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: Wed, 08 Oct 1997 20:23:23 -0700 | From: The Waites Thanks to Cinda Cawley for the report on the exhibit in Meadville, PA. I have collected several antique quilts from that area and they are not of the gaudy colors often associated with PA quilts but I don’t…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Tue, 30 Sep 1997 04:38:37 -0700 | From: Laura Hobby Syler (by way of Quilting Heritage I believe the Meller-Elffers book was out of print, but they did another run. I did have it in stock, but it is presently backordered. (I think maybe I had better call…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 19:13:48 -0700 | From: clay and edna (by way of Quilting Heritage ListServ ) would like a list of people who restore old quilts. I had a phone number for Betsey Telford in Colorado but the number has been disconnected. I have a quilt…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 14:40:04 -0400 (EDT) | From: SadieRose [at] aol [dot] com If any of you are looking for an informative & fun speaker….Baglady (Jane) is GREAT!! As she will tell you herself, she isn’t the best on geography (so I will forgive her saying she…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 23:14:33 -0400 (EDT) | From: Kittencat3 [at] aol [dot] com I absolutely agree – that woman took you for a ride! My best friend repairs dolls and always spells out her rates well in advance. She hasn’t yet had anyone try to cheat her,…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Mon, 8 Sep 1997 09:45:11 -0400 | From: mcdowell [at] museum [dot] cl [dot] msu [dot] edu (Marsha MacDowell) During the research on Native quilts and with assistance from Pat Thompson, MSU Art Librarian, I found the source of the popular image “The End of the Trail” was…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Thu, 4 Sep 1997 04:09:25 -0700 | From: cauch [at] cfw [dot] com (by way of Quilting Heritage ListServ )This just came to my attention:(no affil.) Longwood Coll is in Farmville which is just east of the intersections of Rt. 15 and Rt. 60 (I think; maybe 460);…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Wed, 27 Aug 1997 22:16:06 -0400 | From: “deb worster” has anyone seen instructions etc for table or mantel height feather trees or dowel trees? I saw a picture of a different style tree in the debbie mumm book re noah but alas no instructions. >^..^< >^..^< >^..^<…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Sat, 23 Aug 1997 20:04:30 -0700 | From: The Waites Sorry there was a typo on the flyer I received about the symposium in Tucson in January, “Patterns of the Past: Quilting Traditions in the American West”. If you need more information the e-mail address is: sfd [at]…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Sun, 17 Aug 1997 13:33:53 -0700 | From: Ellene Gravelle Hi QHL’ers: I’m looking for a specific fabric that came out a couple years ago. If any of you have some in your stash and you’d like to sell it, E-mail me. It is that chicken wire print…