Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:17:37 EDT | From: Blackeyesandysue@ Meg, There is the “Mayflower Quilt”. It is owned by the Lovely Lane Church in Baltimore Maryland. It was said to have come over on the Mayflower. It is now said to have been brought over by the Cogswell…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2006 11:54:32 +0100 | From: Sally Ward <sallytatters@> I’ve spent years recording sightings of these quilts in the UK. Despite the many many thousands that were sent over, the number that survive is relatively very very small. We assume that they were used and loved…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 22:39:54 -0700 | From: Alan Me? I’d buy the cheddar/red/green quilt in a heartbeat (I’m jealous). Looks c1900 to me, probably earlier. The maple leaf looks no earlier than the 1970’s, and the star quilt looks new. Alan From: J. G. Row My mother…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: From: “Fawn Valentine” Regarding the Confederate quilts with silk-like braided thread, it sounds like possible souache (spelling?) embroidery: a narrow tape stitched onto a background fabric, as in couching. Of course, a photo will tell the tale, hopefully. The technique suggests crazy quilts. It was during the “crazy quilt…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 12:40:27 -0800 | From: “Marilyn Withrow” <marilynquilts@> It’s interesting to read different people’s immediate impressions of a different quilt block. To me, the block looked like Noah’s Ark, but with a very deep bottom — to someone else, it looked like tubs of candy….
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: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 20:22:19 -0500 | From: “Beth Davis” <bethdan533@> Good evening, Just skimming through eBay, when the dollar figure of $17,950.00 caught my attention. The quilt is Item number: 7389992591 and looks to be a version of the Pine Cone technique (reference Cuesta Benberry’s explanation: http://www.oldstatehouse.com/piece-of-my-soul/quilts-types/highlighted.asp?hid=5)…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 18:14:07 -0500 | From: Lynn and Debbie Cupp <Cupp5@> Activities at an event mentioned a quilt on a fence…. http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=99424&ran=17721 Debbie Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 20:23:43 -0800 | From: Chris Anacker <chrisa@> I really don’t know, but Layfette was certainly a favorite darling…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: From: Dawn & Greg Church With all of this talk of stereotyping I am curious… A couple of months back there was that all call for a “quilt person” to take part in the “Wife Swap” scenario on the TV show. Did anyone contact them?? Talk about a show…