Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 00:13:38 EDT | From: PatKoerner@ Jessica and others interested in quilt checks I finally found them at Checks in the Mail and the number on the box is 800-733-4443 / www.citm.com I don’t find the name of the design but there are four different…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: From: Kris Driessen The Spy Museum in DC is sponsoring a program on quilts and the Underground Railroad. Details: http://spymuseum.org/do/programs.asp#6 Quilts as Codes: Secrets of The Underground Railroad Tuesday, 17 February 2004; 6:30 pm Unravel the cleverly-sewn secrets that helped lead slaves to freedom! Hear how intelligence was woven…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: From: “Cindy Brick” Don, I’m sure I’m not the only one wondering…I lived in Austria for a while, and don’t think they were that hot on revering their cats and crocs! 🙂 These were from Egyptian tombs, right? Do you know where from? Inquiring quilt minds want to know!…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: From: Brenda Papadakis You all might be interested in the CD of her teaching collection of quilts from 1700-1936. They are now housed in Lancashire, England. The CD of 36 quilts is available for only $20.00 US. http://www.rbks.co.uk/ Have a good day! Brenda Papadakis Word of warning, the CD…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: From: Jean If anyone lives near Alton, IL, and is able to visit Loomis Hall, please try to authenticate this supposed “message quilt” referred to in the travel ad at the following web site, sponsored by Springfield, IL: http://www.visit-springfieldillinois.com/grouptours/i-secrets.htm I’d be curious to know its age and provenance. This…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 08:54:26 -0700 | From: Chris Anacker <chrisa@> In the summer issue of American Quilter magazine there is an ad selling instructions to “Learn English paper piecing”, which includes a video, die cut pieces and a pattern. There is a website www.paperpieces.com. I don’t know…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: From: “Anne Datko” <datkoa@> But my husband says there is no ‘w’ in Slovene. However, ‘za’ is a preposition in some Eastern European languages; means ‘between.’ AnneD Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 09:19:25 -0500 | From: “Karen Musgrave” <karenmusgrave@> While it is indeed sad to learn that Lowell is…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 08:39:02 +0100 | From: Sally Ward <sallytatters@> I remember Portiere Rods on doorways in both Grandparents’ houses. The rod stood out on brackets, about 6″ from the door, wider and higher than the door itself. One of the brackets was fixed to the rod,…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: From: Barbara Burnham Carolyn, Perhaps the same ebay seller could tell you about the original patterns. If they are from a published pattern, hopefully she would have checked on copyright before she started selling copies the patterns. Barbara Burnham Ellicott City, MD Crm793@ wrote: Okay, Okay, I know the…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: From: Sally Ward <sallytatters@> Andi wrote: > I have come across an ad block in a dated 1890 redwork album raffle quilt > for a drug store that included the word “Portmoniaos” or words “Port > Moniaos” in a block section that also mentions purses, What about ‘porte-monnaie’, French…