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: Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1999 22:59:39 -0600 | From: Mary Waller <mswaller [at] iw [dot] net> Long ago and far away, I grew up on a farm in northeastern Maryland, not far from the border with Pennsylvania and Lancaster County. On a lot of the really big, older barns…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1999 22:51:39 -0200 | From: susan silva <woody [at] ior [dot] com Happy New Year to all! Hope everyone has resolved to finish us some of those UFO’s.You know I looked back on my list from last year and I REALLY did accomplish alot. Seems…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Fri, 01 Jan 1999 00:13:47 -0500 | From: quiltfix [at] mail [dot] jax [dot] bellsouth [dot] net Christmas was fantastic for me this year. I and my housemate went to NY for Christmas – spent so much quality time with my family, it wasn’t real! And it’s the…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1998 09:13:54 -0000 | From: “Sally Ward” <sward [at] t-ward [dot] demon [dot] co [dot] uk> If you are worried about fabrics you have already incorporated in a quilt without pre-washing, or don’t want to pre-wash if you don’t *have* to, you can test the…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 22:21:47 EST | From: AZPatch12 [at] aol [dot] com Well, I’ve finally come out of “lurkdom” to join the masses at QHL. I collect antique tape measures (the type customarily used for sewing, not the metal tape type).I have an unusual but interesting collection,…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 22:04:52 -0600 (CST) | From: akcruz [at] ix [dot] netcom [dot] com (Alfonso & Alice Cruz) About 2 wks ago, I was able to attend a talk by one of the co-authors of this book, Jackie Tobin, in Fremont Nebraska. Her co-author is Raymond…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 19:24:07 -0800 | From: Katrina Worley <kworley [at] ns [dot] net> some questions: is it hand or machine sewn, is it sewn in straight panels or in flared gores, is the skirt attached to the waistband evenly or with the fullness towards the back,…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 08:05:05 -0500 | From: Jean Ann <quiltmag [at] mindspring [dot] com> although this is a commercial site, they have quite a bit of information about the history of hawaiian quilting http://www.poakalani.com/ my daughter was in Hawaii last week and took a class here one…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1998 20:10:59 -0500 | From: SusanLK <susanlk [at] erols [dot] com> I feel sorry for authors being frozen out of revenue when I call a publisher who has a book classified “indefinitely out of stock” which means in limbo…no plans to publish any more copies,…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1998 22:46:40 -0500 | From: Anthony <ajones2 [at] tampabay [dot] rr [dot] com> I happen to love wool batts. They’re warm in winter and comfortable in warmer weather. It quilts like butter, hand and machine, and if your quilt doesn’t hang perfectly flat, you can…