Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Mon, 07 Sep 1998 21:37:35 -0600 | From: “William G. French” <alaska [at] radiks [dot] net Today while viewing a small quilt display at the Museum of Nebraska History in Lincoln, NE, I saw a crazy quilt embroidered with “Hurrah for McKinley & Gold”. This was a friendship…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1998 00:16:21 -0400 | From: “Judy Grow” <Judygrow [at] blast [dot] net >I have 3 wool braided area rugs that were made by a great grandmother who died in her 80’s in the early 1960’s. ……but they need to >be cleaned and I considered getting…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 21:13:26 +0930 | From: Karen Bush <Birdsong@ WEll, Sally and Jean, I guess I ARE one,too! My aunts and Grandmother(on father’s side) quilted and pieced. Although, I would never THINK about getting close to the quilting frame then! Such a waste of all that…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Mon, 01 Dec 1997 08:47:31 -0800 | From: Frank & Inge Stocklin Re Lynn Gorges message from New Bern, NC As a quilt restorer and appraiser, I do have an information sheet on care, etc. that I’ve compiled from different sources that I do give my customers. I…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Wed, 05 Nov 1997 21:52:08 -0600 | From: ShirleySpencer OK all you historians and restorers out there. I will be making someblocks for a swap on the Roaring Twenties. What colors/prints should Iuse? I am quite familiar with 30’s prints and colors and even think Ihave a handle…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Sat, 01 Nov 1997 12:00:17 | From: rshink In regard to musty smells I have been told that it sometimes works to putthe quilt in with some kitty litter. I also find that a good airing willsometimes work. Diane in MontrealAt 06:55 PM 10/31/97 -0800, you wrote: Date:…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 21:01:44 -0800 | From: The Waites Hi Cinda and others interested in the exhibit of quilts documented bythe NW PA Quilt Documentation Project. I communicated with Peg Weymer, who was on the committee, regardingtheir selection criteria. She said Jeanette Lasansky looked at alltheir color…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Mon, 27 Oct 1997 18:57:21 -0800 | From: Cindy Tittle Moore HPQuilting [at] aol [dot] com writes:>Lauri:>That was one of the most beautiful stories I’ve ever heard. I appreciate your>sharing of it. It encourages me as I am now the grandmother of three. Truely a lovely story. But…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 17:09:23 -0500 (CDT) | From: “Mr. Caveman” Hi all,I just got my copy of Barbara Brackman’s latest book, Quilts from theCivil War, and it is just wonderful. It is a beautiful book filled withpictures of antique quilts, new quilts out of repro fabrics (patternsincluded!),…
Primary topics of this QHL Digest: Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 23:14:33 -0400 (EDT) | From: Kittencat3 [at] aol [dot] com I absolutely agree – that woman took you for a ride! My best friend repairs dolls and always spells out her rates well in advance. She hasn’t yet had anyone try to cheat her,…