August 23 – 27, 1999
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Primary topics of this QHL Digest:
- “Bed Turning” Traditions and Terminology — Guild members compare what “bed turning” means at their local quilt shows and weigh in on related terms like “mattress turning” and antique rope-bed tightening. (see the article on cotton and textile terms)
- Understanding Quilt Appraisal Types — A member asks how fair market value, insurance, and donation appraisals differ, and others point to appraiser directories and a new FAQ on quilthistory.com. (see the article on quilt appraisers)
- Quilt History Books and Classroom Resources for Children — A newcomer researching a children’s quilt-history project receives book, video, and lesson-plan recommendations, including a math-department tie-in.
- Identifying a “Slobber Quilt” — A member asks what dealers meant by describing two quilts for sale in Ohio as “slobber” quilts.
- Dating a Quilters’ Photo Through Its Processing Marks — Following up on an earlier eBay photo mystery, members trace a commercial photo-processing stamp to a Meijer store to help date the print. (see the article on dating quilts)
- Japanese Stencil-Making Technique — A member explains how traditional Japanese stencils are laminated from layers of handmade paper using persimmon tannin.
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 21:35:27 -0500 | From: Shirley Spencer <ShirleySpencer@
The current use of the term “bed turning” would be a method of showing quilts. Our quilt guild always has a bed turning at our quilt show. The bed is piled with quilts and a knowledgable person turns the quilts and tells a story or gives other information about each quilt. shirley spencer coming out of months-long lurkdom.
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 22:54:22 EDT | From: MKowale193@
to add to Cinda’s post regarding Amish weddng socks… I first started buying these bright colored socks in the early 70’s at the same time I was buying the Amish quilts in the Lancaster Pa. Amish community. To me, the richness and vibrancy of color in these socks almost matched the vibrant colors of their quilts (1900-1915). Lancaster Amish quilts before 1900 were somewhat on the drab side.
In my collection that is to be sold on Sept 25th. there is a dated pair of socks (1847)
Knitting was a lost art with Amish woman, as it was not passed on to the next generation. I can remember at the time asking the younger woman, why they didn’t learn to knit, and their only answer was, *Mother never taught us*. Sad.
Marilyn Kowaleski
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 23:42:21 -0500 | From: Russell-Hill <russhill@>
I hope I am not confussing this with another term, but I was reading a post from someone on another quilt list who wrote that at a quilt show they had a bed turning. What it was, was a bunch of quilts laid on top of the bed and as they were talked about they were turned to the foot or pulled back. This was done to all the quilts and thus ending the talk. When the next talk was schedualed they would turn the quilts back so that they were laying flat on the bed and each one would be talked about like before but in reverse. It make great sence to me if you were limited on space and if they were old quilts it would help on the wear and tear of hanging them.
So I hope that answers the question what is a bed turning.
Debbie
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 01:42:43 -0400 | From: “Judy Grow” <Judygrow@
On the way home from the QHL Conference, we made sure we stopped at Olana, the home of Hudson River School artist, Frederick Church. We last visited 30 or so years ago, within the first month that it was opened to the public. Nothing has changed, and it is a glorious place to visit. It is as though time stood still — the 19th century come alive, in all its Orientalist splendor.
I unequivocally recommend stopping to visit it if you find yourself around Hudson NY. If you cross on the Rip Van Winkle bridge from west to east you can see it high on the hill ahead of you. We also took a tour of the Mills Mansion, farther south along route 9, an early 20th century grand house in the Newport RI tradition, that the state is preserving and restoring. Much of the upholstered furniture is in complete and total tatters from the UV light. As we learned, in any site restoration the UV should be the first thing tackled, then the other stuff. As they get money they will restore the furniture, but the windows have already been done.
Of course we also stopped at a couple of antiques shops, and I found an oddity to add to my collection. I think what I found is a stencil for Japanese indigo dying. At any rate, I bought one, and Newbie bought the other, and they will both look gorgeous framed up between two pieces of glass (with spacer so it doesn’t actually touch the glass). They are each about 14 x 18 inches, with the design area being 9 1/2 by 15 . The are dark brown, of something that could be an oiled heavy paper, or pressed bark. Mine came between 2 pieces of plexiglass and I don’t want to take it out until I am ready to frame it, so I haven’t actually touched mine yet. My stencil is a stripe pattern of dot-and-dash columns overlaid with vining flowers. The larger, more open portions of the flowers are connected to each other by what I take to be hand-sewn silk threads, which would tend to drop out of the design during dyeing, but serve to hold the sencil together during its rough treatment. The rest of the design is done in miniscule punched out circles in patterns which outline the leaves and blossoms. The pattern of the cut design looks absolutely right to me. I can see it in white design on indigo.
I assume that these were used to apply the resist to the cloth, and then the fabric would be dipped in the indigo bath. These are pristine and unused, and I wonder how they got to the US. Does anyone know anything more about them? Have you seen any others? Are they being reproduced just for their decorative value? I would be disappointed if they were, but I’d still enjoy looking at the design.
Judy in Ringoes, NJ judygrow@
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 07:23:35 EDT | From: Kittencat3@
I’m with Sally, only we called it “mattress turning.” You flip the mattress periodically to prevent hollows from forming.
As for rope beds…the ones I’ve seen would require the ropes to be pulled or tightened, not turned. Are there other designs?
And Shelly – Quilt Journals arrived yesterday.
They’re wonderful! Thanks a million!
Regards –
Lisa Evans
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 18:57:53 +0400 | From: Xenia Cord <xecord@
Lisa Evans said: <As for rope beds…the ones I’ve seen would require the ropes to be pulled or tightened, not turned. Are there other designs?>
I have a “key” for tightening the ropes on a rope bed. It looks like a giant clothespin (the rigid kind, not the pinch kind). It is about 15″ long, and made of oak. Through the top of the shaft is a hole, and a rounded stick is put through there. The slotted bottom is fitted over the rope in the bed and “turned,” taking up slack that is then transferred to the knot and tied again.
Xenia
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 12:01:52 -0500 | From: “Edie Idleman” <eidleman@
The way the term ‘bed turning’ is used in this area, mostly at shows, is as follows: quilts are layered on a bed, then at the scheduled time of the bed turning, holders hold up the quilts as a narrator talks about each one. I know about the mattress turning and that is what we would think of first, I think. However, I thought there might be another context that I am unaware of. thanks all, edie
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 13:13:35 EDT | From: Lynbr20601@
as i was going through old tapes today…i came across a tape that i ordered from the Vanderkellen Galleries in 1992…what fun..i’ve only had time enough to view a little bit of it…but..
just looking at antique quilts displayed slowly(long shots & closeups)…is such a joy..i want to replicate all of them…has anyone heard of this gallery?
jean
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 17:54:08 EDT | From: Windquilt@
Can someone give me some insight as to the difference to be expected among the 3 common types of appraisals, i.e., fair market value, insurance, donation? For example, if a quilt has an insurance appraisal value of $2000, would the donation value (or fair market vallue) be higher or lower?
TIA, very much.
Nancy Blake south of Boston
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 16:27:28 -0700 | From: “Julia D. Zgliniec” <rzglini1@
Dear Nancy and QHL,
There are several web pages that deal with these questions. Here are two that address your specific questions. I hope you find them of interest.
http://quilt.com/appraiser
http://www.shellyquilts.com/
Julia Zgliniec, Pres. Professional Association of Appraisers – Quilted Textiles Windquilt@ wrote:
> Can someone give me some insight as to the difference to be expected among the 3 common types of appraisals, i.e., fair market value, insurance, donation? For example, if a quilt has an insurance appraisal value of $2000, would the donation value (or fair market vallue) be higher or lower?
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 17:51:51 +0000 | From: Bobbie Aug <qwltpro@
Nancy,
Your question is too generic to attempt a meaningful answer.
I think Julia Z.
suggested you check the many web pages regarding quilt appraisal for some basic information. You might also consider taking the AQS Appraisal Skills Courses – 2 day class on Insurance Replacement Value and a 1 day class on Fair Market Value. Contact the American Quilter’s Society, Paducah, KY (they have a web page) for more information.
Sincerely,
Bobbie A. Aug
AQS Appraiser Certification Committee
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 22:36:16 EDT | From: LindaKoe@
I met a woman today who told me she bought two quilts in Ohio that the seller described as “slobber” quilts. Any idea what that means? I hope to see the actual quilts next week and to be able to take a few pictures. In the meantime, wondered what light you QHL experts might be able to shed. Thanks!!
Linda Koe
Kirkwood Quilts
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 22:59:56 -0400 | From: Alan Kelchner <quiltfix@
Hopefully they’re closed. They advertised on the back of every quilt magazine for quite a while. I had a big problem with them and the wholesale gathering of quilts for profit. Had to wonder how many people were suckered out of family heirlooms.
On the business side: I was given a tape for a present, the intent being that I got to also get a quilt (!!!G!!!). Spent the evening perusing the quilts, a few were interesting. Called the company the next day, only to find out that the tapes had been out for 2-3 weeks, mine came late, and nothing was left.
No matter, tho’. Went to an auction instead and got a postage stamp kit quilt. About a year later, purchased a matching pillow! Couldn’t believe it.
Alan
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 23:08:01 EDT | From: KennaleeM@
<< .i came across a tape that i ordered from the Vanderkellen Galleries in 1992.. >> I had one of these also a few years ago. My friends and I got a real chuckle at the description “The only thing wrong with it is it’s orange!” << Our quilt guild always has a bed turning at our quilt show.>> And I want to know why some of you have a bed at your Guild meetings?? LOL, Kennalee
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 09:17:54 PDT | From: “Anne Copeland” <anneappraiser@
Is this a relatively new thing with guilds? Say in the last several years or so? I have never heard or seen this happen at any guilds I have known in California before, so I am wondering about it, and also wondering if it is just something that happens in different parts of the country but not in California? Anne Copeland
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 12:31:01 EDT | From: Lynbr20601@
i wonder how many people finding and then buying a vintage quilt at a yard sale…say to the seller…”Oh no! do you have any idea what that quilt is worth? you shculd be getting 10 times the amount your asking for it”….let me pay you what i know the quilt is worth……
jean
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 12:38:38 -0400 | From: Kris_Driessen@
Nancy,
I know there are lots of appraisers on this list! There is a list of some of them at http://www.QuiltHistory.com. If you are talking about a formal appraisal, it is a written statement of value that is determined by a review of the market in which your quilt will normally be sold. A number of factors are considered by the appraiser.
These factors will most likely include: the purpose of the appraisal; the current market in the geographic area; the quilts overall condition; the quilts overall appearance, the reputation of the quilt maker; the history of the quilt (provenance, publications and awards); the quality of workmanship including the creative use of pattern, technique, and embellishments. In the case of an antique quilt, repairs or restoration will be considered. It is important that the appraiser know the purpose of the appraisal. The value of your quilt may differ depending upon the reason for the appraisal. A Fair Market Appraisal is the amount a willing buyer would pay a willing seller, both being familiar with relevant facts concerning the quilt and neither being forced to buy or sell. People wishing to sell a quilt will seek this kind of an appraisal. It is important to remember that a fair market appraisal is an opinion based on the individual appraisers knowledge and background and will reflect both the current market and the geographic area in which the quilt is to be sold. It is not a guarantee of selling price!
An Insurance Replacement Appraisal is the value given a quilt based upon how much it would cost to replace it with one of ‘like and kind’. An insurance appraisal will most likely be more than a fair market appraisal as it must take into account what you would pay to locate and purchase another one. Without documentation of the value of your quilt, you may simply be reimbursed for the value of the materials.
Tax Donation Appraisal – This appraisal is for someone who wants to donate a piece to a museum (for example) , or to establish a value for an family for an equitable distribution of assets. This is often the same as a fair market appraisal. It is illegal and unethical for an appraiser to inflate the value of a quilt for a tax deduction donation.
I hope this helped. I would be interested to hear if the other appraisers on the list agree with me.
Kris
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 15:51:01 -0700 | From: “Julia D. Zgliniec” <rzglini1@>
CDear Kris and QHL,
Good Job!
You have answered Nancy’s questions correctly and clearly too. I think you should file your answer as a FAQ on your site as others might have the same questions.
Julia Zgliniec, Appraiser
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 19:54:50 EDT | From: Lynbr20601@
there’s a wonderful video of a documentary called The Quilts in Women’s
Lives…and there are a couple of real young books for very young children called The Tortilla Quilt and the other one i think is called the Quilt Story…there are probably lots more..the America Quilts video is not a history type video…it’s more what people are putting into quilt shows today…
jean
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 20:49:00 EDT | From: Chyral@
In a message dated 8/25/99 8:23:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Brickworks@ writes:
> Another good book on signature quilts is REMEMBER ME (Quilt Digest Press) by…I am blanking on the author. That one tells the story of individual signature quilts, although it deals somewhat with the general style.
Linda Otto Lipsett is the author, I believe.
Two very good books focusing on the subject of group-made quilts (as many friendship/album quilts were) are _Shared Threads_, by Jacqueline M. Atkins (Click Here) and _For Purpose and Pleasure_ by Sandi Fox. There was also a exhibition catalog about Delaware Valley signature quilts with some very good, concise general information about the rise in popularity of signature quilts in the mid-19th century…. I can’t seem to put my hands on it, but it’s around here somewhere! Aha, THERE it is! _Quilted for Friends_, Jessica F. Nicholl, published by Winterthur.
None of these sources are specifically for children, though….. gotta think some more!
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 21:42:33 -0400 | From: “John Cawley” <cawley@
I don’t know of a quilt history book written for children, but the following books are on the subject of signature/ friendship quilts. Shared Threads: Quilting Together Past and Present by Jacqueline Marx Atkins (1994)
Forget Me Not by Jane Bentley Kolter (1985)
For Purpose and Pleasure: Quilting Together in the Nineteenth Century by Sandi Fox (1995)–I am a big time Sandi Fox fan and reccommend this book enthusiastically. Quilted for Friends: Delaware Valley Signature Quilts by Jessica F. Nicoll–this is a cataloge of an exhibit in Odessa, Delaware sponsored by Winterthur in 1986. I didn’t see it, but I cherish the catalogue. In it I found my all time favorite quilt inscription (I use it often) which I’ll share:
Friendship’s purposes preserved
May this forever be
And as a mirror it will serve
To show thy friends to thee
Good luck with the school project.
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 22:30:27 -0500 | From: Shirley Spencer <ShirleySpencer@
And I want to know why some of you have a bed at your Guild meetings?? LOL, Kennalee
****
Well, I must admit I am often exhausted after a particularly good meeting with a stimulating speaker and lots of quilt chat, and could possibly use a fainting couch, but we do not have one at our meeting spot in the church basement. We do however bring in a bed frame at our quilt show and that is where the quilts are shown. ;>) I did not realize this was a regional thing. Is it only in the midwest that this is done? If I remember correctly we usually show antique quilts at this event.
Shirley in Northern Illinois
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 08:03:39 -0400 (EDT) | From: quiltsnbears@ (Roberta in Florida)
Don’t forget to involve the math department !
Sounds like a fun project.
Roberta
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 07:28:34 -0000 | From: “Jeanne Fetzer” <jeannefetzer@
The comment to involve the math department is a great one. Our children’s elementary school has had a quilt unit for several years for the 2nd graders.
The children read lots of quilt story books, have guest lecturers on quilt history and use a lot of geometry skills. The geometry part seems like fun to them in this unit. They are taught how to draft patterns in 6″ squares (on grid paper) and encouraged to come up with different patterns: 4 patch, 9 patch, pinwheel, etc. etc. Mary Ellen Hopkins’ IT’S OKAY IF YOU SIT ON MY QUILT is an excellent resource for helping the kids draft blocks. The teachers display their drawings in the hall and it is really fun for a quilt addict like me to walk down the hall and see the different combinations of patterns and color (also taught as a unit on color). My son was a second grader last year and loved it! He told the teacher that I should come and bring quilts and talk to the students. Ahhh — the days when your children actually think you know something fly by way too quickly!
jeanne.fetzer@
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 08:04:26 -0500 | From: “M. Denney” <melissadenney@
Dear QHL members,
With regards to the children’s history and quilt project, thank you so much for the excellent information. I will thank each of you individually as soon as the proposal and application are completed and delivered. Thank you also for the encouragement.
Roberta in Florida – The math is well taken care of! The third, fourth and fifth graders will calculate the fabric requirements, and rotary cutting instructions. First and second graders are going to measure the blocks, and completed quilt and write down their measurements. There are math handouts to complete for homework. (We even provided a bonus Pythagorean Theorum discussion for the fifth graders to expose them to some geometry). Can you tell I am excited about this project? Thanks again and I will let you know how it goes.
M.
Melissa Denney
Auburn, Alabama, USA
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 10:20:39 -0700 | From: “Melissa Devin” <mldevin@
This is probably in a different direction than you are wanting to take quilt history for children, but there is a curriculum book with the theme of quilting for elementary age. Check in your local curriculum store, and if you are still interested and not able to find it, I will try to find the ISBN for you. It’s relatively new… it wasn’t out when I was still teaching three years ago (my sister told me about it, as she now browses the teacher stores since she homeschools her boys).
Melissa
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 16:03:10 -0400 | From: “jawhite@” <jawhite@>
Today, I went antiqueing with a friend and bought a never-been-opened Paragonquilt kit, No. 01134. The package says “Memory Quilt … for cross stitch embroidery. This package contains pair of twin bed size quilts.” “As featured in Everywomans Family Circle.” There is no date and I don’t know when Family Circle magazine was known as Everywomans Family Circle. I certainly don’t need this nor do I plan to make it, but it was only $10.00 and I just couldn’t go away and leave it in the store. The picture shows the quilts made up in red embroidery and the blocks are sort of Baltimore Album type patterns. Something else to add to my collection.
Judy White – Ct
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 13:26:42 -0700 | From: the Hsus <kbp10@
Judy, the Japanese stencil you found is usually made from two to four layers of handmade paper laminated together with the tannin juice of unripe persimmons. After the paper is laminated it is hung in a smoke filled room for about ten days. The combination of the tannin in the persimmon juice and the resin in the sawdust smoke strengthens and water proofs the paper making it able to withstand hundreds of uses. You are correct they are used for resist dying. The resist used is made from rice flour mixed with rice bran. After the paper has been smoked silk threads used to reinforce the piece, if they are loose and irregular it usually is an indication of an older stencil. Over the years I have collected quite number of these stencils. The ones used for yukata dying (summer kimono) are much larger.
To learn more about these stencils and the textiles made from them I would highly recommend the book “Carved Paper The Art of the Japanese Stencil” edited by Susan Shin-tsu Tai from the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. ISBN 0-8348-0409-3 (hardback) or 0-8349-0410-7 (paperback). This is a 333 page book packed with information.
Alice in Los Angeles
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 17:32:15 -0400 | From: “Judy Kelius (judysue)” <judy@
About a month ago, there was a discussion on this list about a photo of four quilters sold on eBay along with the Album blocks they were holding. Many thought it was later than the 1869 date the seller gave to it and questioned its authenticity. Well, I bought the photo and blocks and they finally arrived yesterday (for some reason, my check took more than two weeks to get to the seller).
Mystery solved! The photo is dated 1889, not 1869 – since it is in pencil on a black backing, it is difficult to read but I’m sure that this is the year the photo was taken. The four women in the photo are also identified in pencil but it is difficult to make out the names. The photo was set up in a studio (you can just see a corner of a column like those which were often used in studio portraits), and the subject and the date make it very interesting and unusual. The women are actually holding several sewing projects – one appears to be knitting a sock, another is holding some kind of lace, one has a sewing bag around her arm but no specific project that I can see, and the fourth holds the quilt blocks which came with the photo. They were obviously dressed up in “colonial costume” for the photo – large white collars, white caps, white wigs, and old reading glasses (the women all appear young). The collars seem to be laying on top of dresses of the 1880’s – you can easily tell this if you look at the photo with a magnifying glass, especially the woman in the middle, where you can see a portion of the buttons going down the front of her dress which obviously does not go with the collar. I am also fascinated by old photos and have started buying ones I find interesting. Now I’m going to think about ways I can display both the photo and the blocks (there are 6), but I’m reluctant to expose the photo to light to keep it from fading more. I thought about having the photo printed on fabric and then setting it together with the blocks, which are yellowed from age. Any other suggestions?
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 06:05:53 +0400 | From: Xenia Cord <xecord@
How nice to have “the rest of the story”! So often we get the issue and the questions, but not the resolution.
If there is a Meijer store near you, in their photo department they have a machine that will make an excellent copy of your old photo on Kodak paper – and without harming the photo. I have had several done, because I am the apparent custodian of our family pictures for generations back (no one else was interested), and now others in the family would like copies. I am sure this computerized machine is available elsewhere too. Oddly, sometimes there is more detail in the photo copy than you can see with the naked eye.
Xenia
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 19:19:22 -0400 | From: “Gloria Infinger” <gloria@
At first, I didn’t understand the type of “bed turning” that was up for discussion.
Cobblestone Quilt Guild of Charleston, SC has a “bed turning” at our quilt show, which is held every two years.
A call is given for all who have antique quilts to bring them for the show. These are put on an old iron type bed, one on top of the other; I’m assuming the oldest is on the bottom. Then at specific times during the show, a brief history is given about a quilt and it is “turned back” and so we get to go back in time.
Our next show will be in 2000!
Gloria in North Charleston, SC gloria@
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 19:55:32 -0600 | From: “Cindy Brick” <Brickworks@
Hi all,
Laura Syler and I will both be featured in an November special on the Home and Garden Channel. (I know, I know, I’m not mentioned in the press release…but I sure had a film crew camped in my kitchen for a day!) Following is the ‘official’ press release. Please spread the word!
And thanks.
Cindy Brick
Quilts: Threads of our Heritage to air on HGTV
Wednesday November 3, 10 pm Eastern/7 Pacific
Thursday November 25 (Thanksgiving Day), 10 pm Eastern/7 Pacific Quilts: Threads of our Heritage is an inspirational journey across America’s diverse cultures, exploring how we express our heritage through the craft of quilting. From the hills of Appalachia to the land of the Lakota Sioux, from African American churches to farm families in Texas, we see how Americans use quilts to tell the stories that define us as a people. This one-hour special presentation includes features of: � Lula Red Cloud, a Lakota Sioux who stitches the Morning Star Quilts that replaced the buffalo robes in Lakota ritual ceremonies. � Laura Hobby Syler, a quilt “detective” who is helping a Texas woman unlock the secrets of her family’s past by interpreting her grandmother’s quilts. � Julia Payne, a member of the African American quilting group Wa Janabi (“people who sew”) whose quilts are a celebration of African American spirituals and stories.
� Judith Trager, a modern quilt “artist” who incorporates into her work the quilting traditions passed down through her family of Mormon pioneers. America itself has often been compared to a quilt, a patchwork of different cultures from different backgrounds sewn together to create the fabric of a great nation. Quilts: Threads of our Heritage celebrates this diversity and our shared love of quilting. Sewn into the fabric of quilts are stories of our past, enriching tales that define who we are as a people. Quilts: Threads of our Heritage is hosted by Phyllis George, a former Miss America and ABC Sportscaster who, as First Lady of Kentucky in the 1980s, revived national interest in quilts through her tireless support and campaign for this American craft.
Phyllis George recently published her fourth book, “Living with Quilts”.
Quilts: Threads of our Heritage was produced by Nell London and Chris Wheeler of High Noon Productions. The principals of High Noon Productions of Denver, Colorado have produced award-winning documentaries including “Godspeed, John Glenn” (Discovery), “How the West Was Lost” (Discovery), San Juan Skyways (PBS); and popular series including “Modern Masters” (HGTV), “If Walls Could Talk” (HGTV) and “Emergency Vets” (Animal Planet). Home and Garden TV (HGTV) which is now distributed in more than 50 million U.S. households, is one of the fastest growing television networks. It is the only network devoted to providing complete comprehensive information to inspire the home enthusiast from some of America’s best homebuilders, decorators, gardeners and craft experts. HGTV is headquartered in Knoxville, TN with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Detroit. Internationally, HGTV owns 33 percent of HGTV Canada and provides much of the Canadian network’s daily programming. HGTV is wholly owned by the E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE: SSP) which also operates the Food Network. For more information about “Quilts: Threads of our Heritage” please contact Lisa DeMille at HGTV, 423-694-2700, or Nell London at High Noon Productions, 303-712-3273.
