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Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Fri, 29 Oct | From: Midnitelaptop@ i live alone and don’t access the outside world much…and so my quilt lists are messages from friends and acquaintances interested in the same avocation as me…. pleeeeeeese no matter how clever, cute, funny, witty, sweet…you think any message might be unless…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: From: Joan Kiplinger <jkip@> Evelyn — camel hair was used as a pillow stuffing for furniture; my parents’ chair from the 1930s contained a mixture of horsehair, camel hair and a few other specialty hairs. Possibly this was camel hair left over from a project or recyled??? Karen Evans…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: From: Donald Beld <donbeld@> Hey Sue, great question and well put by you. I have a late 1840-early 1850 Penns. Dutch wedding quilt in which all the center blocks of the wandering foot pattern have teeney cross stitched initials in them–almost all with the same two letters. I assume…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 06:23:35 -0700 (PDT) | From: Judy Schwender <sister3603@> Modern Marvels: Quilts Made from Kits, 1915-1950 was a 2003 exhibit curated by Deborah Rake, University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate student that covered this topic. You can read more about the exhibit at http://www.quiltstudy.org/exhibitions/past.html?past_item891&db_itemlistitem Deb’s master’s thesis…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: From: “J. G. Row” <JudyGrow@> I heard a rumor that Julie actually did go to auctioneer school. Is that true Julie? And…. I’m not the list moderator, but I think it would be best not to have to read any thing about Iraq from anyone on this list, right…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 12:48:17 -0400 | From: “J. G. Row” <JudyGrow@> Marcia, Many of us who post regularly were at AQSG in Portland, where we all saw the two wonderful WW II service quilts you loaned to Sue Reich for her Study Center. Wish we could have…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: From: “Candace Perry” Greetings all: Just wanted to pass along this blurb about a contemporary quilt exhibit at the Reading Public Museum, Reading PA: 09/26/04 through 11/14/04 Oxymorons: Absurdly Logical Quilts Exhibit Opening Member Reception – Saturday, October 2, 2004. 5:30pm Diane Hire will lecture about the exhibit –…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: From: “sue reich” <suereich@> Sally, MSH just had something that looked like more than a burp. I’ll have my jars to bring home volcanic ash. sue reich From: “kathy moore” From the For-What-It’s-Worth department: Regarding our recently past discussion on the Women’s Club movement, I’ve just run across a…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 14:02:18 -0700 | From: “Alan R. Kelchner” <alan@> Charlotte Bull wrote: >Hi Alan. Welcome! Some good comments! >Also, Many Thanks to Don, Anne, Pat, Kim, Kris & others! > <chuckle> Well, uhhh, thanks ! Though I think I oughta come out and play more…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 08:54:16 -0600 | From: Inglewood Quilt Design <InglewoodQuilts@> Pat well said! It is obvious my practice of finishing some of the older quit tops is not a popular practice, especially if I machine quilt them, but one that I enjoy. I am glad to…