Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:01:38 -0800 | From: “Alan” We have to remember that these images were probably taken from life. You know the eternal black woman, probably a slave, in her long skirts, sleeves rolled up, and hair in a kercheif for convenience. But these snapshots of…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 15:12:32 -0600 | From: Gail Ingram <gingram@> I have no bear stories, merci dieu. Yet, we have been reintroducing black bears into Louisiana for a while now. First in the Tensas (ten saw) swamp area where Teddy Roosevelt found his bear cub. By now,…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 05:22:52 -0700 | From: gingham@ Julie, From a quick search: Brackman 2992 The Double Pineapple -Rural New Yorker 11/21/31 Okay, so do I win the quilt???? Does it need a good home? Sandra in Utah Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 09:16:50 -0600 | From:…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: From: Pat Cummings Dear Mitzi: It is pretty easy to copyright a book or other design item that you want to claim as your own work. The forms are fairly short and concise, and you can download them from your home computer. To copyright a book, one sends $30.00…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: From: “Sharon in NC” Yes a technique can be patented. A very good recent example is the “Cotton Theory”.. The drawbacks.. Teachers will not pay the exorbitant fees she requires to be able to “teach her methods”…Also the patent itself is online so anyone who wishes to can go…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 15:31:03 +0000 | From: jocelynm@ On March 10, 2006, Pat Cummings wrote: > comes to mind is that ANY of the current preferred > words that are used to describe people whose ancestors > came from Africa are an improvement Pat, Yes. I think…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 22:23:16 -1000 | From: Loretta Woodard <Lwoodard@> La Conner museum is hosting an exhibit of contemporary Hawaiian quilts made by Hawaii artists. “Hawaiian Quilt Inspiration,” curated by Patricia Lei Murray, will be on view March 15 – May 14, 2006. An article about Patricia…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 05:16:51 -0500 | From: “Linda Heminway” <ibquiltn@> Thanks for sharing, Teddy, I would have loved to have been there! By the way, I love making and wearing period costumes. My daughter is in theater and has the lead (Christine) in Phantom of the Opera…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 19:37:00 -0500 | From: “Sharon in NC” <patchworksecrets2@> Speaking as someone who collects/repairs sewing machines and currently has 9 treadles in her personal collection of which I do sew with them all……….You can’t…..The only one that you MIGHT be able to tell and only…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 05:10:15 -0800 (PST) | From: Ark Quilts <quiltarkmv@> Dear Carolyn– The only way to locate all 4 holdings that IQSC has –the complete Smithsonian Collection– is to do a keyword search. keyword China Sort by Origin This search produces the 4 in the Smithsonian…