--- title: "Home" date: 2021-12-13 author: "QuiltAdmin" featured_image: "https://quilthistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/callscrossingcover.jpg" --- # Home ♦ Celebrating 250 Years of American Quilts ♦ # Quilt History Explore our Quilting Heritage ![chintz-quilt A large bed with a colorful patchwork quilt—reflecting Quilt History - Our Quilting Heritage—features diamond and floral patterns in blue, red, and tan. The cozy room has wooden furniture, a chair, and sunlight streaming through the window.](https://quilthistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/chintz-quilt-768x576.jpg) Every quilt tells a piece of history. This site is here for curious people who love old quilts, even if they do not know a turkey red from a feedsack. Whether you inherited a family quilt, found one at a flea market, or are just wondering why that old quilt matters, this site will help you look at it with fresh eyes and treat it like the treasure it may be. ## Start Your Quilt Research Here [### Identify or Date a Quilt](https://quilthistory.com/dating-antique-or-vintage-quilts/) [### Research a Quilt’s Story](https://quilthistory.com/quilt-history-articles/) [### Repair, Restore or Conserve a quilt](https://quilthistory.com/quilt-restoration/) [### Cleaning and Preservation](https://quilthistory.com/cleaning-antique-quilts/) [### Explore Quilt Myths and Stories](https://quilthistory.com/myths-misconceptions/) [### Find an Appraiser](https://quilthistory.com/quilt-appraisers/) ## Why Trust This Site? QuiltHistory.com gathers quilt history articles, preservation guidance, research resources, and links to museums, appraisers, study groups, and books. Our goal is to help quilt owners, collectors, researchers, and curious makers understand the quilts they love. --- ## FEATURED QUILT HISTORY GUIDES [![rolling-stone-quilt-block A close-up of a quilt block featuring green and white patterned fabric, with yellow knotted ties at each corner. The design includes squares and rectangles arranged in a geometric pattern.](https://quilthistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/rolling-stone-quilt-block-150x150.jpg)](https://quilthistory.com/quilt-museums/) ## [Quilt Museums](https://quilthistory.com/quilt-museums/) This is a listing of museums which are primarily quilt museums or businesses that have great quilt collections on display…[Read More Quilt Museums](https://quilthistory.com/quilt-museums/) [![Black-and-white illustration of women and girls gathered around a table, sewing and playing with dolls. Two women sit at the table, with three girls playing on the floor nearby, all engaged in domestic or crafty activities.](https://quilthistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/quiltingbee-featured-image-150x150.jpg)](https://quilthistory.com/people-stories/) ## [People & Stories](https://quilthistory.com/people-stories/) A Red and White Quilt Show “A Brief History of the ‘Feedsack’” by the late Jane Clark Stapel. The founder of…[Read More People & Stories](https://quilthistory.com/people-stories/) [![A stack of colorful, patterned fabric pieces is neatly folded on top of a patchwork quilt, with various floral and geometric designs in bright, cheerful colors.](https://quilthistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/feedsack-featured-image-150x150.jpg)](https://quilthistory.com/a-brief-history-of-the-feedsack/) ## [A Brief History of the Feedsack](https://quilthistory.com/a-brief-history-of-the-feedsack/) The history of the cloth bag started in the early years of settling what later became the United States. At…[Read More A Brief History of the Feedsack](https://quilthistory.com/a-brief-history-of-the-feedsack/) --- Browse by era ## Explore Quilt History by Era Use these era guides to place a quilt in historical context, from early whole-cloth quilts to feedsacks, crazy quilts, kit quilts, and modern revivals. [ Pre-1850 Early American Quilts Whole-cloth, broderie perse, and the first pieced traditions ](/early-american-quilts/) [ 1861–1865 Civil War Era Mourning quilts, fundraising quilts, and Turkey red fabrics ](/civil-war-quilts/) [ 1870–1900 Victorian Era Crazy quilts, silk velvets, and elaborate embroidery ](/victorian-quilts/) [ 1930s Depression era Feedsacks, pastel prints, and the great quilt revival ](/depression-quilts/) [ 1940s–50s Postwar revival Kit quilts, novelty prints, and bold graphic patterns ](/postwar-quilts/) [ 1970s+ Today’s Quilts The quilt revival, art quilts, and a new generation of makers ](/todays-quilts/) Resources ## What you’ll find here 55 In-depth research articles [Browse articles](/quilt-history-articles/) 250+ Years of American quilting history [About this site](/about/) ∞ Stories still to be told [Contribute your story](/about/)