March 11 – 19, 1997
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Primary topics of this QHL Digest:
- National Quilting Day plans — members across the country share where they’ll be celebrating National Quilting Day on March 15.
- Paducah flooding concerns — worries surface about the AQS show town of Paducah, Kentucky amid regional flooding that spring.
- Feedsack washing and dye troubleshooting — continued back-and-forth on removing grease and dye stains from vintage feedsack fabric.
- State quilt history book list — a running, state-by-state bibliography of quilt history titles gets built out with new entries.
- Children and quilting history — a new book on teaching kids to quilt prompts members to share memories of learning young themselves.
- A new member from Finland asks about feedsacks — introducing the American feedsack fabric tradition to a first-time poster overseas.
- A school presentation on what quilts document — a member preparing a junior-high talk asks how quilts serve as historical records, and the list weighs in on quilt myths and facts.
- Online quilt auction finds — members flag quilts for sale on eBay and trade opinions on age and value.
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 08:03:36 -0600 | From: LAURA SYLER
Pat Cantrell wrote: > > Hello fellow quilters, > I’m thinking of dropping in on the Dallas Quilt Show, but it is a bit > late to request registration info. Could someone tell me which are > the convention hotels? and if anyone knows, do any of them still > offer a show rate? Any info will be appreciated. > > Many Thanks, > Pat Cantrell > patc [at] cc3 [dot] uca [dot] edu
Dallas Quilt Celebration ’97 Contact Hotels: Embassy Suites Market Center 2727 Stemmons 214-630-5332 should have some rooms left at $95.00 for the show Specify QRS – Quilt Restoration Society to get that rate Renaissance Dallas 2222 Stemmons 214-631-2222 MAY still have rooms. I am not sure of rates for rooms left. If you need any more info, give me a shout We can e-mail you the info with attachments about the show in general and the Quilt Heritage Foundation-Quilt Restoration Society and Quilt Rescue Squad. Right Cindy?? Laura Hobby Syler, Publicist Quilter’s Guild of Dallas, Inc. texas_quilt.co [at] airmail [dot] net 972-783-4149
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 09:11:08 -0600 (CST) | From: Cynthia A Wall
I want to warmly thank all of you who took the time to send me information > about Paducah. We did get accommodations (right in Paducah), and we’re all set > to go. I just have to find a big old stash of money between now and April 26th! > Thank you again! > Anne Sturtevant > princess [at] mdn [dot] net > >
I’m going with my income tax refund! File early & get money back early – yippee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cindy
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 13:32:49 -0600 | From: LAURA SYLER
I agree…The ear wax needs to be confirmed or dispelled, but the very idea…As to my latest encounter… I had a client bring me a quilt last week for a consultation. She knows that it has some historical significance, may have some value, but doesn’t really want to keep it…Therefore leading to my quary and search for advise. This is one of the ORIGINAL quilt as you go quilts. Each block,a Cross Album block as seen on page 58 of Enduring Grace, is individually bound then the 40 ten inch squares (5×8) are whip stitched together. There is a stamp on the back “Sanitary Commission” in an oval.
We are calling the quilt “The Soldier’s Quilt” due to inscriptions such as “God Bless you, soldier scarred & worn, Wearied with marchings, walking,pairs, All battle stained & battle torn,Bravely have all your tasks been borne;you have not fought in vain.” Signed Emma C Baker (here’s the tricky part) Norradgewark (or work) Maine. Almost all the signatures are legible. Most have the town, none have a date. My client has tried to look up the town and cannot find it. Does anyone know of a town of this name in Maine? She is leaning to “loaning” it to a museum or historical society in Maine if she can find one she feels is worthy of her family heritage.
Alas, she feels that her sons are not of the nature to appreciate the quilt. She knows that 1 daughter-in-law considers it a filthy rag(gasp!!) I have asked her to bring it to the Dallas Show for the Quilt Heritage Foundation and Quilt Rescue Squad to evaluate and advise her on. Since she doesn’t want to keep it, I felt out of my comfort zone to advise her as to what to do. I assure ya’ll can give some advise. Oh yeah, The quilt was exhibited at the Kansas State Fair, possibly in the 20’s won a blue ribbon(it’s attached)and somewhere she has a newspaper clipping with more info.on the quilt. I look forward to any comments and advise. Laura Hobby Syler texas_quilt.co [at] airmail [dot] net
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 13:49:46 -0500 | From: gridgees [at] algorithms [dot] com (Merry May)
Sorry to gross everyone out yesterday! But I think this is a legitimate question, and one that we should try to either document or dispell. I have to admit, it really does sound pretty gross. (I’d also think “it” would cause the thread to turn yellow.) ….But after all, we DO use spit to remove blood spots, don’t we??? Merry gridgees [at] algorithms [dot] com
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 15:34:08 +0000 | From: “The Garretts”
You wrote – > This is one of the ORIGINAL quilt as you go quilts. Each block,a Cross > Album block as seen on page 58 of Enduring Grace, is individually bound > then the 40 ten inch squares (5×8) are whip stitched together. There is > a stamp on the back “Sanitary Commission” in an oval. > We are calling the quilt “The Soldier’s Quilt” due to inscriptions such > as “God Bless you, soldier scarred & worn, Wearied with marchings, > walking,pairs, All battle stained & battle torn,Bravely have all your > tasks been borne;you have not fought in vain.” Signed Emma C Baker > (here’s the tricky part) Norradgewark (or work) Maine. Almost all the > signatures are legible. Most have the town, none have a date.
My comments — In the 1985 volume of Uncoverings from the American Quilt Study Group is an article by Virginia Gunn about Civil War quilts from the north. It talks at length about the quilts made for the Sanitary Commission in many towns in the north, which would include Maine, and given to hospitals and soldiers during the Civil War. This sounds like it could definitely be one of those quilts as the article mentions they often were rather elaborate, had sayings and signatures. A northern Historical Society/Museum sounds like a good home for what could be a 140 year old quilt. Barb in southeastern PA
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 16:12:43 -0500 (EST) | From: KBoxmeyer [at] aol [dot] com
When is national quilt day? Does anyone know of any scheduled activites in the Phila, PA region? Also, does anyone know of any quilt exhibitions in the Phila, PA region running this spring?
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 16:12:49 -0500 (EST) | From: KBoxmeyer [at] aol [dot] com
All this sweet talk about getting young children to learn to quilt is spurring my mind on to creative ideas to aid in their learning. I have an 18 month old daughter I would love to teach to sew and quilt ASAP! While 18 months may seem young for her to actually practice skills, Tweety Babe is learning from watching what Mama does and enjoys doing. Example is so critical at this age of observation! Someone recommended starting her on shoelace sewing on colorful cards with holes punched in them. This is a good idea; no needle to prick tiny fingers.
Children this age also love playing with blocks and puzzles. I plan to attach some fabric scraps with fusible web stuff to heavy cardboard or light-weight wood to make blocks or puzzle pieces for Tweety Babe to “piece” together her own “quilt”. Another idea I had, which I hope to do for myself, is to fuse the first side of the web to fabric scraps, cut pieces for blocks from the fused fabric, then fuse or glue to card stock to make note cards or post cards to send to family. This project may work for a child old enough to handle scissors (under supervision) but too young yet to handle a “tiny slip of metal between ‘fat’ little fingers”.
Tweety Babe is very interested in fabric right now. She likes to drape herself with a towel or piece of fabric or lay out the fabric over a doll etc. She is also interested in my sewing basket. (I now remember a toy my sister and I had when we were young! It was a Fisher-Price sewing kit! Aimed at 3-5 year olds, it had a large spool, super-sized button, huge plasic needle, a large thimble, etc. Wonder if they are still around? But I digress…) She also likes buttons and spools. Maybe I can have her make a button necklace or a spool doll!?! This is so exciting! I hope these thoughts of mine will spawn other creative ideas in QHL readers. Please pass those ideas my way! Thanks for reading. Kimberly in spring-lilke Bristol, PA (near Phila)
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 16:54:30 -0500 (EST) | From: Baglady111 [at] aol [dot] com
I can’t recall WHICH digest someone mentioned GRACE McKANCE SNYDER, and I added my experiecne with the subject as well..Ialso mentioned the LADY’S CIRCLE PATCHWORK QUILT having pictures and a wonderful article about Grace and her quilts..I emailed TERRY NYMAN, my editor at LCPWQ, and she is asking he warehouse to find the copy of it and will send it to me..til then, if anyone has the JAN/FEB OF 1991..issue #73..that is the one..and I thank Terry sincerely for going the extra mile..jane
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 17:23:50 -0500 (EST) | From: Baglady111 [at] aol [dot] com
Merry, I think it is an interesting thread as well..and many strange practices/items were used those many years ago..I will curious to see what this brings forth..if I miss anything, keep me posted..hope there is more input..Jane
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 18:34:31 +0000 | From: “The Garretts”
You wrote – > When is national quilt day? Does anyone know of any scheduled activites > in the Phila, PA region? > Also, does anyone know of any quilt exhibitions in the Phila, PA region > running this spring?
Answer – On Friday, March 14, and Saturday, March 15 — National Quilt Day — the Homemaker’s Country Quilters of Creamery, PA, will be having a quilt show. It is at the Montgomery County 4-H Center, Creamery, on route 113, one mile south of Skippack Pike, which is route 73. The flyer says — donation $4, Merchant Mall, Boutique, Demonstrations, Lunch, Educational Displays, Raffle Quilt, Door Prizes. Please, no strollers. I went to the show several years ago and it was very nice — no old quilts because as one member told me — all the quilts on display are made by the members and must have been completed within the last 2 years, which is how long it is between shows. Barb in southeastern PA
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 18:48:19 -0500 (EST) | From: Baglady111 [at] aol [dot] com
for Hiranya, I am guessing that ‘driping’ might be grease from cooking bacon/meat that leaves dripings? We too tried desperately to get the printing out of the sack..they would boil them in hot water with home-made soap and of course that contained lye..VERY HARSH..but then ALL their quilts were washed this way..theyu would soak them in kerosine, lay them out in the yard and let the sun beat down on them..trying to get the lettering out..and when it didn”t come out, or not all of it came out , they would turn the lettering in towrds the batting if using it for a lining for a quilt.. The dyes were extremel;y strrong in those days ..hence why the colors of the feedsacks are so glorious..the EPA here in the states doesn’t allow them today.. The newsletter is in most members hands now..I have no idea how long it will take for yours to get there..sorry..you’ll just have to move closer!! Jane
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 97 20:37:55 PST | From: John & Cinda Cawley
I got a beautiful poster in the mail announcing an exhibit of Quilts of Adams Counbty PA, 1830-1940 at the Gettysburg College Gallery from March 17 to April 6. The exhibit is a result of the Quilt Documentation project that produced the book The Hands That Made Them in 1993. This book is one of my favorites–so gorgeous. I don’t know how many quilts are exhibited. Gallery # is 717-337-6121, but nobody answered when I called. Maybe it’s Spring Break. If I find out more I’ll post it. Cinda in Scranton
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 1997 01:20:02 -0500 (EST) | From: BrickWks1 [at] aol [dot] com
<< >Dallas Quilt Celebration ’97 March 21,22,23> Dallas World Trade Center > 2050 Stemmons Freeway, NOTE:location change from last year, 2 blocks south. > We will be back at Market Hall in ’98 & ’99. >> > > DON’T MISS the Quilt Rescue Squad Days!! They’ll be held Sat. March 22 (all > day), and Sun., March 23 (afternoon only) This is your chance to bring in > your quilt and have experts informally appraise it, suggest repair and > restoration techniques, including what materials are needed, etc., and record > it for the national files of the Quilt Heritage Foundation, for only a small > fee. Formal appraisals are also available.
Well, all, I GOOFED. The Quilt Rescue Squad Days are really only 1 day! That’s the afternoon of Sat., March 22. Sunday, March 23, is currently slated as an “overflow” day, in case we get too swamped on Sat. But please don’t fear. Nancy Kirk, myself, and other QRS members, including Laura Hobby Syler, will be running around the Dallas conference on Thursday, Friday and Sunday, in case you absolutely positively can’t make it into town on Saturday. You’ll be able to generally find Nancy and myself near the Kirk Collection booth–or leave a message with us there and we’ll get back to you. My apologies for the earlier misstatement. Cindy Brick
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 1997 05:13:22 -0500 (EST) | From: Baglady111 [at] aol [dot] com
National Quilt Day is this forth coming Sat..and sorry, can’t help you with any Phil show but if you are from that area..come and see us APRIL 4TH AND 5TH at HO JO’s, Rt 30 (Lincoln Highway)..for THE FEEDSACK QUILT SHOW/CONVENTION..ALL FREE..no admission, free quilt show, show and tell, demos, displays of quilts and feedsack memorabilia..we are just one mile down the road from QUILTERS HERITAGE CELEBRATION..we’d love to meet you..Jane
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 1997 06:37:53 -0800 | From: nomad1 [at] ibm [dot] net
Dear All, Thanks so much for all your lovely feedback to my question . I have made up a little scrap bag for Anika to paly with as she is always running off with my scraps . As soon as she can handle a needle—3 ish , I will try & make a doll quilt with her methinks . What a joy it will be to learn @ 3 instead of 35 like me !! Jane , your post was such a good laugh …Thank You . Yes , would hate to be thought as ” Dirty Quilters of Yesteryear ” someday !
Something I learned recently in my research of Flour Bags in Australia , was that some folk actually rubbed driping on the bags & then boiled them to get the printing off . Jane , was it the same in U.S ? I thought your Feedsack Club would have research on this . By the way , when does your next Newsletter come out ? Am really looking forward to it . Hiranya Loder nomad1 [at] ibm [dot] net Sydney , Australia p.s. Down Under Quilts is going On Line, for those interested in seeing a Aussie magazine
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 1997 06:40:35 -0500 (EST) | From: Baglady111 [at] aol [dot] com
HIRANYA asked about washing out dyes..I posted to her but there was an error and I guess it will be delivered later..so will go ahead and post here as several others have now asked..HIRANYA mentions using ‘dripings’ to take out print on sacks in her native Australia..I am guessing ‘dripings’ is the grease from cooking various meats,such as our bacon/sausage..Yes, they did use lard as well as kerosine, and they would also boil the daylights out of sacks using homemade soap..and of course we all know the main ingredient in homemade soap..LYE!! After this boiling water bath they would lay the sacks out in the grass and let the sun bleach them..they would rub them on their washboards..imagine the friction on the threads!! If any print remained, they would turn it to the inside of the quilt lining or turn it inside out for pillowcases..often we will find a quilt with printing on the lining..and we have to hold it to a mirror to read it..little did they know that TODAY we would prefer to have the printing left on it..
In discussing this thread on private email, I was asked to post a bit about washing quilts YESTERYEAR..They would build a fire in a large pot (usually cast iron) and chip up homemade soap..now please keep in mind during this post your most favored quilt,,especially if it appeard on the cover of a noted quilt mag..this quilt was lucky to see water twice a year..if it was on a child bed and there were accidents b thru the night..that quilt didn’t get washed..it was tossed over a porch railing, on a clothesline, layed out in the grass..to dry and be used again night after night..til spring or fall cleaning..so here we are with this quilt.into the boiling bath it goes..your water is boiling so you sure can’t ge in there wiht you hands..so you use your agitator to stir it ..A STICK..after it has been washed thoroughly..here again, you can’t get your hands in there..so you jsut go about your chores and let it cool down til you can..yep..it lays in there with all that gunk floating around..are you picturing that award winning quilt??
After the water cool down you bring it out and take it to your wringer..OH YES!! they ad wringers in those days..no washers but they had wringers..that’s you on one end and me on the other..and we WRING/TWIST/SQUEEZE..til all water is out..then we either have another pot of water or we take it to the creek to rinse..and then begin to wring again..picture that bue ribbon winner! Now to the dryer..THE SUN..spread it out in the grass..keepit out from under the trees..you don’t want the birds to leave their calling cards on it..toss it over the fence, a clothes line, the porch rail..but let that sun cook it..and when it is half way done..turn it over to bake the other side..isn’t it amazing that we have anything today that we can call an antique quilt?? I love to see the looks on the faces of my audience when I relate this story..especially when they have a GORGEOUS RAFFLE QUILT HANGING THERE!! Jane
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 1997 09:43:11 -0500 | From: gridgees [at] algorithms [dot] com (Merry May)
National Quilting Day is this Saturday, March 15. The only activity that I know of in the “Philadelphia area” is our event at the local library in Cape May County, NJ. I’m sure there are others, I just don’t know what or where they are! We’ll be having hourly demos from 11 AM to 4 PM, with demos by the librarian on the half-hour about cruising the Internet.
We also have a group of ladies who will be quilting on a floor frame, as well as individual members bringing “UFOs” to work on. Today the library’s “Math Club” (for students) will being doing an activity related to quilts, plus tomorrow’s story time for the younger children will be geared around some of the wonderful quilt stories for children. We’ll wind up on Monday evening with a free showing of the film, “Quilts in Women’s Lives.” We’ve had a good response so far – in fact, the newspaper ran a run-down of the activities LAST Friday by mistake, and the librarians said the phone was ringing off the hook. But hopefully people can plan it into their schedules for this Saturday!
Oh, the same newspaper that messed up will be sending a photographer on Saturday, and again on Monday (the 17th) when they send a reporter to interview our guild members. This is the first time in several years that we’ve actually gotten our act together far enough in advance to be able to get some promotion out of it. We usually remember it at our guild meeting, which tends to happen about 4 days before NQD! Merry in southern New Jersey gridgees [at] algorithms [dot] com Schoolhouse Enterprises is now TOLL-FREE!: (888) 84GEESE
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 1997 09:45:42 -0600 (CST) | From: celmore [at] ksu [dot] edu
A friend of mine, Barb Eikmeier, has just had a book published by That Patchwork Place called Kids Can Quilt. Barb has done lots of quilting with children. I think it will be an excellent resource to use if you are working with children. Carol Elmore Manhattan, Kansas
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 1997 13:34:07 EST | From: debatqps [at] juno [dot] com
National Quilting Day is March 15. We are having a big sale at our shop. There is a show March 22 & 23 in Bethlehem PA. How close is that to Philly? Debbie in NJ
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 1997 16:59:45 -0500 (EST) | From: KBoxmeyer [at] aol [dot] com
Debbie in NJ (debatqps [at] juno [dot] com) — Bethlehem, PA is approx 1.5 -2 hrs from Phila area. Tell more on show in Bethlehem! Have relatives there! Also, where is your shop? NJ is nearby too! Love this List! –Kimberly in Bristol, NE of Phila, PA
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 1997 17:03:54 -0500 (EST) | From: Baglady111 [at] aol [dot] com
SCHOOLHOUSE IS TOLL FREE???? Way to go, Merryy..Congrats..boy, will this make a difference..wait til you get to convention, they see your gridgeese, and trunk show and all those neat items you have and can call TOLL FREE!! How many times does a person take literature, walk away fully intending to “order that when I get home” and the flyer becomes something to jot a note on..the membership in THE FEEDSACK CLUB is $12.00 and a few weeks ago a lady joined and sent me a check for $6.00..that was EONS ago..but that was what was on her flyer and we honoredit..wel, I didnt’ mean to meander..and I also had sent a previous mesg about the earspoon..and it bounced back to me..anyway,, I hope this thread will be pursued as it is of interest to many of us..I’d like to see if it can be docuemented..also..wonder if any of those spoons are around in shops and they don’t know wht at theyahve..what time would that hve been, Merry? Jane
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 97 21:19:48 PST | From: John & Cinda Cawley
Hi Barb, I too kept getting that annoying (esp. when calling long distance) musical enswering machine. I finally called the admissions office. I found the # in one of the college guides the kids used years ago. As I had begun to suspect it was Spring Break. The admissions lady directed me to public relations whence comes the following: the exhibit consists of 30 quilts all mad in Adams Co. The dates are March 17 to April 6. Gettysburg College Gallery, Schumcker Hall. Mon-Fri. 10-3; Sat.-Sun. 1-4. Free. My friend Lorraine and I are planning to go on the 25th.
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Date: Fri, 14 Mar 1997 22:34:29 -0500 (EST) | From: LISA108 [at] delphi [dot] com
Just a reminder for everyone in Massachusetts that the Hands Across the Valley Quilt Guild will be hosting Hands All Around VI at Lefrak Gymnasium at Amherst College tomorrow and Sunday. I think admission is all of $4 for adults. I’ll be there both days – I entered a quilt, and though I have no illusions about winning, I’m looking forward to seeing people’s reaction to my work. If anyone from the list is there, I have long brown hair, glasses, and will likely be in a peasant blouse and pale blue linen bodice, most likely with black pants instead of a skirt (we had an ice storm and I don’t want to walk around with a wet ankle-length skirt slapping at my ankles). Come say hello and let me know what you think! Lisa Evans
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 1997 22:48:59 -0500 | From: Mary Beth Goodman
Hope you’ll all be doing something quilty! This year we’ll be flying the colors at Colonie Center – a large shopping mall near Albany NY. Probably the only multi-guild event of the year too. 🙂 Last year we really showed just about every facet of quilting from old to newest. And talked a LOT to the interested public! It’s really a great opportunity to show people what’s up in quilting and that we’re not just all Colonial Recreators…. Heck some of us will be little old ladies in Tennis shoes someday!
I remember one particular incident last year – I had brought a classic tangerine/green 8 pointed star top and some yoyo pieces that my neighbor had done. Mostly 30’s fabrics…. They made a nice table top display along with some books and information materials. One man stopped by and just couldn’t keep his eyes and hands off those yo yos. Finally he said…. you’ve brought back such memories – I don’t know what these are called, but I can see my mother sitting in the evening making them, so clearly. It seemed like we had really dredged up a long forgotten image for him. What a nice thing. And I remember our own KRIS! stopping by to say hi! Maybe we’ll see you again this year? Mary Beth Goodman, Coordinator NYQuilts! Quilts, Fairfield Fashion Show, vendors, lectures, classes! June 7 & 8, 1997 Russell Sage College, Troy NY
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 1997 00:14:22 -0500 (EST) | From: Quilting Heritage ListServ
Happy almost-National Quilting Day everyone! Yes, I plan to stop by the Colonie Center Display. I was fascinated by the displays and demonstrations last year. You know, you always learn something – last year I watched a couple of demonstrations on techniques I would not normally have tried. Interesting stuff.
Got two treasures in the mail today. One was a package from our own Hiranya Loder, who sent me a book on Australian quilting, a magazine, and a fluffy sheep magnet with googly eyes. Looks remarkably like me when I get up in the morning. I wonder how she knew that? What surprised me was the book on Australian quilts. Some of them were striking modern, definitely “art” quilts with 3D designs. The other treasure came from an older woman who has been cleaning her house. She sent me a quilt her grandmother made her 55 years ago, along with a picture of her and her grandmother taken about 50 years ago. It is a completely unused crib quilt of two children dancing around a Maypole with a patchwork border.
This is the third quilt I own now with a picture of the maker. I do plan – someday when I get organized – to have the pictures copied onto muslin and sew them to the back of their respective quilts. I loaded Windows 95 today, a big, scary step for me. It went without a hitch, with one exception: I lost all my color! The applications have color, just not the pictures. No problem, I don’t need to see the color of any quilt do I:-} Spent half the day on the phone to tech support & I suspect I will be spending more tomorrow, if someone is there. By the way, Jean Ann, I just sent Hiranya a pair of feedsack shorts and two matching feedsacks to for her little Anika – your mother didn’t donate all your old clothes, did she? Quite the co-incidence. Kris “I’m sick and tired of winter!” Driessen in the snowy, icy, cold
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 1997 00:28:02 -0500 | From: “The Welte’s”
Well friends, I will try to make this short. Our clean-up is progressing much slower that we had hoped. the small towns like Falmouth, and Sherbourne, Ky are now facing the prospect of finding housing because, in many cases, the homes they left are no longer liveable. I have emailed many people privately and ask that, if you want to send your donations out now, that they be sent to InterQuilt’s project, Operation Burke as they have the capacity to store donations the two to three months that it will take these flood victims to reestablish residence.
I am still collecting names for local relief in May-June. Thank you for your concern and generosity. Pray for these folks. They need that most of all. The snail mail for Operation Burke is as follows: Operation Burke Kapur Business Systems, Inc. 475 Mill Road Coram, NY 11727-4137 E-mail to Melissa Bishop: mbishop [at] CCMAIL [dot] SUNYSB [dot] EDU Sincerely, Diana Mains Welte Maysville, KY
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 1997 07:00:42 -0500 (EST) | From: AJSNGS [at] aol [dot] com
Hi Friends, Happy National Quilting Day! Just wanted to share this day with you, since thanks to all of you I’ve learned so much about quilting, and antique quilts in the last several months. So have a great day, and happy quilting! Nancy in Virginia (where it’s cool but sunny, and there are DAFFODILS everywhere!) P.S. I must admit that I watch the weather more closely now since I “know” so many of you. Yesterday they talked about Albany, NY getting snow!!!! Kris, I know you’re tired of snow! Hope it warms up wherever all of you might be today!
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 97 08:57:25 -0500 | From: princess [at] mdn [dot] net
Does anyone know how Paducah is holding up against flooding — and if the AQS
Museum is still on “dry” land?
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 1997 12:53:29 -0500 (EST) | From: Baglady111 [at] aol [dot] com
Well, Jean Ann, not only are we talking about washing those feedsacks but my 700+ members buy them. sell them, and trade them..waht glorious colors and what fascinating stories we hear about memories such as you shared with childhood days..for those who lived in the deep in the country it was commonplace to wear feedsacks..infact, their entire house was filled with feedsack items other than clothing..for those who lived close to a town, it could be a stigma..because the ‘city’ kids had store bought clothes..SEARS ROEBUCK..but store-bought..BUT the kids with store bought had just a dress and would see others just like it..but YOU, Jean Ann, probably had the dress, matching panties, possibly a scarf to cover your head, and a DOLLY DRESSED TO MATCH..many thanx for sharingf your memories..and adding to a post that always draws interest..if you are coming to QUILTERS HERITAGE CELEBRATION the first weekend of April..come see us..THE FEEDSACK CLub..just one mile down the road from the big event..we’ll be at HO JO’s The official home of our club..Jane
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 1997 12:57:43 -0800 (PST) | From: Diane Lockwood
Hi, Bet you all thot I’d dropped off the ends of the earth! Well, I’m back and will give you the description of the next old quilt we found in my MIL’s attic. A note on the red/white Drunkard’s Path I described a few weeks ago. I found a note that it is a 1930s not 1940s quilt. Also, my dh found a mention of it in his mom’s inventory. She bought it in 1960 for $30.
Here’s the next quilt. Everyone get out your 1942 copy of Quilts magazine and look on page 3. Yes, nineteen forty two!!! I have a copy of this mag. Anyway, the quilt on page 3 has same fabric as this next quilt which my MIL also bought in 1960 for $30. She found two bargains that year! Finding a quilt with the same fabric in a 1942 mag sorta dates this quilt to that era??? The blue is a dark navy with 1/8″ circles evenly scattered over it. The circles may have been white at one time. They are light blue now. There are 6 blocks across and 7 down. The blocks measure 10 3/8″ to 10 5/8″. They are not all the same. The pieced blocks alternate with the solid bleached muslin blocks. Hmmm, how to describe the pieced blocks…. there is a square of the blue fabric approx 5 1/2″ in the center. In each of the corners is a blue pineapple of two rows/logs and a 1 1/4″ blue square in the corners. The sides and top of the center blue square have muslin triangles to fill in between the pineapple corners. Have I confused you completely?
I don’t have the book with the 4,000 patterns in it. The border is 7″ wide and of bleached muslin. It has appliqued swags (?) of the blue fabric, 5 across the top and bottom of the quilt and 6 on the sides. Where the swags go up to join there is a heart and two “ribbons” coming down. Where the swags meet at the heart, they meet at the upper outermost part of the heart. The corners are rounded and there is the heart part in each corner. This quilt has a very thin batt in it. I can see thru the batt to the blocks on the top. It is hand quilted. There are an average of 9 stitches per inch showing on the top. Is that 18 stitches to the inch or just 9?!!! There was a flap on another list regarding how one counts stitches so I’ll leave it up to you to decide. Diane Diane Lockwood in Pollock Pines, Calif dcl [at] innercite [dot] com “What I do today is important because I am exchanging a day of my life for it.”
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 97 14:55:35 PST | From: “Anne Doerge”
Subject: Re: QHL: Books Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”ISO-8859-1″; X-MAPIextension=”.TXT” Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Sue, I’m new to this list. Didn’t know about it till I ran into Kris last weekend. To answer your question about Shared Threads- I have it and find it very interesting, has lots of beautiful quilts made by groups of women for many different reasons. It’s written by Jacqueline Marx Atkins, who wrote Memories of Childhood, a book on quilt contest winners for the second Great American Quilt Festival; also, with Phyllis Tepper, New York Beauties: Quilts from the Empire State (a book I love).
She will be our guest speaker April 8, 1997 – Schoharie Valley Piecemakers Guild, which meets the 2nd Tues. of each month Sept.- June at 7:00 pm in the Reformed Church, Main St., Schoharie, NY. A few of us in the guild are at present quilting 2 tops given to her last year by 2 guilds she lectured to in Japan. One is finished and ready for her to pick up when she comes. Kris, I hope you can make this one! I’m enjoying this very much. Thanks. Anne in Middleburgh ahdoerge [at] telenet [dot] net
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 1997 17:09:00 -0500 (EST) | From: “Kris Driessen, Hickory Hill Antique Quilts”
Terry Clothier Thompson, an award winning quilter and co – author of Kansas Quilts, suffered a devastating loss when her apartment was involved in a neighborhood fire. By some miracle, her home was spared from the fire itself but suffered water and smoke damage. All her furniture, clothes, personal belongings and quilts were damaged or destroyed. Unfortunately, Terry does not have insurance to cover this loss and is now technically homeless.
She is is staying part-time with Barbara Brackman and part-time with her sister while she looks for a new place to live. Terry relies on her income from quilt teaching and quilt making for a living and the fire has brought everything to a halt for now. Since Terry’s most urgent need at this time is for money, the Quilt Heritage Foundation has set up a “Terry Thompson Fire Fund” at Norwest Bank, 1919 Douglas St., Omaha, NE 68102. If you would like to make a donation, send it directly to the bank. Please send it with a note including your e-mail address. Because we want every penny raised to go to Terry, we’d like to send thank you notes by e-mail to save the postage and stationary costs. We would also like to hold a “fire sale” to raise funds.
This will help those of us who may be a bit cash restricted at the moment still participate. We are requesting donated items to be sold by the owner with the proceeds being forwarded to the fund. To save time and money, we would appreciate it if the owner of each item would conduct the sale. For example, if you would like to donate a handful of fat quarters, you would E-mail oldquilt [at] albany [dot] net with your offer (and a picture, if appropriate) and we would put that in the sale section. Or the auction section, if you have a high value item you would prefer to auction. (Please specify an ending date if conducting an auction.) When the winner pays you, you forward the money to the fund. You get to clean house, the buyer gets a treasure, and the Terry gets help in her time of need. Everyone benefits, and we may even have a little fun in the process! For more information, please E-mail oldquilt [at] albany [dot] net or KirkColl [at] aol [dot] com [dot] We have set up web and sale pages at Our most sincere thanks for any help you can offer.
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 1997 19:25:13 -0500 (EST) | From: AJSNGS [at] aol [dot] com
Well I’m going to get myself into trouble here. I admit I didn’t listen too closely to the discussions last week about feedsacks. So if my questions seem repetitive, then I apologize! I saw some feedsacks in an antique store today. All were muslin (no pretty prints) with blue and red printing on them. How DID you go about getting the blue print out of the feedsacks in order to use them in clothing or quilting? And Jane, I needed that book today! I didn’t have a clue whether these were valuable or not, and whether the price being asked was reasonable or not! Now I see why you have the book! Lesson learned. TIA for your feedback, Nancy in VA AJSNGS [at] aol [dot] com
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 97 19:44:56 -0800 | From: beth_novak [at] om [dot] cv [dot] hp [dot] com
Item Subject: cc:Mail Text Thanks to all who have offered help on historical home dying process. Now for a specific question… I have an old Lovers Knot top (turn of the century) that is green and natural muslin. I’m told the green is a natural vegetable dye and has faded in several areas. Before I quilt up this top, I’d like to revitalize these faded green areas, with a green vegetable dye! Does anyone know what vegetables were used to get the early greens? Beth_Novak [at] om [dot] cv [dot] hp [dot] com
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 1997 20:47:10 -0500 (EST) | From: Baglady111 [at] aol [dot] com
Now you know why the cover fell off..it’s my feedsack bible..they boiled/bleached/rubbed/did everything they could..and it didn’t always get it all out..Oh well!! Jane
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 97 22:32:42 PST | From: John & Cinda Cawley
If Bits and Pieces is one of Jeanette Lasansky’s books get it. All of the Oral Traditions project book (Lewisburg, PA) are invaluable. (IMHO). RE: Shared Threads. It covers the subject of group quilts up to the present (chapter on the Aids Quilt). My all-time favorite book on group quilts is For Purpose and Pleasure: Quilting Together in Nineteenth Century America by Sandi Fox, Rutledge Hill Press, ISBN 1-55853-337-0. Cinda in Scranton ————————————- Name: John & Cinda Cawley E-mail: cawley [at] epix [dot] net Date: 3/15/97 Time: 10:32:42 PM This message was sent by Chameleon ————————————-
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 02:19:37 -0800 | From: Jody Bordner
Hi Nancy & Jo in Minnesota, I just wanted to let you know that if you or anyone is planning a switch in computers, you DO NOT need to lose your precious bookmark pages! If you are using Windows, go to File Manager (Explorer for Win 95) and go to Netscape (or whatever program you are using for the internet) and look for a sub directory that says “bookmark.htm” That is your precious list! All you need to do is copy it to a floppy disk in your “A” drive and you will have it! You can also do with with mailing address lists. Very easy and saves much work later! If anyone needs any further help with trying this, let me know! Piece, Jody
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 08:53:12 +0800 | From: Kath Balfour
It was a ‘big day out’ for us. A rural Western Australian quilting guild invited Yesteryear Quilts to share our collection of antique American quilts on Saturday afternoon at a small community hall in the beautiful Perth foothills. Despite the heat, humidity and distance, 167 visitors — mainly from the city, came to the exhibition. Most of the visitors were quilters who had not had the chance before to see (and touch!) old quilts close up.
We were absolutely delighted with the turn out. It was satisfying to see so many people moving around the exhitions, asking questions, admiring the quilts, pausing transfixed in deep scrutiny, or else chatting animatedly in endless speculation about the quilts, the women who made them, and the ideas they could borrow. The guild borrowed ten free-standing double sided display frames from the WA Quilters Assoc, so we were able to hang 20 quilts. My partner Lyn & I spent many happy hours last week selecting which of our ‘adoptees’ to display, sewing sleeves on the backs of them, and getting our collection in shape by cleaning, mending and restoring the quilts that needed attention. We were so excited! It was our first real opportunity since we stared our antique quilt business last year to see a large part of our collection fully displayed, and it looked just great.
Among the quilts we chose were a richly embroidered silk & velvet crazy quilt with civil war memorabilia (thanks, Kris Driessen!), a turn-of-the century Crown of Thorns pattern in double pinks (via Shelley Fracalossi), a 50s applique of with entwined blooms & buds, swags & bows (again, from Kris), a lovely worn and faded old Tree of Life (from Sally Hale) and several 30s feedsack patchwork cuties from deep in the heart of Texas. Many visitors recalled their mothers utilising, out of thrift or necessity, unbleached calico flour bags. But the revelation that once upon a time in America all sorts of grain products could be purchased in bags manufactured from printed material drew comments. So did the fact that during the depression & war, feedsacking was the only fabric many women could obtain. I found myself wishing I had a video of Bag Lady Jane telling her story about washing the quilts in boiling cauldrons complete with lye soap, the human wringer, etc. (why not make videos with all your wonderful stories, Jane???). Don’t worry, I told it anyway… I suppose we take it as a commonplace that quilts have always been made by experts and amateurs alike, and that the old time quilter tended to do the best she could with what she had — whether in terms of skill, time, motivation, materials, knowledge.
So we were indeed fascinated to hear our guests marvel at the wide range skills (or lack of them) apparent in the quilting, the more incongruous colour combos, fabric mixes, design inconsistancies, etc. One woman told me she was greatly encouraged to see these ‘human elements’ –it meant that she could ease up on her expectations of herself and get on with the enjoyment of quilting! I liked that comment very much. Thanks again, Kris, for creating this list to enhance & promote quilting heritage. Such a wealth of ideas and knowledge. And to all you who so generously contribute, thank you for sharing, I’m paying close attention! — Kath Balfour Yesteryear Quilts 37 Gibson St Hilton WA 6163 AUSTRALIA e-mail: balfourk [at] echidna [dot] id [dot] au fax: +619-336-4230 voice: +619-335-6401
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 09:30:56 -0500 (EST) | From: Qltldy10 [at] aol [dot] com
Beth et al- I was just at the Smithsonian the other day, and they had a display of wool and dyeing- there was a green there, but guess what- I don’t remember what the plant was. No doubt someone here will. On the other hand, I thought all fabric greens were overdyed blue and yellow. I own an early 1800ish quilt (feels 1840ish to me- does anybody else date by feel and sense?), perfect for dating to this era except for one green fabric. It has not faded at all, and is a pretty bright green. It does not look overdyed. I thought a green wasn’t done until later in the 1800’s, so it makes this particular quilt a little confusing. PS- I went to Museum of Am. History the other day, of course, Harriet Powers quilt is still out, and so were about eight others. I had never seen the Solar System quilt before, only in pictures.
The DAR had Elizabeth Fosters quilts from Treasures in The Trunk out. Poke Stalk and Rose of Sharon are in the book, but there is a third with the same red and green fabrics used. They also had out the Flying star she did, as well as another with the same scrappy fabric combinations. There were five in all by her. I only had one hour to do both museums, and my blessed DH drove our little Geo Metro aroundWashington DC at 90 miles an hour so I could get to both places! He also zoomed into the bookstore at the Smithsonian and scanned the shelves for me and found the new printing of Hearts and Hands, as well as another I had never seen. He bought them and brought them to me while I was running the halls of the Smithsonian finding the quilts (ask when you go in and they give you a sheet of paper telling you which displays they are in). Beth, who is back in Maine after a wild Legislative visit!
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 10:23:00 -0500 (EST) | From: Quilting Heritage ListServ
Actually, For Purpose and Pleasure is a book that I can get. I am not sure what the price would be, but I would guess in the $17 or $18 range. If anyone is interested, E-mail me & I will call Rutledge Hill and order it. Kris, “I meant to do that!” Driessen who tinted her hair red today in honor of St. Patrick’s day tomorrow. >If Bits and Pieces is one of Jeanette Lasansky’s books get it. All of the >Oral Traditions project book (Lewisburg, PA) are invaluable. (IMHO). RE: >Shared Threads. It covers the subject of group quilts up to the present >(chapter on the Aids Quilt). My all-time favorite book on group quilts is >For Purpose and Pleasure: Quilting Together in Nineteenth Century America >by Sandi Fox, Rutledge Hill Press, ISBN 1-55853-337-0. I paid $24.95 plus >shipping and it’s worth every penny and more. I am a big fan of Ed. R. >Hamilton but he doesn’t have everything and sometimes I have to bite the >bullet and spen some bucks. >Cinda in Scranton >Cinda in Scranton >————————————- >N
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 14:38:23 -0500 (EST) | From: Baglady111 [at] aol [dot] com
regarding using lards/grease from ink removal many years ago,it is truly a miracle we ahve anything today we can call an antique..the boiling baths they used were enough to runin anything. Doesn’t it make you wonder about that..they would use such harse soap..they didn’t have woolite/oruvs/ivory snow in those days..they didn’t worry about supporting the quilt when it was soaking wet..before wringers they use twisiting and turning and wringing by hand..they gave them abrasive rubbing on a washboard..they layed out under the hot sun//baking on one side, flip it over and bake it on the other..using kerosine, lard, lye..do you think the manufactured fabs of today could stand up under that treatment? Jane
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 14:40:25 -0500 (EST) | From: Baglady111 [at] aol [dot] com
no, no Kris..it is GREEN for St Patty’s..NOT RED!! You were to tint your hair GREEN..Then red/blue/white for July..orange/black for Halloween..etc..Jane
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 14:41:39 -0500 (EST) | From: Baglady111 [at] aol [dot] com
How many books are there in the Oral Traditions books?? I had one once,
loaned it out and NEVER RETURNED..JANE
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 15:19:46 -0500 (EST) | From: QuiltLine [at] aol [dot] com
To those who want to know about Paducah. Paducah is blessed to have forefathers who after a “big one” some 40 ? years ago built a great big flood wall along between the river and downtown. I like others there thought the flood wall was ? well, an odd looking thing. It worked very well this past week, protected the downtown area, and when I spoke to AQS last week I was told the museum was dry, downtown was dry, and they were going ahead on planning a great show. The Executative Inn has one side however that was not protected by the wall, and did have some water collect in the lower level, which is the parking lot. No great damage. Now, the river did crest after I talked to AQS, but I haven’t heard any reports that would cause me to suspect that downtown Paducah had any real disaster. However, towns all around and nearby were hit hard, and they all need out prayers. Debbie Roberts
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 16:22:02 +0000 | From: “The Garretts”
I know of 6 quilt books in the collection. Jeanette has also done books on other topics, but I don’t know what they are. In The Heart of Pennsylvania – Symposium Papers In The Heart of Pennsylvania – 19th and 20th Century Quiltmaking Traditions Pieced By Mother – Symposium Papers Pieced By Mother – Over 100 Years of Quiltmaking Traditions On The Cutting Edge Bits and Pieces I don’t know which ones are available, but address is – Oral Traditions Project of the Union County Historical Society Courthouse Lewisburg, PA 17837 Barb in southeastern PA ——————————
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 20:26:28 -0500 (EST) | From: “Kris Driessen, Hickory Hill Antique Quilts”
I thought y’all would be interrested in this. > >In rec.crafts.textiles.quilting, sarah curry smith >wrote: > >>Linda Ann Stoeckl wrote: >>> >>> My pardon to those who have seen this before since I have posted it on a >>> couple of AOL groups, also. As part of my university studies, I am >>> creating a web page dealing with quilts and literature as an aspect of >>> women’s voices and history. I want to collect as many stories that >>> illustrate that idea as I can. If you have any stories that you would >>> like to share, I would be very grateful if you would send them to me. >>> If you are feeling unsure about your writing, I will be glad to help you >>> put your story into a form you can be proud of. For aspiring writers, >>> this might be a great way to get published even if you won’t get any >>> money for it but it will look nice in your resume. Send stories or for >>> more information e-mail me at pibban [at] konnections [dot] com and I will get back >>> to you as soon as possible. >>> Thank you, L. Ann Stoeckl >
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 21:43:30 -0800 | From: Sharon Harleman Tandy
Hello all, My apologies for being a world class procrastinator. Four words I’m uncomfortable with: duty, obligation, responsibility, and committment. The state project book list is coming now and the format will be the same with one exception: to make it easier to find specific ones, they will be in alphbetical order by states. There is one book at the bottom of the list that is not a project book, from Washington. I include it because it is so much like a project book and it has my Aunt Leona in it! BTW: I met a quilter in Houston last fall who said she was from the guild that put out the book Texas Treasures. I don’t have her name and I believe the book is out of print so if anyone knows how I can get a copy of that book, please let me know (I hope I have the name of the book right.) Also, am planning to get the new North Dakota book as soon as I can find the catalog that carried it! Is Connecticut coming out with one soon? Sharon.
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 22:35:53 -0800 | From: Sharon Harleman Tandy
list begins: 21 items ARIZONA Helen Young Frost and Pam Knight Stevenson. Grand Endeavors: Vintage Arizona Quilts and Their Makers. (no city): Northland Publishing, 1992. ISBN 0-87358-547-X ARKANSAS Arkansas Quilter’s Guild, Inc. Arkansas Quilts: Arkansas Warmth. Paducah, Kentucky: American Quilter’s Society, 1987. ISBN 0-81945-932-4 CALIFORNIA Jean Ray Laury. Ho For California! Pioneer Women and Their Quilts. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1990. ISBN 0-525-24838-2 (cloth) ISBN 0-525-48533-3 (DP) FLORIDA Charlotte Allen Williams. Florida Quilts. Gainesville, Florida: University Press of Florida, 1992. ISBN 0-8130-1163-9 ISBN 0-8130-1164-7 (pbk.) ILLINOIS E. Duane elbert & Rachel Kamm Elbert. History From the Heart: a Two-Century Heritage of Illinois Quilts and Quiltmaking: Quilt Paths Across Illinois. Nashville, Tennesse: Rutledge Hill Press, 1993. ISBN 1-55853-155-6 ILLINOIS Rita Barrow Barber. Somewhere in Between: Quilts and Quilters of Illinois. Paducah, Kentucky: American Quilter’s Society, 1986.ISBN 0-89145-920-0 INDIANA Marilyn Goldman and Marguerite Wiebusch. Quilts of Indiana: Crossroads of Memories. Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 1991. ISBN 0-253-32925-6 (acid-free paper) ISBN 0-253-20644-8 (pbk. acid-free paper) KANSAS Barbara Brackman et. al. Kansas Quilts & Quilters. Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas, 1993. ISBN 0-7006-0584-3 (alk. paper : hardcover) ISBN 0-7006-0585-1 (alk. paper : paper) KENTUCKY John Finley and Johnathon Holstein. Kentucky Quilts: 1800-1900. Louisville, Kentucky: The Kentucky Quilt Project, 1982. ISBN 1-880584-03-4 MARYLAND Gloria Seaman Allen and Nancy Gibson Tuckhorn. A Maryland Album: Quiltmaking Traditions~1634-1934. Nashville, Tennesee: Rutledge Hill Press, 1995. ISBN 1-55853-341-9 (hardcover) MICHIGAN Marsha MacDowell and Ruth D. Fitzgerald. Michigan Quilts: 150 Years of a Textile Tradition. East Lansing, Michigan: Michigan State University Museum, 1987. ISBN hardcover edition: 0-944311-00-8 ISBN softcover edition: 0-944311-01-6 MISSOURI Bettina Havig. Missouri Heritage Quilts. Paducah, Kentucky: American Quilter’s Society, 1986. ISBN 0-89145-912-X NEBRASKA Patricia Cox Crews and Ronald C. Naugle. Nebraska Quilts & Quiltmakers. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 1991. ISBN 0-8032-1452-9 (alk. paper) ISBN 0-8032-6346-5 (pbk.) NEW JERSEY Rachel Cochran, Rita Erickson, Natalie Hart, and Barbara Schaffer. New Jersey Quilts: 1777 to 1950: Contributions to an American Tradition. Paducah, Kentucky: American Quilter’s Society, 1992. ISBN 0-89145-996-0 NEW YORK Jacqueline M. Atkins and Phyllis A. Tepper. New York Beauties: Quilts from the Empire State. New York, New York: Penguin Group, 1992. ISBN 0-525-93432-4 (cloth) ISBN 0-525-48598-8 (DP) NORTH CAROLINA Ellen fickling Eanes et al. North Carolina Quilts. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: The University of North Carolina Press, 1988. ISBN 0-8078-1811-9 (alk. paper) ISBN 0-8078-4234-6(pbk.: alk. paper) OHIO Ricky Clark, George W. Knepper, and Ellice Ronsheim. Quilts in Community: Ohio’s Traditions: Nineteenth & Twentieth Century Quilts, Quiltmakers, and Traditions. Nashville, Tennessee: Rutledge Hill Press, 1991. ISBN 1-55853-101-7 OKLAHOMA Jane Amstuta Harnden and Pamela Frazee Woolbright. Oklahoma Heritage Quilts: A Sampling of Quilts Made in or Brought to Oklahoma Before 1940. Paducah, Kentucky: American Quilter’s Society, 1990. ISBN 0-89145-945-6 TENNESSEE Bets Ramsey and Merikay Waldvogel. The Quilts of Tennessee: Images of Domestic Life Prior to 1930. Nashville, Tennessee: Rutledge Hill Press, 1986. ISBN 0-934395-30-6 VERMONT Richard L. Cleveland and Donna Bister. Plain and Fancy: Vermont’s People and Their Quilts as a Reflectioin of America. Gualala, California: The Quilt Digest Press, 1991. ISBN 0-913327-30-1 (ppr.) WASHINGTON Nancyann Johanson Twelker. Women and Their Quilts: A Washington State Centennial Tribute. Bothell, Washington: That Patchwork Place, 1988. ISBN 0-943574-52-8 ISBN 0-943574-51-X (pbk.) endlist: 21 items. please forgive any mistakes. Sharon
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 23:15:44 -0500 | From: Mary Beth Goodman
It is a >> completely unused crib quilt of two children dancing around a Maypole with a >> patchwork border. Now THIS I would like to see! Mary Beth <– longing to dance around maypole herself!
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 02:04:22 -0800 | From: nomad1 [at] ibm [dot] net
Dear All, Alan , great taste re Calvin & Hobbes ! Thanks for your info re homemade soap . I checked out if drippings were directly put on feedsacks , the answer was yes . Then boiled & dried under our blazing sun , certainly would have got rid of the grease & pong ! Jane , sorry I did not explain drippings , basically it was any animal fat saved from the pot , pretty much like U.S.A I guess , except we might have had kangaroo at times !! Jean Ann , thanks for sharing your lovely memories with us , how preciouse they must be to you . I agree with Jane , you all certainly had special clothes & accessories too ! Kris , glad you liked the book etc . THANK YOU for all the time & effort you put into QHL & working on the new Web Page . What a hoot re the feedsack shorts for Anika & me ! This is what I call a treasure , for don�t forget in Oz we never had the pretty prints you guys had . Ours were the plain calico ( your muslin in U.S.A. ) , with the business name printed on top . Re Aussie quilts , we tend to represent our landscape in all we do I feel . Though there are many who stick to the traditional blocks as you know them . Don�t know of Aussie blocks as such . Hmm…must check it out . Kris , your Maypole Quilt sounds lovely , a real treasure . Can you please share colours & detail etc with us all , when you have some spare time !! Hiranya Loder from Parramatta , Sydney , Australia nomad1 [at] ibm [dot] net
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 06:22:19 -0500 (EST) | From: Baglady111 [at] aol [dot] com
I’m seeking rob’s planet patchwork site Jane
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 07:53:22 -0800 | From: lrobins [at] cclink [dot] fhcrc [dot] org (laurarm)
Content-Description: cc:Mail note part Someone recently posted a quote from a quilt lecturer who said “If we can refinish antique furniture, why can’t we refinish antique quilts”. Well, perhaps that lecturer doesn’t know much about antique furniture. A few weeks ago on the Antiques Roadshow (PBS) they showed a late-1700’s highboy (tall chest of drawers) which the owner had had refinished “by an expert”. The appraiser said the value of the piece was $15,000. He then said that if the piece had not been refinished, it would be worth $100,000.
Paducah – on NPR Saturday morning, they interviewed a DJ from Paducah who was broadcasting from the Executive Inn and said the first level was flooded and he had to climb from the top of the flood wall, across a plank, to get into the building. I know MAQS is near the Executive Inn but haven’t heard anything about it yet. Does anyone have any more info??? It sounds like the flood wall couldn’t stop all of the water — I sure hope they evacuated the quilts. I also wonder about all of those antique shops near by with all of their old quilts. Laura in Seattle
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 16:23:52 -0500 (EST) | From: AJSNGS [at] aol [dot] com
Hi all, Just for your information. There is a Wedding Ring quilt c. 1910 on the ebay auction. Minimum bid of $75.00. The item # is qec827 if you want to take a look. No affiliation to ebay or the quilt! Nancy in VA
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 17:09:59 -0800 | From: Bev Jordan
I had the fun experience of educating a non-quilting friend at work. He and his wife had this old quilt and didn’t know what to do with it. The wife decided to give it away but the husband didn’t want it given away. He wanted me to look at it first. It had been tossed into their moving van to be used as packing/cushioning from some friends of theirs. Well, first impression is that it is an old quilt in not real good shape, lot of fraying in may areas. But the backing fabric was in good shape no holes or signs of repair. It was a six block (about 20″ square each) crazy patch made with lots of different solid colored velvets but also one velvet that was a two-color print.
The first thing I noticed was that there was a very bright red velvet and further investigation showed that it had been added later than the rest of quilt. There was sewing machine zig-zag stitches to hold the red velvet piece down and then some embroidery stitching done to almost copy the rest of the embroidery done on the original part of the quilt. There were also a couple places where the old crazy patches had separated at the seams and on one particular patch, the fabric underneath used as the base for the crazy patches to be sewn to was a light blue and white calico that I would say is probably from 1880-1900.
After I gave my friend my best guess that this quilt was probably made about 1890-1910 or so, he was really surprised. He didn’t really think it was that old. Now he wants to know what to do with it so I’ll give him my little sheet that gives novices my best instructions on how to care for old quilts including cleaning and storing. I know he doesn’t want to get rid of the quilt now. So, although there’s no sentimental value to the quilt, he now realizes that it is an old quilt he’d like to keep. Bev
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 18:41:19 -0500 (EST) | From: HKnight453 [at] aol [dot] com
Barb- buy them, and then worry about getting the yellow out. The price is insanely low, compared to this neck of the woods… Heather in RI will 11 inches of snow or so….
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 20:50:57 -0800 | From: iteach [at] slip [dot] net (Elizabeth Pruyn)
Hi there, >I am giving a presentation to a group of junior high students. The topic is: > How Quilts Document the Civil War era. I am particularly interested in >quilts used in soldier burials, the use of quilts regarding the underground >railroad and quilts made by slaves and former slaves. I know this is broad, >but any information in the way of books, magazine articles, or quilt >historians or experts I might speak with directly would be great. Replies >can be posted here or to me at Taymor5 [at] aol [dot] com
When I teach my quilt unit to elemetary students, one of their favorite books is “Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt”. (It’s at school right now. I’ll try to remember to get more information for you.) It’s a fictional retelling of a slave girl who uses the information she overhears in the big Houses kitchen to sew a freedom quilt. My student’s really enjoy it. Yours, Elizabeth Elizabeth Pruyn iteach [at] slip [dot] net Oakland, CA “If I had been around when Rubens was painting, I would have been revered as a fabulous model. Kate Moss? Well, she would have been the paint brush…” – Dawn French
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 97 21:00:43 PST | From: Cliff & Claire Fenton
I am giving a presentation to a group of junior high students. The topic is: How Quilts Document the Civil War era. I am particularly interested in quilts used in soldier burials, the use of quilts regarding the underground railroad and quilts made by slaves and former slaves. I know this is broad, but any information in the way of books, magazine articles, or quilt historians or experts I might speak with directly would be great. Replies can be posted here or to me at Taymor5 [at] aol [dot] com Thanks.
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 21:30:42 -0500 (EST) | From: Taymor5 [at] aol [dot] com (by way of Quilting Heritage ListServ )
I am giving a presentation to a group of junior high students. The topic is: How Quilts Document the Civil War era. I am particularly interested in quilts used in soldier burials, the use of quilts regarding the underground railroad and quilts made by slaves and former slaves. I know this is broad, but any information in the way of books, magazine articles, or quilt historians or experts I might speak with directly would be great. Replies can be posted here or to me at Taymor5 [at] aol [dot] com Thanks.
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 21:30:54 -0500 (EST) | From: Virpi Ritola (by way of Quilting Heritage ListServ )
My regards from still wintry Finland to all of you ! I=B4m a newcomer to this list but this sounds interesting! English is= not my own lanquage and I had big difficulties to understand what you are talking about when talking about feedsacks but then I realized you must have had really different sacks than we had habit of in my youth. Our sacks were all made of harsh jute and I=B4m sure nobody used them as a dress fabric. Did you really have calicos as a feedsack ? Virpi
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 23:01:23, -0500 | From: RMCQ41A [at] prodigy [dot] com (MISS KATHERINE A PARKER)
Hello: I recently joined this listsev and have enjoyed it greatly? I was wondering if anyone is going on the Alaska crusie with Doreen Speckmann at the end of June? I am going and would like to get aquainted with some felow passenger/quilters. Please email me at RMCQ41A [at] Prodigy [dot] com [dot] Thanks, Kathy Parker Tinley Park, IL
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 00:16:19 -0400 | From: Peter James Robson
There is a trilogy by Ann Rinaldi that is called “The Quilt Trilogy”. The three books are “A Stitch in Time”, “Broken Days” and “The Blue Door’. They are published by Scholastic and are suitable for a junior high reading level. The trilogy follows the lives of three sisters who are seperated by the Civil War and who each taken have fabric from the family crazy quilt. They work on their part, each in their own corner of the world, with hopes of one day being reunited and being able to put the quilt together. I hope this is helpful. Barbara Nova Scotia Canada ——————————
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 06:16:13 -0500 (EST) | From: Baglady111 [at] aol [dot] com
Awhile back I posted about a letter I received from McCall’s Pattern Company..we had been writing to various companies requesting a donation for our ‘goody basket’ to be raffled at our 3rd Annual Quilt Show/Exhibit at Lancaster, Pa April 4 and 5..I was shocked that a letter came back from McCalls stateing they could’nt donate as they save their donations for those who share a love of sewing..numerous readers from the digests emailed me asking for their address as they were going to write them..I called to get the name of the BOSS of the lady who signed the letter I received..By golly, she is the one answered the phone..EMILY COHEN..she was quite surprised that this had happened, was VERY apologetic, and explained that they get MANY requests and there is a form letter they send to people asking for prizes that are not connected with sewing/quilting..we, by mistake, received one of those..they are indeed donating a gift and we are quite pleased that this has been resovled..they have a new product/concept on this item directed at quilters, so we will highlite it and demo it at our event..come by and see it and US..
I also had a email from Terri Nyman..editor of LADY’S CIRCLE PATCHWORK QUILT MAGAZINE and she found the article on GRACE McCANCE SNYDER..it is on it’s way and I’ll be able to post it shortly..and since I am sharing this info..and told above about donated products..LADY’S CIRCLE PATCHWORK QUILT is donating a YEARS FREE SUBSCRIPTION for our goody basket raffle..YEA!! many thanx TERRI..we’re very excited about this raffle because this basket is filled with everythng a quilter needs to begin..and to boot..there is a 2nd basket for the person selling the most tickets..and a 3RD BASKET FOR A WINNER AT OUR EVENT. This is because we are a wide spread group..scattered across the country as well as other countries..so it takes us awhile to reach everyone..hence we’ll draw the winner at Christmas time..not bad tho..3 baskets!! Thanx again Terri.
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 09:32:53 -0500 (EST) | From: Quiltfix [at] aol [dot] com
Well, I did get that green and red applique rose wreath this past weekend. It’s as gorgeous as I thought it was. It needed a bath, but that was all. I’m trying to decide if it is a depression era quilt, or if it is earlier. It’s done on a plain white background (cotton). Nice hand to it. The white is mostly crosshatched at 1/2″ intervals (lots of quilting in small stitches). In the center of the wreaths and in the center of the outside areas are smallish Lemoyne stars quilted in the crosshatch. The red fabric is cotton and very stable. Looks turkey-ish. The green was not stable. The dye looks like it may have been done with two dye baths, one yellow, then a blue. The green is more concentrated at the quilted lines in the green, as if the blue migrated from higher spots to lower spots. The shade of green is almost a spring green, only very muted and grayed. The applique itself is so good, it almost appears machine made. It’s that good. I changed my guess somewhat. I had thought it was a kit quilt from the 30’s, but I really don’t think so anymore. My guess is a late-1800 time frame. Any opinions are welcomed. Alan
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 09:52:52 -0500 (EST) | From: MiamiQuilt [at] aol [dot] com
To Laura Syler re: quilt. Got Post. Will look for photos. Eugenia BaRNES IS APPRAISING AT dALLAS SHOW AND SHE IS FRIEND OF MINE. iF YOU HAVE PHOTOS THERE SHE COULD BRING ONE TO ME. tHANKS YOU. pAM MiamiQuilt [at] aol [dot] com
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 10:24:38 -0500 (EST) | From: MiamiQuilt [at] aol [dot] com
A news bulletin about Paducah. The wire services reported that the Executive Inn, where AQS show is held had water on the ground florr. It is outsied the flood wall, but MAQS(Museum of the American Quilter ) was dry. This is very good news. River expected to crest last FRiday, so hope all went as expected.
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 13:40:34 -0500 (EST) | From: Laurajbr [at] aol [dot] com
Hi Alan, Your quilt sounds wonderful!! Just from your dexcription it really does sound more like it came from the 1800’s than from the ’30’s. If you get a photo take of it, sned it to me. Maybe I’ll recognize the fabrics. I have lots to compare them to. 🙂 The color combination, the pattern, the quilting and the fading green all point to an 1800’s quilt. Usually when you see a red and green quilt from the 1900’s, the colors are very bright and just newer looking. When you hold it up to the light can you see any of the cotton seeds in it? Well, whenever it’s from, enjoy it!! Laura
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 16:03:38 -0500 (EST) | From: KBoxmeyer [at] aol [dot] com
Quiltings All! I hope your National Quilt Day experiences were as pleasant as mine. Mom, TweetyBabe, and I went to the Brandywine River Museum to see their Antique Quaker Quilt exhibit, “Of the best Sort but Plain.” They had 20 or so quilts made by or for Quakers in the Delaware Valley dating from 1760-1890. My response is,”What gorgeous artistry! What exquisite workmanship!” One of the whole cloth quilts on display was quilted with such tiny stitches, they were only a few threads apart! I do realize that this is a quilter’s goal, to get one’s stitches as small as possible. It was so inspiring to see such skill. I bought the book “Of the best Sort but Plain” that Patricia J. Keller, guest curator, wrote to accompany the exhibit. She chose one of the whole cloth quilts for the cover picture.
Since photography was not allowed in the museum, I am glad she prepared this well researched book as a souvenir of the exhibit. Since we did not finish touring the museum, which mainly displays paintings by N. C. Wyeth and his son Andrew Wyeth, until almost 3:30 pm, we decided that we could not also make it to the Creamery show. Instead we headed south on 202 to see what we could see. Not too far down the road we stumbled on a group of little shops, one of which was a quilt shop! Sadly, they did not know that it was National Quilt Day. But they were quite nice and well stocked with all sorts of books, tools, and material. I was able to purchase my first reproduction fabric (1890’s I think)! Instead of “fat quarters” they were “obese eighths.” Question: Is $1.00/obese eighth or $8.00/yd a good price for repro fabric? Since I feel I am spoiled paying $2-$4/yard for calicos, I am not sure what to think about this other price. I would appreciate knowing what others pay for fabric. Finally, After reading this list and seeing these antique quilts, I know that I want one of these pieces of history or at least want to find what may remain of our families’ histories. Keep posting! We’re learning! — Kimberly in ?springy? Bristol, PA
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 18:15:30 -0500 (EST) | From: LISA108 [at] delphi [dot] com
Virpi – American feed and flour sacks during the first half of the century often were of soft cottons or calico prints. I saw a collection of old ones for sale at a quilt show on Saturday and many were in bright colors and patterns. Jane at baglady111 [at] aol [dot] com is the real expert – I know more about pre-1600 quilts than 1930’s quilts! Welcome, and I hope you enjoy the list! Lisa Evans Springfield, Massachusetts
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 18:30:54 -0500 (EST) | From: “Krans, Sarah A” (by way of Quilting Heritage ListServ )
I’m new to this list so I don’t knw if this question has been posed before or not. Anyway, I’m a history and anthropology student who just recently took up quilting and am really interesting in making fairly accurate historical quilts. I’m mainly interested in Colonial History (I’ll be going on to grad school shortly to work on a Ph.D. in Southern Colonial history). If anyone could possibly know of where I could get information to help me with these sorts of quilts (patterns, fabrics, etc.) it would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks, Sarah in Central Wisconsin where we’re still trying to dig out from this >last storm of 22″!
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 19:44:16 -0500 (EST) | From: Baglady111 [at] aol [dot] com
Lisa, in reading your post to our Finland friend..I am curious..since you are interested in 1600’s and earlier quilts..what about the patterns? Are you involved with those as well? Do you know which patterns were more prevelant? Are thier facts on them? How far back can you go with quilts? Jane
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 21:23:13 -0500 (EST) | From: Quilting Heritage ListServ
Leanne (and everyone else!) I did put together a web page of Book Reviews – you can get there from our home page . It is a compilation of book reviews that I have cut and pasted from various postings to various lists over the years, literally. If anyone would like to add their review, just send it to me, I’ll be glad to add it. Speaking of book reviews! Rutledge Hill called today to tell me that Better Homes and Gardens would be publishing an article in the April issue that discussed their new book Quilts of Migrating Women; a Mennonite story. They wanted to make sure I ordered enough:-)) So I did – I hope. I also ordered some extra copies of For Purpose and Pleasure for those who want them. I let my subscription to BH&G lapse (I don’t have time to read all the magazines I get now!) so if anyone sees this article, please let me know. Kris
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 97 10:02:35 +09-30 | From: geolink [at] ozemail [dot] com [dot] au
G’day there everyone- in the midst of getting our pc upgraded we lost all our saved mail in the various folders. Could I please have a list of the qhl book titles that have been recommended to and by this list. I am just about to quilt an old looking 4 patch that I have recently made up – and also I have to quilt a queen size candlewick top that I have just finished the candlewicking on (this one is for brother in law and his partner’s wedding in July). All the best – from the warm Australian tropics where we have just finished a record “Wet Season” : 2.5 metres of rain in 6 months. g’day from Leanne. ——————————————————– Leanne McGill and John Humphries ~ ~ (08)89831905 Fax:(08)89831334 geolink [at] ozemail [dot] com [dot] au “Say G’Day & Smile!” ——————————————————–
