Primary topics of this QHL Digest: From: “Margaret Hi Judy – What is the quilt made of: cotton, silk, wool, etc.? How old is it? What kind of physical condition is it in: tatters; a few holes; a few shreds; binding gone; perfect condition? Did the quilt get wet out or damp from the fire-fighting…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: From: Joan Kiplinger <jkip@> Evelyn — camel hair was used as a pillow stuffing for furniture; my parents’ chair from the 1930s contained a mixture of horsehair, camel hair and a few other specialty hairs. Possibly this was camel hair left over from a project or recyled??? Karen Evans…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: From: Donald Beld <donbeld@> Hey Sue, great question and well put by you. I have a late 1840-early 1850 Penns. Dutch wedding quilt in which all the center blocks of the wandering foot pattern have teeney cross stitched initials in them–almost all with the same two letters. I assume…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 06:23:35 -0700 (PDT) | From: Judy Schwender <sister3603@> Modern Marvels: Quilts Made from Kits, 1915-1950 was a 2003 exhibit curated by Deborah Rake, University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate student that covered this topic. You can read more about the exhibit at http://www.quiltstudy.org/exhibitions/past.html?past_item891&db_itemlistitem Deb’s master’s thesis…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: From: “J. G. Row” <JudyGrow@> I heard a rumor that Julie actually did go to auctioneer school. Is that true Julie? And…. I’m not the list moderator, but I think it would be best not to have to read any thing about Iraq from anyone on this list, right…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 08:54:16 -0600 | From: Inglewood Quilt Design <InglewoodQuilts@> Pat well said! It is obvious my practice of finishing some of the older quit tops is not a popular practice, especially if I machine quilt them, but one that I enjoy. I am glad to…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: From: “Pilar Donoso” Dear Friends: We did it!!!!! We just had our Primer Congreso Chileno de Quilts. for 4 days we showed 250 Quilts, we have about 8 classes, stands and everyting turn out great! I organized this event. For the last 10 months I have not be able…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 13:44:38 +0200 | From: “Cristina” <cristina68telefonica.net> To be honest with you there isn´t an specif word for quilt. A quilt is a quilt but if you say to someone in Spain that you have a “quilt” in your bed they won´t know what you…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 20:15:33 -0500 | From: Gail Ingram <gingram@> Oh puleeze forgive me, Maryland! Maybe it’s the wa-ah and such that makes me think of Maryland as only “sort of” South. Or could it be H.L. Mencken, of the Baltimore SUN, who tarred us with his…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: From: Mary Anne Randall <sewmuch63@> I read the story of the Friendship quilt that Christine wrote about. I was lucky enough to find a signature quilt dated 1844 and 1846 at an estate sale in Colorado. It was 7ft x 7ft and almost every blockhad a name on it….