June 11 – 17, 1999
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Primary topics of this QHL Digest:
- Victorian Corseting, Wasp Waists, and Rib Removal — An extended thread debates whether women historically had ribs removed to achieve smaller waists, with members citing a late-1600s book, DAR Museum exhibits, fashion history research, and medical consequences of tight-lacing.
- Fabric Swatch Collecting and the Keepsake 2000 Set — Members coordinate group orders for Keepsake Quilting’s 2000-fabric swatch set, discussing plans to recut swatches for fabric identification reference books.
- Purchasing and Evaluating Antique Quilts — A newcomer asks for advice on buying a stained 1862 applique quilt, prompting discussion of condition assessment, cleaning risks, and rules of thumb for antique quilt purchases.
- Vermont Quilt Festival Travel Tips — Members share suggestions for stops between Pennsylvania and Vermont, including the Shelburne Museum, Grafton Inn, and attractions along the route.
- America Quilts PBS Documentary — Wisconsin Public Television’s Jon Miskowski announces the completed 60-minute PBS documentary and lists the featured quilters.
- Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum and Feedsack Exhibit — A Feedsack Club member reports on a feedsack identification workshop and exhibit at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum in Golden, Colorado. (see the article on the feedsack story)
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 00:31:56 -0400 | From: “Judy Grow” <Judygrow [at] blast [dot] net>
> I photocopied the whole book and now would love to purchase the book that I understand may be out of print
>I would love any information that anyone may have on this specific quilt
and
>the owner as well as how to find the book
Go to bibliofind.com. Type in the author’s name and the book’s title. All OOP book dealers who stock the book will have listed it there and you will get a list of who has it and for how much. Judy in Ringoes, NJ judygrow [at] blast [dot] net
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 05:04:10 -0400 | From: Judy Kelius <judy [at] chesco [dot] com>
Great suggestion! you may also want to try bookfinder.com, same principle.
Some booksellers are registered on one but not the other. Also, a book dealer told me that the search engines have a short wait time so if they don’t get an immediate response from a server, they go to the next one, potentially missing some books, so you may want to try a search more than once.
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 08:18:15 -0500 | From: “Ann G. Hubbard” <ahubbard [at] usmo [dot] com>
That’s a really nice deal for someone interested in making a charm quilt.
Just make sure everyone chips in enuf for postage, also. Quilting Books Unlimited was doing something similar, also, but I don’t remember what size squares they were cutting. The finished size would be 1.5″ so 40 blocks wide by 50 blocks long would give you a 60×75″ quilttop without borders. Nice sized top for the investment. Piece in quilting, Ann G. Hubbard Lake of the Ozarks, MO.
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 11:53:52 EDT | From: KareQuilt [at] aol [dot] com
QUILTER IN DISTRESS! A fellow quilter needs some help. She accidentally washed a Chapstick in the laundry and dried it before discovering her mistake. Since it was a cherry flavored Chapstick, now her two favorite yellow shirts are ruined with tiny red stains. (It could have been worse–she could have been washing a load of fabric or a quilt !) She’s wondering if Synthropol might work to remove the stain. Any suggestions?
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 12:42:16 EDT | From: ZegrtQuilt [at] aol [dot] com
We’ve gotten a wonderful response to The Kenctucky Quilt Project’s special offer for ordering complete sets of The Quilt Journal. One question that has come up is how many articles and pages are in each journal. There are six journals with the following no. of articles in each.
Vol. 1, No. 1 3 articles, 12 pages
Vol. 2, No. 1 3 articles, 12 pages
Vol. 2, No. 2 4 articles, 16 pages
Vol. 3, No. 1 4 articles, 16 pages
Vol. 3, No. 2 4 articles, 16 pages
Vol. 4, No. 1 8 articles, 28 pages
I would also like to apologize for the incorrect spelling of Shiela Betterton’s name listed for her article American Museum in Britain.
Please feel free to contact us with any other questions or comments.
Janice
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 15:33:49 -0500 | From: Laura Hobby Syler <texas_quilt.co [at] mail [dot] airmail [dot] net>
Ann, What Judy didn’t convey is that she is planning on using these little swatches for our fabric ID books, not to be made up into a quilt..gasp!<G>…..Just one last chance to get “a snippit of everything”<G> Laura Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 22:54:03 -0400 From: “Judy Grow” <Judygrow [at] blast [dot] net In the order that I received the messages, the people who have contacted me about sharing the Keepsake Quilting 2000 4″ swatches are —- Laura, Michele, and Marion. Being the first 3, you are on my share list. I called Keepsake today to order the swatch set and was told that they are still cutting them and they will be mailed early in July. So we are on “back-order” and there is plenty of time to gather the $$$$$$$ together.
It’s already on my credit card.
Since I will be doing the recutting by myself, don’t look for them the week after they arrive at my door. I am sure it will take me some time to do all the cutting! I hope my Brooklyn Revolver doesn’t give out before I am done. Anyway, Marcia and Jan , may I suggest that one of you, or even someone else, put another group together to order and share. Remember, the catalog says they are only cutting 390 sets. Do you think there are that many more fabric freaks out there?
>From: Laura Hobby Syler <texas_quilt.co [at] mail [dot] airmail [dot] net>
>Date: Thursday, June 10, 1999 8:42 AM
>From: Michele Weise <michele [at] peppertreestudios [dot] com>
>Date: Friday, June 11, 1999 8:47 AM
>From: Marion Nielsen <marionnielsen [at] hotmail [dot] com>
>Date: Friday, June 11, 1999 6:39 PM
>From: Bob Mills <decision [at] tigger [dot] jvnc [dot] net>
>Date: Friday, June 11, 1999 9:04 PM
>Jan Drechsler
>From: Marcia Kaylakie <marciak [at] eden [dot] com>
>Date: Friday, June 11, 1999 9:06 PM
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 20:12:42 -0800 | From: onthego [at] naxs [dot] net
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Dana on the humid border of TN/VA
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Date: Sat, 12 Jun 1999 00:19:31 -0400 | From: “Judy Grow” <Judygrow [at] blast [dot] net>
I have just figured out a brilliant way to store my burgeoning collection of quilt tops. I’d been looking in all the flea markets and antiques shops for clothes driers — you know, those expanding racks made of wood. When pulled all the way up they stand maybe 5 feet tall, some shorter. I never bought one because they always wobbled, or didn’t look like they would survive fully loaded. I happened into my local Bed and Bath store and found one with a fairly wide base, made of chrome. I thought about it for a day (I finally figured the shiny chrome wouldn’t really show when it was fullyloaded with quilts) and ran back and bought it.
Then I went to the local hardware store and bought 3 packages of foam pipe insulation. In each package are 4 36″ wands of fairly rigid but still pliable foam, with a 5/8″ hole down the center and a slit along the full length of one side (cost, $1.89 per pkg). I cut these into 33″ lengths with a scissors and snapped them on each of the 12 chrome hanging rods. If you do this, make sure you measure your hanging rod thickness first, because the pipe insulation comes in widths to match the varying pipe widths.] Then I wrapped each one with 3″ wide muslin strips ripped from a 90″ wide piece, S to S, to keep the quilt tops away from the foam (and to hide the foam). I don’t know if the foam is harmful, but better safe than sorry. Anyway, this made each 5/8″ thick chrome rod into a less severe 1 1/2″ thick rod, and when I hang my quilt tops over them they won’t get permanent creases.. .. And I can see the whole collection at one time…. And leaves room in the bureau drawers for other neat stuff.
Depending on how you fold the tops, you can get 24 or more tops on one unit.
I hope neither of my boys ever decide to take up permanent residence in their old bedrooms. I can clean out a couple of drawers for a week-long visit, but no longer!
Judy in Ringoes, NJ judygrow [at] blast [dot] net
Date: Sat, 12 Jun 1999 00:27:08 -0400 | From: “Judy Grow” <Judygrow [at] blast [dot] net>
“Laura Hobby Syler” <texas_quilt.co [at] mail [dot] airmail [dot] net> Subject: QHL: Swatch books? Laura, Perhaps you should explain to the list, what we nutballs are doing! And why we want all these tiny pieces of fabric. I don’t think everybody understands (I sure didn’t until I met you), and since you are the “mother” of all swatch book collectors, you should be the one to explain. Judy in Ringoes, NJ judygrow [at] blast [dot] net
>Ann, What Judy didn’t convey is that she is planning on using these little swatches for our fabric ID books, not to be made up into a quilt..gasp!<G>…..Just one last chance to get “a snippit of
everything”<G>
>Laura
At 08:18 AM 6/11/99 -0500, Ann G. Hubbard wrote:
>That’s a really nice deal for someone interested in making a charm quilt. Just make sure everyone chips in enuf for postage, also. Quilting Books Unlimited was doing something similar, also, but I don’t remember what size squares they were cutting.
>The finished size would be 1.5″ so 40 blocks wide by 50 blocks long would give you a 60×75″ quilttop without borders. Nice sized top for the investment. Piece in quilting, Ann G. Hubbard Lake of the Ozarks, MO.
Date: Sat, 12 Jun 1999 06:46:18 -0400 | From: “jawhite [at] courant [dot] infi [dot] net” <jawhite [at] courant [dot] infi [dot] net>
Hi Marcia. I don’t know what you paid for those, but you will love reading them. They are all about quilt history – I think that was my first exposure to the fact that quilting had a past that I wanted to know about. There is one more in the series. They were published in 83-87. The last two issues changed format (size) and are regular book size instead of the long, narrow format which I actually kind of liked.
Michael Kile passed away sometime around 1987, but I’m not sure if that is the reason for the demise of those particular publications or not.
The Quilt Digest Press continued to publish other quilt history books however. Lucky you.
Judy White – Ct
Date: Sat, 12 Jun 1999 11:34:32 EDT | From: Pennstudd [at] aol [dot] com
Hi all, Couldn’t help but laugh at the sayings about a quilter. Yes, my daughter has missing tails of her “cool” shirts and always goes to school with strings on and yes our cat Chairman has coughed up fabric strings. The kicker is, I even buy our groceries at the Super WalMart because it has a fabric department. In fact, the wife shops for the groceries and I shop for fabric. As far as chapstick on the clothing, I managed to get wax on a new fabric piece with the help of my 10 year old daughter. In a panic I called my mother in law and she suggested putting an old towel on the ironing board and the fabric on top. Then place a second towel on the fabric and ron over the towel with a med. amount of heat. The wax remelts and the towels absorb it. Then take some cornstarch and dust over the area and wait a few minutes, the cornstartch will absorb the rest. The fabric, came out fine and you couldnt tell about the wax. I hope this trick works for you as well as it did for me. Hairspray will also work but it has to be non aerosol kind in place of the cornstartch.
Bill
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 11:18:39 +0100 | From: “Sally Ward” <sward [at] t-ward [dot] demon [dot] co [dot] uk
I asked my bro., who works in detergent manufacture here in the UK, about this problem. This was his reply.
<I don’t know Synthropol but it sounds as though is might just be a detergent, in this case it will be of no help if it is a dye problem.
<If ACE Gentle is available then try this. If not, then if peroxide can be had, a dilute solution of this (ca10 VOL if you know what this means) might do the trick but don’t let it dry, put it on and then wash it.
<If all else fails…. Embroider some very small red flowers?
Hmm….I think he is remembering our Mother’s solutions to similar problems. I remember my quilted nylon dressing gown (very sixties) suddenly acquiring an applique flower after she tried to iron it!
Sally W
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 11:27:11 -0600 | From: Jocelyn <jocelynm [at] sw1 [dot] socwel [dot] ukans [dot] edu
> Before we all sigh too much over the tiny waists – weren’t people shorter then as well ?, so the tiny waists in proportion on a 5′ 4″
> turn-of-the-century girl would not be the same as a 16″ waist on my 5′
> 10″ 90s dd ?
That’s a point. But….I remember reading, many years ago, a doctor’s advice column in a Victorian ladies’ magazine, where he reported asking young ladies to remove their shoes at one of his public speeches (GASP! how DARING!) and then measured their shoe soles and their feet, and the stockinged feet nearly always exceeded the measurement of the soles of the shoes by several inches! So women back then were quite accustomed to using clothing as restraining devices! And doctors nowadays rant about how WE wear bad shoes! At least my shoes are bigger than my feet! <G> As for Alan’s statement about rib removal- I’ve heard that, but I marvel that any woman would have taken the risks inherent in surgery at that time, to endure such a major operation. (plus, they were dependent on men to pay for the surgery, so I wonder how many men would have plunked down the big bucks for unnecessary surgery!) I wonder if it’s more legendary than factual. If anyone knows of a documented case, I’d love to hear about it.
Jocelyn Jocelynm [at] delphi [dot] com
> strings on and yes our cat Chairman has coughed up fabric strings
Please, everyone, keep an eye on the kitties! Thread is very bad for their little innards. It can twist around and cut off circulation in their intestines. You then end up with a dead cat, or a cat that needs some very expensive surgery. The fact that we all use cotton protects them somewhat, but not entirely. Polyester can be deadly. If you’ve ever cut your fingers trying to snap a thread, you can imagine what it would do to kitty insides…. Jocelyn Jocelynm [at] delphi [dot] com
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 07:41:23 +1000 | From: Lorraine Olsson <sven [at] pnc [dot] com [dot] au>
As the wife of a Verterinary Surgeon, I can attest to knowing the dangers of sewing with animals in the house.
I have seen a few cases where a dogs has eaten needles and thread, and where cats have eaten pins, and one case where a cat ate a thumb tack (nasty). But the worst by far was the Doberman which ate an audio tape. Surgery went on for ages as the tape was completely unravelled and all the way through the poor creature. (The Doberman made a full recovery) Just like when the children were small, we have to be careful. It is zero degrees here right now, but I am off today for a 10 day holiday to a tropical island! See you all when I get back!!
Lorraine in Oz
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 22:31:35 EDT | From: Kittencat3 [at] aol [dot] com
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Lisa Evans
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 21:48:22 +0400 | From: Xenia Cord <xecord [at] netusa1 [dot] net
NQR – but I have a book from the late 1600s called “A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy LIfe,” written by William Laws, as I recall (can’t lay my hands on it jsut at the moment). He tells a cautionary tale of a vain young woman who died at an early age from tight corseting, and when her body was examined after death, it was found that her ribs had grown into her liver and killed her! Ouch!
Xenia
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 00:21:27 -0400 | From: “Judy Grow” <Judygrow [at] blast [dot] net>
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>As for Alan’s statement about rib removal- I’ve heard that. I wonder if it’s more legendary than factual. If anyone knows of a documented case, I’d love to hear about it. Jocelyn
>Jocelynm [at] delphi [dot] com
The only case that I know of that is “documented” is Cher, as told in the Star, or was it the Examiner? Judy in Ringoes, NJ judygrow [at] blast [dot] net
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 06:41:21 -0400 | From: “Phyllis Twigg” <ptwigg [at] radix [dot] net>
For those of you who followed the “telescopic display stand for quilts” thread, I purchased my stand and am very happy with it. The final choice was the Photek Background Support System (12′) with bag, #PHBGSS12 from B&H Photo Video, 420 Ninth Avenue, New York, NY 10001.They have a website at www.bhphotovideo.com . The cost was $144.95 plus $10.45 shipping. Since I live in Maryland and not New York, there was no sales tax. Delivery came in about 4 days. The stand is well-made and the carrying case is terrific. It even has an outside pocket. These stands are actually the backdrop stands for portrait photography, as many of you know. This model is quite versatile. I had a very large 1840’s quilt hanging on it last night and the stand proved to be sturdy and could expand as tall and wide as you could possibly want. Take down and set up was easy even for non-mechanically inclined me. I think the price was very fair. If you’ve been thinking about buying one for yourself or your guild, I recommend doing so.
Thank you to all those QHL’ers who gave me advice and leads.
Phyllis Twigg
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 17:46:04 -0500 | From: Jon Miskowski <jmiskows [at] facstaff [dot] wisc [dot] edu>
Don’t know if this info was posted here since I’ve been unsubscribed for awhile. Several quilters mentioned that they would foward this info to their quilting lists — so I apologize if I’m repeating…but this 60 minute documentary, “America Quilts” is completed and available to PBS stations for their August fundraising schedule. Thanks for many folks on this list who offered advice and suggestions in the production. I invite you to visit our site to learn more about the program and to contact your PBS station to encourage them to schedule the program. Even to offer to help them promote the broadcast among quilters in your area. If you have any questions, please give me a shout. Thanks.
Jon Miskowski Wisconsin Public Television
Please visit the “America Quilts” web site, a companion to a new PBS quilt documentary coming to public television stations in August.
Here’s the link: http://www.pbs.org/americaquilts/ At the site you can see a short preview of the program, meet some of the quilters in the program, learn how a grade school is using quilting in their curriculum, quilting tips thanks to Pfaff Sewing Machines the major corporate sponsor for the program and more.
You can also add your quilt and story to the site at our online gallery.
We encourage you to contact your public television station to encourage them to air “America Quilts” and to offer to help them promote the program among quilters in your area.
You can find contact information for your PBS station at the “America Quilts In Your Area” part of our site. There, you can also learn about PBS stations who are working on programs and events to highlight quilts and quilters in your area.
“America Quilts” will be presented to stations for their August and future fundraising. Support your PBS station in bringing you so many quality programs, including this new program.
If you have a web site and would like to link to the AQ site, there are directions and downloadable logos available at: http://w3.wpt.org/quilts/howtolink.html Additional information is available for press contacts by replying to this message or by going to Contact America Quilts function at the web site.
Thanks for spreading the word. Here’s the list of people in America Quilts:
Pat Holly Muskegon, MI Sue Nickels Ann Arbor,MI Allison Lockwood Shell Beach, CA Hollis Chatelain Hillsborough, NC Phyllis Street Honaker,VA Diane Gaudynski Pewaukee, WI Cheri Meineke-Johnson Irving, TX Patricia Styring St. Augustine, FL Margaret Fetterhoff Spring, TX Sharon Meares Commins Los Angeles, CA Karen Burns Granite Bay, CA Susan Danielson Golden, Colorado Yvonnne Porcella Modesto CA Suzanne Marshall Clayton, Missouri Candy Goff Lolo, Montana Ricky Tims St. Louis, Missouri Susan Derkacz New Braunfels, Texas Part 2 of America Quilts features older quilts.
The following people are interviewed in this segment.
Karey Bresenhan, President Quilts, Inc and founder International Quilt Festival Shelly Zegart, collector Louisville, KY Julie Silber California former curator of Espirit Collection now with The Quilt Complex Oakland, CA Marsha MacDowell Professor and Curator of Folk Arts Michigan State University Museum Linda Moore Appleton, WI Sara Dillow American Quilt Study Group Fremont NE
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 22:07:20 -0500 | From: Gail Hurn <hghurn [at] cwix [dot] com>
Last summer the DAR Museum in Washington DC had an exhibit of vintage corsets, etc. The narrative mentioned that stories of ladies having their ribs removed were not true. If you would like further information, you could contact the museum for documentation.
Gail in San Antonio, home of the Spurs
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 23:44:46 +0000 | From: denise nordberg <quiltdiva [at] usnetway [dot] com>
Hello all, I’m new to this site but I’m assured by my friend, Cinda Cawley, that you are a helpful bunch and that all questions are answered…. I’m going to the Vermont quilt show from Northeastern Pennsylvania – on July 18th and am wondering if anyone can suggest interesting stops on the way or byway…. We have some alternatives…. we can go north from Albany for most of the way or we can cross over to Massachusetts and go north from there. We like Quilts, of course, and especially OLD QUILTS and we also like quilt shops, historic homes, and , let’s face it, a good restaurant is ALWAYS a good find…. Any suggestions? Thanks, Denise Nordberg
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 08:04:57 -0500 | From: [from unknown, signed “Lisa”]
Last year, while researching mourning prints, I came across a picture in a fashion history book of a woman who had had her lower “floating” ribs removed in order to have a more “waspish” waist. The picture must have been made by a doctor for “research purposes”, because the woman had on only her “undies”. The result was disturbing – reminded me of pictures of the Nazi concentration camp survivors when first found. Anyway, the book was from the local library. I will try to find the name so as to document this story!
Lisa
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 09:18:53 -0600 | From: Jocelyn <jocelynm [at] sw1 [dot] socwel [dot] ukans [dot] edu>
> NQR – but I have a book from the late 1600s called “A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy LIfe,” written by William Laws, as I recall (can’t lay my hands on it jsut at the moment). He tells a cautionary tale of a vain young woman who died at an early age from tight corseting, and when her body was examined after death, it was found that her ribs had grown into her liver and killed her! Ouch!
Xenia, I HAVE seen X-rays of rib cage distortion due to tight corseting. That’s one reason why club-feet aren’t quite as common now as they were in Victorian times- pregnant women don’t corset, and the baby has room to move! (the other reason is that the hereditary club foot problems tend to be corrected in infancy now, so we may never know that a child had a club foot at birth).
Jocelyn Jocelynm [at] delphi [dot] com
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 10:36:56 EDT | From: QuiltNews [at] aol [dot] com
Since I am new to the study of old quilts, I wonder if anyone has advice on purchasing quilts….recently I encountered an applique quilt which was very nicely appliqued, overall quilting was good, but it was not “heavily” quilted, it was dated and signed in quilt stitches (1862, if I remember correctly)…the colors were consistent with a quilt that age…red and green…with some blue (that could be green changing color, I have learned)….BUT it was very stained…..and my dh thought I was out of my mind to even consider the purchase….one teenage son was along and didn’t help matters with his comments, so, no purchase, but is there any “rule of thumb” on how well a quilt might “clean-up”. I am not putting the asking price in this because I don’t want an appraisal, only some advice on how others decide to buy or not. (There was a patch on the quilt, both sides, so that there must have been a hole straight through.) I do have another old quilt from the 30’s, and as soon as I saw it I knew I must have it so I understand how emotions can effect purchasing…but I would like to learn how to intelligently purchase…..Ann
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 15:37:27 EDT | From: QuiltFixer [at] aol [dot] com
Hi, a quilt that is dated 1862 and badly stained is generally not a good bet for “cleaning up.” It really is a judgment call on how strong the quilt is and what type of staining, but my rule of thumb is “if I cannot live with and like it in its present condition,” don’t buy it.
Toni Baumgard QuiltFixer [at] aol [dot] com
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 15:37:19 -0500 | From: Laura Hobby Syler <texas_quilt.co [at] mail [dot] airmail [dot] net
Hi Ann, and welcome to the group. You’ll find that there are many very talented and knowledgable people on this list. Toni’s comment on the age and not really a candidate for cleaning up is most likely true, but that is a call, like an appraisal, that cant be honestly made without seeing the quilt. The real question is….. what did they want for the quilt? Do you love it? Did it speak to you?(It must have<G>) and can you afford it? <VBG> If you are in the area where there is an AQS appraiser or a textile historian, see if you can take the quilt on 24 – 48 hr approval and get an expert to look at it and give you an opinion. Kinda like shopping for a used car, doesn’t hurt to have the mechanic give it the once over. As to the blue, I’ve recently seen several with blue (where the green should have been) and cant get a close enough look at the fabric to determine if it was always blue or a bad overdye job <G>. Always new questions to answer! Laura Syler Richardson, Tx At 10:36 AM 6/16/99 EDT, QuiltNews [at] aol [dot] com wrote:
>Since I am new to the study of old quilts, I wonder if anyone has advice on purchasing quilts….recently I encountered an applique quilt which was very nicely appliqued, overall quilting was good, but it was not “heavily” quilted, it was dated and signed in quilt stitches (1862, if I remember correctly)…the colors were consistent with a quilt that age…red and green…with some blue (that could be green changing color, I have learned)….BUT it was very stained…..and my dh thought I was out of my mind to even consider the purchase….one teenage son was along and didn’t help matters with his comments, so, no purchase, but is there any “rule of thumb” on how well a quilt might “clean-up”. I am not putting the asking price in this because I don’t want an appraisal, only some advice on how others decide to buy or not. (There was a patch on the quilt, both sides,
so
>that there must have been a hole straight through.)
>I do have another old quilt from the 30’s, and as soon as I saw it I knew I must have it so I understand how emotions can effect purchasing…but I
would
>like to learn how to intelligently purchase…..Ann
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 20:08:36 -0400 (EDT) | From: JOCELYNM [at] delphi [dot] com
On 15-JUN-1999 00:23:13.4 Judygrow said to JOCELYNM
> >As for Alan’s statement about rib removal- I’ve heard that. I wonder if it’s more legendary than factual. If anyone knows of a documented case, I’d love to hear about it. The only case that I know of that is “documented” is Cher, as told in the Star, or was it the Examiner?
Judy, Last I heard, Cher denies it. <G> I tend to believe her..the way she wears minimal garments, I don’t think she’d want the big ol’ scars. <G> Jocelyn
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 22:32:12 EDT | From: JBQUILTOK [at] aol [dot] com
In a message dated 6/16/99 9:16:18 AM Central Daylight Time, jocelynm [at] sw1 [dot] socwel [dot] ukans [dot] edu writes:
<< NQR – but I have a book from the late 1600s called “A Serious Call to a
> Devout and Holy LIfe,” written by William Laws, as I recall (can’t lay my hands on it jsut at the moment). He tells a cautionary tale of a vain young woman who died at an early age from tight corseting, and when her body was examined after death, it was found that her ribs had grown into her liver and killed her! Ouch!
I HAVE seen X-rays of rib cage distortion due to tight corseting.
That’s one reason why club-feet aren’t quite as common now as they were in Victorian times- pregnant women don’t corset, and the baby has room to move! (the other reason is that the hereditary club foot problems tend to be corrected in infancy now, so we may never know that a child had a club foot at birth). Jocelyn >> My grandmother needed surgery in the 1960’s. They were sure they’d find cancer because of the pain high in her back. It was appendicitis – organ in wrong place due to fashionable corsets in her youth. And I’m hiding from the sun to avoid skin cancer after Mom thought those painful, peeling sunburns on her fair skinned child were just a normal part of summer.
Janet
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 23:20:52 EDT | From: Kittencat3 [at] aol [dot] com
I don’t know all that much about quilt collections in upstate New York, but I do know that Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, just off the intersection of the Mass Turnpike and Route 84, has a terrific bookstore with many excellent quilt books, some very knowledgeable interpreters, and recently hosted “Northern Comfort,” an exhibition of early New England quilts. Sturbridge also boasts one of the best country inns and restaurants in the Northeast, the Publick House – it’s pricey, but the accommodations (from the 1700’s) are clean and comfortable and the food is superb.
There’s also another marvelous country/restaurant on the way north, in Perkinsville, Vermont – the Inn at Weathersfield. I honeymooned there, and I’ve never had better food.
As for other attractions on the way…there’s the Vermont Country Store branch in Rockingham, just over the Massachusetts line; a stunning fabric store in Brattleboro called Delectable Mountain (mainly silks, velvets and linens – just gorgeous stuff, much of it rare and hard to find outside of Hong Kong); some nice restaurants in Northampton, Mass (no quilts, alas, but great food and a nice college town ambience without the students); and plenty of pretty scenery.
Of course, the same can be said of the Albany area – Glens Falls and Lake George are lovely. I just don’t know the area that well. Whichever way you go, I’m sure you’ll have a splendid time!
Lisa Evans Easthampton, MA
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 07:20:24 EDT | From: Tubeywooby [at] aol [dot] com
In a message dated 6/16/99 8:55:23 PM, QHL-Digest-request [at] cuenet [dot] com writes:
<< I’m going to the Vermont quilt show from Northeastern Pennsylvania – on July 18th and am wondering if anyone can suggest interesting stops on the way or byway…. >> Grafton, Vermont is a must-see, abd the Grafton Inn is fabulous for an overnighter or dinner. I’m jealous- i attended the show 3 years ago abd it was FABULOUS in every way.
Melissa of CrazyFolk
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 08:32:53 -0500 | From: “Ann G. Hubbard” <ahubbard [at] usmo [dot] com
If the person who was buying the 2000 fabrics from Keepsake and collecting fabric swatches would contact me, I would be happy to send you some 2-1/2″ squares. I have a small stack that I was going to send someone for a millenium quilt and did not. So would be happy to send them off to you if you want them.
Ann G. Hubbard lake of the ozarks, MO.
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 19:36:03 EDT | From: Baglady111 [at] aol [dot] com
A WONDERFUL PLACE TO SHARE WITH YOU I recently did a workshop on feedsack identification at the ROCKY MT QUILT MUSEUM..this is a MUST for you in the area and for those traveling..it is in GOLDEN COLORADO..and how exciting for us all.. We of THE FEEDSACK CLUB have some items there for their exhibit of Feedsack Quilts along with Mountain Maverick Quilters Invitational that opened on June1 and runs til Aug 28th.. The response to the feedsacks has been most exciting..the day of our workshop several ladies drove 5 hrs to come..how rewarding.. What excites me about this museum is that they are gearing for HISTORICAL classes/lectures/workshops/and most important EXHIBITS..some of the activities coming up are ONCE UPON a TIME: Story Quilts Nov2-Jan 1 BETS RAMSEY had been with them last Feb..well known BEVERLY DUNIVENT will be a guest July 24 with THE 1930’S REVISITED!!! AND she will offer a workshop..the museum, under the tender care of OPAL FREY and her sidekick JANET FINLAY..have great plans..so if you are in the area..don’t miss it.. Something else you dont’ want to miss..I was so fortunate to vist the capitol of DENVER and they had hung a quilt show in the halls..WHAT A DELIGHT!!
These are quilts that RESIDE in CO..they can be made elsewhere, made by someone out of CO..but at the time of the show..they (the quilt) has to be resting in CO..and what an impression they gave as a hi lite of their capitol.
Golden is one of those wonderful little towns where you park your car and WALK to all the stores/shops…just plain fun…if your bag is anything to do with history..get hold of Janet at j_finley [at] ix [dot] netcom [dot] com Toni Baumgard hopes to be with them in the near future..Toni is our REDWORK LADY!!! visit and ENJOY!!
JANE of THE FEEDSACK CLUB http://members.aol.com/baglady111/samples.html http://members.aol.com/baglady111/
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 20:19:01 -0400 | From: Sandi Hardy <shardy [at] together [dot] net>
Denise asked if we had any suggestions of what she could see while on her way to the Vermont Quilt Festival. One place that you would hate to miss is The Shelburne Museum in Shelburne Vermont. It is located just south of Burlington, on Route 7. They have a wonderful collection of restored old buildings and all sorts of Americana antiques. And of course just marvelous antique quilts. If you have the time I am sure that you would really enjoy the visit. I will be at VQF for most of the week of the Festival, I have been going for quite a few years now. My week starts with helping with the hanging of the contest quilts and goes all the way to taking them down at the end of the day on Sunday. Of course I do spend a lot of time at the show just enjoying the quilts, shopping!! and taking classes. They always have a really nice antique quilt exhibit along with contest quilts in the show.
Have a good trip Denise. Is anyone else going to be at VQF?
Sandi in Vermont shardy [at] together [dot] net
