April 1999
Date Wed, 31 Mar 1999 215803 EST
From AlineMcKaol.com
(I guess that should actually be Rahz Woildah Line.) Any road, I’ve gotten a
massive response of people wanting this book whenever I track down a copy.
And one person asked what was it that made it such a classic. The answer is,
“I’m not sure.” For me, I guess, it was the childhood nostalgia, since my mom
had a copy and did several of the knitted-lace bedspreads. Looking at the book
now, it’s certainly a comprehensive overview of needle arts. And I’m gonna
guess that in the early 60s, the beginning of the revival of “female” arts,
this would have been a watershed book.
Am I close? Any discussion?
Date Wed, 31 Mar 1999 225415 -0500
From Gail Wagner
In reference to recent inquiries about quilt magazines, I too rarely buy
the magazines anymore; however, I did pick this one up today. I bought it
primarily because of a “headline” on the cover which says, “Exclusive Rare
Find Pre-Civil War Pattern Never Seen Before”. I flipped through the
magazine while waiting to check out, including checking the table of
contents, but didn’t see an article whose title might fit this headline,
but figured I was in a hurry and would find it when I got home and had more
time.
Well, I have been through this magazine twice. I don’t consider myself to
be a stupid woman, although I have been on RX this week for bronchitis and
ear infections, and, granted, I have not read every word, but I can’t find
any reference to any pre-Civil War pattern! If anyone else has this issue
and has seen the illusive pattern, would you please send me the page
number — including paragraph and line number if it’s this difficult to find.
Thanks a lot!
Gail.
Date Wed, 31 Mar 1999 205108 -0800 (PST)
From Pamela Robersson
Has anyone here heard of a site called thangled
threads? Can you share the url?
Also, I am curious who will be at Quilters Heritage and
Feedsack Convention?? You may email me privately. it
would be fun to get to meet some of you.
Pamela
Date Wed, 31 Mar 1999 233859 -0600
From KAREN BUSH
Here’s a website that might be of some help..) kb
http//www.thecraftstudio.com/qwc/
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Date Thu, 1 Apr 1999 072901 -0800 (PST)
From Kris Driessen
Pam, et al.,
I believe Mary Beth is supposed to be demonstrating
Thangles at the Feedsack Convention next week. Her web
page is http://www.thangles.com Incidentally, if anyone things they will be in the
Lancaster area, please E-mail me, maybe we can get
together. Bring your treasures to show Chaiki, she is
just fascinated by anything even mildly related to
American quilting. I am thinking about going down
early to do the tourist thing – not sure about time
yet.
Thanks,
Kris
Date Wed, 31 Mar 1999 235811 -0700
From Eileen Trestain
I have seen lots of crazies, and the backing treatment varies widely. I
have two which were never backed, just used as is, before I got them.
They were never even bound. Cotton crazies I have seen are often backed
with regular everyday cotton print fabrics. I have seen quite a few of
the more ornate crazies backed with sateen, and some backed with twill
with burgundy being the most popular color choice. I have also seen
several with silk backings, most commonly black, but also a couple
backed with an old gold color, one with electric blue, and one which had
an oversized pieced block in old Gold AND electric blue. The more ornate
the top, the fancier the backing choices appear to be. Cotton ones seem
to be most often tied with wool yarn, while the others may be tied with
anything from wool to silk, to embroidered together with a feather
stitch. Many are tied with the tails of the tying threads to the back,
some tot he top side, and some are not tied at all. How’s that for
variety?
Eileen
Date Thu, 01 Apr 1999 043621 -0300
From susan silva
Dear Pepper,
As a QHL person, and lover of all quilts, I must say that I was shocked
when I read your post about your book not selling well. As a past
president of my guild, (Spokane Valley Quilters) current newsletter
editor, and owner of many, many quilt books, magazines etc…YOUR BOOK
IS MY VERY FAVORITE BOOK! It inspires me and I just love everything
about the book. It was my guide when I inked drawings on my (3 years in
the works) appliqué quilt. Starting with one inking, it looked so
awesome I did the other 11 blocks. It will be a prize winner this year
(i hope) and your section on writings, techniques, tracings etc, was my
hands on guide. Also in my collection I have 6 red/green appliqué blocks
where the signatures deteriorated because of the ink, as your example
shows on page 36 of your book.
For any quilter, this is a must own book for your library! Thanks Pepper
and Susan for your inspirational book.
Sincerely,
Susan C.Silva in Sunny Spokane Washington
Date Thu, 01 Apr 1999 042911 -0300
From susan silva
Greetings QHL friends!
I need your help in trying to figure something out. Today I found a
beautiful pink/green appliqué quilt. The flowers have 8 petals, all
symmetrical and 8 leaves. In the middle is an on point diamond shape.
Reminds me of the middle of traditional whig rose. The closest design
I’ve seen is on page 65 of “The Signature Quilt” by Pepper Cory and
Susan McElvey. The appliqué is beautiful and the quilting is awesome, but
I just about lost my breath when I looked at the backing. I’m quite sure
this quilt is from the 20’s but the backing appears to be muslin/flour
sacks, with a gorgeous stenciled design in the same pink/green
colors, with some yellow thrown in. It appears the same age as the front
and there is substantial wear at the binding so I’m sure the back is as
old as the front. Has anyone heard of this technique and will it help me
to identify age/area etc? There is the usual age/yellow stains so I
don’t think I would ever clean it because I’m not sure of the stability
of the backing paint colors. Any help would be appreciated as I’ve
looked in every book I have to try to identify this unusual backing.
Thanks a million,
Susan C.Silva in Sunny Spokane Wash.
Date Thu, 1 Apr 1999 021759 EST
From EllynLKaol.com
To QHLcuenet.com
Or maybe it’s a “duh”….
I was pulling out some stitches from an 1890’s top made by a cock-eyed and
color-blind quilter– great fabrics in large 9-patches that just die in the
top because of the maker’s– er– “unique” eye in putting them together. It
was sewn my machine and the stitches are small enough to make one go blind–
or crazy, trying to take them out! I remember reading in Becky Hurdle’s book
“Time Span Quilts” where she complains about this same phenom of microscopic
machine stitches.
And then– it came to me. Could it be that our sisters in quilting in the
last century, coming from a hand-sewing tradition where the “tinier the
stitch, the better the seamstress” ethos reigned thought that by using the
itty-ist bitty-ist machine stitch they could, they would be better machine
sewers?? I just can never get over how ALL of the ones I take apart are
afflicted with this!
In a strange aside… I work in TV and often am piecing on the set. I was
working a gig a few weeks ago with Weller-Grossman Productions. Robb Weller
(formerly of “Entertainment Tonight”) is the “Weller” of W/G. They produce
“Simply Quilts” on HGTV. Robb noted what I was doing and said that they had
been really excited and surprised by the response “Simply Quilts” had been
getting… wish I could have spoken to him more about it.
I had no time to piece at the Academy Awards this year (I did the pre-show)
but if anyone is bored, you can check out my report on it at
http//members.aol.com/ellynlk/1999.htm One year I was restoring a
1930’s quilt during the rehearsal for the Oscars… I wanted badly to get a
photo of an Oscar statue on the ground with my quilt over it– but was too
afraid the paranoid Academy people would have a fit! I wish I had done it,
though…. Would that have been a hoot or what???
Lauri Klobas
Date Thu, 01 Apr 1999 113638 -0700
From Sharon Harleman Tandy
Hello all, I’m back, at least a little at a time, more later, for now
Anyone attending the Quilters Heritage show please look for an entry by
Cathy Smart from Boise, Idaho. I only learned last night she was juried
into the show. She’s a good friend and I want to be able to tell her
many of you saw her quilt. Thanks everyone for everything over the last
two months, as before, more later. Love, Sharon.
Date Thu, 1 Apr 1999 201529 -0500
From “Phyllis Twigg”
I enjoyed reading “From An Attic Hiding Place to the Prestigious D.A.R.
Museum” by Sherri LaReaux in the current issue of QUILT magazine (summer
1999, page 8-9). The article was fascinating but I couldn’t get over the
missing fact that this is a quilt TOP and not a quilt. I had heard
previously that the DAR had purchased this fabulous Mary Simon top. You can
even see in the picture on page 9 that there is not one quilting stitch on
it. Did anyone else notice this ? I’m just curious about the omission.
Of course, I bought this issue to see Laura’s picture (page 12) and Karen’s
cat (page 26), and Cindy Brick’s crazy quilt article, as “advertised”
previously on QHL.
Phyllis
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Date Thu, 1 Apr 1999 220740 EST
From Quilt97aol.com
Pamela,
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but I couldn’t get to their new site.
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Has anyone here heard of a site called thangled threads? Can you share the
url?
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Date Fri, 2 Apr 1999 013052 -0500
From “J. G. Row”
Laurie,
I went to your site and read all the way through. I enjoyed your writing
about the week leading up to the Oscar show very much. It sounds like your
life is like war — moments of sheer pandemonium and terror followed by (or
preceeded by) hours of absolute tedium!
Judy in Ringoes, NJ
judygrowblast.net
Date Fri, 2 Apr 1999 073239 EST
From CToczekaol.com
Lauri,
I’ve found those teeny-tiny stitches in tops and blocks, too. Your theory
relating the small hand stitches to machines makes sense to me. Here’s a
question though did the stitch length have anything to do with the workings
of the machine? How far back do dial settings go? That may sound absurd to
machine collectors, but the oldest machines I’ve seen up close date to this
century. Also, I remember months ago a discussion on treadle machines and
something about the faster you peddle the smaller the stitch? Is that right?
Varying the stitches by the rhythm of your feet? Do the tiny stitches mean
our quilting ancestors were in a hurry? Or overcome with excitement in the
project? I can relate to both!
Carla,
West Point, NY, where the boys can finally play outside!
Date Fri, 2 Apr 1999 094223 EST
From EGinebaughaol.com
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Hi Carla & all,
The statement about the pedal speed and stitch length confuses me. I have
two treadles that I sew on, both this century, and one has a length
adjustment, and the other doesn’t. But no matter how fast I treadle, the
stitch length never varies. I just get my project sewn faster! )
Liz in Michigan
Date Fri, 2 Apr 1999 084733 -0800
From “R & L Carroll”
Hello.
The question on treadle machines and stitch length interests me because I
have done my own informal tests on 2 treadle machines and 2 hand powered
machines (don’t know what these are called).
I have tested on sheets of paper and no matter what speed my feet or hand
go, the stitch does NOT vary. I also let my 5 year old grand daughter try,
same results.
I think early machine sewers used small stitches for the same reason we do
now, to add strength to the seam. The tiny, tiny stitches, that we sometimes
see, are probably just taking this to the extreme.
Small stitching has always been a sign of good workmanship.
I recently read some guidelines on good machine quilting, and small even
stitches was emphasized.
I have seen the machine quilting of Caryl Bryer Fallert (sp?), the prize
winning quilter, and her stitching is very small and very even.
Laurette in So. California
Date Fri, 02 Apr 1999 195201 -0500
From Alan Kelchner
Okay, what I did with my personal crazy top was to back it with muslin.
My intent was to protect the piece from wear that exposed seams will
experience. Now, with the one sitting here waiting for restoration, it
is a silk backing, and tied (like mine) from the back. With the quilt
face down, you tie it, but instead of going through all the layers
involved, you stitch into the seam allowances on the quilt top. The
restoration job was done this way, with worsted yarn, and sewn through
small circles of fabric for strength.
And I have to agree with Karen E about Queen Victoria and the color
black. She was in mourning from the death of her husband until her own
death, something like 40 years if memory serves me.
Alan
Date Fri, 2 Apr 1999 201106 -0500 (EST)
From quiltsnbearswebtv.net (Roberta Geanangel)
The April issue of the AARP Bulletin has an article on quilting,”an
ancient craft that somehow never seems old”. It also states that there
is “more about quilts” at http//www.aarp.org/bulletin”.
Date Sat, 03 Apr 1999 065032 PST
From “Kim Heger”
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I’m a 6th grade math teacher, and I’m getting ready to start a class
quilt with my 75 12-year-olds as a culminating project for our geometry
unit. I did this last year as well, and the students love it! I have a
resource book called “Quilting Activities Across the Curriculum A
Thematic Unit Filled with Activities Linked to Math, Language Arts,
Social Studies, and Science.” It’s designed for grades 1-3, but I’ve
adapted some of the pages for my students. The book is put out by
Scholastic Professional Books, and the number is 1-800-325-6149. I
believe they do have a catalog for you to look through. Thought this
might help somebody out there wanting to do a quilt with school kids!
Kim Heger
Kansas
Date Sat, 3 Apr 99 135228 EST
From “Bob Mills”
Here is a question for our experts in Amish antique wool quilts.
Was there a preferred or typical weave used in the 19th century quilts? I
recall at the last exhibit I saw at Rutgers U Museum that they were a twill
weave, which showed the stitching very well.
I have just acquired 5 yards of well kept black wool, which was purchased 30
years ago from a specialty supplier to be used in hooked rugs. It is not
twill nor is it flattened mechanically or by heat. It is a one over, one
under weave.
It has been in the back of my mind to create a large wall hanging in the
Amish style for several years. I don’t wish to cut and use this wool if the
end effect of elaborate quilting would be lost due to the stitches sinking
into the wool.
Can anyone offer any insight?
Jan Drechsler (not Bob)
http//ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/bobmills/jan.html
Date Sat, 3 Apr 1999 101328 -0800
From Ellene Gravelle
Dear QHL friends I recently inherited my mother’s collection of old
handerchiefs and I remember seeing somewhere a beautiful quilt with
butterflies made from handerchiefs. Can anyone help me find this pattern?
I will gladly pay all copy and mail costs. Thanks, Ellene Gravelle
Date Sat, 03 Apr 1999 105336 -0800
From Marilyn Maddalena
I’ve been catching up on my QHL lists after having an “incident” occur which=
caused an injury and has pretty much put me out of commission for the last=
two months. I’m still not back in full force — and may not be — but at=
least I can now spend a little time catching up on my e-mail. Since I am=
the Publications Chair for the NQA and am responsible for their magazine,=
The Quilting Quarterly, I was a bit surprised to not see it mentioned by=
anyone on this list. Nor have I seen comments on The American Quilter,=
which is published by AQS. NQA is a nonprofit organization and as such=
depends on memberships and donations to operate. The fact that we are able=
to put out a magazine with color pages and as many articles as we do is=
rather amazing, I must say, since we are a volunteer organization. I=
certainly don’t get paid for what I do — and neither do most of the people=
involved with NQA. (Obviously we pay for printing and some writing and=
design, but that’s about it.) We are not “for profit” as are QNM and the=
other magazines mentioned which are available on newstands. I must agree=
that QNM has gone through changes, not necessarily good, as have several=
other for-profit magazines. The Quilting Quarterly is only available to=
NQA members. There are other organizations, such as VQTS, QRS, The Feedsack=
Club, etc., which have newsletters geared toward their members’ particular=
interests also. The quilting world is quite diverse, and obviously it’s=
not possible to please everyone. The NQA does not publish patterns in our=
magazine — we publish items of interest to the quilting world in general=
and try to be as diverse as possible. I think perhaps people forget about=
all the wonderful volunteer quilting organizations across our country, and=
more attention should and could be paid to the marvelous information=
available to “quiltdom” through other means — such as libraries, museums,=
quilting organizations (QRS, VQTS, as two examples), not just magazines for=
sale on newstands which have to depend on advertisers and subscriptions and=
are out to make a profit. Okay, I just stepped off my soap box. But I=
would be interested in others’ thoughts along this line also. By the way,=
you can check out NQA on their website — http//www.his.com/~queenb/nqa. =
Marilyn in Sacramento
Marilyn Maddalena
“Sew Special”
Quilt Appraiser — Quilt Judge — Antique Quilt Presentations
Publications Chair, NQA, The Quilting Quarterly
Secretary, CHQP
Date Sat, 3 Apr 1999 142005 EST
From KareQuiltaol.com
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Subject Re Rose Wilder Lane
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Didn’t she have a book out in the 60’s (or was it 70’s??) that also had a box
of patterns with it?
Karen Alexander
Date Sat, 3 Apr 1999 152946 -0800
From “pepper cory”
I held a garage sale this Saturday and my last customers of the day were a
couple in their late 60’s. She asked about quilts! Evidently she comes from
a quilting family and has a ton of tops. We made a date to meet and look
through her tops. Then her husband–tall charming man with a white mustache
and deep southern accent–chimes in about HIS memories of his momma and
sisters quilting in Alabama in the ’30’s. He said they always backed their
quilts with Alton cloth (he even spelled it-), a soft gray flannel-like
fabric. Another tidbit–he said they always marked their quilts fan style
and described how they marked the quilting. The quilt was already stretched
in the frame when they did the marking. They’d reach over and take a
kindling stick, put it on the open fire of the hearth, get it burning and
then blow it out after a little while. The resulting charcoal tip made a
fine marking tool. With a string serving as a compass, they tied the
charcoal-tipped kindling to the string, stretch it taut, and then mark the
fans across the top. When I asked if it wasn’t a messy process, he said,
“Naw, charcoal brushes out or washes out easy!”
Having just completed a manuscript on quilt marking, I had that “Oh boy,
here it goes again…” feeling. The book’s not even real and I’ve heard
something new–charcoal marking–that I ought to put in it!
Now you quilt detectives anybody heard of Alton cloth?
Happy Easter all-
Pepper Cory
Date Sat, 3 Apr 1999 191530 -0500 (EST)
From quiltsnbearswebtv.net (Roberta Geanangel)
Hi,Marilyn…glad to hear you’re a “little better”. I guess our
discussion of mags was geared toward the commercial ones. I never really
think of NQA or AQS as magazine producers, but rather as information
sources. I belong to both orgs (as many others here do) and if someone
asked me about their mags I would probably look blank. Thanks for making
me realize exactly how I mentally catalog those publications. It seems I
think of them as house organs!
Roberta, who is still amazed at her own thought process, never mind
other peoples!
Date Sat, 3 Apr 1999 211608 EST
From MKowale193aol.com
Hello QHL List..
My name is Marilyn Kowaleski and I’m the owner
of South Pointe Antiques in Adamstown, Pa. During
the month of March we hold an annual Vintage Fabric
show and sale at the shop….we will be extending the
show into next weekend to coincide with the Quilt
Conference to be held in Lancaster Pa. This was the 5th
year for the fabric show. South Pointe has 135 dealers and
during the month of March the dealers are constantly restocking.
Just yesterday, one of the dealers filled his entire showcase
with feedsacks
Next year I will have 30 years in the Antiques business, and
25 of those years was dealing in Antique quilts….I have supplied
many with the best to have come out of Berks and Lancaster
Counties….including the best Lancaster Amish quilts….enuff said..
Gee…does this make me a pioneer ???
I am thrilled to have found this list….and just as thrilled to see some
old friends here also..Julie Silber being one of them (Hi Julie!) and
hoping to make many new friends.
If anyone is coming to Lancaster next weekend and you need
directions to the shop…please email me.
Thanks
Marilyn
Date Sat, 3 Apr 1999 215712 -0000
From “Kirk Collection”
Another variationon the style Alan described — we restored a beautiful
crazy last summer with ties every four inches going from the back and only
through the foundation fabric then out to the back. Done with perle cotton,
tied once, then four strands of yarn placed over the knot and tied again,
making a large decorative fluff on the back.
We are now tieing all the backs we add to crazy tops for clients in this
way, minus the fluff. There is no visible intrusion on the front and the
quilt gets great support over all.
Last summer’s quilt was backed with a lightweight wool flannel. We’ve also
had them backed with silk, cotton, sateen (our choice for many), faille and
“robe” prints — large scale floral prints in a medium weight cotton, just
slightly heavier than regular quilting fabric. Also paisleys.
Nancy Kirk
The Kirk Collection
www.kirkcollection.com
Date Sat, 3 Apr 1999 221748 -0600
From “Peggy McBride”
The Rose Wilder Lane book came with a box of patterns – many times you can
find the books but not the patterns. I don’t remember how many sheets are
in the box – but the box is thicker than the book. It is my understanding
that you could buy the book, or the book and the patterns.
Peggy in Iowa
Date Sat, 03 Apr 1999 202841 -0800
From “Anne Copeland”
–I am wondering if infrared photography will show up those signatures that have “disappeared,” or all but disappeared. I have an archaeology background, and we used infrared photography many times to show up things we could never see with the naked eye. It is not expensive. Simply buy the right kind of film from a photo shop, and learn the proper settings. Hey, it can’t hurt. Anne Copeland Let me know if it works.
Date Sun, 04 Apr 1999 082020 +0400
From Xenia Cord
For anyone who is going to be in the Lancaster area next week, be sure
to visit 2 great shows – the Quilters’ Heritage Celebration at the
Lancaster Host Resort, and the Feedsack show at the Holiday Inn (right,
Jane?)
I will be vending at Quilters’ Heritage, and would love to put faces
with the names on the list. My booth, Legacy Quilts, is in the Lampeter
Room in the main hotel building. Left off the OUTER lobby, down the
first row of Wall Quilts, and my booth is the first on the left. I have
antique quilts, tops, blocks, vintage fabrics in yardages and bits,
Singer Featherweight sewing machines, FEEDSACKS and feedsack charm
packs, and lots of other goodies.
(I will also be presenting the dinner lecture Friday evening, on Nine
Patch – the theme of this year’s show.) Hope to meet many of you!
Xenia, packing in Indiana
Date Sun, 4 Apr 1999 124530 EDT
From AlineMcKaol.com
I made a successful quilt run to Canton, Texas, yesterday (the entire town
becomes a huge flea market/antique show every “First Monday” weekend of the
month). Tons & tons of feedsack quilts, natch; Texas hardly has any other
kind.
But in the proverbial farthest corner at the end of the day, I saw the one I
must have — and she knocked down the price without my even asking, so it was
fate. The front is a sort of dark-bubblegum pink gabardine, with fan squares
arranged in circles, so they make sunbursts in creams and earth tones with
turkey-red centers. Very art deco; the “beams” are very thin & well-done.
The back is dark-rose wool challis. It’s tied with tufts of pink wool (burn
test confirms this). I’m going to guess 1920s, from the design. But all the
fabrics are solids or plaids, except one green/brown with yellow and orange
chevrons, about one inch long, woven into it.
The downside was, the thing stank like a dead sheep. Luckily, it survived an
Orvus wash OK (after a near-paranoid testing for colorfastness). Now it only
smells like a sick, damp sheep, but I’m hoping it’ll air out.
I’ve never dealt with a wool quilt before. Anyone have any comments on date
or fabric? And will I be able to hang this in my bedroom without olfactory
nightmares?
Also, one dealer had a crossed-tulip quilt with chrome yellow and green
calico, plus chintz border, that literally made my heart beat faster when I
saw it from a few aisles away. But darn it all, she knew what she had. It’s
in excellent condition, dated to 1860 with maker & provenance known, for
$1,500. A good price (right, Judy?), but still too rich for my blood. I did
get her card, if anyone’s interested. She also had victorian silk crazies,
tumbling blocks, and other 19th century stuff at fair prices.
Aline
Date Sun, 4 Apr 1999 133546 EDT
From KareQuiltaol.com
Aline,
I am not home in Virginia and won’t be for some time yet, so, since I can’t
check my bookshelf, I wasn’t sure if that was the same book. Guess I got
lucky because back into 1978/80 when I first got into needlework and then
quilting, I found a COMPLETE set at a garage sale and bought it, not even
knowing what I had. I simply snapped it up because it had Rose Wilder’s name
on it.
Karen A.
Date Sun, 4 Apr 1999 142416 -0700
From “Joy Neal”
I wasn’t paying much attention to this discussion, until the
mention of it being a book and box of patterns. That ran a
bell. I just went over to my bookshelf and low and behold I
have this in my collection!! It was donated to a library
booksale where I worked and I took it home. Sorry to say I
have not opened the box and barely looked at the book.
Maybe I should take another look at it.
Joy
jcnealcrcwnet.com
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Date Sun, 4 Apr 1999 183300 -0400
From “J. G. Row”
Welcome to Marilyn Kowaleski!
I am so glad you joined the list. I am sure you will have much insight into
subjects of general interest to all of us antique textile nuts!
To the others on the list who haven’t been to Marilyn’s great shop, I urge
you to go when you go to the show in Lancaster this week, or , do as I did,
make a special trip.
If you go, make sure to look for the special case displaying modern
reproductions of older Amish sewing “stuff.” People are selling these
things as genuine in other places, but Marilyn is doing a great service to
the entire antique buying public by warning us ahead of time that it is out
there and showing us what it looks like. I’d love to know — did you
actually buy your display pieces? Or did a “mole” donate them for the
display.
I wish I could come again to see all the new stuff in the showcases, but the
last trip there took all my discretionary dollars!
What a wonderful shop you have! It doesn’t hurt that husbands and S.O’s who
have little interest in textiles will find lots of other stuff to look at.
All the folks who open cases for customers are so very friendly and helpful,
too. I can’t wait to come back!
Judy in Ringoes, NJ
judygrowblast.net
Date Sun, 04 Apr 1999 164917 -0800
From “Anne Copeland”
I think, as for me, I have found that as I have studied quilt history, it has really increased my interest in other history as well. It’s strange, but when I was a young girl in school, I learned all that stuff because it was required, but passed the tests and passed it right out of my memory. Now as I study quilt history, I keep thinking about what else was going on at the time that influenced this or that phenomena in quilt history? Perhaps some don’t want to go as deep as the French influence, that may be true, but for me, I find it truly wondrous that my desire to learn something I once had no reason to retain.
It’s like that with many subjects in life I find. The older I get, perhaps I have more of a context, but subjects that had absolutely no meaning are really enticing now. Anne Copeland
Date Sun, 04 Apr 1999 211941 -0400
From Sue
To QHLcuenet.com
Hi All,
Went to an estate auction on Saturday and purchases a large box of
what I think are feed sacks. I don’t know very much about the subject
and have only seen a few in antique malls, usually in very poor
condition. These are very bright, and in wonderful condition, one in
particular caught my eye, a Disney Character print, Mickey, Donald,
Pluto etc. When I got home with the box I began to wonder if these were
indeed feed sacks, one is a border print, and one has ballerinas on it.
There were some muslin chicken feed sacks (rooster head logo) and a salt
sack in the box too. What do you think??? Only spent $25 for the box ,
so would be happy with the fabric even if they aren’t feed sacks.
Sue in spring like NW Ohio
DateMon, 5 Apr 1999 025212 +0000
FromSteve and Jean Loken sandjloken@worldnet.att.net
I just counted the pattern sheets in my box – 22. I think it’s complete,
because it’s sat on my book shelf probably since the day I got it (not
counting moves).
Must give it a closer look. If anyone has questions about it or the
patterns, e-mail me privately and I’ll check. The book is copyrighted 1963,
and I think I got it when new.
I never realized who wrote it until the thread started. But I thought of it
just the other day, when we documented a supposedly very early (1770s?)
chenille quilt, and I remembered it was one of the chapters, so I’ll sit
right down and read that chapter to find out more about what we saw.
Jean in Minn
DateThu, 1 Apr 1999 090459 -0500 (EST)
Fromquiltsnbears@webtv.net (Roberta Geanangel)
The book is a compilation of 50 years of needlework, one of the most
comprehensive collections of its time. We simply must put these books
in perspective. With all their faults they were sincerely and
painstakingly done. They give us a picture of the time when they were
written as to what was important during that particular era. Keep in
mind that in the 1960’s women were freeing themselves from “women’s
work”, not embracing it. It was more exciting being a flower child
than embroidering one!
Roberta
DateMon, 05 Apr 1999 214753 +1000
FromLorraine Olsson sven@pnc.com.au
Hello All
I have just seen the most unusual quilt back on an old quilt on ebay.
http//cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item84462318
This is the first time have seen the use of printed doll fabric on the
back of a quilt. Please look and tell me if this is at all common.
(I would love a piece of the fabric too, MMMMMMmmmm!)
Lorraine in Oz
DateMon, 5 Apr 1999 083654 EDT
FromBaglady111@aol.com
ToQHL@cuenet.com
In reply to XENIA’s post reLANCASTER YEP!!!! LAST CALL
THE FEEDSACK CLUB has moved and we will be at the Holiday INN on Greenfield
Road..when you come out of THE HOST..take a left and it is two miles down Rt
30..and across from the TOURIST CENTER!!! Just remember GREENFIELD RD..or
call us..717-299-2551..we’ll point the way!!!
And Xenia, if I am not helf captive..I’ll be there to shop and chat…and at
nite..when all quiets down….bring any of those UNSOLD. (that’s impossible
to believe) down to us and you’ll go home with empty hands…evenings are big
nites for us..those who like to prowl the QHC show..come and see us at
nite..lectures.show and tell on Fri AND ON Sat nites..so popular we have to
hold it two nites..we open Thurs nite at 6pm.//it is vendors and volunteers
nite..Fri and Sat 10am til 9pm or sometimes, LAST ONE OUT, TURN OFF THE
LITES!!! see you soon XENIA and all Jane
http//members.aol.com/baglady111/
httpmembers.aol.com/lscmsw/feedsackclub/page1.html
DateMon, 5 Apr 1999 114311 EDT
FromQuiltFixer@aol.com
Topepcory@bmd.clis.com,
Wow Pepper, what a great bit of information on marking quilts. Thank you.
Please share with us what quilt tops you get to look at. ) Toni B.
QuiltFixer@aol.com
RedworkLdy@aol.com
http//idahoquilt.com/redwork.htm
DateTue, 06 Apr 1999 085742 +1000
FromLorraine Olsson sven@pnc.com.au
Hello All,
I recieved this wonderful reply to my query, from Xenia, and had to
share it with everyone.
Thanks Xenia!!!
Lorraine in Oz
Xenia Cord wrote
>
Hi, Lorraine – that is indeed an unusual back for a quilt. Although the
seller does not say so, that fabric was from the Arnold Print Works. In
the 1890s they printed a number of stuffed toy fabric designs, which
came on a bolt and were purchased by the repeat. I know this because I
have a length of Jocko the monkey, and one for an owl (he doesn’t get a
name!). I sell these repeats (front, back, base, mfgr.’s logo) uncut
for $50 per repeat. The problem with them is that I think the fabric is
somewhat brittle, and the designs are mostly in brown/black, with the
possiblity that the ink will cause splitting on the design lines. They
would be great framed – they are printed across the 24″ width.
>
I have never seen the doll, but apparently there were a lot of these
designs.
>
Xenia, in Indiana
DateTue, 06 Apr 1999 225621 -0700
From”susanm@tnet.net” susanm@tnet.net
ToQHL-Digest@cuenet.com
Dear Friends,
I’ve been asked to query all the experts to find a solution to removing
acrylic paint from a quilt. A friends husband spilt some craft paint on
a prized quilt and he’s in the proverbial dog house. The paint has long
since dried, of course, but any advice would be appreciated. Please
email me privately.
As an aside, we have a very popular Block of the Month Millennium Quilt
on our web site, over 12,000 hits a month, with quilters world wide
taking part, stop by for a visit. http//www.patchworkstudio.com
Kind Regards, Susan Purney-Mark
www.patchworkstudio.com
DateTue, 06 Apr 1999 225043 -0300
Fromsusan silva woody@ior.com
Greetings QHL friends!
Can anyone out there tell me if there are any museums in Seattle that
have quilts for display? LaConner is great, but I wont’ be going north
this trip, just staying in the city.
Also I have a cute story…You know us quilters are pack rats and when
my husband and I got married in 95′ we merged his stuff with my stuff.
Two pack rats and lots of stuff. So yesterday I’m cleaning out this
laundry/storage room and I discover this box with rolls of old
wallpaper. Hum something to donate to charity…deeper into the box I
discover tons of beautiful crochet doilies and things. The deeper I go I
discover this huge safety pin, and it has 20 OLD QUILT BLOCKS attached
to it!!!Brite green & yellow and a blue/pink lemoyne star in the middle.
Sounds bizzare but they are beautiful. So spring cleaning does have it’s
benefits. When I called my DH he said they must have been his mom’s,
though he never knew her to be a quilter, although his grandmother
definately was. What a treasure, and spring cleaning does have it’s
rewards….
Happy Quilting
susan in spokane
DateTue, 06 Apr 1999 225704 -0800
From”Norma I. Herbold” normah@olypen.com
To”QHL@cuenet.com” QHL@cuenet.com,
Dear quilters,
I posed a question regarding your experiences with 3 Pfaff sewing
machines, 3 Berninaís, and an Elna about a week and a half ago. I
promised to have a summary of the responses posted by last Tuesday.
Well, life got in the way. My apologizes. ( I am so behind on reading
my digests…I know there is some great theme/discussion I am missing
out on.)
First, I would like to thank all of you who took the time to email your
thoughts. Your responses were thought provoking, interesting, and in
many ways, made my choice easier, and in others more difficult.
Of the sheer numbers, Pfaff owners were most responsive with positive
comments about their machines.. the model number is given first…then
the number of responses. 7550-5, 7570-3, 7510-4, 7530-2, 6270-1,
2020-0, 1171-1. Bernina responses 1530-4, 140-0, 150-0, 160-2,
1008-1. Two New Home owners and two Viking owners suggested I give
their machines a try.
Comments that caused me to thinkìI was a Viking Owner for years/always
thought Berninas were overpriced…but itís a bit like driving a Corolla
(perfectly fine car) and then switching to an Audi…there is a big
difference, even though both a decent cars.î ìI would like to tell you
to buy the dealer when you buy a machine. You want someone who will
stand behind their product, answer 80 million questions and still smile,
give you guide lessons when you buy the machine, fix it in their shop,
not send it out, and someone you feel comfortable with.î ìI agree with
one of the other members who said….DEALER DEALER DEALER…î ìP.S. I
wouldnít buy a machine with a computer chip until after 1/1/00, and you
can test drive it to make sure…you have to ask about the chip,. and
make sure the person selling it really knows…î ìStay away from Elna,
they have those stupid drop in bobbins. Whenever I have a student with
a drop in bobbin machine, I know we will have problems.î Of all of the
Pfaff and Bernina owners in all my guilds, etc., Iíve never heard anyone
who did not like their machine. I think you canít go wrong with
either.î ..îtake one of your projects…a quilty one, a slinky one and
take any machine you are considering for a nice test drive! Make notes
about the things you like, donít like, and then make an informed
decision.î
I finally sat down and made a check list of the features and the number
of responses I received that commented on that feature. The features I
listed were walking foot, auto needle threader, 47 decorative
stitches, twin needles, cross stitch, Alphabet-1, Numbers 0-9,
Alphabet-5, animal Designs, Additional feet, animal designs, Service,
weight, sewing table, case for carrying, dealer reputation.
When I mentioned what i was doing at last club meeting and i had run
your emails off so that i could have them to mull over, they were
practically ripped from my hands and i had to hunt them down before i
left that day… apparently Iím not the only one who is considering a
new machine!
Which one did I choose? Iím going for a test drive this Friday on the
Pfaff 7530 …something quilty…I don’t have anything slinky…and Iím
calling around to see if any of the dealers in the area have a used 1530
Bernina. Thanks to all of you for helping me make an informed decision.
Norma Herbold
Greenhaven Enterprises
Quilt Retreats on the olympic Peninsula
http//www.olypen.com/normah
DateWed, 7 Apr 1999 040406 EDT
FromPeeks1234@aol.com
ToQHL@cuenet.com
Hello everyone,
I’m writing to tell you about a new web site my friend, Pat Tribbey, has just
put up. Some of you may
recognize her name from EQlist and eqClub, as well as being a pattern
contributor to Sew Precise.
Her new site gives a listing of Florida Quilt Shops and Guilds, and Quilt
events. She’s taking submissions if you know
of any that aren’t listed. Please take a moment to have a look.
<A
HREF”http//members.aol.com/anotherpat/flquilts.html”>http//members.aol.com/
anotherpat/flquilts.html
Warm quilt hugs,
Janice — in sunny Massachusetts
DateWed, 07 Apr 1999 055416 +0000
FromShirley McElderry tigersoup@lisco.net
To Julie and all”Bettina” was one of the names used by the Home Art
Studios based in Des Moines IA, but also had a South Paulina St. address
in Chicago IL. The company was owned by H. Ver Mehran, and his bed-sized
medallion quilt patterns were (along with Marie Webster) among the most
innovative in the 21st Century. These patterns were syndicated in the
late 1920’s and the 30’s, also Mr Ver Mehran made new designs for the
ABC publications in the 1960’s.
Alice Brooks (along with Laura Wheeler, Carol Curtis, etc.) was one of
the names used by the syndicated Needlecraft Service of Old Chelsea
Station NYC in the 1930’s. Sometimes these patterns were designed so
that a secondary pattern was formed when the blocks were stitched
together.
Shirley Mc from IA
DateWed, 07 Apr 1999 080913 -0400
FromAlan Kelchner quiltfix@mail.jax.bellsouth.net
Melissa, methinks you’re the victim of bad photography – them pics
were awfully dark. But the quilt top looks quite nice (I’m being
reserved – always am over internet photos). But for the rest of you who
didn’t look, these variable (Ohio? can’t keep ’em straight) stars are
set on point with setting blocks of what appears to be to-die-for double
purples in excellent condition color-wise. Not faded. IMO, Melissa,
you got a deal, not to mention a neat top. Let us know how you feel
about it when you get it ! Anyone have any tips on the care and feeding
of beautiful double-purples (I haven’t had such an animal yet).
Alan
DateWed, 7 Apr 1999 111159 EDT
FromHarr32@aol.com
ToQHL@cuenet.com
Dear Folks,
I just learned about the International Quilt show August 12-15 in Greensboro,
NC.
Barbara Brackman will be there as well as host of others. I only saw a
brochure, I don’t have one on hand…yet.
Anyone planning to attend?
Thanks
Dana
in warm and sunny southwest VA/TN
DateWed, 7 Apr 1999 115913 EDT
FromQuiltFixer@aol.com
Many thanks Shirley for always coming through with information on the things
we “need to know.” You are a great part of our History List. Toni Baumgard
QuiltFixer@aol.com
DateWed, 7 Apr 1999 112247 -0500 (CDT)
FromMarcia Kaylakie marciak@eden.com
Hi one and all,
I am writing this to all of you v-e-r-y s-l-o-w-l-y due to a sprained left
thumb, and yes, I am left-handed! But, my news is more exciting! Monday
night, I bid and got a crazy quilt top for $15 at our guild’s second chance
boutique. Now I have never owned one and, taking Laura & Karen’s advice, felt
I should do so. The guild had received it many years ago from an unknown
source. When they were cleaning out storage, they came across it and felt
that someone with an interest should care for it properly. That would be me
<;.)>! While it is only a top, and has mild to moderate deterioration,
there’s what intrigues mesome of the silk panels have painted stencils of
various items on them. My DH examined the paint and feels that it is tempra.
The paint has eaten through some (2-5) panels but not others. Thre is very
little embroidery other than the outline edges of the materials. Does
anyone know of stenciling on crazy quilts and can you point me in a
direction to read more about it? I would be glad to bring this one to
Paducah for anyone to see. Just adding to my collectionI think $15 is a
good price, no? BTW, I have had some success in locating names and people
on my mystery signature quilt. Am keeping a journal, TTYL, Marcia Kaylakie,
Austin, TX
DateWed, 7 Apr 1999 093043 -0700
From”Melissa Devin” mldevin@wolfenet.com
Alan and all,
When I saw this quilt top, my heart skipped a beat. I am looking VERY
forward to seeing this top in person so that I can inspect the cutting and
hand sewing. The points of the Ohio stars in the photos and description
claim to all be on point–none cut off, and very exact sewing. I haven’t
seen many late 1800’s tops or quilts up close, but I know that even when I
am very careful sewing with my machine, I don’t always have every point
accounted for.
The double purple did look VERY nice too. And I think that was part of the
reason that I HAD to have this top. The same seller had sold another quilt
top on Ebay last week, in the Antique section called Hearts and Gizzards…
I didn’t realize that it came from the same estate, but that one was a
gorgeous quilt top as well in red and white. That top sold for over $500!
So I felt very fortunate that the person that I won my bid over, only bid in
$1.00 incriments at the last minute!! Surely not the way to bid on
something that appears this excellent. The same seller also told me that
she is keeping a blue and white school house quilt, made by the same person.
I would love to see that one!!
I have found out the piecer’s name and place of residence (along with lots
of side notes–she was a seamstress–clothing, for one), so I am all ready
to have that put on the quilt label, as well as the handquilter’s name that
I have lined up for next summer. When people receive tops in this condition
(excellent–no tears, rip, or undone hand piecing), what is the general
concensous on finishing it? I almost feel that I shouldn’t, but I want to.
And when they are finished, what type of fabric? Period, or repro, or ? I
want to keep the integrity of this top intact, and not detract from it–this
is why I am almost hesitant to finish it!
In The Beginning in Seattle is having a Antique quilt class to go over quilt
restoration, repair, etc. I signed up for it yesterday, so I am looking
forward to showing off this top.
I was really curious to know that if the products out now to set dyes like
Synthropal and Retayne would harm this top? I have had one person tell me
not to expose it to being washed because quilts made in the 1800’s more
likely than not, used vegetable dyes, and products out now would remove
that. Turning the gorgeous double purples to brown!
Well, anyway… I know that when I get this top (with my white gloved paws!)
I know that i won’t be able to control myself and will have to sing it’s
praises yet again. I will probably try to get a good picture and scan of
the whole top and put it somewhere on our website for all to see.
Melissa
mldevin@gocougs.wsu.edu Go Cougs!!
WAshington State Internet Quilters ~WASIQ~
http//www.wasiq.orgDateWed, 7 Apr 1999 194017 EDT
FromAlineMcK@aol.com
Toqhl@cuenet.com
Yes, I’m a sucker. And no, I do NOT need a fourth dog. But I rescued a
3-month-old terrified puppy from a parking lot in Dallas yesterday, and am
trying to find a home for her. She appears to be a retriever/german shepherd
mix (ie, she’s going to be big). Very timid but sweet. Help me! Help me!
DateWed, 7 Apr 1999 232817 +0100
From”Jenni Dobson” jenni@dobson4qu.freeserve.co.uk
To”Quilt History List” QHL@cuenet.com
Sorry to be so much behind in reading my mail but thought I’d add
another variation on this theme. I currently have in my care (en
route elsewhere) an antique silk & velvet quilt. It isn’t actually a
crazy but the backing is a fine silk which has been ornamented with
little bows of silk ribbon at regular intervals on the back – but not
attaching the backing to any of the above layer/s! It’s charming and
looks almost as if someone might have seen the back of another work &
didn’t realise the ties were there for a purpose!
Jenni in UK.
DateWed, 07 Apr 1999 215224 -0500
FromKAREN BUSH Birdsong@worldnet.att.net
ToQHL@cuenet.com
I’m still trying to catch up on my digests, and e-mails. I started
looking in the sewing room closet for a book the other night…one thing
led to another….I NOW have a thoroughly cleaned out closet, the
kitchen repainted…the sewing room in the living room awaiting the new
paint to dry in there…the quilting room…well, it’s just FULL of
living room stuff…sigh…
and I can’t even REMEMBER (((what)) I was looking for in the closet in the first place!!
But, I wanted to tell you, because of all your answers to my design
class question, and encouragement, I’m set up with my first classes in
August at the quilt shop, and have a BRAND spanking new ‘class’ room in
my house, (it’s the ‘former’ quilting room) and students already signed
up for private classes..!! Design classes AND beginners hand
quilting….I’m really excited! THANK YOU!!!!!!
So…now with a cuppa, I’m trying to catch up on the digests…) kb
—
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mailtoBirdsong@worldnet.att.net
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
- http//www.idahoquilt.com
-“QUILT AS DESIRED” THE “TELL ALL BOOK” of hand quilting!!!!
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DateThu, 8 Apr 1999 153433 -0400
FromChristine_Grant@pch.gc.ca
ToQHL@cuenet.com
Hello!
I was recently perusing a copy of “The Delineator” from September 1891, and came
across something in the “Artistic Needlework” section that I thought might
interest this list. Some of our recent threads are referred to, so I’ll quote
the whole entry – the description followed by the instructions. Really, it
isn’t that long!
“Another quilt fever, which promises to be quite as infectious as that for the
mosaic or crazy quilt of a short time ago, has seized both young and old, and it
is now a fad to get from each of one’s friends or acquaintances a square of
silk, linen or bolting cloth upon which some comic picture or face, figure,
etc., is done in watercolors, with pen and ink or in outline embroidery. Some
of these quilts are studies in natural history, all sorts of animals and birds
being pictured upon them; others show only children’s faces and figures, while
others combine everything from a mouse to a human face.
PICTURE QUILT(instructions) This unique quilt is made of squares of silk,
bolting cloth or linen, upon which figures, faces, etc., are done in
water-colors, pen-and-ink or embroidery. The squares are joined and the seams
are decorated with fancy stitching, which may be all of one color or combine a
variety of colors. The quilt is usually lined with silk, satin, Surah, sateen
or any pretty material.”
No mention of tempera, or stencils, but the ‘lining’ suggestions are
interesting. Has anyone seen a “picture quilt”? I have seen painted fabric
included in crazy quilts, but not a complete quilt of painted or drawn squares.
Maybe the fad didn’t catch on? Or are there thousands of these quilts out there
and I just haven’t noticed? Possibly a preservation nightmare… I would be
interested in your responses.
Elsewhere in this magazine, it was reported that Nile green would be a
fashionable colour for the Fall. A previous issue complained that the ‘new’
colours for that season where really old colours with new names, and gave some
equivalents, which still didn’t help me much! What’s in a (colour) name?
Chris in Cornwall, Ontario
DateThu, 8 Apr 1999 180436 EDT
FromPeeks1234@aol.com
ToQHL@cuenet.com
I have a client who would like me to make her a blue and cream Burgoyne
Surrounded quilt. I thought having a little quilt history to accompany the
quilt would be in order. But, I’ve been searching my books all day and can’t
find the story about the quilt. (This is frustrating, I know I have it
somewhere!) If anyone can help with a web site or book reference, I’d be
forever grateful. Thank you.
Warm quilt hugs,
Janice — Massachusetts
DateThu, 08 Apr 1999 221333 -0400
FromPeg Gilson gilsons@voicenet.com
Norma H. wrote
I wouldnít buy a machine with a computer chip until after 1/1/00
As a computer professional, I respectfully disagree with holding off until
after 1/1/2000 if you want a computerized sewing machine now. The potential
for a Y2K problem ONLY exists in machines that run software where events
are set to run based on a date or time. You can’t set your sewing machine
to come on at a specific time like a coffee maker -) The software gives
the instructions; the chip just carries them out.
Peg Gilson
Technical Support Engineer
DateThu, 8 Apr 1999 203721 -0700
From”Catherine Kypta” vger@cwnet.com
Hello all! I am fortunate enough to have 3 tops with the double purple
fabric and also a quilt where all the sashing and the wide borders are
double purple, and these are all in find shape. But I have another quilt,
star and crescent, where the double purple is mottled and some of it has
turned brown entirely. I think the “later” purples, Perkins Purple?, were
like the one in your top and the ones in my other pieces and held up real
well. The star and crescent with the mottley looking purples appears to be
around 1870 or earlier and exposure to light seems to be the thing I have
found with these pieces that really turns the purple brown quicker. The
nice quilt I have with the double purples was never washed and I haven’t
washed it either, I’m terrified of the purple going all brown. I have hung
it, but only for 30 days at a time, and then it goes back in hibernation.
Anyone else have any experience with the purples turning brown? Or any
other info on the Perkins Purple dye? Seems to me I knew this once upon a
time, but can’t remember and am too tired to go look it up
Catherine in Rainy and Sunny Sacramento – waiting desperately for Spring!
DateFri, 9 Apr 1999 063757 -0400
From”Cathy Hooley” goosetracks@albany.net
Janice – there’s a reference in American Heritage Quilts by Better Homes &
Gardens – which states “Burgoyne Surrounded block recalls the Revolutionary
War of Saratoga. On October 17, 1777, a small force of Americans surrounded
the army of British General John Burgoyne, forcing him to surrender.
Ironically, the block’s name immortalizes the defeated Burgoyne rather than
the victor.” However, the book goes on to question whether the pattern name
is authentic, since it says that the earliest known publication of the block
wasn’t until 1890, and the name given at that time was Beauregard’s
Surroundings, however, the name Burgoyne Surrounded is most often used to
refer to this block.
Hope this helps.
Cathy Hooley
Goose Tracks Quilts
http//www.albany.net/~gooset
DateFri, 09 Apr 1999 084624 -0400
FromBeth Donaldson quilts@museum.msu.edu
At the MSU Museum we have a quilt made in 1931 by Laura Clarke, Detroit,
Michigan. She used a Ruby McKim pattern called Flower Garden. The pattern
was probably ordered through the Detroit News Column by Edith Crumb (Laura,
her mother and sister-in-law often read and saved this column). The flowers
were colored on paper with crayons, pressed with a hot iron onto the
fabric, then outlined with some kind of dark permanent ink. It is sashed
with a lovely green floral calico, then quilted (by Laura’s mother Bozena,
in 1932) with large stitches and pearl cotton. The workmanship is excellent
and it is preserved beautifully.
Beth Donaldson
Quilt Collections Assistant
Michigan State University Museum
DateFri, 9 Apr 1999 090337 -0400
From”Dee Stark” dee@nf2g.com
Greetings, all! I’m just finishing up restoration on the most lovely crazy
quilt, and one of the patches is red, white, and blue, and reads “ARC
Division Headquarters”. It sounds very familiar, but I can’t place it in
any of my reference books, and I’m hoping to give the owner as much
documentation as possible back with the quilt.
If this rings any bells, I would be ever so grateful for some insight -)
Thanks!
dee
mailtodee@nf2g.com
Victorian Handcrafts
http//www.nf2g.com/vh
DateFri, 09 Apr 1999 062052 -0300
Fromsusan silva woody@ior.com
ToQHL QHL@cuenet.com
Hi Kris,
I have been reviewing some of my posts and was kind of overwhelmed with
all the different quilt groups and what exactly they do. Would it be
possible to list groups you are aware of and then post them to QHL.
We should have a group called acronoyms annonymous. AIQ, NQA, ACS…
all these groups but I’m not sure what they all are, and what they do.
Just a thought to help us quilters join one more group.Thanks
Susan in Spokane, who just LOVES QHL
DateFri, 09 Apr 1999 142920 -0400
Fromnancy roberts robertsn@norwich.net
ToQHL@cuenet.com
Some of the history that relates to this pattern can be found in an
American History book. “Gentleman John” Burgoyne was an English general
during the American Revolution. He was part of the military plan to cut
the communications and supply lines of the 13 colonies by getting
control of New York. He was to come south into New York from Canda by
way of Lake Champlain and the Hudson Valley. The plan was that he would
meet with two other generals (St. Ledger and Howe) in Albany after all
three had secured their areas.
If I recall correctly, something happened with Howe’s orders and he left
New York City to go to Philadelphia rather than come north up the Hudson
River. St. Ledger’s troops were stopped in the Mohawk River Valley of
New York by General Nicholas Herkimer at the Battle of Oriskany.
Burgoyne’s army was stopped by the patriot army at the famous Battle of
Saratoga, also known as “the Turning Point” of the American Revolution.
He had sent some of his Hessian troops (mercenary soldiers) into Vermont
for supplies and they were defeated at the Battle of Bennington.
You might also look up Jane McCrea. She met a brutal end at the hands of
some Iroquois who were allies of the British. Her death occurred during
Burgoyne’s march south and poem/song about it was used to rally the
patriot troops.
Is this lots more than you wanted to know? I’m a former NYS history
teacher. Hope you can use some of it with your quilt. Nancy Roberts
DateFri, 9 Apr 1999 161525 -0400
FromChristine_Grant@pch.gc.ca
DateFri, 09 Apr 1999 172709 -0700
FromDenise Clausen nadyne@oregoncoast.com
Dear Marilyn
Now that you mention it, the NQA magazine is great! The Latimer Quilt
and Textile Center in Tillamook, Oregon (also a non-profit organization,
whose purpose is “…to preserve and promote the textile arts”) has been
a member of the NQA for several years and have received their publicatio
n (and archived the copies in our research library), since before it was
in full color glossies.
Speaking of the research library I would like to update the group on
the status of the back dated Undercoverings books that I was seeking to c
omplete the Latimer Center’s collection. With a few donations from friend
s and the rest of the set filled out by the American Quilt Study Group (A
QSG), we can proudly say that we now have a complete set at the Center, f
or use by the public, on the premises (no we don’t loan books either). We
would like to publicly thank the AQSG for their support of the Latimer C
enter’s mission to be a resource center, for textiles in the Northwest!
Come check us out the next time you are traveling the west coast (we’
re on HWY 101). Also you can visit via our WEB page as follows….
http//www.oregoncoast.com/latimertextile
Sincerely
Denise Clausen
Director
Latimer Quilt and Textile Center
Marilyn Maddalena wrote
I’ve been catching up on my QHL lists after having an “incident” occur
which caused an injury and has pretty much put me out of commission for t
he last two months. I’m still not back in full force — and may not be —
but at least I can now spend a little time catching up on my e-mail. Sin
ce I am the Publications Chair for the NQA and am responsible for their m
agazine, The Quilting Quarterly, I was a bit surprised to not see it ment
ioned by anyone on this list. Nor have I seen comments on The American Qu
ilter, which is published by AQS. NQA is a nonprofit organization and as
such depends on memberships and donations to operate. The fact that we ar
e able to put out a magazine with color pages and as many articles as we
do is rather amazing, I must say, since we are a volunteer organization.
I certainly don’t get paid for what I do — and neither do most of the pe
ople involved with NQA. (Obviously we pay for printing and some writing a
nd design, but that’s about it.) We are not “for
profit” as are QNM and the other magazines mentioned which are availabl
e on newstands. I must agree that QNM has gone through changes, not neces
sarily good, as have several other for-profit magazines. The Quilting Qua
rterly is only available to NQA members. There are other organizations, s
uch as VQTS, QRS, The Feedsack Club, etc., which have newsletters geared
toward their members’ particular interests also. The quilting world is qu
ite diverse, and obviously it’s not possible to please everyone. The NQA
does not publish patterns in our magazine — we publish items of interest
to the quilting world in general and try to be as diverse as possible. I
think perhaps people forget about all the wonderful volunteer quilting o
rganizations across our country, and more attention should and could be p
aid to the marvelous information available to “quiltdom” through other me
ans — such as libraries, museums, quilting organizations (QRS, VQTS, as
two examples), not just magazines for sale on
newstands which have to depend on advertisers and subscriptions and are
out to make a profit. Okay, I just stepped off my soap box. But I would
be interested in others’ thoughts along this line also. By the way, you c
an check out NQA on their website — http//www.his.com/~queenb/nqa. Mari
lyn in Sacramento
Marilyn Maddalena
“Sew Special”
Quilt Appraiser — Quilt Judge — Antique Quilt Presentations
Publications Chair, NQA, The Quilting Quarterly
Secretary, CHQP
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Dear Marilyn
Now that you mention it, the NQA magazine is great! The Latimer Quilt and Textile Center in Tillamook, Oregon (also a non-profit organization, whose purpose is “…to preserve and promote the textile arts”) has been a member of the NQA for several years and have received their publication (and archived the copies in our research library), since before it was in full color glossies.
Speaking of the research library I would like to update the group on the status of the back dated Undercoverings books that I was seeking to complete the Latimer Center’s collection. With a few donations from friends and the rest of the set filled out by the American Quilt Study Group (AQSG), we can proudly say that we now have a complete set at the Center, for use by the public, on the premises (no we don’t loan books either). We would like to publicly thank the AQSG for their support of the Latimer Center’s mission to be a resource center, for textiles in the Northwest!
Come check us out the next time you are traveling the west coast (we’re on HWY 101). Also you can visit via our WEB page as follows….
http//www.oregoncoast.com/latimertextile
Sincerely
Denise Clausen
Director
Latimer Quilt and Textile Center
Marilyn Maddalena wrote
I’ve been catching up on my QHL lists after having an “incident” occur which caused an injury and has pretty much put me out of commission for the last two months. I’m still not back in full force — and may not be — but at least I can now spend a little time catching up on my e-mail. Since I am the Publications Chair for the NQA and am responsible for their magazine, The Quilting Quarterly, I was a bit surprised to not see it mentioned by anyone on this list. Nor have I seen comments on The American Quilter, which is published by AQS. NQA is a nonprofit organization and as such depends on memberships and donations to operate. The fact that we are able to put out a magazine with color pages and as many articles as we do is rather amazing, I must say, since we are a volunteer organization. I certainly don’t get paid for what I do — and neither do most of the people involved with NQA. (Obviously we pay for printing and some writing and design, but that’s about it.) We are not “for
profit” as are QNM and the other magazines mentioned which are available on newstands. I must agree that QNM has gone through changes, not necessarily good, as have several other for-profit magazines. The Quilting Quarterly is only available to NQA members. There are other organizations, such as VQTS, QRS, The Feedsack Club, etc., which have newsletters geared toward their members’ particular interests also. The quilting world is quite diverse, and obviously it’s not possible to please everyone. The NQA does not publish patterns in our magazine — we publish items of interest to the quilting world in general and try to be as diverse as possible. I think perhaps people forget about all the wonderful volunteer quilting organizations across our country, and more attention should and could be paid to the marvelous information available to “quiltdom” through other means — such as libraries, museums, quilting organizations (QRS, VQTS, as two examples), not just magazines for sale on
newstands which have to depend on advertisers and subscriptions and are out to make a profit. Okay, I just stepped off my soap box. But I would be interested in others’ thoughts along this line also. By the way, you can check out NQA on their website — http//www.his.com/~queenb/nqa. Marilyn in Sacramento
Marilyn Maddalena
“Sew Special”
Quilt Appraiser — Quilt Judge — Antique Quilt Presentations
Publications Chair, NQA, The Quilting Quarterly
Secretary, CHQP
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 06:58:17 PDT
From: “Ann-Louise Beaumont” <albeaumont@hotmail.com
Hello everyone,
My name is Ann-Louise Beaumont and I am a new subscriber to QHL.
Since I am still a rookie with this technology too, I hope I’m doing
this correctly and am actually communicating. My interest in quilt
history started when I lived in the province of Quebec and was
invited by Helene Dubuc and Adaire Schlatter to participate in the
provincial organization “Courtepointes-Quebec-Quilts”. This led to
helping with their Quebec Quilt Registry in a very marginal
capacity. I had the joy of Paul Pilgrim’s 1995 class at the Vermont
Quilt Festival and came away from his wonderful initiation to the
quilt history world quite overwhelmed. A completely enjoyable class
there with Merikay Waldvogel (1997?) was another formative
experience. In 1997 we moved to Massachusetts where I am in quilt
history paradise. I’ve touched base with the Massachusetts Quilt
Project here, helping with one of their documentation days. Since
I’m in the western part of the state, I haven’t been able to
participate as much as I’d hoped. However, there are some wonderful
historical societies and museums in this neck of the woods. The
Amherst historical society and museum held an exhibition of their
small collection which I helped with as a volunteer. It has been a
wonderful way to get close to vintage quilts on a very personal
basis. I have just finished photographing the collection in
Belchertown’s Stone House Museum collection for their accession
records. Lynne Bassett’s “Northern Comfort” show with symposia just
down the road at Old Sturbridge Village was another treat
Today I’d like to mention a stencilled quilt in the Amherst Museum’s
collection. There is one at Historic Deerfield that is often shown
in quilt history books. It is very symmetrical. Also in Deerfield in
the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association’s Memorial Museum there is
another. I have seen the slide during a lecture by Suzanne Flynt,
the museum’s curator, but can’t discuss it intelligently. Looking
through quilt history books and one stencil book that has brought
together over twenty stencilled quilts in one volume, I have never
seen anything that really resembles the Amherst quilt. Unfortunately
there is no provenance, but this does not seem to be unusual for
these stencilled quilts. The Amherst quilt is lavish and
flamboyant.There are baskets filled with fruit, large arrangements of
roses, small arrangements of roses,tulips, very large fruit trees-
Apple, pear, cherry, and stars or daisies scattered about, all
bordered on three sides with a vine with berries and leaves that are
not grape leaves. Red-pink, green, yellow, brown, green and blue were
used. The trunks and branches of the trees look more painted than
stencilled and the stencilled fruit has been added one at a time on
the trees rather than by a stencil that puts all the fruit on at
once. This quilt has to be seen to be believed. It makes you happy
just to look at it, it is so cheerful and energetic. So many of the
stencilled quilts are so symmetrical and ordered that they are a bit
lifeless, but this one is just bursting out all over. So-my question
is- has anyone seen something similar? I have loaned my book on
stencils and stencilled quilts at the moment and so cannot recall its
title and authors to give them credit, but can when I get it back.
Melinda LeLacheur is the director of the Amherst museum where this
quilt lives. I do have photos of this, but would need Melinda’s
permission to send any to anyone.
Best Wishes,
Ann-Louise Beaumont
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 11:07:52 -0700
From: “pepper cory” <pepcory@bmd.clis.com
Ann-Louise is right that the antique quilt she describes is fantastic.I
have only seen it in books but perhaps I’m not too far out on a limb when I
suggest the quilt’s maker was an experienced theorm painter. The paints
were probably the same oil-based paints she used in painting and that’s why
the condition of the stenciled designs is still so good.
I made a stenciled quilt (the KY friendship quilt pictured in The Signature
Quilt) and used a black Shiva oil-based paint stick to stencil the reel
pattern on the alternate blocks. Then I outlined each reel with Pigma pen.
The reels were signed and embellished by members of the Kentucky Quilt
Society who had taken a class with me. The alternate pieced block is
Puss-in-the-Corner.
My stenciled quilt has never been washed but I would not hesitate to do so.
All the fabrics were pre-washed and the stenciled reel blocks were set
aside at least two weeks before putting them together with the pieced
blocks and then were heat set again using a white presser cloth between the
block and the dry iron.
Pepper Cory
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 11:03:37 -0500 (CDT)
From: Dale E Watts <dpwatts@grapevine.net
I’m wondering if anyone has purchased “What is American About American Quilts” published by the Smithsonian Institution. And if so, is it a worthwhile addition to one’s library? I will appreciate any input.
Peggy
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 09:42:02 -0700
From: “Julia D. Zgliniec” <rzglini1@san.rr.com
Dear Pepper and QHL,
Pepper wrote:
“perhaps I’m not too far out on a limb when I
suggest the quilt’s maker was an experienced theorm painter.”
I will join you on that limb. Actually, I don’t think it is a very big
stretch to go from theorums to “stencils” on a quilt. I have also
noticed a very close resemblance of many of the Baltimore Album block
designs to theorum designs, particularly the cornucopias and flower
filled vases.
I find it fascinating to speculate on the sources of inspiration for
last century’s designs.
Julia
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 19:18:47 -0400
From: “Edna K.” <eak@inet.net
I have a question. My friend has an old family quilt, an album quilt
with about a dozen names on it. It’s white with a red pattern and
the quilting is so tiny, it’s just beautiful. It’s in perfect condition and
she has had it appraised twice. Last year for $3000, and this year
at Lancaster for $5000.
My question is this: The appraiser said she had a buyer and
wanted to take the quilt to sell. I thought an appraiser could not
be involved in the sale. I appraised some quilt things for a lady one
time and was sorry that I did because I wanted to buy them but felt
it would have been unethical for me to buy them at the price I had
suggested. what is the standard procedure?
Edna
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 01:19:36 -0400
From: “J. G. Row” <Judygrow@blast.net
DH and I took 3 hours out of our trip home to NJ from a family wedding in
Boston to do some antiqueing in Connecticut. One very friendly dealer, on
hearing that I was a quilt and textile nut went in the back and brought out
a quilt that, from what I understand, has not been seen in public since
1934.
This quilt, 66 x 84, was made in 1934 by the wife of the fire chief of a
large city in California. There was a newspaper article about it at the
time, and then it went underground so to speak, or just remained in the
family.
The quilt is a series of 10″ blocks (by eye, not by measuring tape)
separated by 1 1/2″ blue sashing. The center block is 21″ by 10″ and is a
very specific fire truck in applique and running stitch embroidery. The
dealer, who has all manner of fire trucks for sale in his shop (he owns 2
real ones) says that line for line the block is exactly correct, in every
detail. All the other blocks are individual pieces of equipment that a
fireman would use, also lovingly and accurately depicted in applique and
embroidery.
The quilting is a neat lattice ( 1 1/2″) through the sashing into the blocks
and stopping at every depicted motif. The stitches are small and even, and
the quilt is in excellent condition.
The dealer has not yet made up his mind whether he wants to sell it or keep
it in his “fire” collection. If he keeps it we are now talking about me
framing it for him, so I know it will be preserved properly. I’ve got to fax
him approximate costs sometime this week. If he sells it, it won’t be me
who buys it — he wants into the 5 figures for it. One way or another, I am
hoping to get photos of it to document it.
Just wanted you all to know that there still are brilliant quilts out there
that no one has seen.
Judy in Ringoes, NJ
judygrow@blast.net
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 07:53:51 -0700
From: “Julia D. Zgliniec” <rzglini1@san.rr.com
Dear Edna and QHL,
You wrote:
” I appraised some quilt things for a lady one
time and was sorry that I did because I wanted to buy them but felt
it would have been unethical for me to buy them at the price I had
suggested. what is the standard procedure?”
I, too have had occasions where I would have liked to purchase the
items being brought to me. However, as the appraiser of those items, I
could not, in good conscience do so.
As an appraiser, certified by The American Quilter’s Society, I would
refer you to the Code of Ethical Practices that all of us who are
certified by AQS have signed. It may be found at the following URL
This is a very informative web page which I hope you will find helpful.
If you have other questions, do not hesitate to ask.
Julia Zgliniec, President, Professional Association of Appraisers –
Quilted Textiles (PAAQT)
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 14:48:28 -0600
From: Jocelyn jocelynm@sw1.socwel.ukans.edu
My question is this: The appraiser said she had a buyer and
wanted to take the quilt to sell. I thought an appraiser could not
be involved in the sale. I appraised some quilt things for a lady one
time and was sorry that I did because I wanted to buy them but felt
it would have been unethical for me to buy them at the price I had
suggested. what is the standard procedure?
Edna,
I would personally be leery of an appraiser who made me anoffer. I’d be afraid she was trying to fleece me.
OTOH, if she suggested that I get someone else to appraisethem, and agreed to either waive her fee or pay for the second
appraisal, on the condition that I would sell the quilt to her based
on what the 2nd appraiser had to say, I wouldn’t worry about it.
After all… she would know that if she had mis-appraised the quilts,
that her colleague would detect that, and her reputation would be
quickly trashed.
If I got two roughly equal evaluations, I wouldn't be concernedabout selling the quilt to one of the appraisers.
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 17:48:04 EDT
From: DDBSTUFF@aol.com
RECENTLY, I WAS ASKED TO APPRAISE A QUILT. THE DAUGHTER OF THE ELDERLY OWNER
CONTACTED ME AND HAD ME COME OVER TO THE NURSING HOME WHERE HER MOTHER WAS
LIVING. THE QUILT WAS A C.1870’S “ALBUM PATCH” WITH SIGNATURES OF PEOPLE SHE
THOUGHT MAY BE RELATED BUT SHE REALLY WASN’T SURE AND WASN’T SURE WHERE THE
QUILT HAD ORIGINATED. THE QUILT WAS IN UNUSED, UNWASHED CONDITION BUT DID
NOT HAVE A BORDER AND VERY SIMPLE BUT CONSISTENT “WAFFLE” QUILTING. BASED ON
SIMILAR QUILTS THAT I HAVE SOLD OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS, I GAVE IT A VERY
LIBERAL VALUE OF BETWEEN $500 TO $1500 AND EXPLAINED THAT THE TRUE VALUE
WOULD DEPEND ON WHERE IT WOULD BE SOLD (IF SOLD), i.e., EAST COAST, WEST COAST OR MIDWEST. I FURTHERED EXPLAINED THAT CERTAIN DEALERS CAN COMMAND HIGHER PRICES THAN OTHERS.
AFTER I WAS THROUGH EXPLAINING ALL THIS TO HER, SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE HAD HAD IT APPRAISED IN MASSACHUSETTS, AND THAT IT HAD BEEN APPRAISED AT $4,000. NOW, I’VE BEEN IN THIS BIZ FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND I DO SHOWS ALL OVER THE U.S. AND I KNOW IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO GET $2,000 MUCH LESS THE $1500 TOP PRICE I SET FOR IT.
COULD SOME OF YOU REGISTERED OR LICENSED APPRAISERS PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME WHY SOMEONE WOULD APPRAISE A QUILT FOR SO MUCH MORE THAN IT IS WORTH? I KNOW SOME OF YOU APPRAISE HIGHER FOR INSURANCE PURPOSES. ISN’T THAT DISHONEST?
I WAS WONDERING IF SHE MIGHT HAVE APPRAISED IT SO HIGH SO AS WAY TO CHARGE A LOT OF MONEY FOR THE APPRAISAL. THIS WOMEN TOLD ME SHE PAID QUITE A BIT MORE THAN MY $40 CHARGE (WHICH I ENDED UP NOT CHARGING BECAUSE SHE WAS SO SURPRISED AT MY LOW BUT MORE REALISTIC EVALUATION)?
ANY HELP ON THIS WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
DARWIN BEARLEY
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 16:17:27 -0600
From: Sharon Harleman Tandy harleman@micron.net
Dear Darwin and QHL,
With out seeing the quilt in question and without knowing all the specifics, I
can only comment on your question in a general way.
An appraisal is a researched opinion of the value of a particular object. As
appraisal is not an exact science, it is natural for appraisers to have
different opinions and place different values on the same quilt, although the
differences should not be substantial. A discrepancy might be due to a variety
of factors such as regional differences, knowledge and experience of the
appraiser, and methodology of market research. There is room for an honest
difference of opinions.
Fair Market Value and Insurance Replacement Value are different types of values.
Sometimes the amount is the same but often it is different. Insurance
Replacement Value is the amount, in terms of money, that it would take to
replace the item being valued with ” like and kind”. This is not necessarily
what you could sell the same item for on the open market.
Fees that are based on a % of the value of the appraised item are unethical and
frowned upon by the profession. Flat fees per item vary according to the
appraiser and some appraisers charge more for research time if an appraisal
requires some additional research, out of the ordinary market analysis.
There are 2 very informative web pages that you might also check out.
They both discuss in detail what I have said in a general way. I hope my
response has helped.
Julia Zgliniec, President, Professional Association of Appraisers – Quilted
Textiles (PAAQT)
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 21:56:20 -0700
From: pastcrafts@erols.com
Hi guys,
I appraise all manner of costumes and textiles. The Uniform Standards
of Professional Apraisal Practice is a daunting document. It is the
standard that every other organisation bases their ethics on. It is
absolutely unethical to appraise an item that you would like to purchase
or have any interest in ( like for family reporting to the IRS).
You should refer the client to another qualified appraiser. However,
this is a big country and qualified textile “experts” are not always
readily available. My question is: what do you do if you want to
purchase the piece, but there isn’t anyone else around to appraise it?
Would it be ok to show the client the market research that your
appraisal is based on as proof of the honesty of your value? This is
assuming that this is not a Holy Grail like Judy’s Fire Trucks. Please
get a pix to show us Judy!
Cheers,Newbie
Dear “Newbie” and All,
NOPE, sorry. Appraisers should avoid even the appearance of conflict of interest.
But you know that if you are familiar with USPAP. Thanks for mentioning that
document, and you are right it is daunting.
Where do you live? There must be someone near you.
Julia
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 21:57:45 -0500
From: Russell-Hill <russhill@ctesc.net
Hi all,
What a great post on stenciled quilts. I use to do and teach therom
painting a lot when I lived in MA on velvet , cotton and sometimes
silk. The oils will hold very nicely and last though washing. I have
theromed many blocks to do a quilt but unfortunatly they nver where put
together. I never had the pleasure of seeing the quilt that Ann-Louise
wrote about but have seen the Sturbridge collection of paintings and
textiles. I am hoping to be going back there for a 3 day stay to do
research on period clothing as well as quilts in the summer of 2000.
If anyone would want to reproduce a stenciled quilt patterns for the
theroms are availible all over the New England area. I have a
collection of over 150 copies of old designs.
I have two blocks of a Baltimore Album stenciled but this time I used
acrylic. I think that they will last longer. When I did wall or
floorclothes even clothing I used acrylic and it will not was out.
Debbie
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 21:38:23 +0000
From: Bobbie Aug <qwltpro@uswest.net
Dear Darwin,
I make it a practice not to try and second guess these types of situations when
there is second hand information. I will say that sometimes people are not quite
honest about what their quilt appraised for. They inflate the price as they feel
(I guess) that this impresses others. Appraisers that follow the law carefully
such as those certified by AQS, are never free to correct these statements
because of confidentiality. And there can be a definite difference between
insurance and fair market value and no, it is not dishonest or illegal. Notice I
said CAN BE. It is not always the case. A professional appraiser knows the
difference.
Hope this helps,
Bobbie A. Aug
Member, American Quilter’s Society Appraiser Certification Committee
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 08:20:30 EDT
From: ZegrtQuilt@aol.com
With respect to the appraisal discussion, I would like to refer all of you to
the articles I wrote for the IQA Journal last year that offer information on
all of the organizations offering quilt appraisals on a national level and
some of the people who have been involved in this area for many years. The
articles can be found on my website www.shellyquilts.com
Conflict of interest or even the appearance of conflict does not bode well
for any appraiser. Shelly Zegart
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 08:53:42 -0700
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 15:51:09 -0400
From: “jawhite@courant.infi.net” <jawhite@courant.infi.net
Does anyone know of a book or books on the subject of kit quilts from
the 30’s and 40’s? I have acquired a quilt top which I am sure is a kit
- it has painted flowers and the maker was supposed to embroider baskets
to go with the flower bouquets. I have another one of these that I have
had framed – it was a painted kit for a pillow and is stamped with the
logo of the Kemp and Beatley Co – the trademark is KBI in a circle atop
a little pair of wings and the copyright date 1925. I accessed the AQSG
library files but there are just too many listings to go through. When
I try to be more specific, I get the general library catalog. Any help
will be appreciated.
Judy White
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 22:10:22 EDT
From: Quilt97@aol.com
Lauri,
This is indeed a wonderful website – spectacular quilts. But it is an online
quilt exhibition — not on America Online only. I sent it to a quilter who
is not on AOL and she accessed it with no problem.
EKarenbeth
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 19:47:31 -0700
From: “Julia D. Zgliniec” <rzglini1@san.rr.com
Re: discrepancy in quilt values
Altho I have only been placing a financial valuation on textiles for
a year, I have been looking at and evaluating them for over 25 years.
What strikes me in almost every case of a serious discrepancy – if the
owner isn’t lying like Bobby suggested – is that one appraisal comes
from an appraiser who is a qualified conoisseur who knows what she/he is
looking at, while the other appraisal comes from a “professional”
appraiser who comes at this as a business first.(Meaning that you can
appraise anything as long as you do your research.)
Technically, there is nothing wrong with this approach if they either
know what they are looking at, or the object is so cut and dried -(a
gradmother’s flowergarden quilt) that the information is easily
retrieved.
I just held a very good friend’s hand over just this very situation.
She had very early 19th c. portraits appraised by one of the biggest
“hotshots” in Philadelphia. This woman had no idea what she was looking
at. These portraits are not typical, and not reasily researched. But
she did not know that because her area of expertise is not portraiture.
The moral of the story is that you must only hire an appraiser who is
a connoisseur in the the field where the object belongs. For instance,
don’t hire me to appraise a contemporary quilt, right Bobby? -Although
I’m studying hard!
Cheers,
Newbie in DC where we are about to be shut down by the 50th anniversary
of NATO – first beavers, now NATO!
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 11:33:49 -0500
From: “Larry Orr and Hanna Witte Orr” <witteorr@interl.net
Hi everybody, my name is Hanna; I’m an art historian, homeschooling mom,
quilter and am interested in textile history in general. At the moment I’m trying to
write an article about a box of shirting samples my husband inherited from his
grandparents.
The samples are mostly 3×13″ pieces, about 1/3 of them are still in the original
sample books. Books are about 3×6″, either weird oil (?) cloth and tied or
cardboard and tied. Each sample has a number on it, but there is no other record
of who assembled the books or manufactured the fabric. The strange thing is that
the same fabric can show up in 2 different books with 2 different numbers, usually
it’s 1 or a few digits off. The numbers range from 1000 to 15500, the fabrics are
sorted by quality — the 1000 range has plain white shirting with small printed
motifs, the 15000 range has elaborately woven but thin fabric with for example
silvergrey background with scrolls and woven in flowers of a different color.
Larry’s grandfather was a “commercial traveler”, sold mother-of-pearl buttons for
several Muscatine IA button factories and perhaps shirts (my mother in law was 6
when he died so she doesn’t know details about his career). My suspicion is that
these samples were assembled by one of the shirt companies he dealt with, but
I’d like to confirm this: has anybody seen books like these and does know what
they were used for ? From a 1902 Sears&Roebuck catalog I gathered that you
could order sample books for all their readymade clothing, but they had
tapemeasures and instructions with them, so I don’t think that our books are
S&R’s. And mill sample books, as far as I have seen them in publications, were of
an entirely different format.
Thanks for your help ! Hanna
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 12:37:32 -0500
From: Pat Crews txcd003@unlvm.unl.edu
To: QHL@cuenet.com
Hello. My name is Pat Crews and I am a relatively new subscriber to QHL.
(I have been lurking off and on for about six months.) This is my first
posting. I have the good fortune of being the director of the International
Quilt Study Center at the University of Nebraska, with its collection of
more than 900 quilts donated by Robert and Ardis James.
We have a wonderful quilt exhibition currently on display and another one
opens to the public in May. If any of you are traveling to NQA in Omaha in
June or are planning a road trip through Nebraska this summer, I wanted to
let you know about these two exhibitions so that you could plan accordingly.
Fanciful Flowers: Botany and the American Quilt is on display through
January 2001 at the University of Nebraska State Museum in Lincoln,
Nebraska. The two-year exhibit features 52 quilts, all but one from the
19th century. Thirteen quilts will be on display at any one time and the
display will be changed every six months out of long-term conservation
concerns for the quilts.
This show has an appeal that goes beyond a love for quilts. It allows
people to see the influence of botany and gardening on the quilts of the
19th century. Botany was the most popular science in the 19th century,
especially for women, and that is beautifully illustrated in these quilts.
Fanciful Flowers is on display for two years, so theres plenty of time
to schedule a trip! The University of Nebraska State Museum is located at
645 N 14th Street on the universitys city campus. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sundays and holidays.
Another incredible show, Covered by the Stars: Selected Quilts from the
James Collection, opens May 17 and will be on display through July 30,
1999 at the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery on the University of
Nebraska-Lincolns east campus.
This show was organized initially by guest curator Merikay Waldvogel in
association with the Museum of Our National Heritage, Lexington,
Massachusetts. The stunning star quilts in this show range in date from
the early 1800s to the 1930s. They feature vivid color combinations,
exceptional needlework and its a wonderful chance to see the evolution of
textile technology with such a wide variety of early printed fabrics.
The gallery is located on the second floor of the Home Economics Building
on the universitys east campus. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through
Friday. and selected Sundays by appointment.
Hope to see you this summer in Nebraska.
Pat Crews
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 21:26:53 +0400
From: Xenia Cord xecord@netusa1.net
Hi, all – Lancaster and Quilters’ Heritage Celebration are behind us,
but I am happy to say that I met many QHLers at the show, and our own
listmom Kris (and her Japanese intern) at the Feedsack convention –
putting faces to the names is a great part of the fun of shows like
this.
Also at the show, a friend gave me a piece of an old, very distressed
quilt that she found on the floor of an antique/junque shop in Ohio. On
the front are isolated print designs against backgrounds of fine
engraving (the sample has 4 different ones). These fabrics have tan or
brown backgrounds, with the motifs in madders, pink, and teal, with
brown or black. On the fragment back is a wonderful architectural
design cotton with motifs resembling church arches and keyhole crosses,
in brown, teal, and madder on white. The registration is somewhat
haphazard, and the design looks more like it was painted casually,
rather than printed by hand or machine.
In fact the back fabric looks Indian to me, and the front prints
somewhat like those of Provence. The batting is cotton, and the
quilting…ah, the quilting! it is done in “Baptist fans” in arcs about
1″ apart.
Weren’t we talking about the age of that quilting design some time ago?
The fabrics in this piece appear to me to be from the 1820-40 period,
but possibly of non-American origin. Of course it is also possible that
the original quilt was made elsewhere, too.
The floor is open for discussion…
Xenia
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 21:31:27 -0500
From: “Kirk Collection” kirkcoll3@home.com
A friend of mine, Alice Snyder from Hapco products in Missouri, has an extra
room in LaCenter about 20 miles west of Paducah that is available. If you
are driving and still need a room give her a call — (314) 698-2102.
The place is called the Country Style Inn. I’ve stayed there for several
years — it’s a funny little place next to the Vet Hospital. Just 4 rooms
and a hallway. Linen closet down the hall if you want fresh sheets and
towels. The beds are ok and it is clean. That’s about all except it is
incredibly cheap. I don’t know the rate this year but ;ast year it was $165
per room for the WEEK!
I leave for Paducah Saturday. Will have an open house in my room at the
Executive Inn on Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Drop by and say hi and have a
soda.
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 11:56:25 -0500
From: KAREN BUSH <Birrdsong@worldnet.att.net
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 07:09:13 -1000
From: “Laurie Woodard” <lwoodard@hawaii.edu
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 22:48:58 -0400
From: “John Cawley” <cawley@goeaston.net
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 23:07:29 -0400
From: “John Cawley” <cawley@goeaston.net One of the highlights of Quilters Heritage was Xenia’s talk at the =
dinner on Friday night. In keeping with the theme of the show she =
talked about Nine Patch quilts and had a marvelous variety to show us =
(old and new). The variations of that simple design were fascinating. =
One of my favorites was composed of blue and white Nine Patch blocks =
with a variety of blue setting blocks, incredibly subtle. It’s such a =
treat to see the quilts in the cloth. Thanks, Xenia.
I think the charm of the immediate Lancaster area has all but =disappeared. Right across the road from Sauder’s, the best of the =
fabric shops, is an enormous (it must be the length of 10 football =
fields) food distribution center with its very own turnpike exit. =
There are still islands of tranquility to be found in the county, but =
the casual visitor will never find them. I wonder how long it will be =
until the last Amish family moves to an area more friendly to preserving =
their culture and values.
The exhibit at the Peoples Place Museum was disappointing (to me). =Last year’s exhibit was breathtaking; this one lacked the kind of =
drop-dead beautiful examples I’d hoped to see. The Mifflin Co. Amish =
quilts were interesting, but the Mennonite quilts from the Shenandoah =
Valley were (with one expection) quite ordinary and there were way too =
many utilitarian Crazies for such a small exhibit. The Pennsylvania =
Mennonite quilts I’ve seen led me to expect much more variety and =
exhuberance. Barb Garrett, did you get there? What do you think?
Speaking of Barb, my friend Denise and I went to the Feedsack Show =where we saw Barb and Kris. We were sorry to miss Jane. Denise bought =
a copy of the Rose Wilder Lane book complete with patterns (she saw it =
before I did–I have the book but no patterns), what a treasure!
One of the dealers at QHC had a sewing chicken (remeber that thread) =for $125. Wacky! It was just like mine for which I paid $8.=20
Cinda on the Eastern Shore
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 22:56:20 -0500
From: lessmann@earthlink.net (Ellen Lessmann)I don’t post often, but thought this might be of interest to some of you.
It came in the mail today as a press release from the county historical
society.
"100 Historic Quilts" from private collections that date from 1800to the 1960s will be exhibited June 20 through July 11 at the General Crook
House Museum and at Building 7 at Fort Omaha. The show is produced by the
Historical Society of Douglas County in tribute to the 25th anniversary of
Metro. Comm. College, which established its first campus at Fort Omaha, and
is held in conjunction with the National Quilters of America national
convention and two regional needlework conferences in Omaha. The “100
Historic Quilts” exhibit will feature extended hours, a reception,
needlework demonstrations, and decorative arts patterns in textiles and in
the “carpet beds” of the Crook House Victorian Heirloom Garden.
The two exhibitions will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4p.m. Monday through Friday, Saturdays June 26 and July 10 and Sunday June
- Sunday hours on June 20 and July 11 will be 1 to 4 p.m. The Crook
House and the exhibits will be closed July 3 through July 5.
Adult admission/donation is $5 for one exhibit or $8 for both.
The exhibit at the Crook House will be "A Little Piece of the Past:Childrens and Doll Quilts.” Admission will include a tour of the 1879
military commander’s home.
The second exhibit is 75 full size quilts and quilting memorabilia,“Quilts: Every Woman’s Art,” will be at Building 7 on the Fort Omaha
Campus……(Other events are planned, but this post is tooo long, and if
anyone has questions, I will be glad to find the answers–sounds wonderful
to me!) — Ellen in Omaha
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 09:40:31 +0100
From: “Audrey Cameron” <audrey.cameron@virgin.net
I recently bought a wonderful quilt top. 8000 one inch hexagons!! c1840.
I love hexagon quilts. I couldn’t resist it, even though I knew it
needed work.
Some of the fabrics are tendered and someone beautifully appliqued
replacement patches, with the tiniest stitches, and perfect precision.
The problem is they used the most awful fabrics. They didn’t even try
to match the other fabrics in the top. They used fabrics from the
1980’s. Probably used what they had.
So now I have removed the offending patches and have to applique 100+
small hexagons!!! I think I have enough period fabrics to work with.
Just have to get started.!!!
Can someone tell me why we do these things?
Laurette in So. California
Date: Sat, 17 Apr 1999 02:55:48 -0300
From: susan silva <woodyior.com>
All QHL folks must look at this “on line quilt exhibit”. What marvelous
quilts. The only problem is that I can’t be there close and personal to
get a really close look. Now I’d like your help. If you look at the
quilt titled “CROWN PATTERN” c1850, I have been looking for that pattern
and have searched numerous books! If anyone knows where I can find this
pattern, please e-mail me. Thanks and enjoy!
Susan in Sunny Spokane Wash., e-mail, woodyior.com
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Date: Sat, 17 Apr 1999 08:04:18 EDT
From: JQuiltaol.com
this is the site address for the riverside exhibit.
the quilts are great…. the photographs of the quilts not so great..
There were quilts from the 1800s and a couple from 1960…are the1960 quilts
considered antiques?
jean
jquiltaol.com
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Date: Sat, 17 Apr 1999 08:05:37 +0400
From: Xenia Cord <xecordnetusa1.net>
<…are the1960 quilts
considered antiques?>
Depends on how old you are <VVVBG!!>
Xenia
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Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 16:36:35 -0500
From: Pat Crews <txcd003unlvm.unl.edu>
To: QHLcuenet.com
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or information on how to register for the course, please visit the
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Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 01:06:50 EDT
From: Kathi2174aol.com
To: qhlcuenet.com
Subject: QHL: Quilt Designer
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Hello All,
There is an appliqued quilt on ebay, # 89936850, that has me wondering. The
description states that it was designed by Esther O’Neal, a peer to Marie
Webster. I don’t recall reading or hearing about O’Neal. Anyone have any
info or references about her?
Kathi in Calif., Curious
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I’ve been searching the Internet and asking every vendor I can find — but so far have struck out. Does anyone on this list know of, or have, any fabric with potatoes on it? I’m doing a program entitled “Potatoes to Patchwork” and want to make a vest with all kinds of potatoes — Irish, Idaho, red, French fries and any other kind I can think of — to wear at my programs. Please reply individually if you have some. If not, I’m afraid I’m reduced to appliqueing or stamping. Thanks for your help. MM
Marilyn Maddalena
“Sew Special”
Quilt Appraiser — Quilt Judge — Antique Quilt Presentations
Publications Chair, NQA, <italic>The Quilting Quarterly
</italic>Secretary, CHQP
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Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 07:27:31 +0400
From: Xenia Cord <xecordnetusa1.net>
Hope to see a lot more QHLers at Paducah; look for me in the Legacy
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usual fine selection of antique quilts, quilt tops, sets of antique
blocks, vintage fabric yardage, and our study packs of vintage cuts for
appraisers and appraisal class students. Lots of other misc., all
interesting.
And we will have a good assortment of Singer Featherweights, including
TWO Freearms! If you have never seen one, stop by!
Xenia – Paducah-bound in the morning
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Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 09:09:31 -0700
From: “Robins-Morris, Laura A” <lrobinsfhcrc.org>
I checked out the Riverside online exhibit. Great quilts, but my pc
screen now has nose prints 🙂 . (Couldn’t get close enough.)
I’ve never seen the fabric term “tabby” before. Is that a regional
name? Or just curator’s preference??
Laura in Seattle
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Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 13:02:14 -0400
From: “John Cawley” <cawleygoeaston.net>
Florence Montgomerry defines tabby as a plain silk stronger and thicker =
than taffeta, woven in a plain weave, often given a watered or waved =
finish. She quotes from a 1758 dictionary which explains the process.
Cinda in Easton
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Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 00:34:45 -0400
From: “J. G. Row” <Judygrowblast.net>
>I’ve never seen the fabric term “tabby” before. Is that a regional
>name? Or just curator’s preference??
I am sure you will hear from ohter about the word “tabby.” UIt does not
mean the same thing as a striped cat when it is applied to textile. “Tabby”https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ads?guci=2.2.0.0.2.2.0.0&client=ca-pub-7894829842659178&output=html&h=280&adk=2723956906&adf=1837701830&pi=t.aa~a.3844871378~i.225~rp.4&w=1200&fwrn=4&fwrnh=100&lmt=1312160324&num_ads=1&rafmt=1&armr=3&sem=mc&pwprc=1795321837&psa=1&channel=2890770851&ad_type=text_image&format=1200×280&url=http%3A%2F%2Fquilthistory.com%2F99105.htm&flash=0&fwr=0&pra=3&rh=200&rw=1719&rpe=1&resp_fmts=3&wgl=1&fa=27&adsid=ChEIgIWU_QUQwte748CO7KupARJMAHX9LxIN3J3rfrWA6xF58895GbwQhk6ay-RV_dVorqn4S8uO9husEu8t0wIuX8qbwLQbD27EAiZtLGEH2uf9ucUWCbwzJtZzhp8JiQ&tt_state=W3siaXNzdWVyT3JpZ2luIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9hZHNlcnZpY2UuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbSIsInN0YXRlIjowfSx7Imlzc3Vlck9yaWdpbiI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXR0ZXN0YXRpb24uYW5kcm9pZC5jb20iLCJzdGF0ZSI6MH1d&dt=1604704969697&bpp=1&bdt=1885&idt=1&shv=r20201104&cbv=r20190131&ptt=9&saldr=aa&abxe=1&cookie=ID%3D6f9084c9ff075121-2200a37b35c400e9%3AT%3D1603202495%3ART%3D1603202495%3AS%3DALNI_MbgWhA9zHCrqqyMVOiGHmJY9dFZkA&prev_fmts=160x600_as%2C0x0%2C1200x280%2C1200x280%2C1200x280%2C1200x280%2C1200x280&nras=7&correlator=116001634834&pv_ch=2890770851%2B&frm=20&pv=1&ga_vid=1283543617.1603202497&ga_sid=1604704968&ga_hid=817189849&ga_fc=0&iag=0&icsg=41610&dssz=10&mdo=0&mso=0&u_tz=-300&u_his=1&u_java=0&u_h=1080&u_w=1920&u_ah=1040&u_aw=1920&u_cd=24&u_nplug=1&u_nmime=2&adx=444&ady=5640&biw=1903&bih=937&scr_x=0&scr_y=0&eid=42530671%2C21067166%2C21067466&oid=3&psts=AGkb-H_GBosm2usl1ZFiMfcIfq5Md-IOHYTp5aM76uYAux8Cl1cpEr84xA&pvsid=1702592330113666&pem=49&rx=0&eae=0&fc=1408&brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C1920%2C0%2C1920%2C1040%2C1920%2C937&vis=1&rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&abl=NS&alvm=r20201103&fu=8320&bc=23&jar=2020-11-06-23&ifi=7&uci=a!7&btvi=6&fsb=1&xpc=bvNBW1j5Kd&p=http%3A//quilthistory.com&dtd=48
in this instance simply refers to the most common of weaves, over one, over
one.
Judy in Ringoes, NJ
judygrowblast.net
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Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 09:19:51 EDT
From: nancy roberts <robertsnnorwich.net>
Someone asked about setting bow tie blocks together in a quilt. The
blocks are old (age has not yet been determined) and are joined with
plain patches to form Nine Patch units. She’s wondering if a border is
appropriate to the design. I’m kind of picturing the design okay, but
don’t recall if most vintage bow-tie quilts have borders. I thought some
of you who come across this pattern frequently might know. Thanks for
your input. Nancy
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Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 12:51:16 -0600
From: Jocelyn <jocelynmsw1.socwel.ukans.edu>
Marilyn,
RE: potato fabric: Have you tried Quilt-A-Way?
Laura:
I’ve never seen the fabric term “tabby” before.
‘Tabby’ as a description of fabric weave goes back to the Middle
Ages. It refers to a type of twill. I don’t know which came first,
tabby cats or tabby twill, but I suspect the latter, since tabby cats
are called ‘moggy’ in Britain, which makes me think that it would be
an Americanism. If you look at the coat of a tabby cat of the
mackeral or ticked variety, you can see how a weaver might have
decided that they were made out of tabby twill fabric! <G>
–
Jocelyn
Jocelynmdelphi.com
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Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 14:10:29 -0400 (EDT)
From: quiltsnbearswebtv.net (Roberta Geanangel)
A reference from 1882 describes tabby as: a coarse taffeta,thick,glossy
and watered by pressure between the rollers of a cylinder and the
application of heat and an acidulous liquor.Thicker and stronger than
taffeta.The name is derived from the verb to tabby or to wave or water.
By 1919 the definition has become: watered,mottled,any watered fabric.
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Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 21:45:19 +0100
From: “Sally Ward” <swardt-ward.demon.co.uk>
.<.since tabby cats
> are called ‘moggy’ in Britain,>
Not in my bit! Even my Oxford English Dictionary knows that a tabby is ‘a
brindled, mottled or streaked cat especially of grey or brownish colour with
dark stripes’ (as well as meaning ‘watered fabric, especially silk’) Here
in Yorkshire, certainly, a ‘moggy’ is a disreputable kind of no-home,
no-pedigree cat of any colour
Sally
ate: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 05:22:29 +0000
From: Shirley McElderry
I now have a wonderful book; it is a catalogue of the quilts in the
Netherlands Open-Air Museum. A history of fabrics and quilting is
followed by the most spectacular chintz and “Tree of Life” and other
quilt pictures. The colors are fabulous. There are no patterns, and no
“how-tos.” If you enjoy looking at early fabrics, in gorgeous colors,
you will love this book. The name of the book is “Quilts The Dutch
Tradition,” and the forward is written by dr. J.A.M.F. Vaessen. If you
cannot find it at your local bookstore, contact Susan Miller at
ISBN number is 90-70300-06-0. Printed in the Netherlands.
A great addition to a quilt lover’s library.
Shirley Mc from Iowa
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 09:54:51 EDT
From: Jilly31aol.com
To: QHLcuenet.com
In a message dated 4/20/99 8:50:08 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
QHL-Digest-requestcuenet.com writes:
I have a beautiful vintage 1930’s Bow Tie quilt. The bow ties are in
colorful calico on a white background…no border. It is my favorite quilt.
<<
I’m kind of picturing the design okay, but
don’t recall if most vintage bow-tie quilts have borders. I thought some
of you who come across this pattern frequently might know. Thanks for
your input. Nancy
>
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 08:05:24 -0700
From: “Robins-Morris, Laura A”
Thanks for all of the descriptions of tabby. (Short summary: plain
weave, twill, mottled, silk moire, watery, etc.)
Can you stand another question?
So has anyone seen the term used before in the way it is used in the
descriptions of the Riverside Museum online quilt display? Several of
the quilts are described as “cotton tabby” and even “cotton tabby
prints”. One quilt specifically mentions twill on the back, so I assume
the writer was not using tabby to mean twill. The word tabby is used
where I would expect to see the words calico or muslin (which themselves
have varying definitions). So I just wonder if the term is used
accurately in describing those quilts. Or is is generally accepted to
include any simple woven fabric? Thanks.
Laura in Seattle
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 15:16:08 EDT
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Hi, I’ve been a lurker for a while, but i love vintage quilts. I have a
beautiful bow tie that was made by my grandmother. it has fabric that date
civil war era. It does have a border. it is two rows of triangles, put
together to make a row, they it goes around the quilt. it is stunning!
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 19:02:50 -0400
From: Barb Garrett
To: John Cawley
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Hi Cinda and others –
Sorry I didn’t respond immediately to your question about the Amish and
Mennonite quilts at the museum in Intercourse, but I have been out of
state since Thursday and just today read your note. My comments….
Cinda mentioned the change of landscape near Sauder’s fabrics. The farm
fields are no longer there, the new road from the turnpike exit makes
getting to Sauder’s easier and quicker, but my real sadness is for the
Team Mennonite Church on the corner. It is a very old church with buggy
sheds surrounding it on 3 sides — truly beautiful and worth the drive
to Sauders to see. If you aren’t familiar with this arrangement, think
of a flattened capital U shape with carriage sheds running along all 3
sides of the U and a white single room, single story church in the
center of the open space with the open part of the U facing the road.
So while I am sad we have to deal with looking at the new huge building
on our trips to Sauders (which by the way has itself changed the
landscape by continually building more and larger parking lots which now
accommodate busses), I am more sad to have lost the peaceful beauty of
the old church in it’s old surroundings.
The Museum Exhibit — I went on Good Friday — before Show week because
I don’t go anywhere quilty in Lancaster during Show week and was not
surprised by what I saw because I saw what I expected to see because of
where the quilts were from. Did that make sense? I thought the
explanations were well done and informative and the quilts were
representative of the areas. It was an educational exhibit.
I think when people say Amish quilts they first think of the beautifully
graphic woolen quilts made in Lancaster County. Next they think of the
cotton solids done in Ohio, Indiana and the midwest during the 20th
century — block designs like baskets ocean waves and bowties — using
black, navy and typical 30s solids. But the Mifflin County quilts are
not as beautiful and therefore don’t get the publicity the others do.
Undoubtedly there were many people who were surprised by the Amish
examples in the exhibit.
Economically Mifflin County was not as affluent as Lancaster County and
therefore a different quilting style developed. While Lancaster County
families were well established on their productive farms and could
afford the wools for clothing and quilting, those in Mifflin County were
not as prosperous. They used a lot of brown in their quilts (from their
clothing scraps) — a rather dull color not found at all in Lancaster
quilts, and their quilts almost exclusively are variations of 4 and 9
patches – mostly 9 patches. The reason — they got a lot of their
quilting fabric as cutaways from the clothing manufacturers in the area
and the small pieces necessitated the bishops determining an acceptable
quilting style that used small pieces — the 4 and 9 patches. Economic
conditions not only determine the type of fabric used, but also can
affect the workmanship — how well planned is the color layout, how
extensive is the quilting, how good is the quilting, how long does it
take to make the quilt, is the quilt for use or for show (Chust fer
nice).
Last year’s exhibit was a showing of one couple’s collection. They were
from the midwest and most of the examples were midwestern, with some
Lancaster County ones, and since they were collecting what appealed to
them, they collected graphically beautiful quilts. Cinda’s quilts with
drop-dead beauty. The quilts in this year’s exhibit were quilts that
still in many cases belong to the makers’ families, and many were
obviously used quilts, not show quilts. Cinda described this year’s
Amish quilts as being interesting — a good word because they aren’t
graphically striking, but are instead a little known part of the overall
Amish quilt picture.
Southeastern PA Mennonite and other PA German quilts of the late 1800s
have a unique look to them. Except for one river valley in North
Carolina, they are found no where else, so I wasn’t expecting the
Shenandoah Valley quilts to have a special “Mennonite” look to them. I
realized on Monday how used to that special look of PA Mennonite quilts
I am. I was telling some people in California about how they are so
recognizable by the color combinations and workmanship. They finally
stopped me and said they had no idea what I was talking about (keep in
mind they weren’t quite sure what a Mennonite person was, let alone her
quilting style), but when I talk to people in the east they more readily
understand “the look” that Cinda and many of us associate with
southeastern PA German quilts. My disappointment with the Mennonite
part of the exhibit was that most of the quilts were utilitarian style,
and I have come to expect more show quilts in exhibits. They are
usually the ones in the best condition. There was one drop-dead
Mennonite quilt, but the rest were just very nice quilts to look at —
nothing spectacular. Definitely a sharp contrast to last year’s
exhibit.
But having said all that, if you come to Lancaster County any time
before October 31, you definitely should go to the Museum in
Intercourse. I will be going back again before it closes.
Also — Cinda, you are going to have to come back to Lancaster County —
the Heritage Center in downtown Lancaster opens an exhibit next week of
decorative arts of the Pennsylvania Mennonites. It lasts until
Christmas. I would expect at least one quilt “with that Mennonite
look”. I have to go find the details — times, street address (I know
where it is, but don’t know what the name of the street is), phone
number, etc — so will post a separate announcement on the list. I will
of course visit it and give a report .
I hope you can visit the 2 exhibits — I feel fortunate they are both
local — am I spoiled? And I just had the Lancaster Show and Feedsack
Conference within 1 hour of home. But I’ve never been to Paducah or
Houston, so I will enjoy my local stuff and envy those who go to the
others.
Barb in southeastern PA
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 17:26:11 -0600
From: Sharon Harleman Tandy
To: Barb Garrett
CC: QHL
Subject: QHL: Amish and Mennonite q.s
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Barb,
What a nice write-up of the differences in Amish quilts and between
Amish and Mennonite quilts! Anytime anyone wants to post this detailed
kind of information, I’m for it (even when it is 2 pgs!)
The only thing is, you know you’ve now got to perfectly describe
“that Mennonite look” so that the rest of us will immediately spot one
when we get the chance.
I have several books depicting Amish quilts but I don’t think I’ve
ever read anything on the Mennonite quilts. Does anyone know of a book
title to recommend?
Thanks, Barb, Sharon Harleman Tandy, Quilts & Answers, Boise, Idaho.
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 10:43:30 +1000
From: Lorraine Olsson
To: Barb Garrett
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Thank you so much for the wonderful “visit” to Amish/Mennonite country.
Having never had the opportunity to visit the US, let alone
Pennsylvania, I loved the personal tour.
I am fortunate though, to have in my collection, four Mennonite quilts
from the 1870-80 period. They are all in perfect condition and are very
colouful. I really understand the “look”. These are also the largest
quilts in my collection, all of them measuring well over 90″ square. Is
this the usual size for these beauties?
Once again thanks,
Lorraine in Oz
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 01:43:43 EDT
From: SadieRoseaol.com
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Sharon,
I have a book titled "Mennonite Quilts and Pieces" by Judy SchroederTomlonson, pub. 1985 by Good Books, Intercourse, PA ISBN # 0-934672-27-X
This is probably out of print, but may be available through libraries. 3
years ago I got to visit Lancaster Co. PA and saw an exhibit in the quilt
museum above The General Store in Lancaster. The exhibit was of Mennonite
quilts & there were also some wonderful support items, which had belonged to
the Mennonite women who made the quilts. I ordered a book they were soon to
publish, thinking it was going to be an exhibit “catalog” with photos of the
quilts…it is a very nice book…but not at all what I was expecting. This
was probably my own oversight, or assumption, as to what the book was really
about. This book is titled “Mennonite Women of Lancaster County” by Joanne
Hess Siegrest. There is one small chapter on quilting and needlearts, but
for the most part, it is a women’s history book, filled with b&w photos of
Mennonite women from the early 1900’s. Lots of information on family
genealogies and what life was like for them.
Good Books would probably be a good source to check for any other titles
related to Mennonite quilts. Hope this info is helpful….sure wish there
was a book on that quilt exhibit….there were some wonderful quilts in it,
plus that was the first time I saw the “Lancaster Blue” fabric (maybe typical
there, but I am from Iowa and had never seen it before).
Happy Stitching!! Karan from rainy IowaDate: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 07:33:28 -0400
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Well, I’m gonna do something this once, just ’cause there’s a quilt top
I’d like to see go to a good home. It’s in a shop, $90 firm. Approx.
84×86, this is a pieced Morning Glory block, four flowers per block.
White background, square set with white setting blocks. Blocks are 5-6″,
controlled scrappy late-1930’s fabrics in darker colors, not light
pastels. Flowers are buttonhole stitched in various colors. Half-blocks
make a border. Very clean and nice looking. If you’re interested, email
me and we can talk about getting it for you. Definitely a good deal (and
I’m cheap – I just don’t collect 1930’s normally). Price is high for
this area (but neat tops like this are unusual here too – lots of
utility quilts from the depression). Like most quilts here, it’s been in
the shop a longish time (6-8 months).
Alan
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 06:44:29 -0500
From: “Brian/Jen Schmidt”
To: “QHL”
Subject: QHL: Re: Re: Mennonite quilts
Message-ID: <002b01be8cb5$7e17a2c0$dbe89cd1BRIAN_JEN>
Sharon,
I have a book titled “Mennonite Quilts and Pieces” by Judy Schroeder
Tomlonson, pub. 1985 by Good Books, Intercourse, PA ISBN # 0-934672-27-X
This is probably out of print, but may be available through libraries
I happened to be browsing through eBay and saw this particular book up for auction.
Here is the URL for it:
I believe the auction ends in three days.
I’ve been enjoying the lessons on Mennonite quilts, especially since my husband’s
family is South-Central Kansas Mennonite. I don’t believe he has had any quilters in
his family, though, so I probably won’t be able to see actual examples of the
Midwestern “Mennonite look”. And, like Lorraine, I probably won’t be traveling to
Pennsylvania anytime soon. So, keep it up with the descriptions and explanations; it
is greatly appreciated.
Jennifer
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 09:39:07 -0400
From: nancy roberts
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I just took a soapmaking class and it was really fun & interesting. We
made old-fashioned laundry soap the first week and will make fancier,
scented soaps next along with vegetarian ones.We also got to use fun
words like “tallow,” “rendering” and “saponification.” You hardly ever
get to say them in conversations, you know! I’m wondering about using
homemade soap for washing quilts. Contrary to my previous understanding,
these soaps are nearly neutral pH and are very mild. This is because
they contain glycerin formed from the reaction of lye water and fat.
When properly made, there will be no caustic lye left in the soap (and
of course we all made ours properly!), hence the neutral or nearly
neutral pH. The lye gets used up in the chemical reaction. We learned
how to make “goopy” soap from the bars (which are now curing for three
weeks). The instructor’s goopy soap looked a lot like Orvus Paste and
she uses it for laundry. She reported that it did a fine job on some
previously soiled vintage linens. Any chemists out there that can tell
me if what I made is the same as, as good as or better than Orvus Paste?
Thanks. Nancy
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 09:57:16 -0700
From: pastcraftserols.com
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Florence Montgomery’s Textiles in America, 1650 -1870 gives an extensive
definition of Tabby. Pg. 355&356.
“A plain silk, slightly heavier than lustring, and stronger and
thicker than taffeta. A cloth woven in a plain weave. Many were given
a watered or waved finish.”
It goes on to list 18th century dictionary entries where it describes
how the woven goods are passed under a calender, (a roller of copper or
iron) which can be engraved with various designs. Some of the designs
were floral. This technique could have been used to emboss the fabric.
She goes on to say that Samuel Pepys commented in his diary (c.1750)”My
wife extraordinary fine today in her Flower tabby suit…” However the
flowers were not inked in different colors. The fabric seems to have
always been a solid color. Tabbies could be ornamented by brocading,
but no referrence to other than a monochrome.
In the 19th century it was basically what we call Moire today. But
remember, one of the results of all the developement of artificial
fibers has resulted in far fewer weaves than they had even 90 years ago.
Newbie in Alexandria where Pres. Clinton is speaking to our local,huge,
high school as a result of the awfulnes in Colorado,and then shutting
down DC with NATO! I can’t even get out to the fabric store!
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Hi Nancy, thanks for the information! You have just answered something for
me. I have been wondering how the Turkey Red Thread survived the “lye” soap
that was used at the turn of the century. Now I see that it would not have
hurt it at all. Some Redwork linens have retained their deep color, even
though they have been washed. Unfortunately, others have been washed in
bleach, resulting in uneven or “faded” red. This would have occurred at a
later date. Toni B.
QuiltFixeraol.com
RedworkLdyaol.com
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 12:35:01 -0400
From: “jawhitecourant.infi.net”
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Dear Sharon. There is great book on Mennonite quilts called, “Mennonite
Quilts and Pieces” by Judy Schroeder Tomlonson. It was published by
Good Books of Intercourse, PA. Judy was born and raised in a Mennonite
community in Kansas and her husband is a minister. This book has lots
of wonderful quilt pictures and tells about the Mennonite people. Since
the book was published in 1985, I don’t know if it’s still available,
but you might write to the publisher to find out.
Judy White
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 13:33:15 -0400
From: “John Cawley”
To: “QHL”
Subject: QHL: thanks Barb Garrett
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I think Barb Garrett is a jewel. The information she shares with us is =
accurate, organized and interesting. We are really lucky to have her on =
the list. I urge anybody interested in the Mennonite book to try Good =
Books, The Peoples Place and the Old Country Store, all in Intercourse, =
PA and all somehow connected. They seem to have copies of most of their =
publications available.
Cinda in Easton
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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 13:18:48 -0600
From: Jocelyn
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Ok, I stand corrected about moggy cats!
The ‘tabby’ taffeta would also correlate to tabby cats, since a
‘classic’ tabby cat strongly resembles watered taffeta.
Jocelyn
Jocelynmdelphi.com
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 14:30:10 EDT
From: QuiltFixeraol.com
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Will any of those of you who are lucky enough to have a set of Undercoverings
help me find which have article(s) on Redwork. Called the office only to
find that they are at least a year away of indexing them. Really appreciate
it so that I know which volume to buy. Toni B.
QuiltFixeraol.com
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 17:39:04 -0500
From: “Karen S. Bush”
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well, I'm STILL on the 'limbo' trail of puter world. I still haven't =got this computer running right and have been without e-mail for 9 days, =
then finally got at least Outlook Express to work. I just haven’t got =
the hang of it yet.=20
Thought I'd drop in and say 'hi' while it's working and sorry I =haven’t been participating lately. HOPEFULLY, dh will download a =
Netscape browser that works, and I’ll be back on track. Hope everyone is =
doing ok. I’m busy making small ‘comfort’ quilts for Littleton. My neice =
and nephew live there, BUT, they didn’t go to that school. I didn’t find =
THAT out until about an hour into the newscast. It was QUITE a day, I =
can tell ya. Well, I’ll be back sometime. I can at least get e-mails =
now! Whew! 😮 kb
Karen Bush "Quilt As Desired" http://www.idahoquilt.com
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Thought I'd = drop in and=20 say 'hi' while it's working and sorry I haven't been participating = lately.=20 HOPEFULLY, dh will download a Netscape browser that works, and I'll = be back=20 on track. Hope everyone is doing ok. I'm busy making small 'comfort' = quilts=20 for Littleton. My neice and nephew live there, BUT, they didn't go = to that=20 school. I didn't find THAT out until about an hour into the = newscast. It was=20 QUITE a day, I can tell ya. Well, I'll be back sometime. I can at = least get=20 e-mails now! Whew! :o kbKaren Bush “Quilt As = Desired” http://www.idahoquilt.com
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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 19:10:35 -0400
From: Lonnie Foley
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Apparently the Book: Mennonite Quilts & Pieces has been updated as I found
this on the net and with a publishing date as of June of 1999.
Author: Tomlonson, Judy S.
Publishing Date: 06/1998 | Publisher: Good Books
Binding: Trade Paper | ISBN: 093467227X
US$ 19.95 US$ 19.95
Lonnie Foley
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 20:46:55 -0400
From: Barb Garrett
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I can’t get out to Intercourse until at least the middle of next week,
but if I can I will visit the store at the Quilt Museum and see if I can
get information about ordering the book. I also don’t mind picking up
books and sending them to people. They sometimes have “damaged” books
at 35% off, and many times the damage is less than what happens to a
book after 2 or 3 good reads. When I was at the exhibit on Good Friday
they told me a book was coming out sometime in June which included the
exhibit quilts. Nobody knew anything then, but maybe by now they do.
Will try to learn information about ordering that book also.
Another very good book specifically about PA German quilts — with many
wonderful pictures of the local quilts — is Lest I Be Forgotten by
Nancy and Donald Roan. It is a result of the Goshenhoppen Quilt
Documentation — a geographic area northeast of Lancaster County. PA
German quilts refers to quilts made by Mennonite, Brethren, Lutheran and
Reformed women. Kris carries this book — I know because I introduced
her to it — and yes my name is in it but only because I helped with the
documentation and exhibit. All proceeds benefit Goshenhoppen
Historians, of which I am a member, so I guess that’s my disclaimer.
Barb in Southeastern PA
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 21:58:11 -0400
From: paul hahn
To: “QHLcuenet.com”
Subject: QHL: Lancaster
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Thank you Barb for such wonderful info on Lancaster. And people at work
wonder whatever I could possibly gain or enjoy from my special “on-line”
friends I spend time with each evening, at home, on the computer. I
know your explanation of the quilt related joys of the Lancaster area
were enjoyed by many. Lancaster is but 2 hours from my home, but my
family has kept a trailer in one of the Lanc. Co. campgrounds for the
past 20 years, and we spend as much time there April through Oct as we
possibly can. The Heritage Center Museum of Lancaster County, 13 W.
King Street, Penn Square, Lancaster, PA 17603, (717)-299-6440 is one of
the BEST of the historical centers/museums I have ever visited. Their
gift shop is incredible. Their special exhibits are exceptional. They
usually publish a terrific book or catalogue with each exhibit. Visist
it if you can.
Sadly, what Barb says is true about the rural landscape of Lanc.changing. But it isn’t necessarily the Amish or Mennonite farmers who
are causing the change. Often, us outsiders, who want a piece of the
beauty or serenity, come in to enjoy it and decide to move in , but
then with the increased population base come more stores, places to
work, more highways, housing developments, etc. The small family
farmers are not able to sustain their families on their small farms
which are divided up with each generation as they pass portions to their
sons. Tourist attractions with neon signs for the busloads of visitors
often buy up farmland, which is why the tourists came in the first
place. Even Lanc., with its derth of Mom and Pop businesses is losing
the war against Wal-mart as another is being constructed as we speak.
I better get off my soapbox....other books with wonderful resourcesfor Pennsylvania and/or PA German quilts include the Oral Traditions
series by Jeanett Lansansky (Pieced by Mother, On the Cutting Edge, In
the Heart of Pennsylvania and Bits and Pieces) and also Lest I Shall be
Forgotten by Nancy and Donald Roan, on the Goschenhoppen folk region of
Southeastern Pa. “A Quiet Spirit” is a wonderful book on a collection
of Amish quilts with a very scholarly, insightful text, by Trish Herr,
Jonathan Holstein and Donald Kraybill, that I refer to often.
Good night, Nancy Hahn, Bowie Maryland
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 07:01:58 EDT
From: QuiltFixeraol.com
To: lwoodardhawaii.edu, QHLcuenet.com
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In a message dated 4/23/99 12:56:43 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
lwoodardhawaii.edu writes:
<< You’ve probably had thirty responses by now but just in case: >>
Thanks for taking the time to send me this information, it is very valuable
to me and you saved me a great deal of time! When I called AQSG office, I
was told that an index of the articles (any articles) was a year away. I can
now go forward and order these volumes. You are the only person who had the
exact information, but many people came forward to tell me how I could get
it. As usual, our members are just wonderful and so helpful. I really am
enjoying my research, my program, and my class of Redwork. Thank you again
and I hope someday to be a help to you.
Toni Baumgard
QuiltFixeraol.com
RedworkLdyaol.com
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 10:16:52 +0200
From: jean.baumgartenwanadoo.fr
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Hi ,I have been lurking on this list for a long time now and love it !!!!!
I live near Paris , and I have been quilting for 20yrs .
This soap sounds a lot like what we ,here in France, call savon de
Marseilles . We used to use it a lot ,a little less now but it can still be
found everywhere in shops .It is very good for stains .You wet the soap a
little, rub it on the stain and put the fabric item in the laundry with all
the rest and you generally get the stain off .Lots of people buy the more
refinned one to wash themselves too .There is still one big factory in
Marseilles that makes it .My sister in law lives there and sends me some
perfumed with almond extract very typical of the area too .
Happy Quilting, Daniele in Paris
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 20:30:59 EDT
From: QuiltFixeraol.com
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What can anyone tell me about the history of the “whisker protectors” sewn on
to the top edge of quilts to protect them? I have an embroidered Blue work
that dates to around the last of the 1800s and when it was given to me, I was
told it was a “whisker protector.” Recently someone in the audience came up
to me after my program and said she did not believe that it was, but rather a
long shelf cover. I have seen patterns of these protectors advertised in
catalogs around the 1920s but they are somewhat different in that they attach
to the sheet and fold around the top of the quilt. Also a lady brought some
“protectors” that were in her family and showed them to me. They were pieces
that tacked onto the quilt and were done in colored cotton thread, probably
around the late 1920s. Any one have any info on these interesting quilt
related things? Toni B.
QuiltFixeraol.com
RedworkLdyaol.com
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 20:14:41 -0700
From: “Catherine Kypta”
To:
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Hello Toni (who is now our neighbor in California), I have 4 quilts with
whisker cloths attached to the quilts, two are plain muslin, and they are
hand sewn to the tops of the quilts, then when you got in bed you folded
them down so that you’re hands and whiskery faces rested on the cloth and
not the quilt, then periodically they were removed and washed. There are two
depression era quilts with embroidered cloths, only about 18 inches wide on
them, but the older quilts, 1880’s have really deep ones, about 36″ deep.
As far as a separate unattached piece with embroidery, it could be a pillow
cover. I have several of these as well that were used with coverlets,
usually matching and used in the summer months. After you made the bed, you
just laid the pillow cover across the pillows. I also have a crocheted
double coverlet which has a separate pillow cover like this. That’s about
it on the whisker cloths for me!
Catherine in Sacramento
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 06:34:17 EDT
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In a message dated 4/23/99 12:00:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Raandmt writes:
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Hi,
I just found several pieces of what I was told was 1940 fabric. Iwould be interested in selling some of them. Where would I get more info and
how do I find out if they are from that period? They were my 90 year old
grandmothers. They are 3 different prints about 1.5 yards long each and 30 to
32 in wide. I have several of them. Thanks Mary >>
I received this inquiry and want to refer her to LAURA HOBBY SYLER..but lost
my address book in a crash..still rebuilding..can someone post her email
address or Laura (#1) contact me? And thanx for the opportunity to be able to
post this. Jane
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Hi,
I just found several pieces of what I was told was 1940 fabric. Iwould be interested in selling some of them. Where would I get more info and
how do I find out if they are from that period? They were my 90 year old
grandmothers. They are 3 different prints about 1.5 yards long each and 30 to
32 in wide. I have several of them. Thanks Mary in Peaster
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Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 21:36:55 EDT
From: QuiltFixeraol.com
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Here is a new item I just acquired that might be of interest to the list. A
beautiful coverlet done on muslin with red chenille. Done in an old Pa Dutch
or colonial pattern. A separate sham. Very wide, I think made to go over a
large bolster. This is a very nice piece, but I am having trouble dating it.
It has some machine sewing down the sides of hem. Any one know any thing
about chennile work? This may have been washed once, but appears to be
unused. Maybe intended to quilt it and never done. Toni B.
QuiltFixeraol.com
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Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 22:55:10 EDT
From: Pennstuddaol.com
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Hi all,
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. The
quilt has been put away since that time and never saw a bed. I am tempted to
either wash it or dry clean it any suggestions? Also has anyone used a frame
designed by John Flynn? If so how did they work thinking about buying one
Thanks Bill
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 22:15:57 -0500
From: Gail Hurn
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Were the pillow covers ever called counterpanes? Somewhere I have =
gotten the idea that the separate piece that laid horizontally across =
the pillows was called a counterpane at one time. Does anyone else have =
information on this?
Thanks.
Gail, usually in San Antonio, TX, but now enjoying the Paducah quilt =
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Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 00:15:50 -0400
From: “J. G. Row”
To: “Quilt History List” ,
Cc: “Laura Hobby Syler”
Subject: QHL: 1940’s cloth
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Jane,
If you buy Eileen Trestain’s wonderful book, “Dating Fabrics, a Color Guide
1800 – 1960″ you’ll never have to ask for anyone else’s help to date a
fabric for you again.
Indeed, I have 2 copies. One I keep at home, the other I keep in the car.
Hickory Hill sells them.
Judy in Ringoes, NJ
judygrowblast.net
Laura Hobby Syler
Texasquilt.comain.airmail.net
Hi,
I just found several pieces of what I was told was 1940 fabric. I
would be interested in selling some of them. Where would I get more info
and
how do I find out if they are from that period? They were my 90 year old
grandmothers. They are 3 different prints about 1.5 yards long each and 30
to
32 in wide. I have several of them. Thanks Mary >>
I received this inquiry and want to refer her to LAURA HOBBY SYLER..but
lost
my address book in a crash..still rebuilding..can someone post her email
address or Laura (#1) contact me? And thanx for the opportunity to be able
to
post this. Jane
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 10:04:53 +0100
From: “Sally Ward”
To: “QHL”
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Here in the UK my rather snobbish paternal grandmother (born before the =
turn of the century) used the already out of date word counterpane =
meaning something which covered the whole bed, probably a single layer =
of cloth, but could mean a thin quilt, an eiderdown (comforter in the =
US), sheer lace cover…anything really which covered the ‘business’ =
part of the bed, sheets, blankets etc. and ‘prettied them up’ =20
So I looked in my Oxford English Dictionary and found
Counterpane
‘outer covering of bed, coverlet,quilt (in obsolete sense a ‘cloth’) =
from old French ‘contrepointe’ and/or latin ‘culcita puncta’ – quilted =
mattress’. It also refer to ‘pane’ being an obsolete word for cloth – =
certainly there is an old french word panne meaning a soft, long-napped =
cloth and now associated with panne velvet.
So I looked up ‘contre-point’ in my 1922 French Larousse Dictionary and =
found (with my shaky translation) that it could mean either ‘to prick’ =
or ‘ to quilt’ a fabric or material on both sides (?) I wonder if that =
means a quilted piece, or something like chenille which was cut in some =
way. Contre-point also seems to be a description of either part of a =
blade or a movement in classical fencing, so I suppose the cutting =
connection is there again.
(What a lovely way to spend Sunday morning, head in dictionaries. Much =
better than doing the ironing)
Sally
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Here in the UK my rather snobbish paternal grandmother (born = before=20 the turn of the century) used the already out of date=20 word counterpane meaning something which covered the = whole bed,=20 probably a single layer of cloth, but could mean a thin quilt, an = eiderdown=20 (comforter in the US), sheer lace cover…anything really which = covered the=20 ‘business’ part of the bed, sheets, blankets etc. and ‘prettied them = up’ =20
So I looked in my Oxford English Dictionary and found
Counterpane
‘outer covering of bed, coverlet,quilt (in obsolete sense a = ‘cloth’) from=20 old French ‘contrepointe’ and/or latin ‘culcita puncta’ – quilted = mattress’. It also refer to ‘pane’ being an obsolete word for = cloth -=20 certainly there is an old french word panne meaning a soft, long-napped = cloth=20 and now associated with panne velvet.
So I looked up ‘contre-point’ in my 1922 French Larousse Dictionary = and=20 found (with my shaky translation) that it could mean either ‘to = prick’ or=20 ‘ to quilt’ a fabric or material on both sides (?) I wonder if = that means=20 a quilted piece, or something like chenille which was cut in some = way. =20 Contre-point also seems to be a description of either part of a blade or = a=20 movement in classical fencing, so I suppose the cutting connection is = there=20 again.
(What a lovely way to spend Sunday morning, head in = dictionaries. =20 Much better than doing the ironing)
Sally
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Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 07:42:42 EDT
From: JQuiltaol.com
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The word counterpane brought back a wonderful childhood memory of a poem out
of Robert Louis Stevenson’s book a Child’s Garden of Verses….all I remember
is that it was about a little boy in bed playing with toy soldiers on his
counterpane…
does anyone have a copy of that poem?
jean
jquiltaol.com
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 08:26:05 EDT
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Subject: QHL: Fwd: QHL: Rose Wilder Lane book
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meant to address this to the list as well. Toni B.
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Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 08:24:23 EDT
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In a message dated 4/4/99 7:53:02 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
sandjlokenworldnet.att.net writes:
<< But I thought of it
just the other day, when we documented a supposedly very early (1770s?)
chenille quilt, and I remembered it was one of the chapters, so I’ll sit
right down and read that chapter to find out more about what we saw. >>
Dear Jean, was catching up on my long overdue reading of my E-mail and found
that your reference to The Rose Wilder Lane book was just the thing for me to
learn more about Chenille. Fortunately, I recently added the book to my
reference library, but had not thought to look there for the information.
Sometimes I have a hard time getting from point a to point b. 🙂 In any
event it has a good description on how to do chenille (also known as
Candlewicking) and while it did not tell exactly what the age of my coverlet
is, is narrowed it down. Most likely, it was done in early 1900s. Thanks
for your contribution to all of our ongoing education and research.
Toni B.
QuiltFixeraol.com
RedworkLdyaol.com
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Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 08:37:55 EDT
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Aline, please send me your mailing address again. My mail files went down.
🙁 Thanks in advance –
Karen Evans
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 11:52:43 EDT
From: SadieRoseaol.com
Here is the poem that Jean was requesting:
When I was sick and lay a-bed,
I had two pillows at my head,
And all my toys beside me lay
To keep me happy all the day.
And sometimes for an hour or so
I watched my leaden soldiers go,
With different uniforms and drills,
Among the bed-clothes, through the hills.
And sometimes send my ships in fleets
All up and down among the sheets;
Or brought my trees and houses out,
And planted cities all about.
I was the giant great and still
That sets upon the pillow-hill
And sees before him, dale and plain,
The pleasant land of counterpane.
Robert Louis Stevenson
I have a Mary Engelbreit greeting card (dated 1982) of two little boys, in
bed propped up against the pillows, with the older boy holding a Fairy Tales
book, and a charming crazy patched quilt spread out in front of them. This
is the perfect illustration (IMHO) for RLS’s poem!
During the 1980’s, our local historical museum sponsored an annual quilt show
called “Counterpane Crafts”…I was on the board for most of the shows. That
was before they tore down some of the buildings we used, and also before we
had a local quilt guild. Brings back some fond memories!!
Karan from sunny Iowa
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 21:29:30 -0400
From: Barb Garrett
Gail asked about the name for the separate piece of fabric laid
horizontally across the pillows. We call it a pillow sham or a bolster
cover in southeastern PA.
Barb in southeastern PA
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 22:55:10 EDT
From: Pennstudd@aol.com
Hi all,
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. The
quilt has been put away since that time and never saw a bed. I am
tempted to
either wash it or dry clean it any suggestions? Also has anyone used
a frame
designed by John Flynn? If so how did they work thinking about
buying one
Thanks Bill
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 22:15:57 -0500
From: Gail Hurn <hghurn@cwix.com
Were the pillow covers ever called counterpanes? Somewhere I have gotten the idea that the separate piece that laid horizontally across the pillows was called a counterpane at one time. Does anyone else have information on this?
Thanks.
Gail, usually in San Antonio, TX, but now enjoying the Paducah quilt show
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Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 00:15:50 -0400
From: “J. G. Row” <Judygrow@blast.net
Jane,
If you buy Eileen Trestain’s wonderful book, “Dating Fabrics, a Color Guide
1800 – 1960″ you’ll never have to ask for anyone else’s help to
date a fabric for you again.
Indeed, I have 2 copies. One I keep at home, the other I keep in
the car.
Hickory Hill sells them.
Judy in Ringoes, NJ
judygrow@blast.net
Laura Hobby Syler
Texasquilt.co@main.airmail.net
Hi,
I just found several pieces of what I was told was 1940 fabric. I
would be interested in selling some of them. Where would I get
more info
and
how do I find out if they are from that period? They were my 90
year old grandmothers. They are 3 different prints about 1.5 yards long
each and 30
to
32 in wide. I have several of them. Thanks Mary
I received this inquiry and want to refer her to LAURA HOBBY
SYLER..but
lost my address book in a crash..still rebuilding..can someone post her
address or Laura (#1) contact me? And thanx for the opportunity to
be able
to
post this. Jane
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 10:04:53 +0100
From: “Sally Ward” <sward@t-ward.demon.co.uk
Here in the UK my rather snobbish paternal grandmother (born before the turn of the century) used the already out of date word counterpane meaning something which covered the whole bed, probably a single layer of cloth, but could mean a thin quilt, an eiderdown (comforter in the US), sheer lace cover…anything really which covered the ‘business’ part of the bed, sheets, blankets etc. and ‘prettied them up’
So I looked in my Oxford English Dictionary and found
Counterpane
‘outer covering of bed, coverlet,quilt (in obsolete sense a ‘cloth’) from old French ‘contrepointe’ and/or latin ‘culcita puncta’ – quilted mattress’. It also refer to ‘pane’ being an obsolete word for cloth – certainly there is an old french word panne meaning a soft, long- napped cloth and now associated with panne velvet.
So I looked up ‘contre-point’ in my 1922 French Larousse Dictionary and found (with my shaky translation) that it could mean either ‘to prick’ or ‘ to quilt’ a fabric or material on both sides (?) I wonder if that means a quilted piece, or something like chenille which was cut in some way. Contre-point also seems to be a description of either part of a blade or a movement in classical fencing, so I suppose the cutting connection is there again.
(What a lovely way to spend Sunday morning, head in dictionaries. Much better than doing the ironing)
Sally
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 07:42:42 EDT
From: JQuilt@aol.com
The word counterpane brought back a wonderful childhood memory of a
poem out of Robert Louis Stevenson’s book a Child’s Garden of Verses….all I
remember is that it was about a little boy in bed playing with toy soldiers
on his counterpane…
does anyone have a copy of that poem?
jean
jquilt@aol.com
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 08:26:05 EDT
From: QuiltFixer@aol.com
Dear Jean, was catching up on my long overdue reading of my E-mail
and found that your reference to The Rose Wilder Lane book was just the thing
for me to learn more about Chenille. Fortunately, I recently added the book
to my reference library, but had not thought to look there for the
information. Sometimes I have a hard time getting from point a to point b. 🙂 In
any event it has a good description on how to do chenille (also known as
Candlewicking) and while it did not tell exactly what the age of my
coverlet is, is narrowed it down. Most likely, it was done in early 1900s.
Thanks for your contribution to all of our ongoing education and research.
Toni B.
QuiltFixer@aol.com
RedworkLdy@aol.com
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 11:52:43 EDT
From: SadieRose@aol.com
Here is the poem that Jean was requesting:
When I was sick and lay a-bed,
I had two pillows at my head,
And all my toys beside me lay
To keep me happy all the day.
And sometimes for an hour or so
I watched my leaden soldiers go,
With different uniforms and drills,
Among the bed-clothes, through the hills.
And sometimes send my ships in fleets
All up and down among the sheets;
Or brought my trees and houses out,
And planted cities all about.
I was the giant great and still
That sets upon the pillow-hill
And sees before him, dale and plain,
The pleasant land of counterpane.
Robert Louis Stevenson
I have a Mary Engelbreit greeting card (dated 1982) of two little
boys, in bed propped up against the pillows, with the older boy holding a
Fairy Tales book, and a charming crazy patched quilt spread out in front of
them. This is the perfect illustration (IMHO) for RLS’s poem!
During the 1980’s, our local historical museum sponsored an annual
quilt show
called “Counterpane Crafts”…I was on the board for most of the
shows. That was before they tore down some of the buildings we used, and also
before we had a local quilt guild. Brings back some fond memories!!
Karan from sunny Iowa
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 21:29:30 -0400
From: Barb Garrett <bgarrett@fast.net
Gail asked about the name for the separate piece of fabric laid
horizontally across the pillows. We call it a pillow sham or a
bolster
cover in southeastern PA.
Barb in southeastern PA
<bgarrett@fast.net
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 19:35:41 -0700
From: Marilyn Maddalena <marilyn@crl.com
I guess I’ve missed something here. I thought chenille was the roughed-up part of a bedspread or robe — now some quilters and wearable artists are making their own chenille and it’s lovely! — and candlewicking was dots, rather like French knots, in a pattern. I am certainly no expert on these, but I remember having a pink and white chenille bedspread that also had dots as part of the pattern. I just didn’t realize chenille and candlewicking were the same. I guess I need to buy another book and learn more about these. Thanks for the info. Marilyn in Sacramento
Marilyn Maddalena
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 00:13:52 EDT
From: JQuilt@aol.com
Nothing recalls childhood memories for me like the poems from A Child’s
Garden of Verses…I still think of the poem about…”Going to bed by
day”..every time I set the clocks ahead for Daylight Saving Time…
Thanks everyone for sharing..
jean
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 20:09:20 -0400
From: “Joan Brown” <jfbrown@apollo.vicon.net
Hi Bill,
I have a John Flynn Frame. I have had it for a while now and have nottried it. I made the railings and have it ready, I just have not had
anything to quilt on it. I did see several demonstrations since I bought it,
and in Lancaster I got to talk to John about the design some. I also saw him
demonstrate some free motion designs that were like leaves, hearts, etc. So
you can do more than just stipple. With lots of practice, of course, LOL.
I am busily fininshing a piece that will be perfect quilted on thatframe and am anxious to use it now.
Joan
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 07:16:56 -0500
From: Laura Hobby Syler <texas_quilt.co@mail.airmail.netHi Barb & Gail,
I agree, here in N. Texas they were/are called Shams….Bolsters is the
term my GM used to refer to the items usually found at the end of the sofa.
Laura
At 09:29 PM 4/25/99 -0400, Barb Garrett wrote:
Gail asked about the name for the separate piece of fabric laid
horizontally across the pillows. We call it a pillow sham or a bolster
cover in southeastern PA.
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 11:28:42 +0100
From: “Sally Ward” <sward@t-ward.demon.co.uk
As ever, I have only to open my mouth to be proved wrong
I said my gm was old-fashioned to use the word ‘counterpane’ and it is no longer in common use. Today I read an article in The Independent (broadsheet daily) on the the latest ridiculous Tom Cruise/Nicole Kidman publicity (Are we Doing It Right?)……
‘how many of us have not woken at 3 a.m. and lay fiddling with the ticking on the counterpane beside our sleeping spouses as we wonder if we’ve been Doing It All Wrong?’
Of course, what he (the writer) thinks he means by ‘the ticking on the counterpane’ is a whole other question!
Sally
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 08:49:06 -0700
From: Julie Silber <quiltcomplex@earthlink.net
Hi All,
The references to Robert Louis Stevenson and the Counterpane Quilt Poem
remind me that I have just received a notice for what sounds like a
great book on the subject of kids book and quilts. I think it’s called
“STITCH ME A STORY ” — it’s a Guide to kid’s books with quilting themes
from the last century to the present assembled by Celia LoPinto in San
Francisco.
It describes well over 100 books! Sounds great. I have the info here
somewhere — no, I’m sure I can find it, I plan to order… e-mail for
details.
Julie Silber
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 12:48:06 -0400
From: Barb Garrett <bgarrett@fast.net
Hi Laura and others –
Here in Pennsylvania German land bolster refers to the very long pillow
found at
the top of a bed. It is twice as long as a regular pillow, often rather
fat,
and takes the place of 2 pillows on a typical double bed. In the 1800s
PA
German women made pieced and appliqued pillow cases and very long
bolster covers
(just lays on top) and bolster cases (put the bolster in) to match their
quilts. This 1800s definition is all I have known about, but I will
ask some
of the older ladies I work with about their 20th century knowledge of
bolsters.
Barb in southeastern PA
<bgarrett@fast.net
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 13:50:45 -0400 (EDT)
From: quiltsnbears@webtv.net (Roberta Geanangel)
Chenille is French for caterpillar and was developed from candlewicking.
The tufts of chenille are placed in long continous lines rather than
arranged on a ground at intervals. Originally chenille was created in
silk. Today Chenille yarns are made in a Leno Weave (another story) of
cotton,silk,wool or man made fiber that is cut lengthwise between warps
which produces strips of pile.Chenille is classified as a cut pile
textile today while candlewicking consists of French knots done by hand.
Some of us still do candlewicking,even going so far as to use
candlewicking as thread instead of Perle cotton.
Roberta
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 16:50:54 PDT
From: “Ann-Louise Beaumont” <albeaumont@hotmail.com
By coincidence, today a friend of mine was showing me some things she
brought back from her family’s home in West Virginia and asked me
what I would call her white woven bedspread, because her mother
called it a counterpane. Also the antique stores in that area of
West Virginia were selling some and called them counterpanes also.
There was a central oval , polka dots in the border and other things
I don’t recall at the moment woven into the design. I come from
southern Ontario and would have called it a bedspread, not knowing
any technical words for it, but I too have one from my family.
Best wishes,
Ann-Louise
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 21:55:41 -0500
From: “Kirk Collection” kirkcoll3@home.com>
Just a fast note to let everyone know I made it home safely from Paducah.
Stopped in St. Louis and called Joan Stevens for dinner — ended up spending
the night in her great guest room surrounded by quilts.
More on Paducah later. Saw Kris and John and many more members of the list.
Felt like a reunion.
Nancy Kirk
www.kirkcollection.com
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 20:37:07 -0700
From: “Catherine Kypta” vger@cwnet.com
To: QHL@cuenet.com
Subject: QHL: Hand Quilting in Southern California
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Hello all, thought I would ask you folks if you know of someone (there’s
probably someone on this list!) who does hand quilting for other folks,
preferrably located in Southerin California, Huntington Beach or those
parts, or if you don’t, does anyone know the name of the local quilt guild.
Is there a big list somewhere, by state of quilt quilds? I appreciate all
your help, you can e-mail privately! Thanks in advance!
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 19:37:27 -0700
From: Marilyn Maddalena marilyn@crl.com
To: QHL@cuenet.com
Subject: QHL: Re: Poetry and quilters
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How I loved your phrase, “people with a reverence for a gentle tradition….” That was a “warm fuzzy” for me. Isn’t that really, in a nutshell, what makes quilters so marvelous? I’ve worked with lots of different groups of people and have never worked with a group as wonderful as quilters. They truly are the “salt of the earth.” MM
Marilyn Maddalena
“Sew Special”
Quilt Appraiser — Quilt Judge
“Potatoes to Patchwork” — a trunk show on antique quilts
Publications Chair, NQA, The Quilting Quarterly
Secretary, CHQP
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 07:58:40 EDT
From: QuiltFixer@aol.com
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To all my QHL friends, I am going to be in the Pacific Northwest for about a
month, leaving Friday. I will be checking my e-mail as frequently as I can,
but if you e-mail me, be patient. Going to guilds in Olympia, WA and Sequim,
WA. Will also be at Grandma’s Attic Quilt Shop in Dallas, OR and at Quilt
Market in Portland. Anyone going to be in the vicinity of these, let me know.
Toni B.
QuiltFixer@aol.com
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 08:48:36 EDT
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in reply to TONI being in Or..I also know she will be in Long Island, NY on
the 18th of Oct..if your guild is looking for a program..GRAB HER..check out
her web site…she will be here so you have a chance to have a fantastic
REDWORK program and NO AIRFARE..I just checked on airfare from Pittsburgh, Pa
to Portland, Or..$578.00 ooouiiiieeee!!! what a savings if you can invite her
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in reply to TONI being in Or..I also know she will be in Long Island, NY on
the 18th of Oct..if your guild is looking for a program..GRAB HER..check out
her web site…she will be here so you have a chance to have a fantastic
REDWORK program and NO AIRFARE..I just checked on airfare from Pittsburgh, Pa
to Portland, Or..$578.00 ooouiiiieeee!!! what a savings if you can invite her
in….
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Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 06:58:24 -0700
From: Diane Lockwood dcl924@mindspring.com
To: QHL@cuenet.com
Subject: QHL: A Child’s Garden of Verses
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I’m going to buy an edition of the Child’s Garden of Verses and keep
it next to my bed….besides being filled with beautiful little poems….it
will be an oasis in this world that is getting beyond any reasonable
comprehension, for me…
Jean,
That’s a wonderful idea. I was given the Child’s Garden of Verses when I
was 7. I’ve always kept it. When we were clearing out my ILs’ home, we
found my husband’s copy. Small world, indeed.
Diane
Pollock Pines, Calif
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 12:43:49 -0700
From: Kathy Tavares kmtavare@uci.edu
To: QHL@cuenet.com
Subject: QHL: Amish/Mennonite quilts
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I hate to appear to be a real dummy, but is this the appropriate place to
ask for a definition of the “Amish look” and the “Mennonite look”? I would
like to know what to look for so I can distinguish these quilts.
Kathy Tavares
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 17:19:46 +0400
From: Xenia Cord xecord@netusa1.net
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To Kathy and other QHLers – like other distinguishable groups, the
Amish and Mennonites have their own quilt traditions. I am more
confident about discussing Amish quilts, because I am friends with many
of the Amish women in my area. Generally, Amish quilts are
distinguished by plain colors, no prints, and often by the combination
of colors informed by a different color sense than the “English.”
Black, purple, and green, and brown together, for instance, might not be
our choice, but this may be seen in an Amish quilt.
Because the quilts are/were made from the same fabrics used and
acceptable in clothing, dark colors with a lot of blue. gray, and black
are common. However, men’s shirts and the dresses of younger girls are
sometimes in pastels – light pink, lavender, light green, light blue.
We tend to think of the best Amish quilts as being dark, but in fact
Amish quilters turned to pastel quilts in the 1940s and after, a little
later than we did. More recently, since Amish home sewing was done in
double knits and blends for practical reasons, these fabrics are also
found in their quilts. (If you are collecting, you need representation
in these fabrics as well.)
Color and design acceptability vary from community to community; we
outside traditionally identify Amish quilts by the wool center diamond
pattern with fiddlehead fern quilting in black, but in fact that has a
clear and limited regional distribution. Midwestern quilts usually show
repeated blocks, with single, double, and triple borders, outline
quilting, and multiple-braid borders. Some communities will not allow
the use of red.
Despite some “official” pronouncements to the contrary, Amish women DO
make embroidered quilts, especially when making quilts for someone
leaving the home community to live elsewhere with a spouse. These are
often album types, with names and even addresses embroidered, and
religious messages.
There are a number of good books on Amish quilts, and they probably
should be read all together, with a grain of salt (read my words that
way as well!). There are books on regional Amish variations as well as
on the quilts and culture of the Amish as a whole.
Anyone want to speak on Mennonite quilts?
Xenia
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 20:12:38 EDT
From: EllynLK@aol.com
To: QHL@cuenet.com
Subject: QHL: My Bad Habit
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I am my mother’s daughter. I hold on to things forever. “You never know,” I
hear her saying, “when you might need something.” I am also a burgeoning
fabricaholic.
These are really bad habits for a dweller of a small apartment. HOW SMALL,
you ask? Well, a few years ago, a friend gave me a nice tea set for
Christmas– two mugs, honey, tea bags and tea cakes. I was frantic,
wondering WHERE I would put two mugs! We’re talking SMALL. 500 square feet
would feel like a warehouse compared to this place!
I’m starting on spring cleaning but it feels like a “purge” year… I want
to feel uncluttered. It’s an impossibility but you can’t fault me for
optimism! It’s also nice to know that it is entirely possible to make quilts
in a place that’s likely smaller than Oprah’s closet.
Anyway, I want to throw away some stuff I can’t bear to toss in the garbage
because “you never know.” I have a bag sitting here for the first taker,
maybe two pounds, of small assorted fabric scraps (nothing smaller than an
inch), aborted blocks, and yardage. Mostly cotton but there is some cotton
poly in there. There are some scraps from the ‘30’s, a 1930’s wedding ring
piece, scraps from the ‘70’s but mostly new stuff, including Christmas
fabric. There are a lot of cut diamonds I never used on a tumbling blocks
quilt I made, white ground with navy blue dots a la dotted swiss. It’s stuff
I keep on keeping because I can’t throw it away. It’s too good to dump. But
why am I keeping it? It’s a sickness, it’s a sickness, it’s a sickness…
🙂 Why can’t I bear to throw out what I will never use??? WHY DO I HOLD
ON TO THIS STUFF???????????
As you can see, I’m reaching out for help and aid in my desperate hours. I
need every inch I can get around here. And if you throw it away, I won’t
feel guilty and you won’t because you will have done me a favor!
If YOU would like to volunteer to adopt a bag of my shame and pain please
e-me. First come, first serve and I will forever be grateful. The Good
Fairy of Square Footage will also smile upon you and your (I hate you) SEWING
ROOMS forever. <>
Lauri Klobas
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 18:20:33 -0700
From: “R & L Carroll” Robert.J.Carroll@GTE.net
To: “QHL” QHL@cuenet.com
Subject: QHL: Mennonite quilts
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Hello!
A question for those of you who have studied Mennonite quilts.
I have a couple of books on Mennonite quilts. From the information in
these books it doesn’t seem there is much difference in the quilts that
they were making and what the rest of the world was making. All of the
usual patterns are represented and the fabrics seem to be what everyone
would be using at the time.
The only difference I have noticed is that they made certain styles of
quilts later than the quilting world in general. Some about 20 years
later.
Are there certain areas that had distinct styles that would be different
from the general population? What were the differences?
Thanks, Laurette in So. California
Catherine Kypta
Sacramento
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 22:34:39 -0500
From: Laura Hobby Syler texas_quilt.co@mail.airmail.net
To: Jilly31@aol.com, QHL@cuenet.com
Subject: Re: QHL: Re: bow tie quilt
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Hope this thread isn’t long gone, just catching up on my Email while gone
to Paducah. I have 2 Bow Tie quilts and both have borders. One is from
Circa 1900 and the other is Circa 1930……I think it is one of those
things about how many blocks do I have made and will it fit the bed kinda
things…of course the beds at the turn of the Century (the old one)
were larger than those in the 20’s & 30’s.
Back to clearing off more of the 150 messages that came while I was
gone…..I gotta remember to unsub to the list when I travel!!!
Laura
In now calm but steamy N. Texas
At 09:54 AM 4/21/99 EDT, Jilly31@aol.com wrote:
In a message dated 4/20/99 8:50:08 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
QHL-Digest-request@cuenet.com writes:
I have a beautiful vintage 1930’s Bow Tie quilt. The bow ties are in
colorful calico on a white background…no border. It is my favorite quilt.
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I’m kind of picturing the design okay, but
don’t recall if most vintage bow-tie quilts have borders. I thought some
of you who come across this pattern frequently might know. Thanks for
your input. Nancy
>
>
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>
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 22:24:55 EDT
From: JQuilt@aol.com
To: qhl@cuenet.com
Subject: QHL: A Child’s Garden of Verses
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Cinda in Easton gave me a wonderful idea…she owns an copy of RLS’s A
Child’s Garden of Verses…and she made me realize that’s just what I
need…..I’m going to buy an edition of the Child’s Garden of Verses and keep
it next to my bed….besides being filled with beautiful little poems….it
will be an oasis in this world that is getting beyond any reasonable
comprehension, for me…
I think one of the things that keeps me sane and sensitive… is
QHL…listening to people with a reverence for a gentle tradition….
Jean
jquilt@aol.com
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 23:55:31 -0400
From: “J. G. Row” Judygrow@blast.net
To: “Quilt History List” QHL@cuenet.com
Subject: QHL: While you were gone………
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Things were pretty quiet here on QHL, while some of you caroused in
Kentucky!
Now that you are back, and I can see a bit more life in the list, how about
some comments on the quilt show from those of you who went?
Judy in Ringoes, NJ
judygrow@blast.net
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 06:31:51 EDT
From: Baglady111@aol.com
To: aCozyQuiltBee@onelist.com, VAKwilter@aol.com, QHL@cuenet.com,
QuiltersBee-Digest@cuenet.comSubject: QHL: Fwd: Ferrum Retreat — edit and proofread
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In a message dated 4/26/99 11:58:43 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Lscmsw writes:
<<=20
AUTUMN in the BLUE RIDGE #1
QUILTERS’ RETREAT
Phoebe Needles Conference Center
FERRUM, VA
DATE: OCTOBER 22, 23, 24
=20
Enjoy an autumn weekend nestled in the foothills of Virginia=92s spectacula=
r=20
BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS of VIRGINIA with accommodations at nearby historical=20
PHOEBE NEEDLES CONFERENCE CENTER. “A Place Apart” situated in a valley with=20
views of surrounding mountains, bedecked in the breathtaking fall foliage. =20
The peaceful serenity will refresh you, and WE will pamper and entertain you=
.=20
Check in anytime. The sooner, the better to start sewing.
=20
FRIDAY EVENING: A reception for the opening of THE MOUNTAIN COMFORTS QUILT=20
SHOW. THE FEEDSACK CLUB will have some quilts on display also. After the=20
reception, GINNY WATSON will share her collection of antique sewing tools an=
d=20
invites and encourages you to bring yours to share as well.
=20
SATURDAY, after breakfast, most will be heading over to THE 26TH ANNUAL BLU=
E=20
RIDGE FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL with the hours of 10:00 AM until 5:00 PM. You will=20
be on your own for lunch as they have such YUMMY foods for your tasting. We=20
will have lunch available at the center for those who prefer to skip the=20
festival/quilt show and want to continue sewing. This is YOUR weekend and yo=
u=20
do what you so desire.
=20
SATURDAY NIGHT, JANET BUTLER of Lanham, MD will teach several ‘make &=20
take’ classes,.always fun and easy to do..
=20
You can stay up sewing as long as you want!! NO CURFEWS!!! Lodging will=20
allow two to a room, single beds, and all bedding is provided. NO DRAGGING=20
bedding UNLESS, you want to bring your most FAVORITE QUILT=85the mountains=20
always have cool nights. and your special pillow. if necessary=85
=20
All meals are included in your package, your lodging, and your=20
program/class. Deadline for registration and deposit is MAY 30TH, 1999 and=20
the balance due will be OCTOBER 1ST. COME AND JOIN US FOR A FANTASTIC FALL=20
FOLIAGE WEEKEND in THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS of VIRGINIA
=20
PHOEBE NEEDLES IS A SMOKE FREE BUILDING but you will have a glorious view=20
when you are outside taking a break. CAN YOU MANAGE STEPS? WILL SNORING=20
BOTHER YOU IN A ROOMMATE? ANY SPECIAL DIETARY NEEDS? DO YOU LECTURE OR=20
TEACH? If so, please forward your information. 540-483-103
PLEASE ENCLOSE A LONG SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE FOR ALL INQUIRIES. JANE=20
CLARK STAPEL
=20
ADDED INFORMATION ON YOUR LODGINGS FOR AUTUMN RETREAT
=20
PHOEBE NEEDLES CONFERENCE CENTER was originally a mission school built in=20
the early 1900s by the Episcopal Diocese of SW Virginia. Funding came from=20
ARTHUR NEEDLES, then president of the Norfolk & Southern Railroad, in memory=20
of his daughter, PHOEBE, who died while still young. The two-story building=20
was constructed of stones gathered from the surrounding fields, as was nearl=
y=20
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church and the teachers’ residence, presently the home=20
of ST. PETER’s PRIEST and his family. The school continued in operation=20
until the late 1940s when the area was ‘electrified’ and paved roads made=20
transportation to public schools practical. A gift of money from the=20
Diocese, from a woman physician who had served the area, saved the building=20
after it was abandoned as a school. It was remodeled into the Conference=20
Center now used by a variety of groups for reunions, meetings, retreats, and=20
camps. The spacious downstairs has a fully equipped kitchen, dining area,=20
and open space that can be partitioned into several large meeting rooms.=20
Upstairs there are sleeping accommodations for 27 people in a dorm type=20
arrangement or separated for 2 beds into one room. Come and enjoy this=20
magnificent historical structure that you will call home for a fabulous fall=20
retreat.
=20
26th Annual BLUE RIDGE FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL
Saturday, October 23rd, 10:00-5:00
On the campus of FERRUM COLLEGE at the
BLUE RIDGE INSTITUTE & MUSEUM, FERRUM, VIRGINIA
=20
YOUNG QUILTER AWARDS FOR YOUTH 15 AND UNDER
Special exhibit of feedsack quilts
*AUTUMN IN THE BLUE RIDGE QUILTERS RETREAT at nearby
PHOEBE NEEDLES CONFERENCE CENTER
ANTIQUE & CONTEMPORARY QUILTS SOUGHT FOR EXHIBIT
NATIONAL QUILTING ASSOCIATION (NQA) CERTIFIED JUDGE
$1,000 IN PRIZES
UNIQUE RIBBONS
FESTIVAL INCLUDES
VA CHAMPIONSHIP COON DOG OPEN WATER & TREEING CONTEST
BORDER COLLIE HERDING
TRACTOR & GAS ENGINE EXHIBIT
ANTIQUE CARS/STREET RODS
CRAFTS, HOME COOKED FOOD
PETTING ZOO
3 STAGE PERFORMANCES OF BALLADS, GOSPEL, BLUE GRASS
REENACTMENT OF LIFE AS IT WAS IN THE 1800’S.
THE SOUTHEAST TOURISM SOCIETY has named the festival one of October’s top 2=
0=20
events in Southeastern United States =20
=20
FOR ALL FESTIVAL INFORMATION CONTACT
Lucy Ricardo, Coordinator
945 Turner’s Creek Rd
Callaway, VA 24067
540-483-1039
=20
DEADLINE FOR QUILT ENTRIES: OCTOBER 6, 1999. CONTACT LUCY RICARDO at above=20
address.
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AUTUMN in the BLUE RIDGE #1
QUILTERS’ RETREAT
Phoebe Needles Conference Center
FERRUM, VA
DATE: OCTOBER 22, 23, 24
Enjoy an autumn weekend nestled in the foothills of Virginia=92s spectacular=20
BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS of VIRGINIA with accommodations at nearby historical=20
PHOEBE NEEDLES CONFERENCE CENTER. “A Place Apart” situated in a valley with=20
views of surrounding mountains, bedecked in the breathtaking fall foliage. =20
The peaceful serenity will refresh you, and WE will pamper and entertain you=
.=20
Check in anytime. The sooner, the better to start sewing.
FRIDAY EVENING: A reception for the opening of THE MOUNTAIN COMFORTS QUILT=20
SHOW. THE FEEDSACK CLUB will have some quilts on display also. After the=20
reception, GINNY WATSON will share her collection of antique sewing tools an=
d=20
invites and encourages you to bring yours to share as well.
SATURDAY, after breakfast, most will be heading over to THE 26TH ANNUAL BLUE=20
RIDGE FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL with the hours of 10:00 AM until 5:00 PM. You will=20
be on your own for lunch as they have such YUMMY foods for your tasting. We=20
will have lunch available at the center for those who prefer to skip the=20
festival/quilt show and want to continue sewing. This is YOUR weekend and yo=
u=20
do what you so desire.
SATURDAY NIGHT, JANET BUTLER of Lanham, MD will teach several ‘make & take=
‘=20
classes,.always fun and easy to do..
You can stay up sewing as long as you want!! NO CURFEWS!!! Lodging will=20
allow two to a room, single beds, and all bedding is provided. NO DRAGGING=20
bedding UNLESS, you want to bring your most FAVORITE QUILT=85the mountains=20
always have cool nights. and your special pillow. if necessary=85
All meals are included in your package, your lodging, and your program/class=
.=20
Deadline for registration and deposit is MAY 30TH, 1999 and the balance due=20
will be OCTOBER 1ST. COME AND JOIN US FOR A FANTASTIC FALL FOLIAGE WEEKEND=20
in THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS of VIRGINIA
PHOEBE NEEDLES IS A SMOKE FREE BUILDING but you will have a glorious view=20
when you are outside taking a break. CAN YOU MANAGE STEPS? WILL SNORING=20
BOTHER YOU IN A ROOMMATE? ANY SPECIAL DIETARY NEEDS? DO YOU LECTURE OR=20
TEACH? If so, please forward your information. 540-483-103
PLEASE ENCLOSE A LONG SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE FOR ALL INQUIRIES. JANE CLAR=
K=20
STAPEL
ADDED INFORMATION ON YOUR LODGINGS FOR AUTUMN RETREAT
PHOEBE NEEDLES CONFERENCE CENTER was originally a mission school built in th=
e=20
early 1900s by the Episcopal Diocese of SW Virginia. Funding came from=20
ARTHUR NEEDLES, then president of the Norfolk & Southern Railroad, in memory=20
of his daughter, PHOEBE, who died while still young. The two-story building=20
was constructed of stones gathered from the surrounding fields, as was nearl=
y=20
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church and the teachers’ residence, presently the home=20
of ST. PETER’s PRIEST and his family. The school continued in operation=20
until the late 1940s when the area was ‘electrified’ and paved roads made=20
transportation to public schools practical. A gift of money from the=20
Diocese, from a woman physician who had served the area, saved the building=20
after it was abandoned as a school. It was remodeled into the Conference=20
Center now used by a variety of groups for reunions, meetings, retreats, and=20
camps. The spacious downstairs has a fully equipped kitchen, dining area,=20
and open space that can be partitioned into several large meeting rooms.=20
Upstairs there are sleeping accommodations for 27 people in a dorm type=20
arrangement or separated for 2 beds into one room. Come and enjoy this=20
magnificent historical structure that you will call home for a fabulous fall=20
retreat.
26th Annual BLUE RIDGE FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL
Saturday, October 23rd, 10:00-5:00
On the campus of FERRUM COLLEGE at the
BLUE RIDGE INSTITUTE & MUSEUM, FERRUM, VIRGINIA
YOUNG QUILTER AWARDS FOR YOUTH 15 AND UNDER
Special exhibit of feedsack quilts
*AUTUMN IN THE BLUE RIDGE QUILTERS RETREAT at nearby
PHOEBE NEEDLES CONFERENCE CENTER
ANTIQUE & CONTEMPORARY QUILTS SOUGHT FOR EXHIBIT
NATIONAL QUILTING ASSOCIATION (NQA) CERTIFIED JUDGE
$1,000 IN PRIZES
UNIQUE RIBBONS
FESTIVAL INCLUDES
VA CHAMPIONSHIP COON DOG OPEN WATER & TREEING CONTEST
BORDER COLLIE HERDING
TRACTOR & GAS ENGINE EXHIBIT
ANTIQUE CARS/STREET RODS
CRAFTS, HOME COOKED FOOD
PETTING ZOO
3 STAGE PERFORMANCES OF BALLADS, GOSPEL, BLUE GRASS
REENACTMENT OF LIFE AS IT WAS IN THE 1800’S.
THE SOUTHEAST TOURISM SOCIETY has named the festival one of October’s top 20=20
events in Southeastern United States =20
FOR ALL FESTIVAL INFORMATION CONTACT
Lucy Ricardo, Coordinator
945 Turner’s Creek Rd
Callaway, VA 24067
540-483-1039
DEADLINE FOR QUILT ENTRIES: OCTOBER 6, 1999. CONTACT LUCY RICARDO at above=20
address.
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Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 20:15:14 -0400
From: “Joan Brown” jfbrown@apollo.vicon.net
To: QHL@cuenet.com
Subject: QHL: Hussif ??
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Hello,
I have not read this list for a long while. When I read the list before,I remember someone saying they took a seminar in VA. on making small sewing
kits called “housewife” or “hussif” I am unsure of the spelling. These were
evidentally primarily for men’s use in the middle and late 1800’s.
I would like to learn more about these little kits and how to make them.Are there any specific books that would be helpful in the study of these
little kits?
Thanks,
Joan
jbsews
Someone on this list mentioned taking a workshop on making a
traditional sewing kit called “housewife” at a seminar in VA. Please
contact me at
jfbrown@vicon.net . I am renewing my interested in American history from
1820-1840 and would like to know more about these take along sewing kits.
Thanks so much,
Joan
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 16:13:02 PDT
From: “Ann-Louise Beaumont” albeaumont@hotmail.com
To: QHL@cuenet.com
Subject: QHL: Duplication
Message-ID: 19990427231302.89074.qmail@hotmail.com
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Please accept my sincere apologies for sending back an entire QHL
digest when I replied to the counterpane discussion. This was the
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 22:04:15 EDT
From: Xroadclown@aol.com
I have a friend that is a mennonite, and her quilts resemble those made by
“english” the difference is that they don’t quilt to do it, they do it for
reasons. Her mother made her 7 quilts for her wedding, and that was it.
they use those quilts daily. She in turn in making quilts for her daughters,
when they marry. (she has five, the oldest is 10) She does quilting for me,
and charges .50 a yard. the work is outstanding!
Melanie in upstate NY. near Penn Yan,
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 22:22:45 -0400
From: Barb Garrett bgarrett@fast.net
To: QHL@cuenet.com
Subject: QHL: Re – Amish and Mennonite quilts
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A bit of history for those not familiar with these groups — The
Anabaptist movement began in the 1520s and the members were referred to
as Brethren. Since they practiced believer baptism instead of infant
baptism they were viewed with suspicion and were persecuted for their
fundamentalist beliefs. In 1536 the Mennonites became an off-shoot, and
in 1694 the Amish became an off-shoot of the Mennonites. Today there
are three Anabaptist faiths in the US — Brethren, Mennonite and Amish.
While all Amish church districts are conservative — some more so than
others — Mennonite and Brethren churches run the full range of being
more conservative than some Amish churches to having dropped
conservative styles of transportation and dress completely, and every
degree of conservatism in between.
Being of German heritage, when these people came to the US beginning in
1683 — into Germantown, which is now a section of Philadelphia — they
brought with them a weaving tradition, not a quilting tradition. Their
bedding included fancy woven coverlets. They also brought with them a
tradition of decorating and embellishing their household linens and
furnishings. I mention this because it leads into the exquisite
workmanship found on quilts made by these groups. While they learned
quilting from their English neighbors in the 1800s, their workmanship
and skill had been evident in the fine embroidery they did on linen and
wool in the 1700s. It was a basic German philosophy to do the best work
that you could.
The quilts I am most familiar with are the ones found in PA. Both
groups started making quilts about the time of the Civil War, the
Mennonites a bit earlier. The “Hay Day” of their beautiful quilts was
from about 1870 to 1900. These are the ones with the most eye catching
looks, and are the most easily identified.
Amish quilts of Lancaster County were made of wool, machine pieced and
usually hand quilted (yes, I have seen machine quilted ones), contained
large pieces, had wide machine attached bindings, and were made of solid
colors with print or apron gingham backs. Mennonite and other
Pennsylvania German quilts were made of the small print cotton calicos
available cheaply and in abundance, cut into the same patterns their
neighbors were using, except they developed a unique color palette which
is what makes PA German quilts identifiable. Their quilting theory
seems to have been — use at least 3 colors, preferably 4, 5 or more.
Never use solid white, but green, red, and cheddar solids were ok.
Shirting as the background for applique was appropriate. Never put
muslin on the back of a quilt — a print calico — brown, gray, or maybe
strippy style made of several prints. They appear from observation of
documentable family quilts to have been partial to sashing with
cornerstones for setting their blocks. They did not use this method
exclusively, however. Preferred colors of calico were pink, blue,
green, red, yellow, and rust. Their bindings were always straight of
grain, thin and not mitered.
While the Amish quilting style was a result of restrictions placed on
their work by their religion, the Mennonite style was a result of their
German heritage and was not connected to nor governed by their
religion. While only the Amish made the distinctive Amish style
quilts, the Pennsylvania German quilting style is found in quilts made
by Brethren and Reformed quilters as well as the Mennonites. This is
because it was not a style defined by a particular religion but rather
by cultural heritage. In the documentation projects I have worked on in
our various counties, most of the quilts with the distinctive “look”
have had Mennonite or Brethren provenance. The Reformed and Lutheran
quilters tended to lean more toward their English neighbors’ quilting
style and did not use the bright color combinations as consistently.
These distinctive quilting styles were a regional thing and during a
specific time period.. Mennonite quilts of the midwest in the late
1800s did not have a special “look” to my knowledge. By the 20th
century the PA German look had disappeared and Mennonite quilts of the
20s and 30s look just like everyone else’s quilts. The Amish continued
their style of quilting into the 1940s. Today they all use all kinds of
fabrics and patterns. The Amish ladies I have talked to prefer poly
cotton blends — brighter colors, looks crisper, washes better, lasts
longer were the reasons I was given. Both groups currently use lots and
lots of that polyester double knit stuff from the 70s to make quick
comforters, sometimes for their own use and for disaster relief. Again,
it is low maintenance, wears like iron, and is just the right weight
without any batting for many parts of the world. They are baled and
shipped en masse by Mennonite Central Committee — a countrywide
disaster relief organization (they hold quilt auctions in different
parts of the country throughout the year).
It’s late so I will end. Any questions, please ask.
Barb in southeastern PA
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 22:19:04 EDT
From: DDBSTUFF@aol.com
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Subject: QHL: Re: QHL-Digest Digest V99 #116
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In a message dated 4/28/99 9:49:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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<< kmtavare@uci.edu >>I don’t mean to sound like a smart ‘(%$#@ but have
you tried looking at any books on Amish Quilts or Mennonite Quilts. Hey,
some even have pictures.
Try Eve Grannicks Book on Amish Quilts. Some of mine are in there and its
one of the few, maybe the only one that had some serious research.
Check with your library.
Good Luck,
Darwin Bearley in Akron, Ohio
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 22:09:37 -0500 (CDT)
From: Marcia Kaylakie marciak@eden.com
To: QHL@cuenet.com
Subject: QHL: Papercut quilts
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Hi! Point of interest: can anyone direct me to reading about scheeren
schnitte (OK, I spelled it all wrong!) quilts? I would like to do a little
more reading in that area. P.S. Hi to everyone I got ot meet in Paducah!!
Thanks, Marcia
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 09:15:58 EDT
From: Windquilt@aol.com
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Subject: QHL: Question about Sturbridge textile show
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Hello all, I’m a new poster here and have a question for you. Does anyone
have any information about a vintage textile show that is held in Sturbridge,
Massachusetts during the week of the Brimfield Antiques Show? I had heard
that the textile dealers hold their show indoors, maybe on the Monday of that
week. Brimfield is 3 times a year – the first one is coming up soon in May,
but the website does not say anything about textiles.
Any information/insight (do they show many quilts there?) you may be able to
offer will be greatly appreciated. Thank you all very much.
Nancy Blake
Duxbury, Massachusetts
“Don’t just live the length of your life, live the width of it as well.” – D.
Ackerman
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 10:38:49 EDT
From: JQuilt@aol.com
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the website for the Brimfield Antique Show is
jean
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 10:40:21 EDT
From: JQuilt@aol.com
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sorry I forgot to add the website for sturbridge is
jean
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 09:31:26 -0700
From: “R & L Carroll” Robert.J.Carroll@GTE.net
To: “QHL” QHL@cuenet.com
Subject: QHL: Papercuts
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Hi Marcie and Everyone. On Papercut applique.
Elly Sienkiewicz covers this topic pretty well in her books on Baltimore
Album Quilts, and one of them Papercuts and Plenty is all encompassing.
There are also a couple of new books out right now on this subject.
Laurette in So. California
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 13:26:54 EDT
From: AlineMcK@aol.com
To: qhl@cuenet.com
Subject: QHL: Book alert: Freedom Quilting Bee
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I’m finally back after a very hectic few weeks (applying for a promotion at
work, and getting caught up in all the Littleton coverage). Again, many
apologies to the folks whose books I haven’t sent out…they’re going out
tomorrrow.
Also, there’s a stack of books on the Freedom Quilting Bee, part of the
Southern civil-rights movement from the 1960s-70s. About seven copies, and I
believe they were $5.98.
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 11:00:57 -0700
From: “R & L Carroll” Robert.J.Carroll@GTE.net
To: “QHL” QHL@cuenet.com
Hello.
Thank you Barb for all the information on the Mennonite quilts!
Very generous of you to be so thorough.
Laurette
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 03:47:48 PDT
From: “Ann-Louise Beaumont” albeaumont@hotmail.com
To: QHL@cuenet.com
Subject: QHL: Sturbridge Textile Sale
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I have in front of me a brochure on “Brimfield Outdoor Antique Shows. The
Official Guide for 1999.” On page 2 there is the advertisement for the
Textile Sale:
ANTIQUE TEXTILE & VINTAGE FASHIONS EXTRAVAGANZA
1ST DAY BRIMFIELD WEEK-INDOORS
1999 MONDAYS
MONDAY, MAY 10 125 booths
MONDAY, JULY 5 90 booths
MONDAY, SEPT 13 125 booths
FABRICS-QUILTS-TRIMMINGS
BUTTONS-LINENS-LACES
OLD JEWELRY-EPHEMERA
11-5pm – $5 admission
Early admission 9:30 a.m. – $20
HOST HOTEL – STURBRIDGE
Route 20, Sturbridge, MA (Jct. Mass Pike 90 & I-84)
SHOW INFORMATION (207) 439-2334
SHOW ASSOCIATES (PSMA) Linda Zukas
Hope this helps. My calendar is marked and I can’t wait.
Best Wishes,
Ann-Louise
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Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 12:42:29 +0100
From: “Sally Ward” sward@t-ward.demon.co.uk
To: “QHL” QHL@cuenet.com
Subject: QHL: Anybody Know?
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Can anyone add information on this query which was posted to the British =
Quilt List?
Please reply to me, I will forward.
Sally in UK
<I saw a little advert in one of the recent magazines for a quilting
conference at the Sheraton Waikiki in Hawaii at the end of June, called
‘Quilt Hawaii ’99’. I can’t find much about this on the web so perhaps =
it
isn’t a very big show/event. Does anyone on the list know anything more
about it? I’ve got the workshop list and it looks like fun. Expensive =
to
get to, but one can dream…>
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Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 05:30:22 PDT
From: “Ann-Louise Beaumont” albeaumont@hotmail.com
To: QHL@cuenet.com
Subject: QHL: Mennonite Quilts
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Hello again.
Because we are preparing to move, all my quilting books and magazines are
packed and I don’t dare start opening boxes to find things. Since I don’t
have access to my “Ontario Heritage Quilts” (title is approximate) by
Marilyn Walker, or my copies of “The Canadian Quilter” put out by the
Canadian Quilter’s Association/L’association canadienne de la courtepointe ,
or “Coverstories” by the Canadian Quilt Study Group, I can’t discuss
Mennonite quilts in Canada intelligently or accurately.
However, I would like to mention the Mennonite community in southern Ontario
near Kitchener-Waterloo in Waterloo county. In Canada, their work is quite
famous as are their relief sales. A few years ago I attended a show and
sale of Mennonite relief quilts in Hudson, Quebec. These were all modern
quilts. There is some big quilting event in the Waterloo area. I haven’t
lived in Ontario for quite a while, and really don’t know what all goes on.
It would be very interesting to compare the quilts made in Canada with those
made in the States. I don’t have a copy of Ruth McKendry’s out-of-print
book on Canadian quilts: perhaps there is information there too.
Sorry to be so vague myself, but perhaps there is someone out there who can
actually knows something about Canadian Mennonites and their quilts.
Best Wishes,
Ann-Louise
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Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 08:39:56 -0400
From: “jawhite@courant.infi.net” jawhite@courant.infi.net
To: Quilt History list QHL@cuenet.com
Subject: QHL: textile show
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Hi Nancy. The vintage textile show isn’t in Old Sturbridge Village.
It’s in the town of Sturbridge. It’s held inside the Sheraton (I think
that’s a Sheraton). It’s held twice a year – on Labor Day and I can’t
remember the other time – in the Spring I think. Actually, I just got a
card in the mail about it a couple of weeks ago, but tossed it. I just
felt that there wasn’t enough there in to make me want to go back.
There was a lot of decorator fabric, a lot of old drapery fabric, a lot
of vintage clothing if you are into that, a few quilts and some
bedraggled blocks. It’s kind of hit and miss, I think. If you have
never been and don’t have any other way to waste $5.00, then by all
means go. This is not connected with Brimfield. It’s a private show
and once you attend, you will be on their mailing list.
Judy White – CT
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 08:00:17 -0700
From: Kathy Tavares kmtavare@uci.edu
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I have been to the public library in my area. It is worse than useless.
They have 3 books on quilting, none of these are quilting history. I have
recently gotten into the history of quilting and find it quite interesting.
I hope this answers your question.
Kathy
<< kmtavare@uci.edu >>I don’t mean to sound like a smart ‘(%$#@ but have
you tried looking at any books on Amish Quilts or Mennonite Quilts. Hey,
some even have pictures.
Try Eve Grannicks Book on Amish Quilts. Some of mine are in there and its
one of the few, maybe the only one that had some serious research.
Check with your library.
Good Luck,
Darwin Bearley in Akron, Ohio
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Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 12:50:38 -0400
From: “jawhite@courant.infi.net” jawhite@courant.infi.net
To: Quilt History list QHL@cuenet.com
CC: Kathy Tavares kmtavare@uci.edu
Subject: QHL: quilt history
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I know what you mean Kathy about the library. Some libraries just don’t
have any books on quilts or quilting. However, one of the guilds that
meets in my little town contributes quilting books to the library on a
regular basis; such as in honor of someone’s birthday, anniversary,
National Quilt Day, etc. This is something that all quilt groups could
do and then the local library could build up a good selection of
quilting books.
But quilt history is quite another story. In my library, there are
almost no books dedicated to quilt history or needlework history. I
think that’s because the average person (we quilters are not average) is
just not interested in this subject.
Judy White – CT