Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 22:05:34 -0800

From: "R & L Carroll" <Robert.J.Carroll@GTE.net

Hello!  Rebecca to answer your question about your GFG quilt top, I always

try to find period fabrics for repairs or finishing tops. Replacement

fabrics should not be difficult to find.  Finding a piece large enough for

the backing may be more difficult.  So many quiltmakers in the past used

plain white or off white for their quilt backs that you would be safe with

these.  But I would use a reproduction if I wanted to add a little color to

the back. But then again I'm not a purist. I would use cotton for the

batting so it would have the old look. Have fun finishing your top.

Laurette from So. California

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Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 07:54:05 EST

From: Baglady111@aol.com

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PIONEER FLORIDA MUSEUM ASSOC.

9TH Annaul Quilt & Antique Show & Sale

located on Pioneer Museum Rd

Dade City, Florida

Sat & Sun Feb 6 & 7, 1999

Special event this year is an exhibit of Feedsack quilts an memoribilia

JANE CLARK STAPEL of THE FEEDSACK CLUB, will be the guest speaker on  Sat and

Sun.

For added info call Donna Swart at 352-567-0262

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Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 08:44:27 EST

From: Baglady111@aol.com

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I am in need of an email address for ELIZABETH JOHNSON from CHALFONT, pa

please email me at    baglady111@aol.com 

Many thanx that there is a place where one can get the help when needed..Jane

of THE FEEDSACK CLUB

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Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 09:42:38 EST

From: EllynLK@aol.com

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In a message dated 1/31/99 6:53:29 PM Pacific Standard Time, Rebecca writes:

<< Also, I have a Grandmother;s Flower Garden that will need replacing of at

least one 'flower' -- should I use repro fabric or should I try to date quilt

top and look for some vintage fabric that will work -- or does it matter??

Guess this same question goes for the fabric that I will eventually need for

the back of the quilt. >>

Speaking for myself, in every restoration I do, I always put in fabric that

complements the existing ones--  but is thoroughly modern.  The first life of

the quilt was what happened after the maker finished it.  With me, it enters a

new phase of existence as I manipulate blocks, repair pieces, replace fabrics

or what have you to increase the life span of the quilt.  The quilt is now not

the sole "intellectual property" of the original maker.  We share it.  So I

put in a fabric (most people can't even find them until I point them out) that

represents THIS period of the quilt's life...  I restored a 1930's 9-patch.

It was born in the 1930's but repaired and restored in the '90's and there are

some 1990's fabrics to represent that.  You'd have to be something of a fabric

detective to find them as they match--   but it's just my own fun thing to do

with an old top.

Of course, if it were museum quality I would never do such a thing!

As far as the backing, it would be a lot harder and more expensive to find

vintage fabric in quantity enough to back the quilt...  or go to the flea

market and find an old quilt of the same vintage with a good back and

"harvest" it for your current project.  I bought a beat-up and crooked 9-patch

for a song--  because it had a great 1940's white ground with blue and red

apple barrel patterns for the back in very good shape.  Dumped the front....

the "batting" was old baby blankets sewn together...  One is in the garage

that the cat has adopted; the other is folded as padding under a cushion on a

wicker settee...  and I have the back waiting for when I need it on a 1940's

top!

Still working on the turn-of-the-century Trip Around The World...  it's

turning out to be a scrap gem! 

Best,

Lauri Klobas

Pacific PaKarendes, California

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Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 11:36:07 EST

From: Baglady111@aol.com

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have we had a discussion on friendship quilts?  When they were popular, why,

etc..also, THE ISLE OF MAN..I thought I had read something about the isle or

was it in a quilt mag...never fails...I'll see something that does NOT

interest me at the time..but later...down the road...it appeals to me..Jane of

THE FEEDSACK CLUB

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Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 09:49:09 -0800 (PST)

From: bevquilt@sprynet.com

Oops Rebecca, I meant Grandmother's Flower Garden.....

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Beverly Dunivent

http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/bevquilt

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Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 09:48:24 -0800 (PST)

From: bevquilt@sprynet.com

In answer to Rebecca's question about replacing the pieces

in a Dresden Plate, in my opinion she could either use

reproduction or vintage fabric. I have seen pieces replaced

in these quilts with reproduction and if I hadn't recognized

the fabric as being repro. I wouldn't have guessed. On the

other hand it is always a bit nicer to use vintage fabric.

You can obtain this from The Kirk Collection.  Bev.

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Beverly Dunivent

http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/bevquilt

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Date: Mon, 01 Feb 1999 12:45:22 -0700

From: Sharon Harleman Tandy <harleman@micron.net>

Hi all,

  Sorry to ring in late; been off-line for almost two months and

catching up.  My mid-1940s quilt had a wool batt made from the fleece of

my two pet sheep, Punch and Judy.  The batt was made locally (Washington

State coast, near Puyallup) and was covered with cheesecloth.

Unfortunately, I became allergic to wool and have kept them separated

for years.  Now, I'd like to quilt the pink and white top (it was tied)

and have the batt cleaned and re-batted; it's so thick, it will probably

make two regular batts!  Have sources for such, just never get around to

it.  Sharon Harleman Tandy, Quilts & Answers, Boise, Idaho.

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Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 18:53:48 -0600

From: Dale E Watts <dpwatts@ott.net>

I would like to contact Carol Elmore of Manhattan, KS but am unable to find

her email address.  This is in regard to the Quilt Restoration Conference in

Omaha.

If someone can provide me with her address or if Carol would contact me, I

would be most appreciative.  Thank you!

Peggy in Ottawa

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Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 20:35:42 EST

From: Baglady111@aol.com

I know you are'nt going to believe this..but I need a source for the white or

off white cotton that is a reproduction of the old timey feedsacks..it is for

toweling and pot holders...anyone one know of a wholesaler???  Jane of THE

FEEDSACK CLUB

(I heard that chuckle)

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Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 22:28:02 -0800

From: "Edie Idleman" <eidleman@ipa.net>

Hi all, I am a lurker but need some info.  I do not have the book

"Hidden in Plain View" yet.  I understand that Dr. Dobard specifically

mentions Bear's Paw, Crossroads, Flying Geese and Drundard's Path were

used as signals.  If that is so, will someone please let me know how

these designs and any others were used.  I need this rather quickly as I

am doing a program for some 4th graders on Wednesday and they are

studying the Civil War.

My Barnes and Noble still has not gotten the books that they expect;

their computer says they are getting it, but still have not at this

time.

My program was about history and quilting in general until I heard they

were studying the Civil War and this is so appropriate that i think I

should talk about it with them.

Sure hope someone can help and thanks,  edie idleman

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Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 08:08:03 EST

From: JQuilt@aol.com

and so...the story goes

if you are in school and your teacher reads from a book and tells you... this

is part of Civil War History...you will probably  think it's absolutely

true.... and  that's how myths and legends begin and continue..

before I read/taught anything "historical" especially this book to

impressionable minds....I would preface it with.....this is a story not

history and it may or may not be true..even then there are some students who

will retain it as history...

jean

jquilt@aol.com

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Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 09:36:09 -0500

From: Peggy Notestine <notestine.11@osu.edu>

Hi friends,

        Well, I got a real treat yesterday afternoon.  My husband's

grandmother (age 94) lives in a retirement home about 5 minutes from our

house and she mentioned that there was a lady down the hall who had a bunch

of old quilts.  well, I passed along a note to her saying that I would love

to see them next time she aired them out.  To make a long story shorter, I

got to see 10 quilts yesterday afternoon and they were all gorgeous!  Most

were handpieced by Murl herself, and then in most instances either she or

one of her sister's would handquilt it.  She had two that were sent to

Missouri to be machine quilted in a really pretty design as far as machine

quilting goes, and another one she had hand quilted by a lady in Kentucky.

None had labels.  Two remain very vivid in my mind.  One was a saft, pale

yellow double wedding ring quilt in just the most beatiful colors.  The

quilting was magnificant and I told her that I had always been a little

intimidated by that pattern because of the number of pieces and all those

curves.  "This one?!", she said, Why, that was done entirely by my little

sister before she was even a teenager!  She thinks she was about 10 years

old when it was done....I just couldn't believe it!  Anyone ever hear of

little kids doing more complex patterns and with such beautiful stitching!?

The other quilt that really stood apart was a quilt Murl's mother's church

circle made as a raffle during the depression.  This was a lone star( which

was never one of my favorites), and it was in pristine condition.  A white

background and the diamonds were in white, nile green, hot pink and an

orange the color of an orange creamsickle.  For some reason, those colors

worked for that quilt.  The quilting was outstanding and the interesting

part of this story was that she said that her mother's church circle spent

many hours on this quilt to raise money, then the depression hit very hard

where they all lived and no one could afford to even take a chance on a

ticket, so it just sat....and sat... and sat.  Finally, her mother begged

her daughter to offer something to the circle so she saved up a dollar here

and there, and when she finally had 8.00 dollars, they happily gave her the

quilt.  Unbelievable!  I told her I would help her make labels for the

quilts, even if they don't get sewn on, we could at least pin them to the

back.  Each quilt was wrapped in a feed sack or pillowcase and I also

mentioned to her that Jane of the Feedsack Club was coming to our guild

meeting soon for a presentation and she thought that sounded very

interesting.  Finally, I also wanted to mention that she had also displayed

a wonderful ivory crocheted bed spread that looked like lace, the stitches

were so tiny.  She said it took her 12 years to make and that she worked on

it all the time.  So that was my wonderful Sunday afternoon.

        Peggy Notestine in Columbus, Ohio

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Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 14:08:59 -0000

From: "Sally Ward" <sward@t-ward.demon.co.uk>

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Here in the UK my 15 yr old daughter is about to take History exams which

include American history.  Her teacher has suggested that the class watch

'Dances with Wolves' as part of their revision.  Is this a good idea?

Sally

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Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 21:50:56 -0000

From: "Sally Ward" <sward@t-ward.demon.co.uk>

So many of you responded to my question about this film I have to thank

you all here.  All comments were very helpful, and gave my dd a renewed

perspective both on the history of America and the generosity of present

day Americans in taking time out to help her!

Thanks

Sally

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