Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 12:03:30 +0800
From: Kath Balfour <balfourk@echidna.id.au
Yup, its Army Corps, 'lest we forget' WWI etc, and Anzac Day, like the US
Veterans' Day, is a public holiday complete with parade. See the 70s movie
Gallipoli starring gorgeous Mel Gibson which will reveal how the Anzacs
went off half a world away to fight the Turks on behalf of king & country &
got wiped out. Australia had become an independant nation in 1901, but
still gave allegiance to the Commonwealth.

I wonder if anyone ever made a commemorative quilt with reference to the
Anzacs' defeat at Gallipoli?

--
Kath Balfour
Yesteryear Quilts
37 Gibson St
Hilton WA 6163
AUSTRALIA

e-mail: balfourk@echidna.id.au
fax: +619-336-4230
voice: +619-335-6401

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Date: Thu, 03 Apr 1997 20:00:55 -0800
From: nomad1@ibm.net
To: QHL@cuenet.com
Subject: RE:QHL: Anzac Biscuites and April Fools!!
Message-ID: <33447CF7.5F35@ibm.net>
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Hellooo Jane and all,
I have had quite a few emails re the receipe. So, here it is. Also Jane,
Do we have April Fools Day?...... We sure do! Heh! Heh! Infact I think
the whole world has fun on this day. I missed out on being naughty this
year due to being too busy and remembering too late! Never mind, lots of
time to plan for next year...........Hee! Hee!
ANZAC BISCUITES

1/2 cup butter
1 tablespoon golden syrup
1/2 tspn bicarbonate of soda
2 tbl spns boiling water
1 cup uncooked rolled oats
3 dead sheep (Merino are the best)
1 cup desiccated coconut
1 cup plain flour
1 cup brown sugar
2 tspns ground ginger

Melt butter and golden syrup in a large pan over a low heat. Add
bicarbonate of soda mixed with boiling water.
Combine dry ingredients in a mixing bowl, then pour melted mixture into
the centre, and mix to a moist but firm consistency.
Drop slightly rounded teaspoonfulls of mixture onto a cold greased tray.
Cook for about 15 mins in a moderate oven. Cool on a wire rack.

Hope you enjoy these.
Best Wishes,
Hiranya Loder
from Sydney, Australia

“ Quilting Treasures of Old “
nomad1@ibm.net

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Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 07:39:02 -0500 (EST)
From: "Jim Twigg" <jtwigg@radix.net> 

Recently I've read notes here regarding UFO's - unfinished objects - and
thought some of you might be interested in trying a UFO Auction with your
friends. Each fall and spring the Annapolis Quilt Guild holds a weekend
retreat. On Saturday night we auction off all the UFO's people have
donated. The bids start off in pennies, sometimes going as high as $ 6.00
or so. We have a lot of laughs. Any quilt/sewing/fabric related work is
eligible. Last time we even had a handmade doll with an unfinished head (
as in no head). If an item doesn't seems to be moving, we just throw in
another UFO along with it. The auctioneer actually has a gavel (to be
authentic) and the assistant describes the wonderful qualities of the UFO (
similar to the talk on the shopping channel). Sometimes we bid just to stop
her from continuing on with the embellished description. Some UFO's go home
with a new owner but make a return visit to the next auction. The money we
raise is then donated to the camp where we hold the retreat. Its a couple
of hours of great fun and, best of all, you get rid of that project with no
guilt !
            Phyllis jtwigg@radix.net
            (who is still looking for quilts/ quilt blocks related
            to letters of the alphabet)                

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Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 07:39:04 -0500 (EST)
From: "Hawking Family" <michtrev@shepparton.net.au> (by way of Quilting Heritage ListServ 

Hi Alan,
You were right about the Australia and New Zealand, tha AC is for Army
Corps.
Anzac day is held on the 25th of April every year as a reminder and to
commemorate our soldiers efforts in WW1. It is the date of the landing at
Galipoli and the battle which ensued, in which our forces were decimated. A
mistake in landing sites was made and the forces were dropped at the wrong
beach which resulted in heavy losses. Every year we remember these heroic
men and all others lost so that we may still be a free country.
Hope this is helpful,
Michelle
Down
Under
michtrev@shepparton.net.au

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Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 07:43:46 -0500 (EST)
From: Quilting Heritage ListServ <qrs@mail.albany.net>

I have a question about Hiranya's recipe. I recognized bicarbonate of soda
as baking soda, but what is desiccated coconut? <G>

Kris

>At 08:00 PM 4/3/97 -0800, you wrote:
>>Hellooo Jane and all,
>>I have had quite a few emails re the receipe. So, here it is. Also Jane,
>>Do we have April Fools Day?...... We sure do! Heh! Heh! Infact I think
>>the whole world has fun on this day. I missed out on being naughty this
>>year due to being too busy and remembering too late! Never mind, lots of
>>time to plan for next year...........Hee! Hee!
>>ANZAC BISCUITES
>>
>>1/2 cup butter
>>1 tablespoon golden syrup
>>1/2 tspn bicarbonate of soda
>>2 tbl spns boiling water
>>1 cup uncooked rolled oats
>>3 dead sheep (Merino are the best)
>>1 cup desiccated coconut
>>1 cup plain flour
>>1 cup brown sugar
>>2 tspns ground ginger
>>
>>Melt butter and golden syrup in a large pan over a low heat. Add
>>bicarbonate of soda mixed with boiling water.
>>Combine dry ingredients in a mixing bowl, then pour melted mixture into
>>the centre, and mix to a moist but firm consistency.
>>Drop slightly rounded teaspoonfulls of mixture onto a cold greased tray.
>>Cook for about 15 mins in a moderate oven. Cool on a wire rack.
>>
>>Hope you enjoy these.
>>Best Wishes,
>>Hiranya Loder
>>from Sydney, Australia
>>
>>" Quilting Treasures of Old "
>>nomad1@ibm.net
>>
>>
>>
>

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Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 07:55:45 -0500 (EST)
From: MamaBear76@aol.com

I think the bicarbonate sounds realatively easy compared to the Merino sheep
would be difficult. (hope you had a happy April Fools Day)

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Date: Wed, 02 Apr 1997 23:38:33 -0500 (EST)
From: JOCELYNM@delphi.com

On 2-APR-1997 08:59:00.4 nomad1 said to JOCELYNM
> If any are interested in the receipe I will be happy to pass it on, as
> these are yummy,-cookies as you guys would call them.
Ok....I'll try an Anzac biscuit! <G>
Jocelyn

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Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 11:04:16 -0500 (EST)
From: KirkColl@aol.com

The Evening New Herald of Omaha became the Omaha World-Herald. Phone is
402-444-1000. The librarian is at extension 1014. It is a fee-based service
-- $7 for the first article and $2 for each additional. I've put in a call
to see if they can track down the nursery rhyme pattern.

Nancy Kirk
The Kirk Collection

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Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 11:54:40 -0500 (EST)
From: SadieRose@aol.com

What I want to know is do you have to wash the sheep first?? (I know you are
supposed to wash bananas before you peel them). And do they shrink when you
dry them?? Would you want 3 Large sheep...so if they shrunk a bit, it
wouldn't spoil the recipe?? And who did come up with this, anyway, the
Giggling Gourmet?? <VBG> Do you have to age these biscuits til April 25th??


Really, now....what is "golden syrup"??
Karan

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Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 11:40:22 -0500
From: "Lesley" <lesleyl@islc.net>


Hiryana:

I need an answer quickly please. I'm in the kitchen mixing these "ANZAC
Biscuites" and I do want this culinary treat to turn out right. I've added
the sheep to the mixture and am now a bit symied as your directions are not
clear on this. Does the wool get mixed into the dough or is it an
embellishment after baking? I DO want to get these finished as my quilt
guild meeting is tonight and I'm in charge of refreshments!!

Thanks

Lesley
lesleyl@islc.net

----------
> From: nomad1@ibm.net
> To: QHL@cuenet.com
> Subject: RE:QHL: Anzac Biscuites and April Fools!!
> Date: Thursday, April 03, 1997 11:00 PM

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Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 16:50:57 -0500 (EST)
From: Quiltfix@aol.com

Thanks to the Australians for the info in ANZAC day. I'm passing this info
onto my mother. I didn't realize, tho', that it would cause a commotion! :)

In regards to using the bird of paradise plant to dye, don't forget that you
can by the plants at nearly any garden shop (at least here in NE FL you can).
You don't have to live down here to get one. I'm not a dyer myself, but am
interested in the results. Lemme know.

Alan

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Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 09:04:35 +1000
From: Li Joo <lijoo@vermont.starway.net.au>

I think everyone has gone a bit crazy trying to make sheep biscuits!! Still,
I am getting a million laughs out of this one, so don't stop now! Who would
have thought that an innocent question about ANZAC, would end up with all of
us discussing air-conditioning, war, and sheep?!!

I love you people!!!

LiJoo
in rapidly cooling Melbourne, Australia.

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Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 19:22:16 -0500 (EST)
From: CTislander@aol.com

Kath said:
>Okay, I'm game to try the Bird of Paradise (BP) dye. Any experienced dyers
>amongst us? Your advice & suggestions would be appreciated, please post to
>the list!

I am an experienced dyer at your service. My experience is mainly with
wools, but the same principles apply. It is not a simple process and it
involves hours of simmering. Cotton does not take dye in the same manner as
wool. Some natural dyes that give beautiful colors on wool do absolutely
nothing on cotton.

Basic supplies for dyeing 1/4 pound of fabric:

-- enamel dye pot(s) which holds 2 gallons - baked-on enamel, no pits or
cracks
-- scale for weighing fabric and mordants
-- large tubs for washing and rinsing
-- stove or outdoor fireplace
-- cheesecloth for straining dye
-- plastic measuring spoon set
-- a glass candy thermometer with a clip
-- soap or detergent
-- an 18-inch wooden dowel or a large wooden spoon
-- Alum for mordant
-- washing soda to use with the mordant
-- rubber gloves

NEVER, NEVER use the supplies for cooking again! Save them for your dye
projects.

Gather your dyestuff at least three days in advance of your dyeing day.
Crush, grind, or chop dyestuff. Cover with water in an enamel pot and let it
stand for at least three days. Simmer the dyestuff in the pot for one hour
and allow the dye to cool in the pot. Separate the dye liquor from plant
material by straining it through cheesecloth.

Mordant -- Natural dyeing is a chemical process. A mordant is needed to
develop certain colors and to hold the colors fast so they won't wash out or
fade. The word mordant comes from the Latin word which means to bite. Alum is
the easiest mordant to find. (Other mordants are Chrome, tin, Iron, and
copper sulfate.) Since we do not have any idea which mordant will develop
the green color from the Bird of Paradise plant, let's try Alum. You can get
this from Dharma Trading Company in San Rafael, CA, or at pool supply places,
or sometimes at your grocery store.

Cut cotton cloth into 1/4 pound pieces. Wash cotton fabric for 30 minutes in
hot water. Rinse many times until the water runs clear.

To dye 1/4 pound of cotton use one ounce alum, plus 1/4 ounce washing soda.
Dissolve the alum and the washing soda in 1 1/2 gallons of water and immerse
the cotton after it has been thoroughly wet and wrung out. Stir well, heat
gradually, and simmer for one hour at 190 degrees F. Keep the fabric
completely submerged throughout the process. Stir and gently turn the cotton
with your wooden dowel or spoon. Remove from the heat and let it cool down to
150 degrees F.

Pour dye liquor into an enamel pot and add enough water to make 1 1/2 gallons
of liquid. Heat the solution to 150 degrees F. Enter the wrung out, warm
mordanted cotton and completely submerge it. Bring the temperature of the pot
up to 190 degrees F. Keep temperature constant for one hour while stirring
and gently turning the fabric with your wooden dowel or large wooden spoon.

Remove the pot from the heat. Allow the fabric to cool down in the pot. After
it is cool, squeeze and wash fabric thoroughly. Dry. If you try ironing it,
use a press cloth until you know if the dye has taken.

Please understand that you may NOT get a color on cotton. Wool is the magic
fabric that loves to take dye. (If you dye wool use cream of tartar with the
alum, not washing soda in the mordant bath.)

This information was taken from the book *An Introduction to Natural Dyeing*
copyright 1972 by Threshold.

Christine Thresh in the California Delta

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Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 20:59:08 -0500 (EST)
From: Quilting Heritage ListServ <qrs@mail.albany.net>

>X-Sender: rhoffer@nerds.com
>Date: Thu, 03 Apr 1997 10:09:42 -0500
>To: qrs@albany.net
>From: Robert Hoffer <rhoffer@nerds.com>
>Subject: Help
>
>My wife has a quilt that her great-grandmother made from the shirts of the
>men in her family - it's really lovely work. We don't know anything about
>quilts and this one is in need of restoration. We're in Northern New Jersey
>and would like to find someone who can help.
>
>Any suggestions?
>
>Robert
>
>

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Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 20:59:42 -0500 (EST)
From: Elizabeth Richards <elizabeth.richards@ualberta.ca> (by way of Quilting Heritage ListServ 
Where is Osgoods? I must have missed the location in the original mail. I
don't have a DH but have a DC (dear companion) who loves to go places that
are fun and different. I think Osgoods sounds like fun - at least to me -
and he's very indulgent.

THREAD. One great things about "talking" and sharing with others is that
university professors get ideas for research. Obviously the subject of
thread is one that lots of people are interested in and when I saw all the
comments I though "good research idea". So when I am finished my PhD
dissertation, hopefully after the summer, I will solicit ideas about thread
Right now I've started a red file called "THREAD" which is waiting for
questions/ideas. One thing that would be helpful now is if readers would
documents problems they see - type of thread (cut a short length if possible
and put in envelope), age of quilt, type of fabrics, specific damage. I am
curious to know if the stitching damage comes with use only or if it occurs
after washing. Has anyone seen stitching damage just through the hanging of
a quilt/art peice.

I am just learning to use Eudora for my mail and can't seem to find a
dictionary so if anything is misspelled or if there are typing errors I've
missed, I'm sorry.
- ----------------------------
Elizabeth A. Richards
Professor, Department of Human Ecology
University of Alberta
301 Printing Services
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada T6G 2N1
phone: 403 - 492-2475
fax: 403-492.4111
------------------------------------------

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Date: Thu, 03 Apr 1997 20:08:33 -0600
From: LAURA SYLER <texas_quilt.co@airmail.net>


As I was sitting here contemplating whether the sheep needed a bath
before it went into the cookie dough.....Now seriously...
I am working on a lecture on care and cleaning of quilts and textiles
ie: quilts,old linens, crochet bedspreads and the like. I would like
any family recepies, old wives tales (true and the one about the
sheep)tried & true methods, contemporary methods...You know, like the
lemon juice and salt, buttermilk for WHAT?? Several of my friends have
expressed an interest so I think it might be of interest to most on the
list. You may post to the list or to me privately if it's way off the
wall. This might not be as fun as the ANZAC stuff, but you never know.
Thank to all - Laura in Dallas where it's raining!!!
texas_quilt.co@airmail.net

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Date: Thu, 03 Apr 1997 21:04:19 -0500 (EST)
From: Karen108@delphi.com

Agree with the previous post - don't ever, ever, ever use dyepots for cooking
unless you work exclusively with yellow substantives like turmeric or saffron.
A lot of those old dyes were pretty toxic, and chrome yellow is so poisonous
that one dyeing manual recommended the chrome yellow recipe only be used by
an experienced chemist in a properly equipped and ventilated lab!

If bird of paradise won't take on cotton, try silk. Silk usually dyes quite
well, and mordants well with alum.

Question: when was this particular dye first known? Was it discovered in
modern times, or is it an old tropical secret that simply wasn't revealed to
westerners? It's pretty tiresome getting chartreuse all the time from overdyeing
indigo with turmeric....

Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 07:24:11 -0500 (EST)
From: narmstr@ibm.net (by way of Quilting Heritage ListServ 

<qrs@mail.albany.net>)


Not an Australian, but have some comments ...
ANZAC Australia and New Zealand Army Corps WWI. Did everyone see the
movie GALLIPOLI! Well, that is what ANZAC Day is all about. On that day,
quoting my dear Australian friend Margaret Rolfe, "Australians as a
nations remember the soldiers ... who landed at Gallipoli ... and
through them, all the Australian soldiers who took part in all wars."
The wonderful exhibit catalogue COLOURS OF AUSTRALIA: DIRECTIONS IN
QUILTMAKING (The Quilters' Guild) Rushcuttters Bay, NSW: JB Fairfax,
1995 ISBN 1-86343-077-6 has a marvelous quilt by Margaret called ANZAC
which is a tribute to her father-in-law Frank Rolfe. The innocnet face
embroidered on the brown fabric rectangles, reminiscent of suiting
samples, is based on a youthful photograph of Mr. Rolfe. The red poppy
is for the 60,000 soldiers who did not return. (As Margaret's
fine and highly readable history of Australian quilts PATCHWORK QUILTS
IN AUSTRALIA points out so poignantly ... in 1915 the population of
Australia was under 5 million. 330,000 served overseas! More than
150,000 were wounded in addition to the 60,000 killed. Truly, ANZAC Day
is a most important memorial day.

Subject: QHL: Nova Scotia Heritage Quilt Project CT quilt

Yes, Connecticut has a project. The address from GATHERINGS: Connecticut
Quilt Search Project, PO Box 926, New Haven, CT 06504. I have written to
them just recently, to see whether they have yet gone ahead with their
project publication for which they were doing fundraising last fall.
If/when I hear back from them, and if they have a new address I will
update this posting. (I wrote to Sue Reich, 28 Scofiled Hill, Washington
Depot, CT 06794 who was the 1995-1996 CQSP President.)

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Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 09:15:57 -0500 (EST)
From: JZgliniec@aol.com
To: texas_quilt.co@airmail.net, QHL@cuenet.com
Subject: Re: QHL: Washing that sheep???
Message-ID: <970404091557_1152602483@emout04.mail.aol.com>

Dear Laura and All,

I read a wonderful "Wives Tale". It was in one of the Pa books, by Lasansky
but I don't remember which one.

"One wash is worth 5 years wear".

I use it frequently in my schpeal about overcleaning textiles and that a few
spots are OK....life happens.

Regards,
Julia

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Date: Fri, 04 Apr 1997 08:43:28 -0600
From: LAURA SYLER <texas_quilt.co@airmail.net>
To: JZgliniec@aol.com
CC: QHL@cuenet.com
Subject: Re: QHL: wash day
Message-ID: <33451390.6E9A@airmail.net>
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JZgliniec@aol.com wrote:
>
> Dear Laura and All,
>
> I read a wonderful "Wives Tale". It was in one of the Pa books, by Lasansky
> but I don't remember which one.
>
> "One wash is worth 5 years wear".
>
> I use it frequently in my schpeal about overcleaning textiles and that a few
> spots are OK....life happens.
>
> Regards,
> Julia


Julia: Thanks for the warning. I use this part of my lecture to enhance
the comment by Karey Brenenhan to a quilt owner at one of the Texas
Sesquecentennial Quilt Search Days back in the mid 80's..." If you were
90+ years old you'd have spots on you, too!!" I really am interested in
anything anyone has heard...from the tried & true to the absurd!!

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Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 13:42:18 -0500 (EST)
From: AJSNGS@aol.com
To: QHL@cuenet.com
Subject: QHL: NQR: Disney, and snow???
Message-ID: <970404134217_855015703@emout07.mail.aol.com>

Hi all,

Hope you have all had a good week. We just got home from Disney World. I
must have seen some of you there....it seemed that EVERYONE was there!
Busiest week on record for Disney World.

To fellow QHLers in Boston and surrounding areas...have you shoveled out yet?
I could not believe my ears when I heard about three feet of snow on April
Fools Day?!?! Seems like a cruel joke to me! Hope everyone is okay.

Good to be home....I've eaten enough for six people, and walked enough for a
month!

Nancy in VA

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Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 17:16:03 -0500 (EST)
From: HKnight453@aol.com
To: QHL@cuenet.com
Subject: Re: QHL: Re: RE:QHL: Anzac Biscuites and April Fools!!
Message-ID: <970404171601_-602033059@emout01.mail.aol.com>

Karen-
Gold syrup is what we yanks call corn syrup. Also, I have several
old embroidery pattern s which could be used for quilts or dishtowels etc
from American Thread (no dates). If anyone is interested, I would trade
copies for other dishtowel motifs....
Heather in sunny and melting RI

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Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 17:22:51 -0500 (EST)
From: HKnight453@aol.com
To: QHL@cuenet.com
Subject: Re: QHL: Unidentified subject!
Message-ID: <970404172249_48425606@emout08.mail.aol.com>

Osgood's is in Springfield MA. A long trip from the Left Coast, but only 1
hour from Boston...If you want to come east with the DH, the Basket Ball hall
of Fame is nearby....
Heather in snowless RI

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Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 17:13:37 -0500 (EST)
From: Quiltfix@aol.com
To: qhl@cuenet.com
Subject: QHL: geez
Message-ID: <970404171319_570762942@emout12.mail.aol.com>

I didn't expect all the silliness my question brought up! I was actually LOL
at the computer!

Can we please discuss the cleaning on the list? That's something that
everyone is very interested in, IMHO. Last year, at the Quilt Restoration
conference, we had an impromptu cleaning lecture ( remember "that
depends....."? Most of the questions' answers began with that phrase). It
lasted quite a while and we didn't get to all of the questions. Virginia Vis
is certainly very knowledgeable and gave a lot. I'm certain that the
discussion here would be just as informative, not to mention appreciated by
people new to quilt restoration.

Alan

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Date: Sat, 05 Apr 1997 10:57:09 -0800
From: nomad1@ibm.net
To: QHL@cuenet.com
Subject: QHL: Anzac Day & April Fools!!
Message-ID: <3346A085.A63@ibm.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

Gee Whiz,
I certainly did not catch you guys napping did I ?? Thanks for being
such good sports, but then again us quilters are such fun, so its not
surprising!
Okay for those who asked, Golden Syrup is a light coloured treacle that
is produced from evaporated sugar cane in the manufacture of crystalline
sugar. Its used to sweeten,colour,flavour cakes,puddings,sauces etc.
Warm it slightly to soften so you can measure accurately!
Desiccated coconut is dry coconut that is finely shredded or flaked.
Hope this helps, and that the wool did not get stuck in your teeth!
Adieu for now,
Hiranya Loder from Sydney , Australia
nomad1@ibm.net
Quilting Treasures of Old
Tel: 61 + 2 + 9630-5839

p.s Will reply to other mail later as I am like a mad woman preparing
for guests coming over, so must choof off now. Just wanted to make sure
you guys got those cookies into the oven before midnight!!

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Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 21:10:30 -0500 (EST)
From: Quiltinjil@aol.com (by way of Quilting Heritage ListServ

American Quilt Study Group (AQSG) published an excellent research paper
"Quilt Patterns and Contests of the Omaha World-Herald, 1921-1941" by Jan
Stehlik along with eight other quilt historians' research in Uncoverings
1990. Hickory Hill Antique Quilts sells this book on-line at
oldquilt@albany.net for $14.50 +shipping, or you can order if directly from
AQSG.

Most of the pattern series listed in Stehlik's paper are patterns that I
collected from other newspaper syndications. If anyone is interested in
copies for a small fee, please e-mail me directly. Quiltinjil@aol.com

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Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 21:10:37 -0500 (EST)
From: godzilla@sun1.uconect.net (Robinson) (by way of Quilting Heritage ListServ <qrs@mail.albany.net>)
To: QHL@cuenet.com
Subject: QHL: CT State Registry
Message-Id: <2.2.16.19970404210851.4537a1b2@mail.albany.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Barbara:

Connecticut does have a quilt registry -- The Connecticut Quilt Search
Project. My guild hosted a quilt documentation day in 1995 as part of their
project. They are nearly finished with phase one of the project -- grass
roots documentation.

Now they are beginning phase two, work on a book documenting their
findings. I went to a quilt gala they put on last fall to raise money for
phase two -- it was great, the quilts were "to die for!"

I don't know if anyone involved in the project is on-line, but you can get
in touch with them by writing to: Sue Reich, 28 Scofield Hill Road,
Washington Depot, CT 06794.

Sue Robinson

godzilla@uconect.net
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 22:11:52 -0500 (EST)
From: "Kris Driessen, Hickory Hill Antique Quilts" <oldquilt@albany.net>
To: QHL@cuenet.com
Subject: QHL: Unidentified subject!
Message-Id: <2.2.16.19970404221006.43bfb91a@mail.albany.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

This is a cut and paste from Quiltnet. As it happens, I will be near
Williamsburgh the last week of April.

Kris

>------------------------------
>
>Date: Wed, 2 Apr 1997 01:31:52 -0500
>From: Barbara Tricarico <btricari@CAPACCESS.ORG>
>Subject: Needlework in Museum
>
>Saw this in the Washington Post recently and thought I'd pass it along in
>case you're traveling near Williamsburg.
>
>"Before the days of Singer and Sears, American women spent a significant
>portion of their day with needle and thread. The Yorktown Victory Center
>outside Williamsburg, VA honors the needlework of the 18th and 19th
>century with the exhibit "Threads of History: commemorative Needlework
>in America," opening Wednesday (April 2). Among the artifacts on display
>will be 18th-century sewing implements, a 1797 sampler and a
>mid-19th-century wool-and-silk-on-canvas portrait of George Washington.
>Center admission is $6.75. Information: 757/253-4838."
>
>
>Barb Tricarico
>Vienna Virginia
>Btricari@capaccess.org
>
>

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Date: Sat, 5 Apr 1997 08:01:05 -0500 (EST)
From: suewho@juno.com (Susanne Ellenberger) (by way of Quilting Heritage ListServ <qrs@mail.albany.net>)
To: QHL@cuenet.com
Subject: QHL: It's someones birthday today...
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Kris and all QHL,

I am now on my way to Cincinnati for the arrival of my first grandchild
on my side of the family. Janet's water broke at 6:00 a.m. today. Will
let you all know later whether it is a boy or a girl. Have a great day

Susanne Ellenberger
One Stitch At A Time\

In Ohio where it is a very happy day indeed!

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Date: Sat, 5 Apr 1997 08:01:03 -0500 (EST)
From: "Potter Family" <bfpotter@telusplanet.net> (by way of Quilting Heritage ListServ <qrs@mail.albany.net>)
To: QHL@cuenet.com
Subject: QHL: restoration question
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Hi everyone!
I am new to this list and have been lurking for a few days. I enjoy
everything so far.

I have been quilting off and on since 1984 but seriously since 1993. I am
one of those true traditionalist - everything by hand. Yes, I piece by
hand, applique and quilt by hand. I love it!
My Mom found a quilt top at a community rummage sale (large garage sale -
once or twice a year) for me - she paid 25 cents (yes cents) for it. Its a
double wedding ring and is badly in need of repair. Some one washed it and
its all out of shape but I am slowly re pieciing some of the curved pieces.
My Mom also has a stash of old old clothes with some of the same fabrics
that are on this quilt top, so am using them. I have been working on it
for a few years now and enjoy the work - tho it always seems to be the
bottom of my pile.
The most depressing part of this quilt top is the thin centers of the rings
- should I replace those as well or leave them? I use alot of unbleached
muslin in my quilts and am wondering if I do replace the centers, that will
be what I use.
Any thoughts would be welcome.
Dale Anne
In snow-covered central Alberta (what happened to SPRING?)
bfpotter@telusplanet.net
"If life gives you scraps - make a QUILT!"

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Date: Sat, 05 Apr 1997 10:48:47 -0500 (EST)
From: JOCELYNM@delphi.com
To: qrs@mail.albany.net, QHL@cuenet.com
Subject: RE:QHL: Anzac Biscuites and April Fools!!
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On 3-APR-1997 07:44:34.4 qrs said to JOCELYNM
> I have a question about Hiranya's recipe. I recognized bicarbonate
>of soda as baking soda, but what is desiccated coconut? <G>
Kris,
I would guess it's what WE call 'coconut'. <G> The dried stuff in a
sack, as opposed to FRESHLY grated coconut.
BTW...my sister has an Australian friend who was going to back for her
while visiting. They tried every possible American option, but could find
nothing that Corrie thought was a reasonable facsimile for 'golden syrup'.
She sent Kathy some, when she returned home, and indeed, it was like nothing
sold in America. Like Vegamite. <G>
Jocelyn

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Date: Sat, 05 Apr 1997 12:32:48 -0500 (EST)
From: JOCELYNM@delphi.com
To: HKnight453@aol.com, QHL@cuenet.com
Subject: Re: QHL: Re: RE:QHL: Anzac Biscuites and April Fools!!
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On 4-APR-1997 17:53:16.5 HKnight453 said to JOCELYNM
> Karen-
> Gold syrup is what we yanks call corn syrup. Also, I have several
Heather,
Not necessarily....my sister's friend Corrie tried all three kinds of
Karo--light(clear), medium and dark-- and said none of them is like 'gold
syrup'. She mailed Kathy a bottle of it when she returned home....I don't
know if Kathy ever made anything with it, or whether Karo really IS
significantly different. BUT.....just a warning to those trying it that at
least in the opinion of ONE Australian cook, Karo ISN'T a satisfactory
substitute.

Jocelyn

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Date: Sat, 05 Apr 1997 12:33:08 -0500 (EST)
From: JOCELYNM@delphi.com
To: bfpotter@telusplanet.net, QHL@cuenet.com
Subject: QHL: restoration question
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Dale Anne,
Welcome! I'm not a reconstructionist, so I really can't give you advice
on that. I like the idea of using muslin, though...I really like the look
and feel of it.
OTOH, several years ago, my mom rescued a quilttop that had been made
by my brother-in-law's grandmother, and quilted it. It was a Wedding ring,
with a gosh-awful amount of bilious yellow in it. <G> Mom set in curved
borders to frame it and widen it up to modern-bed-size, in a country blue
with a tiny dot pattern. Toned down all that awful yellow. So you may want
to think about that idea, if there are colors in the quilttop that are no
longer 'nifty'. <G>
Jocelyn

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Date: Sat, 05 Apr 1997 10:57:45
From: didde@cyberport.com
To: QHL@cuenet.com
Subject: Re: QHL: Washing that sheep???
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>I am working on a lecture on care and cleaning of quilts and textiles
>ie: quilts,old linens, crochet bedspreads and the like. I would like
>any family recepies, old wives tales (true and the one about the
>sheep)tried & true methods, contemporary methods...You know, like the
>lemon juice and salt, buttermilk for WHAT?? Several of my friends have



I have only been reading this group a few days and have found it very
interesting. I'm a Grandmother taught quilter, who has quilted for some 30
years. My Grandmother, who I lost two years ago at age 99, must have been
born with a needle and was always willing to share her art and love of
quilting. I'm very interested in the heritage of quilting and I'm currently
working on a project following quilt patterns, names and the changes, as
the western movement took place from about 1840 - 1890. Many patterns that
show up in the early 1800's show up again as the women move west, with a
little twist and a name connected with their new western settlement.

I hope this information will be helpful to your lecture.

When growing up there were always two kinds of quilts in my Grandmother's
home. Finer cotton quilts use more for decoration and company, and wool
quilts that were used all the time and were much heavier and warmer.

When the quilts were in need of being cleaned, they were washed in a cactus
root called Amola. This cactus is very common through out the southwest.
The root was dug and dried, when shaved and worked in water it would make a
nice lather. Warm water would be placed in large tub, the Amola added,
then the quilt placed in. The quilt would then be gently squeezed pushing
the water throught it. The quilt would then be rinsed thoroughtly and laid
flat to dry. Quilts were only washed when soiled. Quilts were aired out
every spring, placing them over the clothes line to air all day. Cotton
quilts were always aired on days that were overcast, so they did not get
direct sun light. When the wool quilts were aired, they may have been
lightly beaten with a wire to remove dust since they were used so much more.

Good luck in your gathering of information. I will be watching for this
thread, as the care of quilts, old or new, is always of great interest.

Yvonne
didde@cyberport.com

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Date: Sat, 05 Apr 1997 05:34:34 -0600
From: LAURA SYLER <texas_quilt.co@airmail.net>
To: didde@cyberport.com
CC: QHL@cuenet.com
Subject: Re: QHL: Washing that sheep???
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didde@cyberport.com wrote:
>
> >I am working on a lecture on care and cleaning of quilts and textiles
> >ie: quilts,old linens, crochet bedspreads and the like. I would like
> >any family recepies, old wives tales (true and the one about the
> >sheep)tried & true methods, contemporary methods...You know, like the
> >lemon juice and salt, buttermilk for WHAT?? Several of my friends have
>
> I have only been reading this group a few days and have found it very
> interesting. I'm a Grandmother taught quilter, who has quilted for some 30
> years. My Grandmother, who I lost two years ago at age 99, must have been
> born with a needle and was always willing to share her art and love of
> quilting. I'm very interested in the heritage of quilting and I'm currently
> working on a project following quilt patterns, names and the changes, as
> the western movement took place from about 1840 - 1890. Many patterns that
> show up in the early 1800's show up again as the women move west, with a
> little twist and a name connected with their new western settlement.
>
> I hope this information will be helpful to your lecture.
>
> When growing up there were always two kinds of quilts in my Grandmother's
> home. Finer cotton quilts use more for decoration and company, and wool
> quilts that were used all the time and were much heavier and warmer.
>
> When the quilts were in need of being cleaned, they were washed in a cactus
> root called Amola. This cactus is very common through out the southwest.
> The root was dug and dried, when shaved and worked in water it would make a
> nice lather. Warm water would be placed in large tub, the Amola added,
> then the quilt placed in. The quilt would then be gently squeezed pushing
> the water throught it. The quilt would then be rinsed thoroughtly and laid
> flat to dry. Quilts were only washed when soiled. Quilts were aired out
> every spring, placing them over the clothes line to air all day. Cotton
> quilts were always aired on days that were overcast, so they did not get
> direct sun light. When the wool quilts were aired, they may have been
> lightly beaten with a wire to remove dust since they were used so much more.
>
> Good luck in your gathering of information. I will be watching for this
> thread, as the care of quilts, old or new, is always of great interest.
>
> Yvonne
> didde@cyberport.com

Yvonne: Thanks for the info. I sorta remember my grandmother talking
about a wonderful cactus soap when they lived in Mexico. could be the
same animal? I'll add it ot my collection.
Thanks, Laura Syler

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Date: Sat, 05 Apr 1997 05:46:10 -0600
From: LAURA SYLER <texas_quilt.co@airmail.net>
To: Quilt Heritage List <QHL@cuenet.com>
Subject: QHL: No More Orvis paste?
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It's interesting that I would put out a query about cleaning textiles...
Last night I got a frantic call from another Dallas Guild member & quite
by accident she discovered that PROCTOR & GAMBLE PLANS TO DISCONTINUE
MAKING ORVIS PASTE. I know this product is one that you either swear by
or swear off, but if you are an Orvis diehard you need to contact the
company to let them know that we really do use the stuff. Even if it is
only sold at the feed supply stores. We managed to get Alcoa to keep
making freezer paper....

Please write to:
   
    Mr. Brian McRedmond
    Brand Manager
    Proctor & Gamble CPG Division
    #2 Proctor & Gamble Plaza
    Cincinatti, OH 45202

I'm not even sure that the people that repackage it as "Quilt Soap" are
even aware of this decision by the company, it is that recent.

Please feel free to forward this message to any other list you may be on
or to your friends.
Thanks, Laura Syler
texas_quilt.co@airmail.net
Date: Sun, 06 Apr 1997 17:57:13 -0700
From: nomad1@ibm.net
To: QHL@cuenet.com
Subject: RE:QHL:Golden Syrup and Washing quilts
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Hi Jocelyn,
Yes, Golden syrup is made from sugar rather than corn so the taste is
definitely different. I believe that there are some Aussie shops in the
US so perhaps you might find it there. I would love to post you all cans
full of GS, but they weigh a ton. Might hunt around for sachets, if I
succeed I will send them over.

Yvonne, re washing of quilts. One that I have heard of but never used is
where lemon juice is rubbed into rust stains and then salt rubbed in.
Stains were supposed to come out but I hate to think what the salt would
have done to the fabric.
yours in quilting,
Hiranya Loder in sunny, Sydney
Quilting Treasures of Old
nomad1@ibm.net

p.s Susanne, Congrats on impending Grandmotherhood. Another one to pass
on the love of quilting to.

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Date: Sun, 6 Apr 1997 08:36:32 -0400 (EDT)
From: aardvark@ime.net (A.A. Harkavy)
To: QHL@cuenet.com
Subject: QHL: no more Orvus Paste
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Folks,

Had to delurk for a moment to comment on "no more Orvus paste" post.

I don't know whether this is true or not *but* here are some facts:

Orvus paste (horse soap) is nothing more than a concentrated solution of
sodium laurel sulfate, a gentle detergent.

*Any* unscented, uncolored liquid detergent from the supermarket will give
you the same gentle results.

THese include Cheer Free, Arm & Hammer, and many store brands. Tide Free
seems to have color, so I wouldn't recommend that.

Enough said.

Addy
aardvark@ime.net

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Date: Sat, 05 Apr 1997 17:04:07
From: didde@cyberport.com
To: QHL@cuenet.com
Subject: Re: QHL: Washing that sheep???
Message-Id: <3.0.1.16.19970405170407.277712d8@cyberport.com>
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>
>Yvonne: Thanks for the info. I sorta remember my grandmother talking
>about a wonderful cactus soap when they lived in Mexico. could be the
>same animal? I'll add it ot my collection.
>Thanks, Laura Syler
>

Laura -

I would guess that this cactus would grow throughout Mexico. I have seen
it as far west as Calif. and as far north as mid. Colo.

Yvonne
didde@cyberport.com
>

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Date: Sun, 6 Apr 1997 15:12:38 -0400 (EDT)
From: DReyno3650@aol.com
To: QHL@cuenet.com
Subject: QHL: Re: Cactus Soap
Message-ID: <970406151237_1984831306@emout01.mail.aol.com>

There may be another amola in the SW, but in California the "Amole",
commonly called Soap Plant is a small (med potato sized) hairy bulb that
latheres up, and the Indians used it as soap. Some also baked and ate it.
It's botanical name is Chlorogalum pomeridianum, pomeridianum meaning
"afternoon". It is a pretty, small plant that flowers about now, and not all
that plentiful. I have this mental picture of seeing fellow quilters pushing
aside the psyhcedelic mushroom hunters while out surreptiously digging bulbs.
:)
Willa Dean Reynolds
Soquel, CA
At GS Day Camp my other name was "Mother Nature".

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Date: Sun, 6 Apr 1997 12:41:58 -0700 (PDT)
From: Diane Lockwood <dcl@innercite.com>
To: QHL@cuenet.com
Subject: QHL: Civil War Quilt Notes
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Hi All,

With all the interest in Civil War Quilts, I asked Kris if I should post to
the list the voluminous notes I had made while authenticating the old Civil
War Quilt I found. Since there are so many notes, Kris suggested posting
1/2 at a time so y'all can read at your leisure. I did send out the entire
bunch of notes to all who asked when I offered a few weeks ago. Those folks
can just delete! <vbg>.

Please, please, please share these notes with anyone not on QHL who may be
interested. This is the kind of history that should not be lost!

And yes, I will eventually donate this quilt to The Atlanta History Museum.
I had hoped to do that this spring but family illness has prevented my
return to Georgia. Maybe by this fall I can do it. When I do donate the
quilt, I'd love to have a lot of quilter show up for the presentation! This
old quilt deserves the attention! I'll post to QHL when I set a date.


First set of notes:

ebruary 11, 1995

This is a chronological account of the effort to authenticate the "Civil War
Quilt"

For several weeks I had seen an old crazy quilt hanging in the window of
Antiques, Crafts, Inc., 405 Piedmont Ave., Rockmart, GA 30152. Finally, I
couldn't stand it any longer and went in. The note attached to the quilt read
"This crazy quilt goes back to the mid 1800s. It is lined with feed sacks
from Atlanta. Made from mens clothing it is a treasure that can not be
found today. Belong to the Crow family in Dallas, GA. Made by Hazel
Crow's great grandmother. $125.00." I did get the shop owner to take the
quilt out of the window so it would not fade any more than it had. The quilt
does not have a batting inside and is very roughly done. It is made from
several different weaves of brown wool and a few of grey wool. There are
two small dark blue wool pieces. The stitching is large. The pieces are held
together on the front with crude chicken track stitches. The stitching goes
all the way through. It is not a thing of beauty or skill. It seems to have
been made as a utilitarian quilt...just to keep someone warm.

The owner of the shop, Miss Pauline (Vole?) told me the following story
over the next couple of weeks as I came back to see the quilt several times:
Hazel and Sam Crow had lived in Dallas, GA. They were unable to have
children so adopted a boy, David. David was very bright and played piano
or organ as a child at church. He went on to get 2 or 3 degrees from
college. At about age 35, he brutally murdered a manager at Home Depot.
He was tried and convicted and is presently on death row in a Georgia
prison. This was about 7 years ago.

The murder and trial were too much for Hazel. She died. Sam had also
died but I don't know when or why. Hazel was a big, husky red headed
woman. Miss Pauline claims to have been a good friend of Hazel. Miss
Pauline is helping to sell off the Crow estate so legal fees can be paid off.
She said there were about 15 or 16 quilts that have been sold. This old
crazy quilt was found in a trunk in the basement. Miss P claims that Hazel's
great-grandmother made the quilt and had come from Chattanooga.
Hazel's mother's name was Pearson. Miss P said that Sam and Hazel had
lived on hwy 92, half-way to Douglasville near New Hope.

Jim negotiated the price for the quilt as I don't like to haggle. He does.
He
got the $125 quilt for $85. We got the quilt 11-16-94. I went back to
Miss P a
few weeks later and asked for more details about the Crow family. At this
time she was stand-offish and didn't offer anything new other than Hazel's
sister is still living somewhere in the Dallas area. She didn't recall the
sister's name.

I thought I would go to the Dallas newspaper (The Dallas New Era) and look
through obituaries for the sister's name. I called the newspaper and got
directions. 1-404-445-3379. They have bound volumes of newspapers
going back 7 years at the office. Older issues are on microfilm at the
library. We have not yet gone to the library. It is my intention to get
copies
of Hazel's and Sam's obituaries and of David's trial.

Shortly after the quilt purchase, Jim and I went to Pickett's Mill Battlefield
State Historic Site, 2640 Mt. Tabor Rd., Dallas, GA 30132, 1-404-443-1115.
Our tour guide, Karen, had been a history major and filled the tour with
incredible details. I realized that she may be a good source for information
on the quilt fabrics.

On 2-10-95, I called the park and asked Karen if it would be an imposition
for us to bring this old quilt in and ask her opinion about the fabrics. She
was excited about seeing it and mentioned that her boss, Chuck, had more
experience in textiles that she and he would like to see it too.

Chuck laid the quilt over all his work on his desk so they could examine it.
He was pretty closed-mouth about committing himself about stating that
some of the fabrics might be Confederate and Union uniform scraps until
he spotted the little patchs of dark blue wool! He said that the blue was
Union uniform fabric. He was most definite about this identification. He
and Karen got a Union uniform jacket from the museum for comparison.
The uniform was made from reproduction fabric in the same weave as the
original fabric....it is called Federal Sack twill flannel. We could see
that the
weave was the same. Our little piece in the quilt had had all its flannel
worn
off and was severely moth-damaged. They also brought in the a
Confederate jacket and pants for comparison. Our grey pieces looked
similar but the immediate recognition as with the blue was not there. Both
fabrics are twill. Chuck explained that there had been several fabric
manufacturing mills in the south so not all uniform fabrics will be identical.
Karen examined the heavier, brown "basket weave" fabric in the quilt and
said it was "shot with silk" and may have been a man's overcoat. Both he
and Karen stated that the fabrics in the quilt were vegetable dyed.

At this time, Chuck casually mentioned that his wife, Laura, is a textile
historian and he'd like to call her to come and see the quilt. He called her.
One of the office clerks drove him home to watch the kids so his wife could
come. This action made me feel that the quilt was of historical value.

While he was gone several of the office ladies came in and examined the
quilt. I had mentioned the story of how I'd found the quilt. One of the
ladies,
Martha Jo Thompson, said that she had known Hazel though not well. She
knew who Hazel's sister was, too. She got on the phone with someone
connected with New Hope church and came back with the information that
the sister's name is Zephia Pierson (Pearson?) Mathews at 445-2093 and
lives on the Buchannan highway. Hazel and Zephia's mother's name was
Lydia Brintle Pearson who died in 1984 at age 96. Their grandmother's
name was Millie Caroline Leveritt Brintle. She was married to Oliver Brintle.
Turns out that Martha Jo is distantly related through the Brintles! Martha
Jo also came up with a geneology written out by Zephia (?) in 1991. The
copy machine was out of toner so Martha Jo said she'd mail copies of the
geneology to us next week.

Laura arrived and could hardly contain her excitement. She thought that
the quilt could have been made from a man's wardrobe after his death. It
could have been made by the widow of a Civil War veteran. There is fabric
from suit pants and jackets as well as from heavier garments like an outer
jacket and an overcoat. She felt strongly that the fabrics were from the
mid-1800s and whether the quilt was made then or in the late 1800s wasn't
relevant to the historic value. Laura also felt that the binding may be
silk. It
has deteriorated badly. She speculated that the binding had been made
from the suit jacket linning. Laura thought that maybe there was no batting
because after the War, supplies of any kind were scarce.

After Laura went home, she sent back three catalogs with her husband:
Talas Conservation Materials 212-736-7744; Conservation Materials, Inc.
702-331-0582; and University Products, Inc. 800-628-1912. She had a
duplicate of the University catalog so we could keep it. We will call the
other two for catalogs. Laura said to use crepeline to protect the
disintergrating binding and patches. Until we got to the museum at a later
date (in this report) we didn't quite understand crepeline. The University
catalog was similar to but more extensive than Light Impressions, a catalog
we make use of for archival conservation of our own photo works. We had
also ordered the acid free boxes and tissues for protection of Jim's mom's
quilt collection from Light Impressions.

Although the note that came with the quilt said that the quilt back was feed
sacks, it is fertilizer sacking. the most legible sacking reads: "100 lbs.,
ADAIR AND MC CARTY (these letters are open block letters in black with
the inside of each letter red.), A & M Old Reliable (this part is printed on a
flag logo), trademark, 4-8-6, Manufactured by ?.D. Adair & McCarty Bros,
Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, Mente-Savh". The other sacking is very faded but
some info can be made out: "100 lbs. Net, Swift's, Plant Food, 4-8-6,
Guaranteed Analysis, Nitrogen 4.00%, <something> Acid 8.00%, Potash
6.00%, Manufactured by Swift (?) Company, Atlanta, GA, 4-8-6". The other
Swift's sack still has some of the logo between "Swift's" and "Plant Food".
It appears to be a large red bull with the words "Red ??? Br???" (my guess
is Red Bull Brand).

When I mentioned the part of Miss P's story that the great-grandmother
(and quilt?) had come from Chattanooga, Chuck explained that eastern
Tennessee had Union loyalties that were stronger than Confederate
loyalties. That may explain why there are patches of Federal uniform in the
quilt.
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Last 1/2 of notes to be posted soon.

Diane

















Diane Lockwood in Pollock Pines, Calif
dcl@innercite.com

"What I do today is important because I am exchanging a day of my life for it."

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Date: Sun, 6 Apr 1997 16:33:17 -0400 (EDT)
From: cabhoney@juno.com (Cindy A Honeycutt) (by way of Quilting Heritage ListServ <qrs@mail.albany.net>)
To: QHL@cuenet.com
Subject: QHL: Signature top
Message-Id: <2.2.16.19970406163123.109727de@mail.albany.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

My name is Cindy Honeycutt and I am new to this, so bear with me and
correct me if I am not using this forum right. Last summer I bought a
quilt top in Halltown, missouri. It is dated 1958 and has signatures in
each square of the lady who made the square. It was thought to be from
around Ashgrove or Springfield. Please help if you personally know these
names or families from around that area. I have listed the names below
that are on the squares:
Huella Robinett; Goldia Allen; Faye Becktold; Anna Reuen; Midge Brown;
Glea Prewitt; Lillian McDowell; Minnie McDowell; Bea Day; Vernie Burton;
Lucille Blankenship; Louise Thompson; Doris Porter; Lodemiah Bosworth.
Those are all the ladies. The quilt top is very far from beautiful, but I
was intrigued at why the ladies did the top or if they were in a group
together, etc. Thank you for reading! Cindy Honeycutt, Norman, Oklahoma

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Date: Sun, 6 Apr 97 17:30:36 +0100
From: "Bob Mills" <decision@tigger.jvnc.net>
To: "Quilter's Heritage List" <QHL@cuenet.com>
Subject: QHL: re Nursery Rhymes pattern
Message-Id: <decision.1210731876A@tigger.jvnc.net>

Connie Writes:

I went to the switchboard and tried to locate The Evening News Herald in
Omaha, Neb. It is not listed. I assume it is no longer in existance.
I was going to be bold enough to ask if the Nursery Rhyme directions
were still in existance. Connie L.

I just saw a vendor at the Lancaster Quilt Exhibition who had the pattern
books. Maybe someone else can remember the name of the company. I didn't
see an embroidery transfer, but a book of patterns that would have to be copied.

Jan Drechsler

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Date: Sun, 6 Apr 1997 19:29:38 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Linda Karppinen" <qalinkarp@hotmail.com> (by way of Quilting Heritage ListServ <qrs@mail.albany.net>)
To: QHL@cuenet.com
Subject: QHL: The Play "The Quilters"
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In one of the opening scenes of a recent production of "Quilters"
I attended, there was a quote from the Bible read onstage which referred to
women and needlework. I wasn't quick enough to catch the
book, chapter or verse reference - is anyone on QHL familiar with the quote and
do you know the reference?

Linda in sunny but cool and definitely windy Santa Barbara


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Date: Sun, 6 Apr 1997 17:41:32 -0700
From: "Robert E.Kypta" <vger@cwnet.com>
To: <QHL-Digest@cue.com>
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Hello everyone!

My name is Catherine Kypta and I have been receiving the digests for about
3.5 months now and so have really been a long time "lurker". I've really
enjoyed all the conversation and sent kudos to Kris for starting this.

I started quilting officially back in 1975 in Albuquerque, New Mexico when
my sister asked me to take an extension course at UNM in the evenings. It
was great! We tore all our fabric back then and then spent hours getting
rid of all the shrapnel of threads and lint! We mad two quilts in class -
one was a spiderweb (string pieced) and the other was a Jacob's ladder.
So, after the class, I pieced a scrap top (king sized) of nine patches and
fence rails and it took me a total of 9 years to finish hand-quilting it!!
Anyway, I still have that quilt and my husband won't let me get rid of it
because it was hauled around whenever we moved.

I started collecting antique quilts in 1979 when we went to a ranch auction
and I bought 3 quilts. I wanted those quilts because I liked quilts but
also because I knew the family and they were very elderly and selling
everything at the ranch and moving to some retirement community. I still
have those quilts too. They are from the 1880-1900 era and two are in good
shape but the third one is rather worse for the wear.

After that I started seriously collecting and really started quilting at a
mad pace about 10 years ago. I live in Sacramento with my DH and our 19
year old cat (Chow-Chow) and a six year old rabbit. I have a full time job
which I need to support my quilt habit! I collect quilts, tops, block,
fabric, pincushions, feedsacks, and sewing boxes! My!!

Anyway, I need some help from some of you out there who might know where I
can get some Snowy bleach. It is a dry bleach which I use to soak really
soiled quilts in and it's been around forever. It is made by Airwick,
somewhere back east and for some reason I can't find it at all anymore.
Not in the whole Northern California. I would like about 12 boxes of it
and would be glad to pay postage, shipping, and all that to any dear soul
who has access to Snowy in their area. The local grocery store told me
that since Procter&Gamble is a local company that they stock their
products instead. Anyone who can help me, please e-mail me at
vger@cwnet.com or post to the list and I'll read it.

I'm really sorry to hear about the Orvus thing! I have a large 10 lb
bucket of it right now but maybe I should stock up because it might be like
the Snowy bleach!

Oh yes, I also do restorations and am a member of the Quilt Restoration
Society and have given lectures on antique quilts and also antique sewing
boxes. I am looking forward to meeting some of you at the QRS conference
in September. What fun!

Back to my ironing - sob

Catherine in windy Sacramento



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Date: Sun, 6 Apr 1997 19:57:36 -0500 (CDT)
From: Nancy Evans <nevans@nebnet.net>
To: "Bob Mills" <decision@tigger.jvnc.net>
Cc: QHL@cuenet.com
Subject: Re: QHL: re Nursery Rhymes pattern
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At 05:30 PM 4/6/97 +0100, you wrote:
>Connie Writes:
>
>I went to the switchboard and tried to locate The Evening News Herald in
>Omaha, Neb. It is not listed. I assume it is no longer in existance.
>I was going to be bold enough to ask if the Nursery Rhyme directions
>were still in existance. Connie L.
>
>I just saw a vendor at the Lancaster Quilt Exhibition who had the pattern
>books. Maybe someone else can remember the name of the company. I didn't
>see an embroidery transfer, but a book of patterns that would have to be
copied.
>
>Jan Drechsler
>
>
>
As stated earlier, the Evening News Herald is now the Omaha World Herald.

I noticed in the recently released Summer Update edition of Keepsake
Quilting catalog a pattern (transfer) for 9 nursery rhyme blocks. These are
probably very similar to what the lady(s) are looking for. They are rather
detailed & embroidered in blue. Look on page 45.

Nancy Evans - Nebraska Quilter

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Date: Sun, 6 Apr 97 21:18:00 -0400
From: Christa Sigman <sigman@eurekanet.com>
To: "Linda Karppinen" <qalinkarp@hotmail.com>, <QHL@cuenet.com>
Subject: Re: QHL: The Play "The Quilters"
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>I attended, there was a quote from the Bible read onstage which referred to
>women and needlework. I wasn't quick enough to catch the
>book, chapter or verse reference
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I've just spent several minutes looking up different references to
embroidery, needlework and tapestry in Naves Topical Bible. I have found
that it is usually a concise way to look for topical scriptures.

The scripture that bears closest resemblence to your reference is

Proverbs 31:21-24. This whole chapter of proverbs is often refered to as
qualities of the worthy woman.

I will continue to search for this for you and I will check the
concordance which lists every word in the bible and the scripture where
it is found.

sorry I couldn't have been fo more help.


Christa "Rockin Mama" Sigman

*Woman's work is never done, that's why quilting is so much FUN!*

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