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Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 01:06:31 -0400

From: "Judy Grow" <Judygrow@blast.net>

To: "Quilt History List" <QHL@cuenet.com>

Lynda,

About 10 years ago I took a workshop on bargello quilting, and this method

of "invisible" quilting was taught to us. We were warned that when doing

this by machine, it was very easy to pull the quilt out of shape unless we

reversed the direction of the stitching for each row. It was not an easy

technique to pull off, nor was it very pleasant to do! I gave up very early

on!

It is interesting to know that it was done so early .

Judy in Ringoes, NJ

judygrow@blast.net

> It has

>quilting only on the back and I think I have figured out how it was put

>together. I will describe this the best I can but what I really want to

>know is if anyone is familiar with the technique of construction

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Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 23:05:14 -0700

From: Margaret Geiss-Mooney <mgmooney@home.net>

As a textile conservator with a textile science background who conserves

a lot of quilts here in the West, I must remind everyone that those

"little brown spots" aren't necessarily due to rust. They could be

staining due to mold/mildew, insects, fibre/dye deterioration, ground-in

dirt/soot, etc. So if it isn't rust, a rust remover won't "remove" the

spots. And leaving behind in the quilt another foreign contaminant such

as spotters, bleaches, oxalic acid or even just lemon juice will cause

additional irreversible damage to the quilt.

Margaret Geiss-Mooney

mgmooney@home.net

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Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 14:30:24 +0200

From: Ady Hirsch <adamroni@netvision.net.il>

Hi Xenia

I just saw you article on the 9-patch challenge in McCall's Quilting (I

think). I'm impressed - the quilts are beautiful, and all so different. In

fact, everyone in my group liked the idea so much, we're thinking of

starting a 9-patch swap ourselves.

Happy quilting

Ady in Israel

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Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 16:22:56 EDT

From: Xroadclown@aol.com

I haven't seen the article yet, but I can't wait. I'm in a "vintage"

reproduction 9 patch swap group, and ideas are always appreciated!!!

melanie

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Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 19:11:31 -0500

From: Jocelyn <Jocelynm@delphi.com>

> a session

> about the above book, and that we would then be making blocks from the

> "Underground Railroad quilts". I really wouldn't undermine the

> speaker, but

> how might I proceed with the children, not wanting to present this

> information as fact?

Linda,

I'd tell whomever's organizing this event that HIPV is controversial, and

not regarded as fact by many experts, and that you can't be a part of an

event that represents it as fact. The speaker may be someone who's totally

unaware of this.

I agree with you that I wouldn't want to contradict the speaker...but I sure

wouldn't 'play along' and present it as fact.Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 03:11:07 PDT

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From: "Ann-Louise Beaumont" <albeaumont@hotmail.com>

To: QHL@cuenet.com

An interesting question came my way this week from a grad student in history

working on her Ph.D. She is co-ordinating a history project on women's

contributions to culture and art in the twentieth century in PEI. She asked

me what journals or periodicals she should be looking for that published

papers on quilt history. Well-I drew a complete blank and babbled about

some of the general books, Uncoverings, the AQSG,Patchwords,provincial and

state documentation project books, etc. I was still waiting for my copy of

the Rhode Island "Down by the Old Mill Stream" and "What's New England about

New England Quilts" and thought there may be some leads in these. Browsing

through the Rhode Island book, I did find a reference to the "Material

History Review" but so far this is it. I can remember as a microbiology grad

student thirty years ago waiting for a particular journal each month to see

what the competition was up to. There must be academic publications that the

academic quilt historians publish in. Can anyone please give me a lead on

these? I suspect we are missing out on parallel conversations going on in

the academic world, and it would be great to have access to these,

especially since I am reaching my financial limits with respect to quilt

history books. The Rhode Island book cost me $97.85 Canadian. Thanks for

any help.

Best Wishes,

Ann-Louise Beaumont in Murray Harbour, PEI where it is absolutely beautiful

now.

_

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Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 15:52:23 -0400

From: Debby Kratovil <kratovil@his.com>

Any quilters on this list live in the north Atlanta (either east or west)

area? I'm looking for guilds, quilters, shops, museums featuring quilts,

etc. Am moving into the area in August. You may reply privately. Thanks!

Debby

Debby Kratovil

Paper Piecing Patterns & More!

http://www.his.com/queenb

mailto:kratovil@his.com

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Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 16:58:09 -0500

From: grapes <grapes@flash.net>

To: Quilt Heritage List <QHL@cuenet.com>,

Today I left an estate sale with a $5 bag of what I thought were

30's-40's scraps to use on the quilt I found in DMIL attic last month.

Imagine my surprise when I discovered that I had 96 sets of Butterfly

wings and about 30 single wings. There was also a completed block with a

black body and black lower wings basted on. The upper wings are about 6"

long and 3" wide at the base. They come almost to a point and have two

curves on the outer edge. I cannot find this pattern in my 3 pattern

books or EQ4 library. However I really think I have seen it before. Any

guesses as to where I might locate one on the web or a mag? I have

posted two photos of the block and wings in my album at photo point.

Here is the URL:

http://albums.photopoint.com/j/ViewPhoto?u352870&a6854031&p23213971

The next page has a close up of the block. Please check it out and let

me know if you can tell me anything about it. Thanks,

Jo in TX

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Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 19:17:38 -0400

From: Newbie Richardson <pastcrafts@erols.com>

Lynda,

The technique is very similar to what good tailors and dressmakers

call "pad stitching". For those who do not know that term, it is what

is used to affix interfacing (sometimes very light batting) in the

collar and lapels of well made garments. In this instance the stitches

are caught to the top fabric by very carefully taking a stitch through

the underpart of the weave - so it does not show on the front of the

garment. the advantage is that the fabric is given extra body with out

sacrificing the drape. It is still far superior ro the fusibles used in

mass manufacturing. techniques like this is what make a suit cost

$1000 rather than $199! perhaps your quilter was a tailor?

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Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 20:35:57 -0400

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

Last night I sent a plaintive email to Phyllis Twigg asking her opinion

about buying quilts which are in poor condition. I usually don't buy

anything that isn't in good shape, but yesterday I saw a heart-stopping

Chimney Sweep quilt with blocks of turkey red, Prussian blue, ombre stripes,

etc. with fabulous quilting. Sadly the mignonettes in many of the reds have

been eaten away, but it still called to me as an example of a very early

quilt (fabric, color, binding-back turned to front to form 1/16" binding,

quilting, size-100" square). Except for the blown reds the condition was

about what you would expect given the age and the price was only $100. I am

not ever going to be able to afford a pre-1850 quilt in perfect shape.

Phyllis commented that obviously I already regretted having it passed it

up or I wouldn't be asking her opinion. She mentioned the "4' rule" that

someone told her about deciding whether to rip out a mistake in a quilt we

make ourselves i.e.. if it looks ok from a distance of 4 feet don't bother.

This morning I called her on the phone and readily confessed that the

thought that someone else had stopped in the shop after me and bought "my"

quilt was bothering me a lot. Anyway, we talked about what I wanted the

quilt for (as an example of the era with a wonderful variety of fabrics).

In very short order Phyllis told me to get off the phone, go back to the

shop and buy the quilt. I did; I love it; it's beautiful; I'm happy and

that's why I think everybody need a friend like Phyllis.

Cinda on the Eastern Shore

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Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 07:12:37 EDT

From: DDBSTUFF@aol.com

Hi everyone;

I know a while back there was some discussion about when the use of polyester

quilt batting began. I just had a good friend ask me that question and I

could not, for the life of me, remember. I thought it was the fifties or

early sixties but I need help on this. Could someone furnish me this

information.

Thanks,

Darwin

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Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 07:45:52 EDT

From: JQuilt@aol.com

there's a picture and a small article about butterfly quilts of the 30s. in

the book Quilt Designs from the 30s.published by Dover Books.

jean

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Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 05:51:20 -0400

From: Marsha MacDowell <macdowel@pilot.msu.edu> (by way of List Mom

First of all, my apologies to list for mistakenly hitting the button

before previous posting was composed. Anyway, I did want to let list

members know that we have approximately 30 African-American quilts in

our collections. Nearly all were collected in Michigan during a

project about ten years ago to document African-American quilting in

the state. Along with the collection we have photos of quilters,

tape-recorded interviews, and some Ephemera. Most all of the quilts

were made in Michigan but some were brought to Michigan during the

great migration of southerners to Michigan in the mid-twentieth

century. We also have one Liberian quilt.

Marsha MacDowell

Michigan State University Museum

macdowel@pilot.msu.edu

http://www.museum.msu.edu

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Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 15:25:22 -0500

From: grapes <grapes@flash.net>

Well Patty with Qulting Post shed some light on the mystery:

"RE:Jo-Butterfly blocks

Hi, what a surprise. I have the pattern for those butterflies and I'm

currently making a quilt with repro fabrics. The name of the pattern is

Queen

Butterfly and it shows wings, top and bottom, on both sides of the body.

I

can't tell you exactly how old the pattern is but believe it came out

during

the 40's. Hope this helps. What a lucky find! Happy Quilting Patty"

I think I am going to divide them, I have top wings only and they make

10" blocks, I couldnt possibly use them all in one quilt. I am going to

try and find complimentary fabric for bottom wings and buttonhole them

onto blocks. It wil be next spring at least. And thanks so much for all

who looked and comented, if any of the rest of you have anything to add

please jump in.

Jo in TX

Buttonz wrote:

>

> I have no idea what this pattern is either , but I sure love the looks

> of them. Now I see how some of these repros have come about.... Love

> this fabric and let us see what you do with them, do you know how you

> are going to set them... this is so exciting.

> Leween

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Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 20:40:10 EDT

From: KareQuilt@aol.com

Margaret wrote: <<those "little brown spots" aren't necessarily due to rust.

They could be staining due to mold/mildew, insects, fibre/dye deterioration,

ground-in dirt/soot, etc.>>

How do you go about "testing" the stain to determine what it is?

Karen A.

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Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 21:14:37 EDT

From: KareQuilt@aol.com

This was posted on Quiilters Unlimited On-line newsletter June 23.

QUILTING VIDEOS ON THE WEB - From the Creator of "Simply Quilts" on HGTV

comes a new quilting experience. It will soon be available on the Internet.

For the beginner, intermediate and advanced quilter, this new medium of

visual demonstrations can enhance your techniques and expertise of this

creative art form. Free online videos that clearly illustrate step-by-step

instructions will be offered each week, and you can view them as many times

as you like. There are also unique products offered to improve the projects.

All you need to do is download RealPlayer and visit their video pages. You

are invited to view their website: www.easymade.com or e-mail Stephanie

Kleinman: skleinman@easymade.com

Anyone had QHL familiar with downloading RealPlayer and have you had success

with using it once it is downloaded?

Karen A.

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ate: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 22:24:47 EDT

From: KareQuilt@aol.com

I was in Lancaster, PA, Friday to see two quilt shows. I found a book I had

never heard of before. The title is: Quilting 1915-1983-An Annotated

Bibliography (157 page hardback in unused condition). The author is Colleen

Lahan Makowski, and it was published in 1985 by The Scarecrow Press Inc. of

Metuchen, NJ & London. The Table of Contents reads: Acknowledgments, Books,

Exhibit Catalogues, Periodical Articles, Non-Print Media, Museum Collections,

Periodicals Addenda, Index. A Total of 15 periodicals are mentioned but,

unfortunately, neither Nimble Needle Treasures nor Tumbling Alley Notebook is

listed. A total of 19 films are listed, running time ranging from 3 minutes

to 33 minutes; 25 slide shows are listed; 4 TV series; 1 video cassette; and

2 Teaching Kits. 250 book titles are listed; 103 Exhibition catalogues; and

242 periodical articles are listed. 16 (out of 31) Honorees of The Quilters

Hall of Fame are listed in the Index, but the Index is sort of "hit and miss"

and does not include all names mentioned in the book by a long shot. In

fact, The Quilters Hall of Fame itself is not even mentioned in the Index,

nor is Continental Quilters Congress, yet the founder of both organizations

(Hazel Carter) is mentioned in context with something else, one of the

Smithsonian Exhibition catalogues, I believe. (My head is still reeling from

trying to trying to take all this in, so don't quote me. <g>) I found at

least 3 other Honorees elsewhere in the book, but not listed in the Index.

AQSG is mentioned in the context of articles from "Uncoverings" being listed,

but there is no "unique" list of quilt organizations in the book. Though

hardly exhaustive, this is indeed a JEWEL of a book for its time!! Just for

openers, right off the bat it gave me a jump start on early quilt film

listings, the question I had posted about a week or so ago. Are any QHL

readers familiar with this book? It was a total surprise to me!

Karen Alexander

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