Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 05:22:29 +0000 | From: Shirley McElderry <tigersoup@> I now have a wonderful book; it is a catalogue of the quilts in the Netherlands Open-Air Museum. A history of fabrics and quilting is followed by the most spectacular chintz and “Tree of Life” and other…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Mon, 5 Apr 1999 02:52:12 +0000 | From: Steve and Jean Loken sandjloken@ I just counted the pattern sheets in my box – 22. I think it’s complete, because it’s sat on my book shelf probably since the day I got it (not counting moves). Must give it…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 22:00:38 EST | From: QuiltEvals@ In a message dated 3/29/99 65243 PM Pacific Standard Time, QHL-Digest- request@ writes << Has anyone ever seen one of these cheater cloth sacks made into a quilt? >>Yes – have one, would you like a photo…don’t have one,…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 21:32:55 EST | From: ZegrtQuilt@ A friend of mine is looking for around 4 yards of 1840 red print fabric..preferably a ribbon fabric, a paisley or a small red print–American – and it can have other colors in it if it reads red predominently…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 01:27:53 EST | From: WileneSmth@ ! Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 08:17:28 -0500 | From: “jawhite@”<JAWHITE@ list<QHL@ Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I wasn’t going to say anything, but since the subject has been opened, I agree 100% about this book. My main question about this book…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 00:00:05 EST | From: KareQuilt [at] aol [dot] com Dear QHL, The last two QHL Digests that I have received (#51 & 52) contained a long list of posts in the table of contents, but as I scrolled down to read them, I realized…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 23:07:13 EST | From: EllynLK@ I have been pulling out all of the antique “orphan” blocks that I’ve inherited or found… just wondering what others of you have done to display these.I’m going to be doing some redecorating in the spring and want to…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 16:58:19 -0500 | From: Steve Greco <GrandmasAttic [at] compuserve [dot] com> First, does anyone have any information regarding the Nancy Cabot advertisements for patterns that were in the Chicago Tribune newspaper in the 30s and 40s? I have “inherited” tons of booklets with Nancy…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1999 00:38:37 -0500 | From: “Judy Grow” <Judygrow [at] blast [dot] net> Following is a bibliography of books that have bearing on oral history. I have taken it from the booklet ” Oral History for the Local Historical Society”, third edition, revised, by Willa K….
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 07:50:53 EST | From: Kittencat3 [at] aol [dot] com Sally – If you can find it, Ken Burns’s documentary series =The Civil War= is a superb (if long) account of our great national tragedy. A fictionalized version of the climactic battle of the Civil…