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 Date: Sat, 19 Sep 1998 21:21:42 +0400 From: Xenia Cord 7bit L & M made a brand of cigarettes called Eve sometime in the 1970s, I believe. Perhaps the fabric is related to that brand, which appears to have been a blatant attempt to cater to women smokers. How provocative - to name a cigarette after the "first woman," and she who led the way from Eden! Does the fabric suggest Eden? The possibilities for mental imagery are endless! Odd selvages continue to appear - I have some Christmas fabric marked Hallmark, and another fabric from Vincent Price! Xenia, in Indiana ------------------------------

Date: Sat, 19 Sep 1998 22:51:14 -0400 From: Barb Garrett To: QHLcuenet.com Subject: QHL: Bethlehem, PA, Quilt Exhibit Message-ID: <36046da2.8c098e75fast.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charsetus-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I was blessed with another opportunity to visit an exhibit of antique quilts on Friday. It is an exhibit of the museum's collection -- 15 bed sized quilts, 1 crib quilt and 3 doll quilts. Also exhibited are a small collection of sewing accessories. But the quilts were worth the trip into a "city" for me -- the museum is extremely easy to get to from route 378. Bethlehem was settled by the Moravians -- they were from Germany but unlike the Pennsylvania Germans from my area (Mennonite, Brethren, Amish) they didn't come because of religious persecution, but as missionaries. They were not farmers but settled the town of Bethlehem and were successful business persons. The docent said that economically they would have been medium to well off -- not poor. Like other German settlers, they learned to quilt from their English neighbors after coming to America. The pieced quilts -- a 4 patch, a 16 patch, Rolling Stone friendship, Crown of Thorns, Ocean Waves -- are the same patterns that would be found in most late 18th century PA German quilts, but I observed an interesting trend. While the quilts in my area use a bright red in combination with the green, yellow, blue and pink, these Moravian quilts (the museum does have most family histories) used rust instead of red. This was particularly noticeable in the Rolling Stone friendship quilt -- very common in Montgomery County among the Mennonite, Brethren, Reformed and Schwenkfelters -- but here they are bright red and bright yellow combined with muslin for the signature square. The Bethlehem one was rust, yellow and muslin. The large open area of the Ocean Waves quilt was this same rust, as were the checkerboard squares of the 16 patch quilt. Obviously not a large enough sampling to indicate a trend or pattern, but to me an interesting observation. Also included were several lovely crazy quilts -- beautiful embroidery, several dates and signatures, a signed and dated 1895 red embroidered quilt, and a circa 1830 Star of Bethlehem quilt. I also enjoyed the doll quilts, one of which was definitely 1880s fabrics and was machine quilted. The crib quilt is white whole cloth. Two applique quilts - Princess Feather and Whig Rose variation. Here is the information about the exhibit -- I highly recommend it. "Cover-up at the Kemerer: Quilts from the Collection" Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts June 1 to November 1, 1998 Hours Tuesday - Sunday 12 noon to 5 pm Suggested Donation $3 The museum is on New St between Church St and Market St in downtown Bethlehem. Their flyer has no address or phone number for the museum but the Bethlehem Tourism Authority phone is 610-868-1513 and they could provide help. The address of Historic Bethlehem Parnership (a cooperative of all the museums) is P.O. Box 1305, Bethlehem, PA 18016-1305. Their phone is 610-882-0450. I found parking on the street to be convenient and plentiful. Hope you enjoy the exhibit. Barb in southeastern PA ------------------------------

Date: Sun, 20 Sep 1998 11:28:45 +0000 From: Jocelyn To: QHLcuenet.com, akcruzix.netcom.com (Alfonso & Alice Cruz ) Subject: Re: QHL: Liggett & Myers?? Message-id: <2abf2b766esw1.socwel.ukans.edu> Content-type: text/plain; charsetUS-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT > I acquired a piece of fabric last week with this printed in > the selvedge -- > > EVE Pattern -- Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co., Inc. > > Does anyone know when this company was producing fabric? That sounds like a promotional fabric for EVE cigarettes. Their box was printed with a jungle print. I think they came out during the 1970s, and were intended to compete with Virginia Slims cigarettes. I have no idea if they're still on the market, but they sure had some snazzy ads. Jocelyn ------------------------------

Date: Sun, 20 Sep 1998 13:36:10 -0700 From: "Mary Cross" To: Subject: QHL: Fw: Quilts & women of the Mormon migrations Message-ID: <065f45637201498clients2wilsonville.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charsetISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ---------- > > Greetings; > Just thought I would share the result of my cataloging request to my local > library. Change can happen! > Also, is anyone going to AQSG who might be interested in spending Tuesday > and Wednesday, October 13 and 14th, exploring the area around Charelston > and the Applachian Mountains? I'm making my plans now and wish to extend my > visit a couple of days ahead of the seminar? Let me know. > Mary > > ---------- > > From: Jane Schuessler > > To: mbcquiltweb-ster.com > > Subject: Quilts & women of the Mormon migrations > >

Date: Tuesday, September 15, 1998 3:34 PM > > > > As Cataloging Manager for the Multnomah County Library I received the > > Ginnie coupon you wrote on Sept. 2 regarding your latest book. > > I have made the call number change as you requested. I'm sure the book > > will circulate better there. > > The cataloging was supplied by the Library of Congress for your book and > > even they classified it in the religion number. The LC call number is > > often more accurate than the Dewey number supplied but we don't always > > accept the classification numbers and do try to base our call number > > decisions on where the patrons will most likely look for the subject > area. > > Sometimes that is a hard decision. > > Thank you for taking the time to suggest we change the call number. > > > > Jane Schuessler Cataloging Manager > > Multnomah County Library 205 N E Russell Portland OR 97213 > > (503) 248-5467 (v) > > ------------------------------

Date: Sun, 20 Sep 1998 14:34:02 -0700 From: Barbara To: QHLcuenet.com Subject: QHL: Re: EVE fabric Message-ID: <360574ca.4380earthlink.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charsetus-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > I acquired a piece of fabric last week with this printed in > the selvedge -- > EVE Pattern -- Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co., Inc. > Does anyone know when this company was producing fabric? ------------------------ I smoked Eve cigarettes in the very early '70s, and this fabric design sounds like the design from the cigarette package. I recall they had various premiums and mail-order items; perhaps the fabric was one? Barbara Black Ventura, CA ------------------------------

Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 08:01:49 +0800 From: Kath Balfour To: "QHL-cuenet.com" Subject: QHL: Wool Batting Message-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset"us-ascii" Hi all This isn't exactly heritage related, but I couldn't resist. In reply to Elizabeth's query about wool batting, I agree with Sally Ward. It's wonderfully warm, great to quilt, and has a lovely 'drape'. In Australia, a wool/poly blend called "NuWool Batting" costs about AU$13 per square metre. But with the slump in the Aussie dollar, to 59 cents US, that's cheap as chips for Americans -- only $7.67 per metre (40 inches). So it might be worthwhile, if you are going to buy wool batting, to mail order from Australian quilt shop websites. _____________________________ Kath Balfour Western Australia e-mail: balfourkechidna.id.au ------------------------------

Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 08:11:33 +0800 From: Kath Balfour To: "QHL-cuenet.com" Subject: QHL: wool batting Message-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset"us-ascii" In reply to Celia, I launder poly/wool filled quilts on a gentle cycle in the automatic washer using a product called Woolwash (contains eucalypus oil). I then dry the quilt in the fresh air. You do get a little bearding with this wool/poly blend batting - even though it is coated to prevent this -- but the bearding disappears after a few washes. _____________________________ Kath Balfour Western Australia e-mail: balfourkechidna.id.au

Date: Sun, 20 Sep 1998 22:44:22 -0400 From: Anthony Jones To: QHLcuenet.com Subject: QHL: Re: Battings/historical Message-ID: <3605bd86.63bac46btampabay.rr.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charsetus-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Wondering... Are there many instances of antique quilts using wool battings? where were they mostly found? I hear a lot about wool quilts, especially from the northeast and mid west US, but haven't read much about the battings. What other interestting fibers did our ancestors use for quilt filling? horsehair? I'd think european quilts would havebeen primarily batted w/wool; cotton was and still is quite expensive over there. Was that the case? This may seem an obvious question. If so, please forgive ... Anthony "A busy needle is a happy needle" ------------------------------

Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 08:41:39 -0400 From: Barb Garrett To: QHLcuenet.com Subject: QHL: Quilt Auction in Lebanon, PA Message-ID: <36064983.2baeb0cffast.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charsetus-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The Brethren Disaster Relief Auction will be held at the Lebanon Area Fairgrounds, Cornwall and Evergreen Rds, Lebanon, PA on Saturday, September 26, beginning at 10 am. These are mostly new quilts, but sometimes people donate old quilts to the auction. They are hung and on display beginning at 7 am (that's when breakfast starts). There is always a vaiety -- wall hanging to queen bed size. Also available for sale are baked goods, a farmers market of home grown produce and lots of food to eat -- sausage sandwich, chicken corn soup, the usual things. This is an auction and prices generally range from lower than expected to very high -- what is usually found at an auction. But I enjoy seeing the quilts, and it is a fun family day. All proceeds from all sales -- food and quilts -- go to worldwide disaster relief. The fairgrounds are off route 72, just north of exit 20 of the PA Turnpike. Barb in southeastern PA ------------------------------

Date: Mon, 21 Sep 98 13:07:40 EDT From: "Bob Mills" To: "Quilter's Heritage List" Subject: QHL: Orvus Message-ID: Deborah Bede discussed the Orvus label suggestion of a few Tbls versus the chemistry of detergents. The shortened version is that once the detergent molecules binds to a dirt particle, it is used up, so it cannot bind to another dirt particle. To ensure that enough of the detergent can bind to all of the dirt, she mixes about 3 CUPS to a gallon of warm water and makes sure that it is well stirred & all dissolved. After first rinsing the quilt in lukewarm water with no soap, she adds the entire gallon solution to her washing water. She hand presses the quilt gently to distribute the suds, of which there will be many. Soaks about 20 minutes, drains the water, and begins the many rinses process which includes soaking and draining. I don't remember how many, but more than 4 and she tests that the water is running clean and does not feel soapy anymore. She uses deionized, not regular or distilled water for the entire process. That rinse process was done on a slanted, flat tub with a car jack for adjusting. She permits the water and dirt to just drain away without squeezing or scrubbing the quilt. Before she washes the quilt, she would vacuum it with a clean brush with a mesh screen held over the quilt. Each different fabric is tested for bleeding with a 2% Orvus solution and an eyedropper and white blotter. If it bleeds, then it doesn't get washed. It is a little tricky to determine if a brown color is bleeding or if it is dirt on the blotter. Before any quilt is wet, the washing water PH is tested. It should be at PH 7, or very near. If not, the wash tub is filled and adjusted to the correct PH. Eash subsequent waterfill is tested and adjusted. She slid the quilt up the long washtub, out of the water while she adjusted it. I think she also tested the PH while the quilt was soaking to make sure it was remaining at PH 7. Some of this is beyond our phyical capabilities, but the Orvus quantity and the PH testing are possible. She suggested making a bath with 3 2x4's hinged together, lining it with WHITE plastic drop cloth and using the 4th 2x4 to remove to drain it. A little less finesse than a museum tub but better than a bathtub. If I have made any error's in transmitting this info or left anything crucial out of the instructions, please correct me QHLer's who were at the workshop. Jan Drechsler from NJ I read your posting on QHL re: the Quilt Restoration Conference and your mention of using larger portions of Orvus. Would you mind sharing what the experts recommend as the proper amout of this product to use when cleaning a quilt? ------------------------------

Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 13:17:34 EDT From: Calicotaol.com To: QHLcuenet.com Subject: QHL: Re: muslin Message-ID: <3e25fe0c.36068a2eaol.com> Content-type: text/plain; charsetUS-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Dear friends, I read somewhere recently that muslin is not a historical fabric and would not have been found in antique quilts. For example, in the 1930s cotton sheeting was used rather than muslin. I have also heard that muslin comes from the word Muslim and that it was imported from the near east to Europe hundreds of years ago. I have to admit that I cannot find the source of the statement that muslin was not used in old quilts. What I am wondering is this: Is muslin an ancient fiber that was perhaps used in clothing in Europe long ago but not necessarily in quilts or has the construction of muslin changed over the ages so that we are not referring to the same thing when we talk of modern muslin. I know that many quilters use muslin in their work to achieve an "old" look to their quilts. When I tried this with 1930's fabrics, it did not look right. A plain white or ivory heavier weight cotton seems to match the old fabrics that I have collected. The quilts from the late 1800 that I have seen also do not seem to have muslin in them. Can anyone give me some more information? I personally don't care for muslin as it seems too thin and light weight to last as long as the other fabrics I would use with it. Thanks. Jan Carroll ------------------------------

Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 13:02:06 -0600 From: Kathy Gaul To: "'QHLcuenet.com'" Subject: QHL: Orvus Message-ID: <01bde572.3a54a460ap04.n-gate.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset"us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Just an added note regarding this most recent post about quilt cleaning.  I believe my notes refer to the proportion of Orvus to be 750ml (yes,  about 3 cups) to 10 gallons of water, not to 1 gallon of water. This  creates the 2% solution that was referred to later in the post. Someone  else please check their notes as well. Yes, it is an incredible amount   of Orvus compared to what the packaging directions recommend - but  Deborah is a well-trained conservator! Happy quilt cleaning! --Kat ------------------------------

Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 17:33:25 -0400 (EDT) From: quiltsnbearswebtv.net Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Jan - Muslin was used in medieval Europe, where it usually was a fine linen. I've also seen 30's quilts that were made with muslin, not sheeting. My teachers all recommended muslin rather than sheeting because sheeting is too densely woven to needle well. It must also be kept in mind that our muslin is not necessarily what was known as muslin in former times. Medieval and Renaissance "satins" were much duller than the modern article, for instance. I'd check Barbara Brackman for a better account, but I'm inclined to doubt the "muslin wasn't used in old quilts" story.... As for the person who asked about European quilts and what they were made of - the very earliest examples were made of linen and stuffed with cotton. Early Provencal quilts were made of cotton or silk, and again, stuffed with cotton. Wool was used in Welsh and English quilts, but not until sometime in the 18th or 19th centuries as far as I know. One problem: wool is much more vulnerable to moths than cotton. It's entirely possible that wool was the batting of choice and we simply don't know it because all the wool batt quilts were eaten by insects.... Karen Evans ------------------------------

Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 07:13:29 -0500 From: Laura Hobby Syler To: qhlcuenet.com Subject: QHL: wool batts, once again Message-Id: <3.0.3.32.19980922071329.006bdd44mail.airmail.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset"us-ascii" Karen Evans wrote: HD Wilbanks of Hobbs assures everyone in his lectures that encasing wool batts in cotton is the best way to "moth proof" your wool batts. According to HD, the critters that will chomp on your wool wont touch the cotton stuff...picky eaters and such... Do we have any entemologists on the list? Can anyone substantiate this? Sure wish my GF was still around....but then all he really knew about was how he created the sterile fruit flies for CA and Mexico ......Would he get a chuckle out of this! Laura ------------------------------

Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 13:15:22 -0500 (EST) From: "Joanna E. Evans" To: QHLcuenet.com Subject: QHL: Unclaimed Baggage Center Message-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset"us-ascii" Yesterday on National Public Radio there was a segment about a retail operation in Scotsboro, Alabama, called the Unclaimed Baggage Center. Originally the owners bought lost baggage from Greyhound for $.25 per bag and sold the bags and their contents in a yard sale type set-up. Now the opperation has grown to include many major airlines. They sell the contents of people's bags for something like 50 to 70 percent of the new value. The segment described bins of used toiletries, clothes, bags, etc. But all I could imagine was all those quilts people have lost over the years. The owners have often been asked what they would do if someone claimed something as theirs, but they say it has never happened. They say that since the owners have been compensated by the airline's insurance (which pays if the baggage has not been located within 90 days), they would as the "owner" to make an offer. I thought some of you would be interested to hear about this place. ------------------------------

Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 16:49:11 EDT From: Crowcreek2aol.com To: QHLcuenet.com Subject: Re: QHL: Unclaimed Baggage Center Message-ID: <96a7f513.36080d47aol.com> Content-type: text/plain; charsetUS-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Hi quilters, the unclaimed baggage center has an online order site!!!! it is www.unclaimedbaggage.com Enjoy, it is fun to see...Denise in Henderson, NV ------------------------------

Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 18:38:23 -0400 (EDT) From: JOCELYNMdelphi.com To: Calicotaol.com, QHLcuenet.com Subject: QHL: Re: muslin Message-id: <01j2485ku9wy9lxgz3delphi.com> Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSETUS-ASCII On 21-SEP-1998 15:04:26.1 Calicot said to JOCELYNM > I have to admit that I cannot find the source of the statement that >muslin was not used in old quilts. What I am wondering is this: Is >muslin an ancient fiber that was perhaps used in clothing in Europe >long ago but not necessarily in quilts or has the construction of >muslin changed over the ages so that we are not referring to the same >thing when we talk of modern muslin. I know that many quilters use >muslin in their work to achieve an "old" look to their quilts. When I >tried this with 1930's fabrics, it did not look right. Jan, Muslin was indeed used historically after the time of the Crusades, for clothing in Europe. My dictionary claims the word originated after a city in what is now Iraq, Mousil. I have a quilt that was made by an aunt's mother. My aunt was born in 1898. My mother can remember having met her mother, which would have taken place in the 1940s. The quilt is a Grandmother's Flower Garden, and it is indeed backed with muslin. We had several of her quilts, as well as quilts made by my grandmother during the 1920s-1930s, and the majority were muslin-backed. Jocelyn ------------------------------

Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 19:00:32 -0400 From: "J. G. Row" To: "Quiltart Digest" , "Quilt History List" , "Quilt Bee" , "Kaffee-Klatsch" Subject: QHL: Quilt Show Message-ID: <002201bde67c$ce15a4a0$d6e8c6cfjudy-grow> Content-Type: text/plain; charset"iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The Courthouse Quilters of Hunterdon County, NJ, will be having its show the first weekend of October, Saturday and Sunday, at the Prallsville Mills, on Route 29 in Stockton NJ. This is just a couple of miles above Lambertville NJ, and New Hope, on the Penna. side of the Delaware River. The Mill is from the mid 19th century, is right on the canal that parallels the river, and is a gorgeous spot to go even if there isn't a wonderful quilt show. Over 200 quilts will be shown, there will be vendors, and lots of door prizes and free patterns. I know about the door prizes and patterns because I am the one who has solicited them, and my dining room is so full we can hardly walk through! What fun! I sent out 96 letters, and over half of those contacted have responded with STUFF! DH will be sooo happy to see them leave! Come and see me there. I'll have a name tag with my e-mail address on it. If you see me, please introduce yourself and say 'Hello!". Judy in Ringoes, NJ judygrowblast.net ------------------------------

Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 19:23:20 -0400 From: "J. G. Row" To: "Quilt History List" , Subject: QHL: barn roofing Message-ID: <002401bde67f$fd08f660$d6e8c6cfjudy-grow> Content-Type: text/plain; charset"iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >Getting down very close, I >saw micro fragments of dark red paint on it (weird for a roof that has >always been shingled!). I asked DH why he thought someone would paint >the structural wood before roofing it. He suddenly remembered that the >couple who sold us this property (they bought it during the Depression) > told him that the roof was barn wood (the base is brick). Annastina, My house was built in ... hard to say. There are stones in the raised foundation which are carved with two mid 18th century dates and initials. The smaller and lower part of the house was built in 1810 or thereabouts, and the larger, taller section was built in 1870, maybe all on an earlier stone foundation. The sheathing of the roof on the newest section is visible from the attic, and there are boards of many colors, some with names and dates (we think of people who repaired the roof -- none match the names of known owners of the house). We are sure the wood came from other barns and sheds which were on the property. At one time this was a farm of about 140 acres, with many out buildings. The largest barn was subdivided off the property and still stands (barely) across the road. It has some of the largest timbers I have ever seen, and I go on a lot of barn tours. One post, which must be 20" square, has been rubbed smooth and much narrower about 3 feet from the floor -- by generations of cows. The space is so cathedral-like, and the present and last owners, (absentee land speculators) have let it go to ruin. Every time I sneak in I visualize a wonderful quilt show held there -- it would be a perfect space for a show. The posts and beams to repair our little barn-to-studio conversion have come from other farm buildings, and the flooring has come from farmhouses that our contractor has taken down carefully. It was done, and is still being done. By the way, I just posted about our Guild quilt show being held in the Prallsville Mills in Stockton, NJ. The family who are earliest associated with the house as it is today are members of the extended Prall family. At a house tour we were part of about 5 years ago, descendants of the Pralls came to visit, and gave us early photos of the house and family to copy. Judy in Ringoes, NJ judygrowblast.net ------------------------------

Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 19:25:40 -0400 From: "J. G. Row" To: "Quilt History List" , "Karen Erlandson" Subject: QHL: Quilt show insurance Message-ID: <002601bde680$50f24920$d6e8c6cfjudy-grow> Content-Type: text/plain; charset"iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I've not been the one to take care of that end, but what I recall is that the Guild has to be a member of NQA, and at least 4 individual members must also be members. That's all I know. Hope it helps. Judy in Ringoes, NJ judygrowblast.net ------------------------------

Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 20:40:42 -0500 From: "Hickoryhillquilts" (by way of "Kris Driessen, Hickory Hill Quilts" ) To: QHLcuenet.com Cc: roscoewumich.edu Subject: QHL: Help with musty smell Message-Id: <199809230047.raa13209orbital.cue.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset"us-ascii" Usually I can get rid of musty smells by simply airing out the quilt, but not always. Does anyone have any other tricks they would care to share? Please respond to both roscoewumich.edu and the list, I am sure we are all interested. Kris > >TO: Hickory Hill Quilts >From: Roscoe Warner > roscoewumich.edu > >Hello, I found your company webpage and would apprectiate your help if >possible! We have recently aquired some antique quilts (in all stages of >wear) and much of the fabric which they were made out of from a family >members estate! Much of the material has a musty storage smell to it and >would like to know if you would have some suggetions as to how these odors >would best be removed from both the fabric and quilts? In addition what is >the recommended procedure to properly store these older quilts and >materials? >Thank you for your time and infromation in this matter. > > >Sincerely > >Roscoe Warner > ------------------------------

Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 19:27:31 -0600 From: Sharon Harleman Tandy To: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello all QHLers (and a few others), This is the way I should have done this last week. Hope it makes up for the mess I caused. Boise Basin Quilters Guild at last has a website--and just in time--our second annual quilt show--A Pieceful Harvest--is September 26 and 27 at the Boise Centre On the Grove, our convention center. To see a notice of the show and a picture of our raffle quilt go to: http://netnow.micron.net/~webdev/quiltshow/raffle.htm Please note that the border on the raffle quilt is more teal than black as the picture shows. Enjoy, and maybe you can come see us? Sharon. ------------------------------

Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 20:30:11 -0500 From: Laura Hobby Syler To: "Hickoryhillquilts" (by way of "Kris Driessen, Hickory Hill Quilts" ), QHLcuenet.com Cc: roscoewumich.edu Subject: Re: QHL: Help with musty smell Message-Id: <3.0.3.32.19980922203011.006bf4ccmail.airmail.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset"us-ascii" Hi Kris, I had a client (last year some time) that brought me a quilt that she had packed away in an airtight container with a little bag of cloves...She said that it had that awful "stale grandma smell" (her exact words) and she just couldn't get the smell out (it was an applique quilt that her mother had designed and she knew for a fact that her mother hadnt washed any of the fabrics and the red ran terrible...so no washing to freshen it up.) A while back Karen posted about laying quilts over a bush or on a good thick carpet of grass...problem here is that you need ample rain and not so many days of 100+ temp to grow a good crop of St Augustine! I do know that that does work often well enough for me.... Laura At 08:40 PM 9/22/98 -0500, Hickoryhillquilts wrote: >Usually I can get rid of musty smells by simply airing out the quilt, but >not always. Does anyone have any other tricks they would care to share? >Please respond to both roscoewumich.edu and the list, I am sure we are all >interested. > >Kris > > >> >>TO: Hickory Hill Quilts >>From: Roscoe Warner >> roscoewumich.edu >> >>Hello, I found your company webpage and would apprectiate your help if >>possible! We have recently aquired some antique quilts (in all stages of >>wear) and much of the fabric which they were made out of from a family >>members estate! Much of the material has a musty storage smell to it and >>would like to know if you would have some suggetions as to how these odors >>would best be removed from both the fabric and quilts? In addition what is >>the recommended procedure to properly store these older quilts and >>materials? >>Thank you for your time and infromation in this matter. >> >> >>Sincerely >> >>Roscoe Warner The proportion recommended by Deborah Bede was 2% : 750 ml ( 10 gals) of water to 3 cups of Orvus. Roberta Take your place in history..sign and date your quilts! Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 22:13:29 -0400 From: Anthony Jones To: QHLcuenet.com Subject: QHL: Re: musty smell Message-ID: <36085949.bdac2bd5tampabay.rr.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charsetus-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Read that if you lay a quilt on the grass in the sunlight, a chemical reaction occurred that released cholorophyll from the grass which acts as an odor absorbent and deodorizes the quilt. I have not personally tried this. Maybe some of the conservators might want to comment on this OWT. And then's there's technology.... There's a new product called Ferbrze that removes odors from fabrics without washing them. It claims to be safe on "virtually "all fabrics. I used it on a crewel upholstered chair that the cat had accidented and it did work very well in eliminating the odor. But the chair was replaceable, on an antique quilt, who knows? Another one for the conservators. ------------------------------

Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 22:21:44 -0400 From: Anthony Jones To: QHLcuenet.com Subject: QHL: Re: musty smell/dry cleaning Message-ID: <36085b37.2a6cd644tampabay.rr.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charsetus-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Is it really harmful to dry clean an old quilt? My mom always said I shouldn't have my cotton shirts drycleaned but laundered, and I never knew why. Is that an OWT? Silk and wool are natural fibres and we dry clean them. Pat Campbell (Jacobean Applique) advocates dry cleaning for her quilts. Is is because cotton is plant-based? But so is linen... I really apologize for asking such basic questions, but that's where my knowledge level is. I am learning a lot from the information shared in this forum. Bear with me please. I'm a quick study. Anthony "a busy needle is a happy needle." ------------------------------

Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 22:49:47 EDT From: aol.com To: QHLcuenet.com Subject: QHL: Musty smell Message-ID: <6858ce07.360861cbaol.com> Content-type: text/plain; charsetUS-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Laura - small dishes of vanilla extract attract nasty odors, or so my mother claimed. I'd also try lavender or sandalwood sachets..... Karen Evans ------------------------------

Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 20:14:01 -0700 (PDT) From: bevquiltsprynet.com To: QHLcuenet.com, QHL-Digestcue.com Subject: Re: QHL-Digest Digest V98 #275 Message-Id: <199809230314.uaa17058m9.sprynet.com> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I usually just am a "lurker" but the musty quilt had to be answered. I would say not only do you need to air the quilt, but you should do it in a dry climate, like mine in the San Bernardino Mountains of So. Calif. A few years ago my sister was cleaning out the basement of her father-in-laws house in the state of Washington. She found a set of quilt blocks from the 1930s that smelled so bad she couldn't stand them, but neither could she throw them away, so she sent them to me. Even my Mail Man commented on how bad my package smelled. I took the quilt blocks out, set them on top of my dryer, went away for a 2 week vacation and when I came back the smell was gone. Beverly --- Beverly Dunivent HTTP://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/bevquilt ------------------------------

Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 08:34:11 +0100 From: "Sally Ward" To: Subject: QHL: Re:Musty Smell Message-ID: <002b01bde6c4$c508aae0$eb58e4d4bob> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; When I was reading a Featherweight list there was a lot of discussion  about the musty smell in the carrying cases because they are often kept  in attics, cellars etc. and get mildewed. Several people had variations  on the theme of 'cooking' it out - very popular was doing it gently by  leaving it in a car on a hot day! Whilst direct sunlight on a quilt  would obviously be a disaster, I wonder if anyone thinks this would be   worth trying on a musty quilt. BTW - on the subject of washing and bearing in mind that this list is  international. My bro. works for P&G, the soap people, and recently  brought me up to speed on the fact that washing habits vary greatly from   country to country. This may be important when any of us talk of  putting quilts in washing machines, because we are actually talking  about very different things. In GB we tend to use front loading  automatics with revolving drums and built-in heaters. I understand that  in the States it tends to be top loaders with agitating paddles. A  quilt in a front loader will be gently tossed in water brought to a  constant temperature each time, whereas in a top loader it will be   agitated by paddles, possibly with each rinse direct from the tap and of   variable temperature - significant expecially with wool waddings which  need minimal agitation and constant (low) temperature. Detergent  formulations also vary by country - here the bleaches are built in,  whereas I gather in the States you add them yourselves (I wish we had  that option) (yes, I know we wouldn't use them on our quilts anyway, now  would we....) There are probably variations in other countries which  I don't know about. So bottom line is if I say 'Hobbs wool washes well   in the machine' (which it does) I could be talking about a very  different treatment from what it would get in *your* machine. Sally in UK

Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 07:23:03 -0500 From: Laura Hobby Syler Anthony, Hey, dont apologize for asking questions, that's how we all learn a little more each time! I'm currently working part time as Pat's exec assistant, till I can get her well again.(still battling with that nasty gallbladder)...She drycleans her quilts because she *NEVER* pre-washes any of her fabric...plus she uses (or at least used to before Benartex did such a wonderful job with her fabric line) she used to use fabric from Lord only knows where...never could guarantee colorfastness. My drycleaner as confirmed that the naptha or what ever solution they are using these days does have a retention factor...despite it's fast evaporation time and that over a period of time will effect the cotton fibers and turn your white shirts yellow.....my FIL used to send ALL his shirts to the cleaners (back in the '70s & 80s) when they weren't all 100% cotton and the beautiful egyptian cotton ones that I inheriated after his death do show signs of yellowing.... Laura At 10:21 PM 9/22/98 -0400, Anthony Jones wrote: >Is it really harmful to dry clean an old quilt? My mom always said I >shouldn't have my cotton shirts drycleaned but laundered, and I never >knew why. Is that an OWT? Silk and wool are natural fibres and we dry >clean them. Pat Campbell (Jacobean Applique) advocates dry cleaning >for her quilts. Is is because cotton is plant-based? But so is >linen... > >I really apologize for asking such basic questions, but that's where my >knowledge level is. I am learning a lot from the information shared in >this forum. Bear with me please. I'm a quick study. > >Anthony >"a busy needle is a happy needle." > > > ------------------------------

Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 11:16:26 EDT From: ZegrtQuiltaol.com News from the Kentucky Folk Art Center 102 West First Street Morehead, KY 40351 606/783-2204; FAX 606/783-5034 Contact: B7 Garry Barker (Work: 606/783-2204; Home: 606/780-4343; g.barkermorehea d- st.edu) B7 Shelly Zegart (Work: 502/897-7566; Fax: 502/897-3819; zegrtquiltaol.c om) For Immediate Release: Kentucky Quilt Mystique Revealed in New Exhibit at  Folk Art Center MOREHEAD, Ky. --- Far beyond its borders, Kentucky quilts have commanded a mystique for more than a century. This new exhibit, Kentucky Quilts: Roo ts and Wings, brings the extraordinary vision and aesthetic achievements of Kentucky quiltmaking to the attention of the public, and suggests visual a nd thematic relationships between contemporary works and their historical predecessors. The exhibit opens October 9 and runs through February 25, 1 999 in the Garland & Minnie Adkins Gallery of the Kentucky Folk Art Center in Morehead. Guest Curator Shelly Zegart, founder of The Kentucky Quilt Project, Inc.,   the first state quilt documentation project, has worked with Folk Art Center Curator, Adrian Swain, to assemble an exhibition that looks more closely a t the mystique of Kentucky quilts. The examples chosen for the exhibit spea k to the diversity of the state's quilting traditions, past and present, and re veal their shared roots. "Kentucky is known for its quilts throughout the world," says Zegart. "The amount of world recognized quilt making in Kentucky is unique and unprecedented. From the thriving quilt cottage industries of the 1930s to the contemporary fiber artists of the 1990s, Kentucky lives up to its reputati on." She cites the Chicago World's Fair of 1933, location of the largest quilt contest ever held, with over 25,000 entries nationwide. Six of the 30 finalists, including the overall grand prizewinner, were Kentuckians. Zegart has selected 40 examples from the 1840s to the 1990s for the "Kentu cky Quilts: Roots & Wings" exhibition to illustrate the Kentucky quilting phenomenon and the relationships between contemporary works and their historical precedents. There will be a color catalog sponsored by Citizen s National Bank, Johnson County, and The Bank Josephine, Floyd County, Citiz ens National Corporation Banks. An opening reception is set for Sunday, Octo ber 18, from 2 PM to 4 PM. Folk Art Center hours are 9 AM to 5 PM Monday thro ugh Saturday, 1 PM to 5 PM Sunday. The Center is fully handicapped accessible .The "Kentucky Folk Art" exhibition in the Lovena & William Richardson Gall ery is on permanent display, and the Museum Store sells the work of contempora ry folk artists. The Kentucky Folk Art Center is a nonprofit organization affiliated with Morehead State University and supported by the Kentucky Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, and private and corporate contributions. Further information is available by calling 606-783-2204 or writing the Kentucky Folk Art Center, 102 West First Street, Morehead, KY 40351. - ### - ------------------------------

Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 11:26:14 EDT From: QuiltFixeraol.com To: QHLcuenet.com Subject: QHL: Muslin Message-ID: Content-type: text/plain; charsetUS-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit I have a Redwork tyed quilt made out of muslin top and bottom. The date 1898 is on the quilt and the muslin is still very strong and somewhat more heavy than the muslin we see today. I have never heard or read anywhere in my research of vintage quilts that muslin was not used in "old quilts". Would be interesting to find out the source of that statement. Just a little more information on a very interesting subject. Toni B. QuiltFixeraol.com ------------------------------

Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 10:02:28 -0700 From: Back Words Indexing To: Quilting Heritage List Subject: QHL: Quilt Show Catalogs Message-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset"us-ascii" Hi I'm on our local Quilt Show Committee, and my job has been making the catalog. Our Quilt Show is to be held Oct 3 and 4. We have over 300 quilts being shown, a featured quilter display, demonstrations and classes, childrens' activities, a fashion show, silent and oral mini-quilt auctions, vendors mall, gorgeous raffle quilt, and a descriptive, 20 sheet  80 page catalog booklet. Besides a great show, the committee itself is the most organized committee I've sat on. Ever. Anywhere. I am now wrapping up my report to the Quilt Show Committee. I'd like the next Catalog Chair to look at this report and bless my name over and over again, so I want this report to be thorough. Would anyone on QHL who has done catalogs like to share the aspects of the job that you measured in your own reports? For example, I will want to analyse the number of people who walk through the door to determine the cost/benefit ratio of the ads in the catalog. I am also interested in aiming for the ads to cover the cost of the whole catalog next time, therefore I will want to determine what that cost would have to be, for which size ads, and at what gradations (ie, does 1/4 page ad cost only 1/4 of the full page ad). I expect to look at cost per booklet, cost per page, cost per ad (different sizes), number of visitors, and sources of ads, etc. What else (and please give me the math equation: "cost of catalog divided by the number of pages of ads") did you look at in your own analysis of your quilt show catalog? I'm also doing a timeline, and a list of things I would do differently next time, as well as sharing all the results I have gathered in rounding up advertisers and examples of other quilt show catalogs. Thank you in advance. BTW - the Emerald Valley Quilters are presenting "Quilts for All Seasons" on Sat and Sun, October 3 and 4, from 10 - 6 and 10-4 in Eugene, Oregon, at the Lane County Fairgrounds. The quilts are stunning and you will really appreciate the catalog. Y'all come! Martha in Eugene, OR osgooddarkwing.uoregon.edu ------------------------------

Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 13:18:59 -0500 From: Maury Bynum To: Quilting Heritaage List Serv Subject: QHL: Harvest Table Quilt Message-ID: <36093b93.2b0ctextileconservators.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charsetus-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi All! A dealer has offered me what he calls a "Harvest Table Quilt"-- quite long and narrow. Has anyonhe heard of such a thing??????? Please respond privately! Thank you, Maury Bynum ------------------------------

Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 16:37:13 -0400 From: Nancy Roberts To: QHLcuenet.com Subject: QHL: Men who quilt Message-ID: <36095bf9.5ca0norwich.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charsetus-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit It took awhile, but while going through some back issues of Traditional Quiltworks I came across these profiles of men who quilt. Hope the list helps. If you don't have the issues, possibly a quilting friend does. Some back issues are available for purchase from the publisher at 800-628-8244. I'm not sure about the ones listed. Issue 32-From Farmer to Quilter (Ken Christopherson-retired farmer) Issue 24-Featured Teacher John Flynn Issue 25-Featured Teacher Paul Pilgrim Art Salemme was also a Featured Teacher, but I can't find the Issue number. Ricky Timms has been widely featured in the American Quilter, QNM, NQA Journal and others. The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum featured an exhibition of men's quilts within the last year or so. It might be worth contacting them. Nancy ------------------------------

Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 16:56:46 -0500 From: teresaexecpc.com  There is also David Small, author of Sewing On the Lines, and a frequent contributor to Miniature Quilts. He has a web site as well, Small Expressions, very nice site. Teresa in WI Teresaexecpc.com WANTED: Galilean. 33 years of age. Born in a stable. Olive skin. Wears sandals. Has a beard. Hippie-style hair. Usually accompanied by sinners, vagrants, malcontents and 12 undesirables. If you find him, follow him. -----Original Message----- From: Nancy Roberts To: QHLcuenet.com Date: Wednesday, September 23, 1998 3:36 PM Subject: QHL: Men who quilt >It took awhile, but while going through some back issues of Traditional >Quiltworks I came across these profiles of men who quilt. Hope the list >helps. If you don't have the issues, possibly a quilting friend does. >Some back issues are available for purchase from the publisher at >800-628-8244. I'm not sure about the ones listed. > >Issue 32-From Farmer to Quilter (Ken Christopherson-retired farmer) >Issue 24-Featured Teacher John Flynn >Issue 25-Featured Teacher Paul Pilgrim > >Art Salemme was also a Featured Teacher, but I can't find the Issue >number. Ricky Timms has been widely featured in the American Quilter, >QNM, NQA Journal and others. The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum featured an >exhibition of men's quilts within the last year or so. It might be worth >contacting them. Nancy