These restored messages come from the Quilt History List, an online forum where quilt historians, collectors, researchers, appraisers, and enthusiasts discussed antique quilts and related textiles. The archive dates from 1996 through approximately 2016 and is being restored gradually. Original spelling, opinions, formatting, and inactive links may remain unchanged.
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: From: Ronda McAllen I am compiling a database of the quilts which were entered into the Maryland Institute for the Promotion of Mechanical Arts fairs from 1848 – 1858 in Baltimore, Maryland. I have come across a quilt name, which seems to be fairly popular at the time, called…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: From: Karen Evans OTOH, Giles Wright is having an impact…a friend of mine who’s a children’s librarian used him in a PowerPoint presentation that debunked the quilt code. She’s in Princeton, New Jersey, in case anyone on the list is in that area. Karen Evans From: KYRA HICKS The…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: From: Judy White I’m originally from Missouri and catywampus and catycornerd were normal words when I was growing up. I live in the Northeast now and when say either one of those words no one takes any notice so they must be ‘normal’ here too. Judy White Date: Wed,…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 17:08:31 -0500 | From: Pepper Cory <pepcory@> This ia a 7-point Lone Star and that variety is a bugger to piece! Have heard that the 7-point star is the emblam of the Iroquois nation–any other info? Pepper Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 17:21:47 -0500…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 23:39:31 -0600 | From: louise-b Ami Simms book of Roman tiles/mosaics from 100+AD in Italy showed ‘patterns’ used in traditional quilts today. Christine Porter’s recent book showed tile patterns in churches, homes and businesses that are recognizably ‘traditional quilt patterns’ we use today. (Goodness…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 12:13:23 -0800 (PST) | From: Judy White <whitey06029@> I should have made myself more clear. I do charge by the hour for restoration work. However, I’m not a fast quilter and to charge someone by the hour to quilt a quilt would not be…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: From: Xenia Cord <xenia@> Hi, Sue – I got into my Esther O’Neill folder, and there is one other clue to age: the address on the leaflets. Earlier leaflets have “205 State Life Bldg” as the address, and there are several variations in the printing of leaflets with this…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: From: “Laurie Magee & Tom Blajeski” I have a Hmong employee and she gave me a lovely one for Christmas. If you are interested perhaps you could borrow it? copntact me personally if you are interested. Laurie in Wisconsin. From: “Lynne Z. We’re working on it! Don’t hold your…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2005 07:03:33 -0600 | From: Xenia Cord <xenia@> As a longtime dealer in antique quilts, I think I can say that separate labeling is a fairly new phenomenon. For several years (recently), Mountain Mist batting included a label, and one could also obtain the specially…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: From: Sally Ward Talk of prepositions sent me looking for a quote that my Mother told me came from Winston Churchill; she always claimed he said in a speech: ‘Up with which the British public will not put’. Couldn’t find it, but I did find this from the same…