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Date: Mon, 7 Jun 1999 22:01:06 EDT

From: EllynLK@aol.com

In a message dated 6/7/99 6:53:18 PM Pacific Daylight Time, Jocelyn writes:

<< But still, I bet that far more ladies claimed to have a 16" waist, than

could have gotten into a dress with a 16" waist, even with their corset laced

to the tighest! <G> >>

I KNOW you're right on the mark!  How many of us have a weight listed on our

driver's license that may be a--  er, "dramatic license"?  <<gg>>  I just

won't change it to add those 15 pounds...  but you'd better believe if I lost

20 pounds, I'd be at the Dept of Motor Vehicles in a minute to change it!

Lauri Klobas

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Date: Mon, 7 Jun 1999 22:14:11 -0400

From: "J. G. Row" <Judygrow@blast.net

>You have to remember that the average American is significantly taller and

>heavier than s/he was a century ago; we eat more protein, have healthier

>diets, and various ethnic/racial groups have intermarried to an extent

>unknown in the rest of the world (remember hybrid vigor from biology

class?).

>Modern brides are also several years older than 19th century brides (mid

>20's as opposed to mid teens).  I don't find small corsets out of the

>question.

Ahem!  I was born in 1940, married in 1965.  (You will forget that

information at the end of reading this e-mail).  I wore my Mother's wedding

gown, which was a princess line Skinner Satin, designed and made for her by

the firm of Hattie Carnegie (her sister worked there as a seamstress, and

they just made an evening gown in white satin and added length to the back

for a train).  I redesigned the top of the gown so it wouldn't look so

"period 1938".

The entire waist and torso had to be taken in 3".  I am one of those modern

American girls, at 5'8" (at that time) , 2 inches taller than her mother.

Add to that the fact that Daddy was a doctor and as soon as I could swallow

I was forced to take vitamin pills.  I also wore a "Merry Widow" under that

gown, and my waist looks miniscule in my wedding photos.  But I know my

waist was never smaller than 23" as a grown woman.  Perhaps it is the fact

that my hips are so large???????  Would that I had a waist anywhere in the

20's now!

Judy in Ringoes, NJ

judygrow@blast.net

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Date: Mon, 7 Jun 1999 22:35:45 -0400

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

    This must be the season for Rolling Stone signature quilts.  I bought

one yesterday dated 1862.  The 20-10"  blocks are in turkey red (10

different fabrics) and chrome yellow (9 different fabrics).    The sashes

and borders are poison green; the cornerstones and unfilled binding are

double pink.   The dedication block says "Aveline S. A. Stern ihr Teppich

(her carpet--the PA German dialect corrupted this to Deppich, the word they

used for quilts which were not part of the German tradition) 1862.

Underneath this inscription is a vase containing tulips on a vine and a

tree.  Written on the base of the vase is the name W. Gross.  All of the

blocks are inscribed in the same hand in exquisite fractur calligraphy; the

names are all German: Ziegenfuss, Stern, Koch, Weber.   It made me think

immediately of quilts from the Goschenhoppen area in southeastern PA.  Sure

enough the first section of Lest I Shall Be Forgotten, the book based on the

Goshenhoppen documentation, discusses the signature quilts of the area of

which the Rolling Stone pattern was far and away the most popular.    The

following appears on page 18, "The Kemmerer Museum in Bethlehem  owns a

signature quilt with names written by William Gross, a well-known baptismal

certificate scrivener."  Guess who I'm going to be calling tomorrow?  I

think I need to see this quilt in Bethlehem and to find the people whose

names are on the quilt.

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Date: Mon, 7 Jun 1999 21:36:55 -0600

From: Larry Orr & Hanna Witte Orr <witteorr@interl.net

 A friend told me about an archival type ink for bubblejet printers, if you printed with that on archival paper it would be perfect ! Photocopies do turn yellow after several years.
Does anybody know if scanner or photocopier light is damaging to old documents like letters, photos, or daguerrotypes ? I'd like to scan some old family photos, but am not sure about the strong light in the scanner.

Hanna Orr

>Could you scan each one, print them onto transfer paper, press them onto

>plain fabric, and then tack them to the appropriate squares? Then put the

>originals in some kind of casing and tack it to the back of the quilt. This

>would preserve the originals while being reversible, and the signatures

>would "bend" with the quilt. You could do the same thing with new

>photocopies, of course, but it seems they would also begin to disintegrate.

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Date: Mon, 07 Jun 1999 21:54:27 -0500

From: Russell-Hill <russhill@ctesc.net

I wear a corset when I wear period clothing and have found out that I

can lace mine tighter than say some one else my size because for some

reason I squish better.  When I made my corset it was to my measurments

minus the 3 to 4" well after I laced it up to what I thought was right

it was to big I have no space in the back like I should.  After talking

over my problem  with some one who had gone to a corset maker, she

explained that some people can be pulled in more.  I will be honest

after a day in a corset and it is 80 degress and humid I donot want it

any tighter.  As Newbie and Karen said it was for the very fashionable

and very young.  After child birth it was never to be seen again. 

Debbie

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Date: Tue, 08 Jun 1999 06:57:12 +0400

From: Xenia Cord <xecord@netusa1.net>

To: QHL@cuenet.com

CC: John Cawley <cawley@goeaston.net

Hi, All - I also have one of these quilts - dated 1853, Rahel Ditt, ihr

teppich, and with the members of her family inked in the other blocks

(der grossvater, der grossmutter etc).  No signature by the calligrapher

that I can find, but the same branching tulips and vines under Rahel's

name.  Mine is in "Pennsylvania" colors  - red prints, gold and yellow

prints, Prussian blue.  Unwashed and in wonderful condition. 

I have some notes somewhere from a correspondence with Sara Dillow,

where we discussed other similar quilts - will look for them and

hopefully resurface <G>.

Xenia

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Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 08:56:18 EDT

From: Feathrwate@aol.com

About length of stitches:

An elderly lady in WV invited me to her attic to see family quilts.  When I

was remarking on the tininess of the stitches given the fatigue, poor light,

etc.,  in the past,  she told me that the stitches weren't so tiny at first,

but that the cotton thread shrunk being washed and the cotton fabric of the

quilt, also, so as to draw up the quilting.

Linda

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Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 10:42:58 EDT

From: QuiltFixer@aol.com

Sharon H and I have been sharing information on scissors that were on or

quilted into quilts.  Also wondering about the possible meaning of these. 

"Bad luck" or "good luck"?  Anyone have any further information or comments

for us?

Toni B.

QuiltFixer@aol.com

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Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 11:30:37 EDT

From: QuiltNews@aol.com

Since I am new to the history of quilting, I am finding a great deal of

information by exploring the on-line auctions that are on the internet....I

fine myself studying the quilt for sale....and I do NOT buy, but find that I

can research quilts presented and determine whether I agree with the

description or not....recently I saw a Mammy quilt....never having heard of

that type quilt, I checked in a library book I had just gotten, lot and

behold, that was two pages devoted to this type of quilt....I am wondering if

anyone else finds that these on-line auctions beneficial?  I also find I am

tracking the price of quilts this way.....and find that Grandmother's Flower

Garden was a very popular quilt, many people are selling them....any thoughts?

Ann

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Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 12:36:12 EDT

From: JQuilt@aol.com

here's the website for more info about the feedsack exhibit and the museum

http://www.coloradomuseums.com/

jean laino

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Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 11:58:31 -0700

From: "Melissa Devin" <mldevin@aa.net

I just had the luck today of being at my quilt shop at the right time!  I

was wandering aimlessly w/o direction trying to decide which couple of

fabrics I would pick up to add to my stash (no quilt in mind, but I had to

buy thread... and I didn't want to write a check just for thread :-)

anyway... an older lady walked in asking for help.  While I was deciding

which Hoffman to pick up, I overheard the lady talking about *finding these

fabrics with a friend... not sure how to set them... huge bagful of

scraps... etc*.  Well, my ears perked up when I heard something about *older

fabrics* and *huge bagful*, and looked to see what she had.  She had spread

out on the cutting table several gorgeous scrappy 8 pointed stars, in

excellent condition.

My interest was peeked, and now I was next to her drooling over what was in

the bag and on the table.  She had fabrics ranging from 1840-1890!  All in

excellent condition.  What I would give to have that huge bagful of scraps!

The several stars that were already pieced were in muted browns and taupes,

but she had some gorgeous coppertone madders, one brilliant green, some

purple pieces, and a yellow that were ready to be pieced.  She was afraid to

put those in the grouping!  I know I wouldn't be!!  Set in some of those

coppertones, and that green... it would add sparkle and be a gorgeous

wallhanging!  If I were thinking quick enough, I should have made her an

offer!  Oh well.. missed opportunity for sure!  It sure was exciting to see

all those fabrics though.  then we chatted about her grandmother's crazy

quilt that she had, and then about other quilts...

It was definitely a great day to wander aimlessly into the quilt shop!

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Date: Tue, 08 Jun 1999 16:55:05 -0400

Date: Tue, 08 Jun 1999 17:52:43 -0700

From: Denise Clausen <nadyne@oregoncoast.com

Hi Beverly

    Let us know if you do self publish, the Latimer Quilt and Textile

Center would be interested in carrying the book and in one for our

research library.

We are also making our first attempt at self publishing soon. We have

completed a book of Oregon patterns, will be available soon.

Good luck

Denise Clasuen

Director

Latimer Quilt and Textile Center

Beverly Dunivent wrote:

> As for "a book on kit quilts" Anne Copeland and I have written such a

> book!  We just have never have been able to have it published.  The

> publishers have encouraged us but say they don't think enough copies

> would sell.  At this point Anne and I have decided that if all else

> fails we will self publish.  We will keep you posted.  In the meantime

> our paper on the subject was published in Uncovering 1994 and Xenia

> Cord's paper on kits was published by them in 1995.  These are the

> publications of AQSG, The American Quilt Study Group and both journals

> are still in print.  Beverly Dunivent

Hi Beverly
    Let us know if you do self publish, the Latimer Quilt and Textile Center would be interested in carrying the book and in one for our research library.
We are also making our first attempt at self publishing soon. We have completed a book of Oregon patterns, will be available soon.
Good luck
Denise Clasuen
Director
Latimer Quilt and Textile Center
 
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Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 21:00:58 EDT

From: EMetcalfe@aol.com

I read with much interest, your comment on Mammy quilts...I have never heard

of them, and would appreciate it if you would share any information on them.

Have been studying quilt history for 25 years, and this is new to me...

Schultz in Ga.

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