Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 19:43:00 -0700

From: "Eileen Trestain" <ejtrestain@home.com>

To: "QHL" <QHL@cuenet.com>

Subject: movies and quilts

Since you are on the subject........

while at quilt market this spring, my roomies and I were resting up after

the show and dinner, and switched on a movie. The first scene we saw had

this lovely lovely quilt on the bed, and my first comment was "what a NICE

quilt." They started laughing and said they were going to tell everyone,

because the movie was "Jeckyl and Hyde" and in the bed was also this very

nice looking, barely dressed, man. They said you could tell where my

priorities are.

But you see, I have this very nice man of my own at home....

Eileen

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Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 18:58:16 +0100

From: "Gwen Jones" <siancwilts@btinternet.com>

I am delurking having finally discovered why my other messages have

not reached the list!

The Way West (about the Oregon trail) sick woman in a wagon was

covered in a quilt.

And one of these 'Tornado' films had a blue and white quilt on a bed.

I think I shall have to keep a notebook and pencil alongside me when I

watch a film in future!

Hir oes

Gwen in Wales

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Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 14:54:53 -0500

From: American Quilt Study Group <aqsg@juno.com>

We invite you to enjoy a weekend immersed in quilts and their history!

Join us to celebrate the history of quilts and their makers at American

Quilt Study Group's twenty-first annual seminar, October 13-15, 2000.

Each year the seminar is held in a new location and this fall the Lincoln

Quilters Guild of Lincoln, Nebraska will host our weekend activities.

Seminar 2000 marks 20 years of quilt scholarship for the American Quilt

Study Group, and will open Friday, October 13 with a late afternoon

reception, recognition of our charter members, and dedication of our

research library collection, followed by a banquet, and keynote address

by Michael James.

During Saturday and Sunday sessions six researchers will present their

findings. The authors and their paper are: Xenia Cord, "Textiles and

Cooperative Commerce in America: The Example of William McCormick;

Phyllis Herda, "Creating a New Tradition:Quilting in Tonga"; Lisa

Gabbert, "Petting the Fabric: Medium and the Creative Process"; Susan

Price Miller, "Hubert Ver Mehren and Home Art Studios"; Ethel Ewert

Abrahams and Rachel Pannebecker, "Better Choose Me: Addictions to

Tobacco, Collecting and Quilting, 1880-1920"; Laurel Horton, "An

Old-Fashioned Quilting in 1910".

A wonderful selection of pre-conference tours are planned for all day

Friday, October 13. Additional weekend highlights include study sessions

and discussion groups, plus traditional favorites such as an author's

book sale and signing, silent and live auctions, exhibits, vendors sales,

and show-and-tell.

Seminar activities will take place at the Clifford Hardin Nebraska Center

located on the University of Nebraska East Campus. Within walking

distance from the seminar site is the American Quilt Study Group office,

the International Quilt Study Center, and the C.Y. Thompson library where

the circulating portion of the American Quilt Study Group Research

Library Collection is housed.

There will be an abundance of opportunity to immerse yourself in quilts

and their history. Whatever your connection to quilts, American Quilt

Study Group invites you to a weekend devoted to quilt study. For detailed

information about seminar and to receive registration materials please

contact us at: American Quilt Study Group, P.O. Box 4737

35th and Holdrege, East Campus Loop, Lincoln, Nebraska 68504-0737

Phone: (402) 472-5361, Fax: (402) 472-5428, E-mail: AQSG2@unl.edu

Seminar only website: http://dcs.unl.edu/acpp/aqsg

American Quilt Study Group website: http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~aqsg

Hope to see you there...Judy Brott Buss, Executive Director

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Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 15:00:39 -0500

From: American Quilt Study Group <aqsg@juno.com>

Found something interesting about quilts? We are interested in your

research!

The American Quilt Study Group seeks original, unpublished research

pertaining to the history of quilts, quiltmakers, quiltmaking, associated

textiles, and related subjects for publication in "Uncoverings" our

annual volume of quilt research.

Since 1980, "Uncoverings" has been the foremost authority in quilt

research. This interdisciplinary volume represents AQSG's mission to

build an accurate, well respected body of quilt-related research. Papers

should be 4,500-9,000 words in length. If your paper is selected you will

be invited to make a presentation of your research at the 2001 AQSG

Seminar, October 12-14 in Williamsburg, VA. This is a unique opportunity

to share your work with others who are passionate about quilts and to

participate in a weekend conference devoted to the study of quilt history

which includes study centers, workshops, keynote and research

presentations, and pre-conference offerings.

Deadline for submissions for consideration in "Uncoverings 2001" is

December 1, 2000.

For complete submission and manuscript guidelines, contact the American

Quilt Study Group

35th and Holdrege, East Campus Loop, P.O.Box 4737, Lincoln, NE 68504-0737

Phone: (402) 472-5361, Fax: (402) 472-5428, E-mail: AQSG2@unl.edu

Judy Brott Buss

Executive Director

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Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 16:58:47 EDT

From: KareQuilt@aol.com

Can someone tell me if an Index exists for Quilter's Journal published by

Joyce Gross from 1977-1987? What a GREAT source of quilt history that

Journal was. I've just been reviewing the set I have ( which is woefully

incomplete) and would love to have an index. I was thinking of creating one,

but I don't want to reinvent the wheel if it has already been done.

Karen Alexander

Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 22:45:23 -0400

From: "Kris Driessen, Hickory Hill Quilts" <oldquilt@albany.net>

She probably used Bubble Jet Set in the vat of water to set the picture.

Some people use Downey, but it doesn't work as well. Before printing your

fabric, iron it to a piece of freezer paper, and trim all loose threads.

Consider spraying it with Static Guard but make sure your fabric is dry

before running it through the printer.

You can order Bubble Jet Set from Dharma Trading Company.

http://www.dharmatrading.com/ or try using Downey fabric softener diluted

with half water but it won't last as long. Rinsing thoroughly is the secret

to stain free success.

One trick to keep in mind when printing on the fabric is to tell your

printer that you're using the high quality photo paper. That gives you the

best resolution. For more info, visit

http://www.patchwords.com/ofeatures/printing2/printing2.html

Good luck!

Kris

Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 22:57:47 -0400

From: "John Cawley" <cawley@goeaston.net>

On page 33 of the New Yorker which arrived today (describing an exhibit at

the Brooklyn Museum) is a picture titled "CIrcus Bedquilt Design" by

Maxfield Parrish. It's a wonderful melange of zebras and acrobats; the very

best part is a wreath of clowns. If it had ever become a real quilt it

probably would have been included among the best of the 20th century. This

has made me wonder, along the lines of quilts in movies, about quilts in

paintings before the current quilt revival (Parrish lived from 1870 to

1966). Of course, there was Grandma Moses and Grant Wood. Who else can you

think of?

Cinda on the Eastern Shore

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Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 21:17:07 -0700

From: Nancy Cameron Armstrong <nca-1@home.com>

Dear Karen,

Yes ... there IS an index (SUBJECT only) to QJ prepared by Mary Alma

Parker in 1987. It is 3 pages (very small type). Mary Alma gave me

permission years ago to let members of the Canadian Quilt Study group

have access to it. I expect she would not mind if I mailed you a copy.

If your collection is incomplete I believe you will find that Joyce

Gross still has a limited number of copies of some issues ... perhaps as

many as 20 of the 36 (or did as recently as a year or so ago). You might

want to contact her by snail mail, or ... quicker ... her friend Kathlyn

Ronsheimer who is available on line karrgr@aol.com

No question! They are STILL a fantastic source.

nca

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Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 02:15:36 -0700

From: Lenora C <quiltnstitch@illinois.com>

You are all probably going to die and scold me as to

what I ended up doing. Now take into account that this

was a quilt top, and I am new at this.

I bought this product at walmart by the rit dye, now it

is not rit but another product in a yellow bottle which

I can not for the life of me rememeber the name brand.

Any way it is a rust remover for fabric. I followed

the direction and then laid the top in the sun for a

short time (under a hour) and the spots are so light I

believe they will come out completely when it is washed

again. I know I am not supposed to have the fabric in

the sun, but it helped and I promise not to make a habit

of it. Also understand with this top I purchased there

was 4 blocks of the same fabric and design that were not

attatched to the quilt, I tested this fabric rust

remover on one before trying the whole top.

I am very happy with the results and excited about

finishing the top.

Oh in case some of you are curious this top it off white

muslin and a varity of other fabrics done in dark to

medium blue, medium pink; and it is the flower basket or

pot? pattern.

Lenora

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Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 07:09:23 EDT

From: Kittencat3@aol.com

The earliest painting featuring an actual quilt is by a late medieval artist

named Bartolomeo Bermejo. "The Death of the Virgin," painted about 1450,

shows the dying Virgin lying on what looks like a silk or linen trapunto

quilt similar to the 1390s Guicciardini quilts. The perspective is kind of

wonky, but the trapunto in the quilt is very, very clear.

Lisa Evans

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Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 13:42:31 -0700

From: Kathleen Reyes <kwiltlvr@earthlink.net>

Lenora,

I wonder if the little yellow bottle of rust remover was Carbona brand?

They make a full line of stain removers. I especially like the enzyme

soap. I have had great results with all of their products.

The sun was used to bleach fabric on grassy fields before chlorine

bleach was invented. I think a little sunhine is ok.

Kathi in Calif. lots of free sun here!

Lenora C wrote:

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Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 17:22:07 -0400

From: "Ruth or Wayne Fulks" <wayne@canadamail.com>

Check out Dorothy's quilt in her Kansas bedroom at the beginning and end

of "The Wizard of Oz". Makes you regret it is the black and white

portion of the film.

Ruth in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

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Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 21:52:04 EDT

From: Xroadclown@aol.com

I've had a lot of success soaking my fabric in Retayne after they went

through my printer! I usually do labels this way, there is some color loss,

but not much, and it won't run after your done!!!

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Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 22:34:02 -0400

From: "Phyllis Twigg" <ptwigg@radix.net>

Hi!

I am seeking the names of quilt restorers in the Reading, PA area.

Please e-mail me at ptwigg@radix.net.

Thanks so much,

Phyllis Twigg

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Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 22:43:40 EDT

From: Feathrwate@aol.com

Bob Timberlake comes to mind, well-known here in the Carolinas

Linda Harral

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Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 22:09:10 -0500

From: Marcia Kaylakie <marciark@ev1.net>

To: QHL@cuenet.com

Hi Group,

I am in need of the group's guidance on two items: #1: Does anyone have a

copy of the pattern Coxcomb Quilt by Donna Hanson Eines? Mine was partially

destroyed in a kitchen fire this afternoon. While I can make do and repiece

what was lost, it would be easier to have a fresh copy. It was published by

TPP in 1998. I did lose a little quiting in thefire, but it, too, can be

replaced.

#2: I have just purchased a quilt from ebay and when it arrived, the

binding was more worn than I had bargained for. I would like to use this

quilt in my lectures, but would it be OK to rebind this quilt with vintage

fabric? I am using this quilt as an example of a time period. The binding

is rather ratty. it is from the 30's. I would like a thought or two on this

one.

Thanks, Marcia

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Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 23:57:58 -0400

From: "KYRA E HICKS" <KHICKS1@prodigy.net>

Karen,

Hello - Saw your message about Joyce Gross' Quilter's Journal Index. What

is this publication? Thanks for any insights.

Kyra Hicks

Khicks1@prodigy.net

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