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Jean, I thought you might like to know that I took a class with Cynthia

England who uses freezer paper extensively for her quilts, and she mentioned

that freezer paper was available in 81/2" x 11" sheets. ??? She knows

someone who can get it, but she did not have the information with her that

day.  I have never seen it.  If you get any more information, please let us

know.

Thanks, Laurette

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Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 07:42:22 EST

From: QuiltFixer@aol.com

To: lrobins@fhcrc.org, QHL@cuenet.com

Subject: Re: QHL: RE: antique quilts/utility quilts

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In a message dated 3/4/99 8:04:58 AM Pacific Standard Time, lrobins@fhcrc.org

writes:

<< I should just stick to lurking. >>

I don't think so Laura. :)  I like to see some real feelings and opinions

expressed on this list.  Toni B.

QuiltFixer@aol.com

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Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 09:37:35 -0500

From: Nancy Roberts <robertsn@norwich.net>

To: QHL@cuenet.com

Subject: QHL: Dry/wet goods

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Karen from Mass. asked if there were "wet goods." I wonder if these were the

domain of the cooper. Such goods as molasses were shipped/stored in barrels

at one time. I believe that dry items like flour were, too, prior to the

cotton sack era. If you have a restored historical village near you with a

coopering demonstration, it's worth seeing this fascinating "bygone" craft.

Just a thought. Nancy

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Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 07:46:21 -0800

From: Debra Roby <debroby@earthlink.net>

To: QHL@cuenet.com

Subject: Re:QHL: freezer paper campaign

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Sorry that this has nothing to do with history (except for the history

we are creating ourselves).

QHL-Digest-request@cuenet.com wrote:

Jean wrote:

> Alan mentioned that Reynolds Paper seems to be  in touch with their customer

> base...well I'm writing them today to suggest that they put out a box/packet

> of their freezer paper in an 81/2 by 11 inch size, that will be compatible

> with printers...

> Let's see what the response will be.

Personally, I would love this idea.  I have developed a really fun

technique for a mindless piecing project that requires lots of freezer

paper. (I call it a "soccer mom" piecing technique...) However, there is

one problem I see with this (and I'm trying to figure out how to get

around it without buying a new printer)...

Most photocopiers and inkjet printers use heat sensitive ink.  So when

an iron hits it, it melts again.  I once heard a theory that letting the

ink "age" for several days to a couple weeks will make it less "melt

resistant", but I haven't tested that yet.  BUt I am sure that I won't

usually be willing to print off the paper, then wait 2 weeks to use it

in a project. 

If Reynolds started marketing freezer paper in sheet sizes, we would

have all these posts from people with inkjet printers who don't

understand why they're having problems (like all the people now wanting

to know why when they printed on fabric it all melted and/or washed

away).

I really don't want to spend money on a lazer printer.

deb roby

hercules, ca.

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Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 11:00:56 EST

From: AZquilter9@aol.com

To: info-eq@lyris.planetpatchwork.com

Cc: QHL@cuenet.com

Subject: QHL: Freezer Paper

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Good morning all,

I had to chuckle at our complaints about the size of freezer paper (just

yesterday I had those same complaints while making labels).  Are we not the

people who take 45 inch wide fabric by the yards and cut it up into itty bitty

pieces only to stitch them back together?  And yet, we absolutely hate the

idea that we have to cut freezer paper 8-1/2 x 11 inches to run through our

printers.  We quilters do indeed have unique priorities.  Of course, when

Reynolds figures out that they can up the profits by accommodating us with

these sheets, they will probably do it.

Now back to cutting those itty bitty pieces I need to stitch today.

Lois

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Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 11:08:02 EST

From: SudaNim@aol.com

To: qhl@cuenet.com

Subject: Re: QHL: Freezer Paper

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I dunno about subsidizing Reynolds...after all, they're not the ones who

invented quilted aluminum foil!  (Also insert your own snipey comments about

the quilted toilet paper ad campaign here.)

In a message dated 3/5/99 10:02:09 AM, AZquilter9@aol.com writes:

>I had to chuckle at our complaints about the size of freezer paper (just

>yesterday I had those same complaints while making labels).  Are we not

>the

>people who take 45 inch wide fabric by the yards and cut it up into itty

>bitty

>pieces only to stitch them back together?  And yet, we absolutely hate

>the

>idea that we have to cut freezer paper 8-1/2 x 11 inches to run through

>our

>printers.  We quilters do indeed have unique priorities.  Of course, when

>Reynolds figures out that they can up the profits by accommodating us with

>these sheets, they will probably do it.

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Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 12:11:36 EST

From: JQuilt@aol.com

To: qhl@cuenet.com

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because so often when repairing heritage quilts...we repair appliques..and I

do use freezer paper for appliques...

anyway here's the response I received,from Reynolds Paper.

jean

jquilt@aol.com

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Jean:

Thank you for your interest in our company.  Reynolds receives many ideas

for products, promotions, and advertising campaigns from interested

consumers like you.  We have found that most every one of these ideas have

already been considered or used by Reynolds or other companies.  Also, the

practice of considering unsolicited ideas can give rise to misunderstandings

as to the origin and ownership of particular ideas.  Therefore, we, along

with many companies, have adopted a general policy of not accepting

unsolicited ideas and suggestions.

If we may be of further assistance, please let us know.

Mary K. Duffer, The Reynolds Kitchens

<mailto:MKDuffer@rmc.com>

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Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 16:16:43 -0600

From: Jocelyn <jocelynm@sw1.socwel.ukans.edu>

To: QHL@cuenet.com

Subject: QHL: Re: QHL-Digest Digest V99 #59

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D

> There are certain quilt tops that cannot be quilted by

> hand because they would fall apart during quilting.  Even machine quilting

> would be a strain, so those are sometimes simply backed and either tied,

> or have no batting, just a backing and binding.  Again, it depends on the

> owners ultimate intent for the quilt

I'm confused. Hand quilting a top is harder on it than machine

quilting it? Are we talking about sewing machine, or quilting

machine? What about hand quilting is harsh?

Jocelyn

Jocelynm@delphi.com

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Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 16:26:13 -0600

From: Jocelyn <jocelynm@sw1.socwel.ukans.edu>

To: QHL-Digest@cuenet.com, QHL@cuenet.com

Subject: Re: QHL-Digest Digest V99 #63

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> Nope, not regional.  The old term was "dry goods."  Why it's now usually

> "fabric" is beyond me.  I'm also curious as to whether there were any "wet

> goods."  Anyone know?

They weren't called wet goods, per se. The difference was, dry

goods were nonperishable food items (the sort of things we're now

asked to donate to food pantries), and 'wet' goods were sold by

specialty merchants like dairies, butchers, greengrocers, bakers,

etc.

Jocelyn

Jocelynm@delphi.com

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Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 16:33:05 -0600

From: Jocelyn <jocelynm@sw1.socwel.ukans.edu>

To: QHL-Digest@cuenet.com, QHL@cuenet.com

Subject: Re: QHL-Digest Digest V99 #63

> I considered quilts made as bed covers utilitarian, whether they were

> slept under often or infrequently - they were made for a useful purpose.

> We do not disagree.  A matter of language chosen. Bobbie a. Aug

I think the difference is, whether you'd call a wedding gown

'clothing' or not. Well, yes, obviously it's clothing. But brides don't

buy wedding gowns with the aim of using for any but one specific

occasion, any more. A hundred years ago, a bride might buy a new

dress to be married in, but she would probably choose it for its

serviceability as her 'best dress' for years to come (at least, until

the babies came!)

Presumably, people a hundred years ago knew about 'company

quilts'. Quilters could tell at a glance if this were a quilt for using, or

for admiring; even children and husbands were probably taught to

leave the fancy quilts alone. I suspect that the 20th century

equivalent of the fancy quilts are 'guest towels'-- we're all taught by

our moms not to use them, that they're just there for show, and so

we resist using them, even if we ARE the guests! <G>

I can imagine a visiting couple of 100 years ago: 'George, don't you

DARE lay down on that quilt! Help me fold it up and put it on the

chair before we mess it up!' <G>

Jocelyn

Jocelynm@delphi.com

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Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 18:34:51 -0500

From: Jean Binns Smith <shejean@vicon.net>

To: "Quilter's Heritae List" <QHL@cuenet.com>

Subject: QHL: Pat Margart, Donna Slusser

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Pat Margaaret and Donna Slusser both live in Pullman, Washington.  I

have a freind who knows them both and was responsible for bring them to

this area for a workshop a few years ago.  She has misplacaed Pat's

address at the moment, but here is Donna's

Donna Slusser

1201 Kemgard Rd.

Pullman, Wa. 99163.

 Jean Smith in Bellefonte, PA.

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Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 22:53:36 -0000

From: "Jenni Dobson" <jenni@dobson4qu.freeserve.co.uk>

I was interested to read the posts about quilts made for utility or not. =

I don't necessarily think that the size of a quilt tells you that it was =

made for a bed.

Let me explain: over here in the UK, crazy patchwork was also quite =

popular in the late Victorian period. At that time, legs were considered =

most improper - to the extent that either they could be concealed by =

gathered 'leggings' of fabric - *or* you made a table cover so large =

that it covered all the space from the table top to the ground thus =

hiding the legs! And over here such covers were often crazy patchwork! =

That means that the resulting cover could easily be as big as a bed =

cover. Incidentally on the shameful topic of legs, some famous writer =

(sorry, I can't recall who) wrote later in life that when he was small, =

he didn't think ladies had legs like he did, being a small boy!

In passing, for Australian readers re convict transportation. I heard =

not long ago, if you trace your ancestors & find they were convicts =

shipped out from Nottingham, it is maybe the only city which still has a =

full record of all convicts sent out. Apparently most other such cities, =

like Bristol or Liverpool, lost most of their records during bombings in =

WW2.

Excuse that NQR aside, please.

Jenni D in frosty UK.

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Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 19:01:03 EST

From: KareQuilt@aol.com

To: QHL@cuenet.com

S

We just learned last Saturday that my dear mother-in-law, Wini Alexander of

Lopez Island, WA, has inoperable ovarian cancer.  She has been a prolific

quilter since 1976, as well as  editor of many a guild newsletter over the

years, and is the one responsible for getting me into quilting.  I had just

begun to interview her for a possible article on the modern "international

round robins" the week before the cancer was discovered.  My kids adore her.

My son (in Portland, OR), who has been so proud of the quilts she has made for

him over the years, just e-mailed me today that he thought we should make a

lap quilt for her use during the few months she may have left (certainly much

less than a year).  My daughter-in-law suggested we print directly on fabric

from the fabulous printers she has access to at work.  I know nothing about

this process, and since I am on my way out the door early tomorrow a.m. for a

business trip, and half of my quilt stuff is already packed for an expected

move locally in April, it is going to be a bit difficult for me to try to find

the info.  If any of you have experience with this process or can site an

issue of QNL magazine, perhaps I can dig up the info when I get back.  (I

think my daughter-in-law has the last year's issues of QNL.)  Would you so

kind as to e-mail my kids if you think you can help?  Thank you so very much

for your help, as you are able.  I know I can always count on quilters.

Already they are jumping to Wini's aide on Lopez to see that she is well cared

for when she comes home from the hospital, as well as comforting my father-in-

law, Loren, who is taking this VERY hard.  My son's address is

daniela@pcez.com.     My daughter-in-law Taryn's address is

Taryn.Alexander@tek.com.  Thanks for your care and concern.

Karen Alexander

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Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 19:14:39 -0800

From: Audrey Waite <awquiltr@sedona.net

For those collecting the state quilt documentation books, you can still

purchase copies of the one from seven counties in northwestern

Pennsylvania.  It sells for $19.95 plus $3 shipping and 6% tax if you

live in PA.  Send check or money order to the Crawford County Historical

Society, 848 North Main Street, Meadville, PA 16335.  The title of the

book is "Threads of Tradition: Northwest Pennsylvania Quilts".  Kris may

have copies too.

Any news of the one from Connecticut?

Audrey Waite in sunny, warm Sedona, AZ

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Date: Sat, 6 Mar 1999 08:03:48 -0500

From: "Sue and Ray Reich" <mreich@ibm.net>

To: <QHL@cuenet.com>

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Hi Audrey Waite,

 I just signed onto Cuenet this week.  Thanks for asking about CQSP.  My

name is Sue Reich, Elizabeth Tishion and I are co-Presidents of Connecticut

Quilt Search Projects.  We are alive and well and working very hard to make

our project successful.  Things - we are doing right now;

1. Writing the book, Covering Connecticut, Connecticut's Quils and

Quiltmakers.  I can't say exactly when it will be out we are still fund

raising for the photography and searching for the publisher.

2. About to go on line with our website.  It was great fun to design.  Our

server will probably be The Connecticut Historical Society.  This

organization in Hartford is going to house our information.

3. Completing our database.  We are 75% finished with it.  We used

Microsoft Access.  It is very time consuming.  Maureen Gregoire and I have

been hard at work since the fall.  We then have to purchase a slide scanner

to scan our slides.  The database will also be available at CHS.

4. Joined a partnership with Yankee Magazine's Community Partners Program.

We help sell $20 subscriptions for them and they return $10 of every $20 to

us.  It is a sensational PR program for the both of us.  Yankee Magazine is

promoting history and New England and Connecticut and we are promoting CQSP

and Yankee Magazine. CQSP was featured in the November issue.

5. We have just revised our Documentation forms.  We will begin to register

post-1950 quilts.  We hope to have the actual quiltmakers do the

documentation part.  This way they can tell us about their inspiration,

where they purchased their fabrics, what they costs, the real pattern name,

etc.  Historians one hundred and fifty years from now will love us.

So you can see we haven't exactly been twiddling our thumbs. 

  I purchased "Threads of Tradition, Northwestern Pennsylvania Quilts", I

spent my summer growing up on my Grandmother's farm in Woodcock Burough,

Crawford County, PA.  It is a most beautiful area.  The book is very nice.

That's it from Connecticut for now.  Sue Reich in Washington Depot, CT

(about to have a snow storm)

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> From: Audrey Waite <awquiltr@sedona.net>

> To: QHL@cuenet.com

> Subject: QHL: Quilt Documentation Book

> Date: Friday, March 05, 1999 10:14 PM

>

> For those collecting the state quilt documentation books, you can still

> purchase copies of the one from seven counties in northwestern

> Pennsylvania.  It sells for $19.95 plus $3 shipping and 6% tax if you

> live in PA.  Send check or money order to the Crawford County Historical

> Society, 848 North Main Street, Meadville, PA 16335.  The title of the

> book is "Threads of Tradition: Northwest Pennsylvania Quilts".  Kris may

> have copies too.

>

> Any news of the one from Connecticut?

>

> Audrey Waite in sunny, warm Sedona, AZ

>

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Date: Sat, 06 Mar 1999 16:35:24 -0600

From: Laura Hobby Syler <texas_quilt.co@mail.airmail.net>

To: Jocelyn <jocelynm@sw1.socwel.ukans.edu>, QHL@cuenet.com

Subject: Re: QHL: Re: QHL-Digest Digest V99 #59

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Jocelyn,

After you have worked with vintage textiles for 20+ years you learn (often

the hard way) that there are some textiles that as you have quoted below:

>> There are certain quilt tops that cannot be quilted by

>> hand because they would fall apart during quilting.  Even machine quilting

>> would be a strain, so those are sometimes simply backed and either tied,

>> or have no batting, just a backing and binding.  Again, it depends on the

>> owners ultimate intent for the quilt

Some how I missed this original post, but I agree whole heartedly! I have a

top in from a client that 2 years ago another AQS appraiser (who is not a

restoration specialist) along with a dealer told her that the top could be

quilted.....I hesitated then and I am still hesitant, although she is

insistant on having it quilted.  I have agreed to do it, using a flannel

sheet as batting and will do it myself because I am afraid that my quilters

beautiful tiny, tiny stitches will do more harm to the tensil strength of

the fibers than help preserve the piece.

It is one of those judgement calls that you learn by "flappin a lot of

quilts"<G>

Laura

In  N. Texas where we cant tell what season the weather is pretending to be

except DRY!!!

>

>

>

>I'm confused. Hand quilting a top is harder on it than machine

>quilting it? Are we talking about sewing machine, or quilting

>machine? What about hand quilting is harsh?

>

>

>Jocelyn

>Jocelynm@delphi.com

>

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Date: Sat, 6 Mar 1999 20:48:16 EST

From: Quilt97@aol.com

To: QHL@cuenet.com

Subject: QHL: Flynn Frames

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Flynn quilting frames look very simple and efficient.  I would appreciate

hearing the pros and cons from anyone who has used one.

Thanks.