Primary topics of this QHL Digest: From: Judy Kelius Thanks Nancy… I also thought of Burgess but I don’t think they are his characters. Plus I’m sure I sold something (not a quilt) with similar characters several years ago that I was able to identify and date. I think it’s spelled “Quaddie Quiltie” – a…
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: Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 10:56:16 -0400 | From: “Candace Perry” <candace@> From all of your excellent descriptions (what would a generalist curator do without you fine people?) I am pretty certain this is NOT candlewicking, and is a Bolton-type coverlet. I’m going to proceed with that assumption… Thanks…
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…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: From: Judy White I’m originally from Missouri and catywampus and catycornerd were normal words when I was growing up. I live in the Northeast now and when say either one of those words no one takes any notice so they must be ‘normal’ here too. Judy White Date: Wed,…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 17:08:31 -0500 | From: Pepper Cory <pepcory@> This ia a 7-point Lone Star and that variety is a bugger to piece! Have heard that the 7-point star is the emblam of the Iroquois nation–any other info? Pepper Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 17:21:47 -0500…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 12:13:23 -0800 (PST) | From: Judy White <whitey06029@> I should have made myself more clear. I do charge by the hour for restoration work. However, I’m not a fast quilter and to charge someone by the hour to quilt a quilt would not be…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: From: “Candace Perry” All we can do is draw on the material evidence, Lori…and also, there’s safety in numbers. If one story survived with this precious information, why didn’t ten stories survive…or 100… Folklore is like folk art, IMO; it’s the stories of a community. One tale does not…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: From: “Newbie Richardson” Dear list, I have experienced the down side of “permanent” loans. First, the story of a family who left a large and significant collection of historic clothing with the state historical society. It sat for 30 years in the boxes it had been packed in. The…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: From: Xenia Cord Perhaps not answering Darwin’s question, but here are other silk books (in addition to the excellent one Barbara mentioned): Browne, Clare. Silk Designs of the Eighteenth Century from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (1996; ISBN 0-500-27880-6). 259 color illustrations, images of woven silks and gouaches….