Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 08:29:40 -0300 | From: “Pilar Donoso ” <quiltpd@> If I am not wrong, about a year ago the University of Nebraska was going to give some courses over the Internet, I am a History and Geography teacher, but I dedicate my life to Quiltmaking….
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 21:08:27 -0700 | From: [from unknown] Kim said: <When the Rural Industries Bureau decided to help womenearnmoney for their families through crafts they did a survey todeterminewhich crafts would help them make the most money. Was it basketweavingor needlepoint or weaving etc. They determined,…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 23:34:02 -0500 | From: Jennifer Perkins <qltrstore@> Cinda,Loved your description of the quilts, but a picture is worth athousandwords! Did you all get to take any picturers with your digitalcameras toshare??? Does the museum have a book with their collection pictured?Jennifer in Iowa-drooling from…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 19:49:46 -0400 | From: “Cinda Cawley” In the Spring issue of Maryland Historical Magazine (the journal of the MD Historical Soc.) there’s an article titled “The Transported Convict Women of Colonial Maryland, 1718-1776. The author Edith Ziegler is described as an American History graduate…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Sat, 04 May 2002 23:49:36 -0400 | From: “Jan Drechsler” After numerous e-mail inquiries about Memere’s quilt which had been mistreated and needed restoration and the memories of the fabric scraps from her mother’s dresses, I couldn’t wait to open the package when it arrived. I knew that…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 06:24:29 -0500 | From: “Zendelle Bouchard” <zendelle@> A woman I know has a ’70s quilt top made for her by a friend, it isscrapsquares about 5″ with a yoyo in the center of each one. Each squareand yoyois a different polyester doublknit. Sounds hideous…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 20:25:24 -0500 | From: “Cinda Cawley” <lrcawley@> Joe Cunningham, on Simply Quilts this afternoon, said that the Amish stopped using wool in their quilts at the beginning of WWII when it became impossible to get on the civilian market since wool was being used…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2002 00:31:09 -0600 | From: Becky Sunderman <sewcarve@> I have been reading the comments about quilts being sold oneBay with interest, as I am auctioning some of my quilts therenow, and have had some up for auction that did not sell in thelast month. They…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Sat, 08 Dec 2001 23:30:17 -0800 | From: Chris Flynn <lovechris@> Hello everyone…. please, if you have a moment, let me know what you think I should do about this situation. Last April I was approached by an ebay seller to purchase a wonderful redwork quilt, privately, off…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 21:16:11 -0600 | From: Mary Waller <mswaller@> Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 08:54:56 -0500 | From: “Judy Kelius (judysue)” <judysue@> I think the group decided a long time ago that this quilt is authentic. It just happens to be in wonderful condition. One of…