quilts including an 1847 Honey Bee, an 1846 Baltimore Album (yes, it was made in Baltimore), a stupendous 1884 Prince’s Feather (the whole quilt is a single huge block). Juanita Reed has the calendar for sale for $10.00. I’ve emailed her to ask if I can post her address. If you belong to AQSG it’s in the directory. My twin (separated at birth) Suzanne Cawley had patterns for two great quilts in the collection of the Allegany County Historical Society, Cumberland, MD. Several years ago some of the FVFers went to western MD to help Suzanne document the Society’s quilts. We talked about how great it would be to have patterns of these two very special quilts. Suzanne and her cronies have done a great job. The Isabel Clarkson Humphrey “Bleeding Heart” Quilt is a four-block (84″ square). The feathered heart blocks are enclosed in two borders, one of which is a serpentine vine with leaves and heart-shaped flowers. The 1852 Friendship Album Quilt is made of fifteen 12-inch blocks alternating with plain blocks. For $9.00 each you get a full-size pattern for the quilt, basic instructions and a color picture of the original. They are available from the Historical Society (301) 777-8678 or www.historyhouse.allconet.org. Show and Tell was at it’s usual high standard. My latest treasure is a real Sampler top from Meredith, NH (Lake Winnipesaukee–when you live in an area like the Eastern Shore where lots of people retire you never know what you might find). I feel as if the maker’s whole quilting life is in this piece. She framed blocks and parts of blocks to the size of a 14″ Pine Tree block in a turn of the 20th century collection of indigoes, reds, shirtings, plaids and a touch of cheddar. T-blocks, Double Pin Wheels, a School House, LeMoyne Star, Turkey Tracks. There was a Rose Medallion kit quilt with beautiful embroidery and quilting. Also from the 1930s was a scrappy Lone Star appliqued to the background–saves all that nasty piecing. We saw curtains trimmed with cute little calico squares and a single gorgeous applique block (a huge heart with oak leaves in a single brick red print) from a box lot at an auction. What the owner downplayed as “just a 9-Patch” turned out to be a collection of 1820s fabrics with a block printed chintz border! It was a good day for Log Cabins including a top with an intertwined border that I borrowed to copy and spent four hours figuring out how to graph it. The woman who made this was a lot smarter than I am. There was an 1850s Ohio Star inscribed with fraktur letters, the first fraktur quilt I’ve seen in that pattern. A great Basket quilt was set in a Garden Maze with a machine appliqued border (of a strange designs that looked like Japanese lanterns set on edge). We saw a huge Starburst (diamonds from one side of the quilt to the other), very early, very rare especially since it was made of only five different fabrics. We had three Amish quilts: 2 9-Patch and one Lone Star. One top was made of Crazy Patch Flying Geese (early 20th century). You haven’t seen bias till you’ve seen this. It’s no mystery why it was never finished. As if I hadn’t had enough good things for one day I had supper overlooking the South River in Annapolis and saw the sunset over the Chesapeake on my way home. Cinda on the Eastern Shore
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 22:48:52 -0500 | From: “Karen Quilts Texas” <karenquiltstexashouston.@>
I have made pin cushions and filled them with that very fine sand they sell for planting cactuses, or for sand boxes! Seems to work fine. Seems to work OK with my needles.
Karen Spring, TX
—–Original Message—– From: Nancy Gibbs Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 10:48 AM To: Quilt History List Subject: [qhl] Re: Strawberry emery
<<Does anyone know what strawberry emeries are filled with, and if you can purchase whatever the stuff is now? A friend and I would like to make little emeries as gifts but we don’t know what to fill them with. >>
This may sound trite or something, but they are filled with emery, which is an extremely finely ground polishing stone (corundum, I think). It is available; it’s kind of expensive–$5 for a tiny bag, but you don’t need much. Go to www.emlis.com and click on pincushions and emeries. I have bought from her before and she’s pretty quick with shipping.
Nancy G. www.jerichomountain.com
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 23:01:02 +1000 | From: nomad1@
Ah you wonderful people : > You know what? Even though this whole poets thing turned out to be a scam to make money from twerps like me, I am glad. For my email to you brought forth such caring and beautiful emails from so many of you, I feel truly blessed. What a wonderful community our Quilt History one is. So this was not in vain after all! I will encourage my lad to keep writing and just to enjoy the sheer joy of writing poetry. Thank you all so very much for your time and care in replying to my email. You have saved us money that we would have had to do extra jobs for etc. With warm regards, Hiranya Loder from Sydney, Australia : >
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 10:25:35 -0500 | From: Barbara Woodford <haq@>
Dear Everybody,
The above has been a point of study for me for some time, ever since the Eastern establishment told me that “woven Marseilles coverlets” are cheap as chips.
Since then I have read everything I could get my hands on on the woven coverlets that purport to simulate trapunto. I happen to think, since the loom to make them, was invented in the 1770’s or so, that some of these that are found are NOT cheap as chips and are well worth collecting. I also know some tips on telling the difference if you have a mysterious piece.
Right now, I am swamped by the Grand Excursion Celebration on the Mississippi River, but I promise that I will write a little precis with more than several references. Because i think that quilters need to know what’s what.
Barbara Woodford (Sorry to sound so know-it-all, I don’t)
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 13:46:21 -0400 | From: “Jan Drechsler” <quiltdoc@>
A friend has been researching old on-line diaries which mention ‘oyster suppers.’ He sent me the only two references he found re quilting.
Michael McKernan, Phd, my friend writes: The first diary is from PA, and covers 1794-1828 … It’s well worth looking at if you’re interested in the Society of Friends from that era; very ecumenical along with Quaker meetings, he went to Baptist, Methodist, ‘Dutch’ and perhaps other services. A carpenter, he had a constant business making coffins for local (and Phila, etc.) burials…Gave him some pause to consider his increasingly heavy drinking, arguments, … Also he provides tantalizing glimpses of race relations in the local area (and rare mention of matters further south). Most entries are very brief and sketchy, like these, but with the many years, it’s quite a detailed picture of his life and times….
… A bit of context: I believe (but I’m not certain) that at this time, ‘Tunis’s’ was a tavern.
It would be interesting to know more about what a ‘quilting match’ was, and why a man is mentioned as quilting in #2; but it’s possible that Price is just following his normal tendency to concentrate on male affairs as heads of their own households (though women headed many households, particularly as widows). ‘Vendue’ public auction sale
>Joseph Price Diary
[Lower Merion, PA]
>[October 1796] 15 Wind S W & fine day finish Scaffeling hall two Logs to >Mill & hall 5 Loads of Stones, Quilting match at Tunis’s Stayd their till >9 OC at night Spent 51/2 d so home
>January 7th 1808 wind I thought W. in morn Clear Sun rise But before noon >Clouded from S.E & raind haild & Snowd Felix here to Cut wood, I out with >him Ben Halling. Ben at home 2 days back at his Quilting Except Morn & >Evening. Raind & haild so that I did not Set off to Aron Johnsons vendue, >Rees Price & Jacob Morris here greatest part of afternoon Evening at >Mothers She not very well, Raind & haild about 10 OC- at night very Smart. >1 qt whis 20 Cents
Any one know of other references in this era to a quilting match? Any local historians know whether Tunis’s was a Tavern in lower Merion? I question whether a local Inn/Tavern would have been the proper venue for quilting. What do you all think about the reference to Ben quilting, as it is worded?
Anyone know of original material relating to Oyster suppers, that I could pass on? And no, I didn’t ask why except that I do know he just received his degree in anthropology and is unemployed.
Jan — Jan Drechsler in Vermont Quilt Restoration; Quilting teacher www.sover.net/~bobmills
From: “Candace Perry”
Jan, oyster suppers were for a very long time quite popular in “dutchy” areas of PA…they loved their oysters. You still find a few here and there but I think overall taste for oysters may have diminished. So instead the churches/fire halls/whatever might have spaghetti or turkey/ham suppers. My dad (a good 80 year old dutchy), for example, loves them and I can’t abide them! Is that the kind of info you’re looking for? Candace Perry
From: “Lucinda Cawley”
If you would like to buy one of the beautiful calendars published by the West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search contact Juanita Reed. Her email: JReed70884@. Proceeds will benefit the archival mainenance of the documentation data. Cinda on the Eastern Shore
Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 23:15:01 EDT | From: Jccullencrew@
HI Debbi. Welcome to the group. I’m so happy to hear that you’ve opened a shop…in my area there is only one LQS (local quilt shop) about 15 miles away. There is another one which takes about 45 minutes to get to…with the price of gasoline, I try to get everything I need at one time! I’m very happy you’re doing well and wish you continued success in your business. Best regards. Carol Grace
Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 03:19:11 -07 | From: “Yellow Rose Quilting Shop” <YRQS@>
Hi Everyone, I’m Debbi Booth and have been quilting all my life. My grandmother, God bless her, started me out at the age of 6, now that’s 44 years ago…. So yes, I’ve just celebrated my big 50 and now I get to wear RED when I get together with my Red Hat Ladies!
I own my own quilting shop called, Yellow Rose Quilting. I have a Handiquilter “HQ Sixteen” Machine and love it! My hubby enclosed part of our 40 x50 garage for my shop. I have only been in business since Jan. of this year and have already sent quilts all over the USA! Busy is GOOD! Because my turn around is usually less than a month I am staying very busy!
I can’t wait to learn all I’ll learn from this site…
Waiting to hear from you all…… Debbi Yellow Rose Quilting
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 07:56:17 EDT | From: Litwinow@
Good Morning, I’m writing to invite anyone that will be near the Quad-Cities to attend a “Quilt Sharing” with Julie Silber July 5th. 1-4pm, supper break, then 6-9pm. We will be meeting in the historic Deere-Winman Home in Moline. Bring an antique quilt(s) to share. To register: e-mail Judy Helms rjhelmsnetins.net, (563) 732-4124 $20 for one session and $30 for both. Hope you can make come.
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 11:44:37 -0500 | From: Gail Ingram <gingram@>
My vote goes with Trish and the Orlovskies. Every journal I’ve read (a few!), pub’d and unpub’d, calls the work of which we speak “stuffed work” or, in the South, sometimes simply “whitework quilting,” which was always the most highly prized linen in the linen closet.
One caveat, though. I think there are some exceptions. The member from Texas suggested one in which her grandmother and mother used the term “trapunto” only for the cording designs and seemed to draw upon a Mediterrean background for her vocabulary. I’ve also seen the term used in English in 18th century and early 19th century for same purpose.
But like Trish, the really fine trapunto work I’ve seen is quite old and apears to have been produced in workshops for the elite. I note that Francoise de Bonneville in her classic “Book of Fine Linens” does not include the term in her glossary or index.
Gail
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 12:58:34 -0400 | From: “Louise Tiemann” <ltiemannstny.@>
Hello, greetings, I just wanted to tell you a little bit about myself. I am relatively new to quilting – since 2000, however I have been sewing for over 35 years. I currently design and teach quilting at several of the local quilt shops and local community college. I belong to 3 quilt guilds. I started collecting quilt ephemera soon after I started quilting and my three main focus topics are: Ladies Art Company, Ruby Short McKim and Series Quilts from the early 1900’s. I have quite a few items in each category, along with many other quilt related items. I have enjoyed getting information from this site and I hope I can be of assistance to others who are interested in my treasures. Sincerely, Louise
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 12:39:49 -0500 | From: Gail Ingram <gingram@>
Hi, Gail – in front of all those readers of VQ have I been scolded?
Not at all, Xenia. I just loved your tactful way of reminding us all to check our own bookshelves before we speculated.
And I was glad there was another human being who kept those old postings.
Sorry to hear you are ready for an aqua lung. Voluminous rain reminds me too much of our last summer, so I shudder to hear about daily rains in anyone’s area. Sorry to hear about your roof leak and stopped drains, but I can assure you that these are problems that beset those of us whose husbands are all thumbs, too. The telephone is my best tool, hands down!
HE9las, at 11 p.m. southern roofers are snoring and the plumbers who are awake are thinking of other sorts of plumbing.
Gail
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 14:10:36 -0500 | From: “Karen Quilts Texas” <karenquiltstexashouston.@>
Welcome Debbi –
Are you in Texas? Do you have a web site?
Karen Spring, TX
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 12:00:33 -0700 | From: “Yellow Rose Quilting Shop” <YRQS@>
Hi Karen, No, I don’t have one yet…. It’s still in the making though. Do you have a long arm? Happy Quilting, Debbi Booth Yellow Rose Quilting
May God Bless & Keep Our Troops Save!
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 12:04:14 -0700 | From: “Yellow Rose Quilting Shop” <YRQS@>
Ok being new to this group, can you tell me where is “Quad-Cities”? Happy Quilting,
Debbi Booth Yellow Rose Quilting in Atwater, CA.
May God Bless & Keep Our Troops Save!
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 14:31:07 -0500 | From: “Karen Quilts Texas” <karenquiltstexashouston.@>
Debbi – No, I do hand quilting (for fun!), and machine quilt small quilts with a 201 Singer. But, I am also very interest in antique quilts. I am very interested in Long Arming, and am working up a business plan to get involved, so right now I’m in the “research” phase. I enjoy antique quilts and linens, so I am on this History list too. Did you know that here is also a Long Arm list on Quiltropolis… ? The “Beyond Basic” quilting list is good too… it’s more about piecing, making quilts, patterns, etc. You might find customers there!! 🙂
Karen Spring, TX
—–Original Message—– From: Yellow Rose Quilting Shop Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2004 2:01 PM To: Quilt History List Subject: [qhl] RE: Introduction
Hi Karen, No, I don’t have one yet…. It’s still in the making though. Do you have a long arm? Happy Quilting, Debbi Booth Yellow Rose Quilting
May God Bless & Keep Our Troops Save!
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 15:17:10 -0400 | From: “Nancy Gibbs” <izannah1@>
<<Ok being new to this group, can you tell me where is “Quad-Cities”? >> The Quad Cities is the conglomeration of towns that spans the Mississippi River at Davenport, IA/Rock Island, IL. Includes Moline, Bettendorf and sometimes expanded to the “quint cities” with E. Moline. I grew up about 100 miles downriver from that in Burlington, but no longer live there. The invitation sounds like fun, doesn’t it?
Nancy from PA www.jerichomountain.com
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 12:20:17 -0700 | From: “Yellow Rose Quilting Shop” <YRQS@>
Hi Judy in Pa. No, Yellow Rose Quilting isn’t in Texas cuz’ I live now in California but as a NATIVE TEXAN it is the reason I named it Yellow Rose. If you have ever heard the remake, “You can take the Girl out of Texas but you can NEVER take Texas out of the girl!” Believe it! I’m retired US Navy and have traveled all over the world but never have I been prouder than I am of being a native Texan!. Did you know that you can show people all over the world a picture of the shape of Texas and they can almost everytime tell you it’s Texas but with most other states and/or countries that’s not possible. Yes, my Texas pride is coming through. I would be there now except that my husband, Don, wanted to buy an Almond Farm when I retired, so we ended up in Calif. But I get back home as much as possible. You are very lucky to have a grandchild. Our children are all in their mid to late 20’s but not one of the three have seen fit yet to grace our lives with children. They each say they are “too busy to that that yet”. Someday maybe I’ll be graced! Happy Quilting, Debbi Booth Yellow Rose Quilting
May God Bless & Keep Our Troops Save!
—– Original Message —– From: “Judy” <jrocheqpil.net> To: “Quilt History List” <qhl@> Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2004 4:14 AM Subject: [qhl] Re: Introduction
> Hi Debbie > Welcome ! > Recently my 4 yr old grand daughter was visiting and played beneath > the quilting frame—-and I wondered what the long term results would > be. She already wears red hats while playing dress up-so she is ahead > of herself! > Where is the Yellow Rose Quilting? Texas? > Judy in Pa
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 12:52:17 -0700 | From: Chris Flynn <lovechris@>
> Just interested, anyone try the “Grace” quilt machine? wood frame to > use with your own machine, or recommended Juki? > Thanks, Chris in CA > PS where in Calif is Yellow Rose quilting? > > > On Jun 27, 2004, at 12:00 PM, Yellow Rose Quilting Shop wrote: > >> Hi Karen, >> No, I don’t have one yet…. It’s still in the making though. Do >> you >> have a long arm? >> Happy Quilting, >> Debbi Booth Yellow Rose Quilting >> >> May God Bless & Keep Our Troops Save!
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 15:21:49 -0500 | From: Gail Ingram <gingram@>
Several of the Southern contingent on QHL have been discussing what Pepper Cory says we may either call a colloquium or a quilt flap to discuss the southern quiltmaking tradition. We believe it reasonable to plan the event for the year 2006.
Among our purposes are —to determine whether certain characteristics make southern quiltmaking a coherent, individualized tradition —to seek bases for such a tradition, if it exists —to identify regional differences that might occur within this tradition —to identify patterns, fabrics, techniques, styles, or preferences peculiar to the region’s quilts —to identify fabric printing preferences
In general, we hope to stimulate renewed scholarship in quiltmaking and elements of the quiltmaking tradition, focusing particularly on the southern region.
Our idea is to hold this on a weekend and locate it someplace like Nashville which would be centrally located and be within a day’s or a day’s-and-a-half drive of most areas from Texas to NC/VA.
Another guiding principle is to keep expenses low so as to make it easily affordable to anyone who wishes to participate.
Simplicity has been a key word in our initial conversations.
We would hope that such a conference would bring forth new researchers, focus new areas that need researching, and generally motivate a fresh look at the quilts and quiltmaking history of our large region.
We would appreciate feedback from EVERY southerner on this list and from others who might have suggestions. Please share your ideas and suggestions.. They will determine whether we go forward with the idea and the direction the conference will take.
Please send these to me privately.
All who respond will receive a pretty red hairbow to wear when feeling low and a recipe for cooking sweet potatoes.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Gail Ingram gingram@
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 16:40:48 -0400 | From: “sue reich” <suereich@>
I am taking advantage of the beautiful, clear, warm, low-humidity weather we are having in the northeast. I have some old quilt tops that are fresh off the line, gently laundered and brightened, and are ready to be pressed. This is my question. Hopefully, I am not the only quilter who has not mastered this “pressing” dilemma. Ladies, when ironing a quilt just how do you do it? I have been ironing quilts for thirty years, and still have not solved the problem of pressing the centers without bunching and wrinkling edges that have just been ironed. Do you all start in the center and work your way out around the quilt? Do you go around the edges and work your way in? Do you press the back first and then the front. Any other techniques that you recommend? Usually, I begin at one edge and press the entire row of blocks, do the next row and fold one over the other, and so on until I have work my way across the quilt. I press the back and then turn it over and press the front. So often, I have wished for a bigger ironing board and longer arms. Thanks in advance for your help. Sue Reich
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 16:00:04 -0500 | From: Gail Ingram <gingram@>
>> from Sue Reich > I am taking advantage of the beautiful, clear, warm, low-humidity weather we > are having in the northeast.
Bragging, bragging, always bragging, Sue, you temptress.
Pulling out the piroque in Louisiana, Gail
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 16:28:21 -0500 | From: “Karen Quilts Texas” <karenquiltstexashouston.@>
Judy –
Your comment about playing under the quilt frame made me think of my husbands stories. He spent several years of his life living on his family’s farm in West Virginia. The farm was run by two Great Aunts, and post WWII, when some of the glass factories in the are shut down his father moved the family in with the aunts temporarily (for 5 years!). It was a GREAT old Victorian two story farm house. The heat and cooking was from gas from a gas well on the property, and it was a chicken farm. My husbands job from the age of 6 until they moved at age 12 was to keep the chicken houses clean of “varmints”. Many sorts of animals like to eat chickens and eggs. A pellet gun was provided for the purpose, and to this day he is a crack shot!
His great Aunt Dorothy was a quilter, and on many Sundays, the family quilt frame was set up in the front parlor, which normally was a play room for my husband Joe, and other children in the family. Only the younger kids were allowed to play under the frame. The older boys were shooed outside, and the girls were enlisted to thread needles for a group of visiting quilters, and a day long bee ensued. At dark, the quilt was rolled up, the frame broken down, and the kids allowed in for a late dinner of left overs! So quilting day was not his favorite day! His Great aunt made MANY quilts, all lovely, and I have a top, and a quilt.
The nice part about the story is that there were no girls in the family interested in quilting, so my MIL gave me the quilt frame shortly before she passed away several years ago! I usually have it set up in my “parlor” which is supposed to be a “formal” living room… instead, the room has been turned into a “library”, music room and quilting parlor. The frame in in great shape, as it was sturdily hand built in the late 1800’s of Hickory from the farm site. It is made of three large 2-1/4″ square, 96″ long posts that fit into Heavy solid carved pedestals on each end. These are heavy thick wood too! Very heavy. Home made clamps/ratchets form locks on one end of each of the two top bars. The Bottom Bar makes a foot rest.
And yes, my husband has crawled under the frame once or twice to remember the feeling, but otherwise, he appears to be normal, with no obvious harm from spending time under a quilt frame as a child. Unfortunately, like his cousins, the girls, he did not learn to thread needles!
Karen A. Spring, TX
