Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 10:06:19 -0500 (Central Daylight Time) | From: Mary Persyn <Mary.Persyn@> FYI – The Indiana Historical Society is mounting a new exhibit, starting May 12, entitled “A Working Life.” The exhibit will “explore the contributions of three Hoosiers to Indiana’s rich history of art and…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 20:50:30 -0700 | From: “Christine Thresh” <christinewinnowing.com> I think the hand vs. machine quilting subject has historical importance. I’ve heard that when the sewing machine was newly popular (1860s or 70s) quilters machine quilted their quilts even if they had hand pieced them. They…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 22:14:04 -0500 | From: “Mary Voss” <voss@> On page 20 of the Dharma Trading Co. Spring /Summer Catalog they show a line of natural(plant ) dyes that include Indigo, Madder Root, Cochineal and many other natural dyes. The notation is that they comeFrom plants…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 13:45:47 -0600 | From: Marcia Kaylakie <marciark@> HI! Can anyone help me with titles for Crystal Carter’s books? I know some had to do with using old blocks and making them into new quilts. Thanks for the info; please feel free to mail me…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2001 11:07:36 -0500 | From: Beth Donaldson <quilts@ The Great Lakes Quilt Center at the Michigan State University Museum is holding a Michigan Quilt Project Documentation Day on Saturday, March 17, 2001, from 11 am – 4 pm in the MSU Musuem’s auditorium. We invite…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 21:07:18 -0600 | From: Gail Ingram <GIngram@ Re Susan Wildemuth’s request for contact information for Helen Ericson of Mrs. Danner’s Quilts: Mrs. Erickson is holding forth brilliantly in Emporia, KS. Her address is P.O. Box 650, Emporia, KS 66801. In fact, she is doing…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 10:03:45 -0500 | From: “Lynne Humphries-Russ” <lynnehr@> I’m responding to the query regarding tape recording and transcribing instruments from Karen Alexander. I’m posting to the entire list because there may be others doing filed interviews who can use the information. Besides being a novice…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 21:47:02 -0500 | From: “John Cawley” <cawley@ Fran’s Vintage Friends took a field trip today to the Baltimore Museum of Art. Those of you whose views of “Charm City” have been formed by the TV show Homicide will be interested to hear that Baltimore…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: [date unknown] | From: “Susan Myers” <myerss@ Linda–We would like to take you up on your offer to post the following for the quilters group. Thank you so much. I hope you are coming to the Februa ry Board Meeting and look forward to seeing you then. Susan…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: [c. late January 2001] | From: Judi Fibush (via QHL website gallery) Judi Fibush (www.fibush.net), a new QHL member, was kind enough to share these treasures with us. The descriptions are hers. The first is a 1940s (1950s) Vogue Art Kit. The embroidery work is exquisite and some…