Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 22:21:35 EST | From: Xroadclown [at] aol [dot] com My grandmother pieced and hand quilted her first quilt when she was 13. She had the help of some of her cousins, and was so upset about the quality of the work they did, that…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 15:20:21 -0600 | From: Laura Hobby Syler <texas_quilt.co [at] mail [dot] airmail [dot] net I just received a letter from a quilter in Japan that said she saw an article (?) on the Vintage Quilt & Textile Society in the Feb issue. Is there…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 09:18:44 -0800 | From: “R & L Carroll” <Robert.J.Carroll [at] GTE [dot] net> Hello Alan. re:your question on the sampler. Faye Walcher is a conservator of fine fabrics in our area. 12812 Philadelphia St. Whittier, Ca. 90601. Telephone # (562) 945-2669. She cleaned and…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 16:10:43 PST | From: “Karen B.” <txkarey [at] hotmail [dot] com Was there a quilt related to the DAR thread regarding Thomas Jefferson’s geneology that I missed somewhere? Just wondering.Karey ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 20:04:42…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1999 20:44:34 -0600 | From: [from unknown] Jacquard coverlets were woven on large looms on which the intricate designs created on the coverlets were determined by punchcards not unlike the obsolete IBM cards. …… The border design and the weaver’s name, date, and/or other device…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1999 22:51:39 -0200 | From: susan silva <woody [at] ior [dot] com Happy New Year to all! Hope everyone has resolved to finish us some of those UFO’s.You know I looked back on my list from last year and I REALLY did accomplish alot. Seems…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Fri, 01 Jan 1999 00:13:47 -0500 | From: quiltfix [at] mail [dot] jax [dot] bellsouth [dot] net Christmas was fantastic for me this year. I and my housemate went to NY for Christmas – spent so much quality time with my family, it wasn’t real! And it’s the…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1998 09:13:54 -0000 | From: “Sally Ward” <sward [at] t-ward [dot] demon [dot] co [dot] uk> If you are worried about fabrics you have already incorporated in a quilt without pre-washing, or don’t want to pre-wash if you don’t *have* to, you can test the…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 22:21:47 EST | From: AZPatch12 [at] aol [dot] com Well, I’ve finally come out of “lurkdom” to join the masses at QHL. I collect antique tape measures (the type customarily used for sewing, not the metal tape type).I have an unusual but interesting collection,…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 22:04:52 -0600 (CST) | From: akcruz [at] ix [dot] netcom [dot] com (Alfonso & Alice Cruz) About 2 wks ago, I was able to attend a talk by one of the co-authors of this book, Jackie Tobin, in Fremont Nebraska. Her co-author is Raymond…