Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2000 21:12:51 -0500 | From: Karen Bush <Birdsong> I feel/felt the same way about the MacArthur quilt, and wrote to the seller, very terse and short comment that she/he didn’t know the ‘history’ of the quilt. I shudder to think there would be a family…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 13:55:37 EDT | From: JoytoRose@ Having recently formed a quilting circle (most participants have had only a few lessons in quilting) and having little knowledge of the Internet I am seeking some information on the following; 1 A website (or other source of info)…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 08:38:21 -0500 (EST) | From: quiltsnbears@ (Textile Historian) was the misinformation in my morning local newspaper! A local college instructor fed the reporter the info on slave made quilts and their use as signals. Interestingly, Beverly Dunivent was also quoted in the same article,but…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 08:34:59 EST | From: Midnitelaptop@ in watching the boutis demonstration on the “georgia bonesteel in france” tape.the “thread” used to stuff the designs. was like the rope/thread used to make piping. different widths for different design areas. the french lady who demonstrated. inserted the…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2000 07:42:10 EST | From: “J. G. Row” <Judygrow@> Barb Garrett gave a talk to our Amwell Heritage Society last week. She uses her 90 + collection of doll quilts to illustrate a lecture on the history of quilting, 1790 – 1940. She had our…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 11:14:48 EST | From: QuiltFixer Would like to share that I will be doing workshops and Quilt History Lectures in Sept 29, 30 and Oct 1. at the Columbia River Gorge Quilt Show in Stevenson, WA (50 miles East of Portland, OR). There with…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 11:51:42 -0500 | From: “Nancy Roberts” <robertsn@> Reading over the posts suggesting books for researching the Victorian reminded me of a series of books titled “This Fabulous Century” from Time-Life that may be helpful in this type of research. Each book contains photos and…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 17:46:33 +0000 | From: Bobbie Aug <qwltpro> Hi All, Since there have been some criticism about HGTV and how authors are treated, please let me share my/our experience. Simply Quilts pays no expenses. However, my publisher does. When Sharon Newman and I went to…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 00:33:14 -0500 | From: “J. G. Row” <Judygrow@> Peggy, UV Screening plexi is very easy to find through any reputable picture framer. And so also is UV screening glass. Once inside the frame and on the art you cannot tell the difference between them,…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 23:42:22 EST | From: JQuilt i wrote that Barb demonstrated a doll’s quilt pattern jacob’s coat….i meant joseph’s coat …jacob is better known for his ladder…sorry about that…jean Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 09:51:03 -0500 (EST) | From: quiltsnbears (Roberta Geanangel) Content-Disposition InlineContent-Type: Text/Plain;…