July 5 - 12, 2005 - QuiltHistory

Oral History & Documentation, Quilt Dating, Regional Quilt History

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Primary topics of this QHL Digest:

Supporting Sue Reich’s Family — QHL members organize flower funds, a memorial quilt-block project, and travel plans around the funeral of Sue Reich’s son.
AQSG Denver Meeting Logistics — Members coordinate bus travel and lodging offers ahead of the upcoming American Quilt Study Group seminar.
Dating a Red-and-Green New York Beauty — Members discuss dating a pair of similar red-and-green quilts from around 1870-80. (see the article on dating quilts)
Scrappy Ocean Wave Sources — A member thanks the list for help tracking down pattern and fabric sources for a scrappy Ocean Wave quilt.

From: Peg in North Texas

I would be honored to contribute. A floral wreath, or, I noticed a NIghtStalkers memorial. Just tell me where and how to send the money.

Peg in North Texas

From: “J. G. Row”

Friends, I’ve ordered a wreath from the florist the church in Washington Depot uses.

The card reads, ” With sincere sympathy and loving regards.” And is signed, “The Quilt History List.”

I ordered a wreath for between $100 and $125.00. It is on my credit card.

Anyone wanting to contribute can send a check or such to me. Write to me personally and I’ll send you my address. I don’t want to broadcast it on the list.

I’ll be there on Sunday so I’ll report back on how it looks.

Judy, aka the Ringoes Kid judygrow@

From: “Virginia Berger” <cifba@>

I have been exploring the possibility of a bus tour to the AQSG meeting in Denver leaving from central Iowa. If anyone from Iowa or the surrounding states would be interested in such a trip would you please contact me off-list? We would need 20-25 people to make this feasible but what better way to extend the fun than to all travel together!!

Virginia Berger cifba@

From: Sheryl <sctill@>

I would also love to be included in sending of flowers. Is there someone who is willing to coordinate this and possible set up a PayPal account to make contributions towards the flowers easy?

— Sheryl sctill@ Love feedsacks? Join me at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Feedsack_Memories http://www.laquiltworks.com http://www.thequiltingpost.com http://www.berrypatchproductions.com

From: gloria fuller <glfr2001@>

This is not actually a reply to this post – I cannot find the web site for this home – i love reading the emails but still i want to find the site again. Thanks! gloria

Mary Persyn <Mary.Persyn@> wrote:The silk quilt that Sharon sent the link for is really spectacular. Doesn’t anyone know the history of it? I don’t remember ever having seen it before. And it is quite memorable.

Mary

From: Ark Quilts

Would it be a good idea for members of the QHL to make a quilt block to send to Sue in memory of her son? Maybe by the time this project could get organized, enough time will have passed for her that a quilting project might help “heal” some of her grief. Many times quilters have told me (& my personal experience) that quilting has some healing power, or at the very least a soothing quality. It might be nice to make blocks in red, white, and blue patriotic prints to commemorate his bravery and service to our country.

Any ideas on the suggestion?

Connie Ark NW Ohio

From: Sue Reich

We are here in Savannah for the military part of a memorial to my son and his men who gave their lives that we may have the freedom of speech and contribute to this list. I know that all of you would like to do something and I will certainly need all of your support and love in the future. In the meantime, there are two memorials funds that we are requesting donations be forwarded; one is the Nightstalkers fund to benefit the more needy families and children of Nightstalkers killed in action. The other is the Steep Rock Preservation. This is a greenway of thousands of acres in our small town. This was Stephen’s favorite place on earth. If you call the town hall in Washington, Connecticut, they will be able to give you further details. Many thanks to all of you. The Memorial on Sunday will be most beautiful. Thank you all for being there for me and loving our country. sue

From: “J. G. Row”

Dear friends,

So many of you have responded with donations to the wreath for Stephen Reich’s funeral I first thought to upgrade the wreath — change the carnations to roses, or the like.

Now I am convinced to leave the wreath just as I ordered it and donate the rest of the money to one of the two funds that Sue mentioned in her post.

So, there is still time for you to donate. I will make sure all your individual names accompany anything I do, under the broad umbrella of “The Quilt History List.”

When I know how much money we have I will ask Sue where she prefers it to go.

My cutoff date will be the 22nd of July, a Friday.

Judy in Ringoes, NJ judygrow@

From: Connie Ark <quiltarkmv@>

Barbara Burnham <barbaraburnham@> wrote:Connie, (Responding off-list for your consideration. Feel free to forward to the list if you like.)

I love that idea. I would love the opportunity to honor his bravery and service to our country, and his family, in this way.

Since we all have different skills, perhaps specify a block of a certain size, (say for example, 6-inch plus 1/2-inch seam allowance), and color (primarily red/white/blue) would be enough limitations, yet allow any one of us to create a block, whether a simple 9-patch, fancy applique, or a one-block square with written sentiments.

Having only those 2 requirements would likely still yield a cohesive group of blocks, to be kept as remembrances, or made into a quilt at some future time.

Barbara Burnham Ellicott City, MD

Ark Quilts <quiltarkmv@> wrote: Would it be a good idea for members of the QHL to make a quilt block to send to Sue in memory of her son? Maybe by the time this project could get organized, enough time will have passed for her that a quilting project might help “heal” some of her grief. Many times quilters have told me (& my personal experience) that quilting has some healing power, or at the very least a soothing quality. It might be nice to make blocks in red, white, and blue patriotic prints to commemorate his bravery and service to our country.

Any ideas on the suggestion?

Connie Ark NW Ohio

From: “Pepper Cory” <pepcory@>

Hello all, With the sad news lately, thought you might take joy with me at this: my sister and her family are in London with their two kids. I was panic-stricken this morning until I got an email from here: “We’re OK! Oh the benefits of sleeping in! We had a big day yesterday – went to Portsmouth on the train and saw the HMS Victory, Mary Rose, and a large navel museum. Had we been really been in gear this morning, we would have been at the King’s Cross Station at the time of the explosions-” I am extremely grateful this morning and have been saying ‘Thank you, God’ all day. Pepper

From: “Linda Heminway”

I am touched at the ongoing support and statements of the quilting community with regard to Sue Reich and her loss. Here, again, is the family guest book: http://www.nightstalkers.com/memorial/maj_reich/read.html In deepest respect and sympathy, Linda Heminway NH Coordinator, Home of the Brave Quilt Project

From: “Lucinda Cawley”

I was in San Antonio last week and Marcia Kaylakie (I just love the networking power of QHL) took me to see the quilts at the Witte Museum. I had a wonderful time. The curator is a costume specialist and in between quilts she told me about the local tradition of the Alamo pageant (kind of like the Rose Queen in Pasadena but with the most over-the-top costumes you could ever imagine–trains that weigh up to 75 pounds). One of the most interesting quilts was a medallion with a Mexican eagle in the center (with the snake and cactus)–a documented Texas made quilt. Most of what we saw were brought to Texas from elsewhere. This was not a scientific sample of the collection. We just got to look at whatever captured out attention in the storage area. (Is that another definition of heaven?) A quilt called “Haley’s Comet” by the donor, an original four block design in red, cadet blue and gold, was said to have been made to commemorate the comet’s appearance in 1836. The 1910 visit is more like it, but a wonderful quirky quilt whenever it was made. A very early (2nd quarter) Ohio Star, 3″ blocks, in turkey red and white had the most amazing quilting: everything double rodded with a quilted floral vine border. A lovely 9-Patch from NY (1830-50) was made of various chintzes, glaze intact, in sweet pinks and browns (including stripes and plaids). There were four colorways of one fabric, a large scale floral: pink, brown, beige and red and brown. There were two very similar red and green New York Beauties from around 1870-80, made in the South, of course. Both had 9 18-1/2″ blocks separated by 4″ diamond sashing with 4″ Sunbursts as cornerstones. I’m kind of on a New York Beauty kick. I have a whole folder on the pattern which unfortunately has disappeared into the black hole I call my sewing room. When it surfaces I plan to make a NY Beauty baby quilt. While in San Antonio we naturally went to the Alamo. Sometimes when you’ve heard about something all your life the real thing is a disappointment. Not in this case. I found it incredibly moving. Who needs fiction when history is so amazing. Cinda briefly back on the Eastern Shore

Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 22:30:11 EDT | From: newmansquiltshop@

Hi –

I am Sharon’s oldest daughter, Tracy Newman Faulkner. I live in Lubbock. I want to thank you for all the prayers and thoughts about my mom. If you would like to know more please e-mail me at tfaulknersptc.net. Her aol account will be turned off soon.

Tracy

From: Gail Ingram

Just a note to remind those of you who wrote me off-list that you wished to contribute to donation to AQSG Scholarship fund in Sharon Newman’s name that I would like to send our donation by asap. Have rec’d checks from some, but with the events in the Reich household, I think all of us put many things on hold.

Any amount is fine. Just make out check to AQSG, mail to me, and I will send them all in with a letter.

If you’ve lost my address or don’t have AQSG Directory, write me privately.

Thanks, Gail

From: nstewart504@

Judy, I sent $10.00 toward the wreath yesterday. Since you are going to send a donation from all of us to another memorial, I will send more money to you. I was going to do it privately, but will give it to the general QHL fund. Thanks for doing this. Nancy

From: Laurel Horton

> There were two very similar red and green New York Beauties from around >1870-80, made in the South, of course. > If they were from the South, then, of course, they would not have been called New York Beauty, which, as I understand it, was a name applied to the Mountain Mist version. Try Rocky Mountain Road or Crown of Thorns, which were actually among the contemporary names for this family of patterns.

Laurel Horton

From: Mary Furber

Please see the story in the local paper re: Steve’s memorial fund http://www.spectrum.newmilford.com/story.php?id=64223.

Mary Furber Portsmouth NH (grew up in New Milford/Washington Depot)

From: “J. G. Row”

Yes, Mary. The two funds which will share our wreath “overage” are the two mentioned in the article under the umbrella of the Stephen Reich Memorial Fund.

What a wonderful article that was, and what beautiful photographs. Thank you for bringing it to our attention.

Judy, aka the Ringoes Kid j

From: Paulette Bergman <pj@>

Hello to everyone. My name is Paulette (pj, for short) and I have been quilting since the age of 14; last month I celebrated my “double nickel” birthday. History has always fascinated me and putting quilting with it is only natural. I have been directed to your list by Charlotte Bull of Cassville, MO, and am thrilled to become a member.

By trade I am an accountant/bookkeeper; by passion I am a fiber artist! I returned to college after 30 years of being a “perpetual” senior at the University of Minnesota to complete my 4-years degree in accounting. I now have the paper that says I can do what I have been doing for the past 30 years. To complete my degree at Metro State U, I was required to take one class outside of the business program. I couldn’t believe my luck to find a class on quilting, “Paper, Clay and Fiber”. Unfortunately, the instructor walked in and announced that she was a potter; I paid them $254 to teach the class and earn my A. It really was a blast, tho, and I created my only contempory piece of quilting, so far.

I am deeply involved in needlearts in general, specifically (but not limited to) sewing, knitting, crocheting, tatting, braiding wool rugs (in prairie costume), embroidery, etc. At our house, we say, “If it sits still too long, it will get stitched.” This keeps my husband, two cats and Sheltie on the move. I thought it best to stop counting machines when I reached the number 25. I have the machine and cabinet that I sat on my mom’s lap to stitch before the age of two, two treadles in working condition, two sergers (one for trimming quilts in preparation to bind and one for narrow rolled hems on 44″ square flannel receiving blankets for babes in need), two Pfaffs (my work horses), a long arm quilting machine, and numerous older machines considered to be “part of my estate” (tongue in cheek), all in working order. (Not to worry, my husband has computers, vacuums, and photography to keep him equally occupied.) Jim claims that I have 10,000 yards of fabric in my stash and I don’t quibble about his guess/estimate. My collection of feedsacks is somewhere between 400 and 500 and I have been involved for a very long time.

I am most involved with traditional quilting and patterns but use today’s implements to accomplish more. When out and about, I look for old quilt tops, pieces, and vintage fabric. These are less expensive and I adore finishing the old tops to preserve them and unlock some of the secrets found when working that closely with a top. I have a quilt collection with which I am very pleased.

Family background: Everyone sewed and stitched. I was taught to sew and embroider before memory, to knit at seven, to crochet at ten, and have been picking up other needlearts (and speed) since then. My daughter began sewing on the machine at the age of five and so it continues.

Quilting background: My maternal grandmother (in whose home I grew up) appliqued three Sunbonnet Sue quilt tops of 49 babies each, beginning in the early 1930s and finishing the tops in 1983 as Christmas gifts for her three daughters. I have been in the process of hand quilting those tops since then. A maternal great-great-grandmother pieced and quilted up to her death in 1941 at the age of 96; I have several pieces that she made, including a Grandmother’s Fan top that I bordered and hand quilted, blocks for another fan top, a crib cover of Scottie dogs, a worn Double Wedding Ring that spent 15 years wrapped around my brother’s hunting rifles, and a silk crazy quilt that is disintegrating. Twenty-some years ago I saw two old quilts from a paternal great-grandmother; these quilts were in well-loved/used shape and are long since gone.

My ever-expanding personal library is a constant source of delight. I finally resorted to a database so as to not buy duplicates (and triplicates) and to shelve them in some order for retrieval. My dream is to have them all in one place, instead of scattered in different bookcases thru the house. I’ve already spotted several on the home page of QHL that are now on my wish list.

I am excited to be here and thank you for accepting me as a member.

As ever, in stitches (of one kind or another), Paulette

Paulette J. Bergman 7608 Stevens Avenue Richfield, MN 55423-4240 Home: 612.861.6965 Fax: 612.861.3310 e-mail: pjstitchless.com

From: “Lucinda Cawley”

Duh! I know that the quiltmakers would not have called them New York Beauty. I wanted all of you to know what I was looking at. Was it Ruth Finley or Florence Peto (one of our foremothers in quilt history, anyway) who said “It is not wise to be didactic on the subject of pattern names.” I like that. Cinda on the Eastern Shore

From: “Lori Kelley” <lklklk@>

Well, i’m having a very hard computer afternoon, along with my digital camera taking a dump!

I am trying very hard to date a quilt, and I have scaned the fabric into my computer and was hopeing one of you wonderful people could date it for me, Now for some reason I can’t get to the QHL home page so if any of you could please email me so that I could please send you a picture of it I would be very gratefull!!!

poor me today lori

From: “Lori Kelley” <lklklk@>

Well i’m still trying to date this applique quilt top which is an oakleaf and reel design *thanks Laura* I would like to be able to not only date this top but tell you what color it is!!! other then saying winey! I have the Dating fabrics book and the color isn’t really in their….although…. in sitting here looking at the cover of that book, if you look at the 9 patch then look at the block on the top next to it, the second row first block is simmlar……sorta…..maybe I think LOL maybe i’ve looked at it too long help!

lori

From: Jessica M. Vaughn <vaughn8047@>

If there are individuals coming to the AQSG meeting who would like to stay with a quilter and maybe are coming alone? I could host one, maybe 2 people if that would be an option for someone deciding whether or not to come……..Don’t know, just a thought…..

Jessica M. Vaughn Aurora, CO vaughn8047@

Make yourself familiar with the angels, and behold them frequently in spirit; for without being seen, they are present with you. – St Francis de Sales – ——=_NextPart_001_1276_01C58594.295F4290–

From: “Merry Endres”

Hi everyone, and sorry for the cross-post. Does anyone know of a book that features a pattern and directions for making a scrappy Ocean Waves quilt? Thank you 🙂

Hugs, Merry

From: Pam Weeks Worthen

Hello to all,

We were part of many hundreds who attended the memorial service of Major Stephen Reich yesterday in Washington, CT. When I got home last night, I hugged my son for a half hour. It was hard to let him go to go to bed.

Washington is the quintessential New England town, and the entire town has grieved with the Reichs. Stephen was a home town hero, loved and respected by all. They have done themselves proud in support of the family, and it seemed that nearly all of them turned out for the service.

Imagine a large green lawn running up to a brick town hall with a white steeple. White steps leading up to the building set up for speakers and singers, white chairs covering half the lawn. Many folks keeping to the shade of the trees surrounding the lawn. And an hour and a half of sisters, soldiers, friends and fathers eulogizing an amazing young man. There were perhaps 1,000 people there, many in uniform, all in tears as speaker by speaker, Stephen’s life history was spoken and celebrated, cried and laughed over.

Afterward, we ran up to Sue and hugged her–she worried over us, that we hadn’t hear the speakers well–reaching out in concern for us. So like Sue Reich.

so sad, so good, so well done. so utterly sad

hug your children. hold them tight.

Pam Weeks Worthen Falls House 14 Newmarket Road Durham, NH 03824 USA

home 603.868.5026 office 603.942.9211 mobile 603.661.2245

Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 06:37:06 -0400 | From: Judy Kelius <quilts@>

At 11:54 PM 7/10/2005, you wrote: >Hi everyone, and sorry for the cross-post. Does anyone know of a book >that features a pattern and directions for making a scrappy Ocean Waves >quilt? Thank you 🙂 > >Hugs, > Merry >”Normally it is not polite to go into somebody’s room without knocking, >but you can make an exception if the person is dead, or pretending to be >dead.” –Lemony Snicket from The Wide Window

Here’s a freebie from Vintage Quilts Magazine:

http://mccallsquilting.com/legacy/vintage05_pattern//index.html

(Great source of free patterns & more!) There are lots of other printed sources and two older books just on making Ocean Waves quilts – one by Fons/Porter and the other by Nancy Martin & Marsha McCloskey. There are a number of different ways of constructing the “blocks” – I took a class from Nancy many years ago and liked her method and think making bias squares from bias strip sets is the most accurate method I have used. – Judy –=====================_1505687==.ALT–

Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 10:32:13 -0400 | From: “Candace Perry” <candace@>

Thanks for that beautiful description… Candace Perry

—–Original Message—– From: Pam Weeks Worthen Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 6:35 AM To: Quilt History List Subject: [qhl] Washington, CT

Hello to all,

Afterward, we ran up to Sue and hugged her–she worried over us, that we hadn’t hear the speakers well–reaching out in concern for us. So like Sue Reich.

so sad, so good, so well done. so utterly sad

hug your children. hold them tight.

Pam Weeks Worthen Falls House 14 Newmarket Road Durham, NH 03824 USA

home 603.868.5026 office 603.942.9211 mobile 603.661.2245

From: “Andi”

Merry,

“Does anyone know of a book that features a pattern and directions for making a scrappy Ocean Waves quilt?”

Rachel Pellman (also writes as Rachel T. or Rachel Thomas Pellman) has the same ocean waves pattern in two of her books: “Amish Quilt Patterns” (1984, Good Books, Intercourse, PA) and “How to Make and Amish Quilt” [by Rachel and Kenneth Pellman] (1989, Rodale Press, Emmaus, PA). In her book, “Amish Wall Quilts” (2001, That Patchwork Place, Woodinville, WA) she shows a smaller, different pattern.

Roberta Horton has an ocean waves pattern in her book “An Amish Adventure: A Workbook for Color in Quilts” (1996, C&T Publishing, Lafayette, CA) with three variations.

Suzy Lawson has an ocean waves pattern in “Amish Patchwork: Full-size Patterns for 46 Authentic Designs” (1982, 1983 and 1988, General Publishing Co., Toronto, Canada).

Andi in Keota, Iowa

Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 13:28:11 -0500 | From: “Merry Endres” <merryme@>

I just wanted to thank everyone who helped me find information and sources for my scrappy ocean waves quilt; I now have plenty of examples, versions and techniques to look at.

Hugs, Merry “Normally it is not polite to go into somebody’s room without knocking, but you can make an exception if the person is dead, or pretending to be dead.” –Lemony Snicket from The Wide Window ——=_NextPart_000_0057_01C5861C.61EE9880–

Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 16:59:49 -0400 | From: Patricia L Cummings <quiltersmuse@>

This is a message about a needlework discovery. I think that a mystery has been solved! Ah, but let me start at the beginning.

A couple of weeks ago, Jim and I were in Maine and we stopped at an antiques shop there. While I was chatting with the owners, Jim was poking around. He found a number of interesting embroideries, one of which I decided that I would buy, mainly because I liked the (Redwork) design. Appreciating how just a few stitches could delineate such expressive faces on the angels, I did not think twice about the saying that accompanied them.

Judging by the size of the piece, I thought that it was probably used to cover a bed pillow, during the day. Oddly enough, though, it was nearly square and not rectangular like similar pieces I have seen that were used for that purpose.

When Jim suggested that the saying sounded “other-worldly”, I began to wonder. “Angels sing Thee, to Thy Rest”. Rest, as in eternal rest? I didn’t know.

After wondering how I might find out the information that I sought, I posed questions to both an online Redwork list (no response), and to the Embroiderers’ Guild list of 1,094 members. Several people wrote to me to say that they thought that the piece of sheeting had been a burial shroud. At first, I balked at the idea, although it seemed to be a very interesting one.

Today, a woman named Susan said that the words are refer to Shakespeare’s /Hamlet/. Horatio’s lament at the death of Hamlet was, “Good night, sweet Prince. And flights of angels sing thee to thy Rest!” How astute of her to make that connection!

This is certainly making a case for the shroud theory. I am told that shrouds were part of the funereal linens and were re-used.

This particular Redwork piece was finely wrought and had been lovely in its day. It was done in perle coton, perhaps a #16, which is faded now and has missing stitches. The piece has some dry rot, and was mildewed, and exceedingly filthy when I got it. Thinking that no more harm could come to it by cleaning, I soaked it in a solution of sodium perborate, and surprisingly most of the grunge was removed.

Ironically, I traced off the design, created a pattern, and suggested that the Victorian Angels could be used to make various items, some intended for Holiday use.

You can begin to see how convoluted the perception of material objects can become, once they are removed from their reason for having been created, and from the context of the society which spawned them.

I am happy to have worn nitrile gloves in handling the original textile. I can’t help but wonder whose faces this textile covered and what they may have succumbed to before leaving this earthly travail.

Seems as though the Victorians had a penchant for this kind of thing, a lingering over the issues of death and dying and grieving.

I don’t know why I am so fascinated by this new information, as it is kind of creepy. Creepy, yet totally fascinating.

Is anyone else aware of textiles being used in this manner, that is, shrouds being temporarily laid over the deceased? I can’t believe that this would be an isolated incident, or that this would have been the only design used. Keep in mind that it was not until the twentieth century that bodies were sent to funeral homes. In fact, in the early part of that century, people were still laid out at home, sometimes in the front parlor, or bedroom.

Well, bizarre as it may be, you are now informed! I just have to say that I think that the internet is a terrific resource for sharing information and for meeting folks we’d never encounter in real life, but who have similar interests. I know this topic is not about quilt history per se, but I think that it is related information. Many of us have other textile interests, as well as quilts. I hope you don’t mind my sharing this new discovery, which for me, has been exciting. I love to learn new things.

Pat Cummings www.quiltersmuse.com

Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 16:36:41 -0500 | From: Gail Ingram <gingram@>

> Today, a woman named Susan said that the words are refer to > Shakespeare’s /Hamlet/. Horatio’s lament at the death of Hamlet was, > “Good night, sweet Prince. And flights of angels sing thee to thy Rest!” > How astute of her to make that connection! > > This is certainly making a case for the shroud theory. I am told that > shrouds were part of the funereal linens and were re-used.

Pat, if you read the part of the play from which this passage is taken (final act, lots of bodies already on stage, Horatio speaker), you’ve got a good case for shroud. It is such a famous passage that I cannot imagine excerpting part of it without knowing most people would catch the allusion. I would not sleep on a pillow that had been covered with such a textile: am too superstitious and would also have to wonder if maybe I was staying over night in the home of some fiendish ax murderer.

Of course, Victoria herself popularized mourning. And there was lots to mourn, both in England and America. Look only at all the tiny tombstones with angels on them in old cemeteries. No family seems to have escaped at least one infant mortality. Then there was a war that left a generation of old maids in the American South. A virtue of necessity perhaps?

Why not use it as a removable sham on a European square pillow sometime when you know your guest and see if you get a reaction<g>?

Gail

Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 16:56:12 -0600 | From: Xenia Cord <xenia@>

Here may be another way to think of that pillow sham and the quote. Those shams were often square and ruffled, and made to lay over the bed pillows during the day. And they were made in pairs, with each one containing half of the quote. There are pairs that say “Good Morning” and “Good Night” and there are pairs that say “I slept and dreamt that life was beauty” and “I awoke and found that life was duty..” They are usually in redwork, and have flowers, curlicues, or even faces of waking and sleeping folks on them.

Isn’t it possible that a pair of shams for a man’s bed, or a boy’s bed, might say “Goodnight sweet prince” and “Angels sing thee to thy rest”? Less morbid…

Xenia

Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 19:13:26 EDT | From: MargaretFahey@

Definitely like this one best. keep it.

Margaret

Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 20:58:27 -0400 | From: “J. G. Row” <JudyGrow@>

Friends,

Pam Worthen’s description of the day yesterday was right on the mark. We quilters were a small band compared to the total number of people that attended the Memorial Service, but we came from New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine to honor Major Stephen Reich and to pay tribute to the All-American family that had raised him.

You can see the QHL’s floral tribute at www.vintagepictures.eboard.com. Look under the General tab.

The service included full military honors, with a rifle salute, and the most perfect and moving rendition of “Taps” played by a solo bugle that I have ever heard — more perfect than the one played at President Reagen’s funeral. Some of the speakers, who included family, friends, and comrades, had to fight tears away at particularly poignant moments in their recounting of moments from Stephen’s life, but then carried on bravely. There was laughter at times when the speakers recounted anecdotes from Stephen’s life, but I never heard a sniffle from the thousand or more assembled on the lawn until Taps was played.

The friend who came with us introduced himself to Stephen’s father, and explained that he had been Special Forces many years ago and although he didn’t know Stephen or the family, he felt that he should attend the service to honor Stephen. Mr Reich told our friend that a number of other people had introduced themselves and had explained their presence in almost the same words.

Many times at these local services, the military presence is made up of men from the locale. At this service the military were men from Stephen’s company who came up from Savannah, their base, to honor their Major. We heard that Stephen was an officer who led his men — he didn’t just direct them. He brought out the best in people by example, so when there was a dangerous assignment he took the lead. On that assignment to save a group of Navy Seals we lost one of the bravest and finest of his generation.

Judy in Ringoes, NJ judygrow@

Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 21:34:12 -0500 | From: Gail Ingram <gingram@>

I thought of that, Xenia. For years I collected fine and not-so-fine linens for bed, bath, and dress, and I have shams like that. Yet, I’ve never seen a “Goodnight, Sweet Prince.” Have you?

It is certainly easy to assume many would not know “Angels sing….rest” but Horatio’s farewell….I’m less convinced. I wonder if there were shroud sets that contained such? I’ve never seen that either.

I stick to my guns, personally, however: I would not sleep under Marcia Kaylakie’s rattlesnake quilts with the appliqued brown heads with little bitty beady sunken eyes and evil, forked little tongues, and I will, like the birds in Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales,” “sleep all night with open eyes,” should I find myself in a room that has Pat’s sham—-if it is a sham.

Any ruffles, Pat?

Gail

From: Alice Kinsler

Hello, all! I have posted one of Wilma’s quilts on the Eboard (thanks for your help in doing so, Kris) that I cannot identify. This quilt will be in my exhibit, “From Dust Bowl to Salad Bowl: The Quilts and Quiltmakers of the Depression Era Migration to the Salinas Valley” 9/30-2/26 at the Nat’l Steinbeck Center. The strips of the “rainbow” are bias but do not appear to be bias tape. She kept a diary for nearly all of the quilts that she made; but unfortunately, there is no notation for this one. Any ideas? Thanks, Alice

From: Lynn and Debbie Cupp

There is a similar quilt in Minnesota Quilts, in Chapter 5. They called it Rainbow Fan Quilt.

Debbie Cupp

Alice Kinsler wrote:

Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 20:45:49 EDT | From: Blackeyesandysue@

Pat, I believe that I was not clear in my first email. I have the 1886 paper pricking and a finished needle work of the “Angels Sing Thee to Thy Rest” pillow that interested you. It came with several other beautiful 1886 prickings for red work. Polly

Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 22:16:07 -0500 | From: “kim baird” <kbaird@>

Yours is the second post recently to refer to the Eboard, but you didn’t say how to access it. Please post the URL.

Kim