99274 - 99278

Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1999 22:10:20 -0500

From: lessmann@earthlink.net (Ellen Lessmann)

        I have to share my latest plunge with all of you.  I have read the

list faithfully since its inception, but rarely post, prefering to read and

learn from all of you.  I love old quilts, and have a couple of old family

quilts, but have never purchased any---until---

        My daughter and I were checking out some estate sales (I do have a

weakness for old Singer sewing machines) when I spotted a couch piled with

quilts.  I always look, but actually have never been tempted before, and as

I was looking I saw what I felt was an 1880 double pink pieced star design.

It "spoke" to me (daughter told me later she knew it must be special,

because my hands started to shake) anyway, I found myself carrying the

quilt to the cash box, and it came home with me.

        I was really pretty suprised at myself, and it was a leap of faith

for me to think I had learned enough about quilts to think I saw something

and trust my judgement to buy it.  I am very lucky, because I live in

Omaha, and was able to take it by the Kirk Collection, and Bill and Nancy

were kind enough to put my mind at rest--I really did have a "Double Pink",

probably from about the 1880's.

        Just had to share my good fortune with those who appreciate it, and

thank all of you for the education in quilts you have helped to provide for

me.  Dont think I will ever be a big-time collector, but it sure was fun to

find this treasure!!

Ellen in Omaha

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Date:   Mon, 4 Oct 1999 18:28:25 -1000

From: "Laurie Woodard" <lwoodard@hawaii.edu>

I'll be there too, hoping to escape the heat for a few days. I may be the

only one (how many are coming from the south?) there in lightweight cotton

longjohns but I'll love it for the short term. It's still in the mid- to

high-80s here although the trade winds keep us pretty cool. No A/C in most

houses, just those cooling breezes and all that nice airborne dust and grit!

If anyone can help to identify feed sack fabrics, a kit quilt or redwork

pattern sources, I'd like to talk with you. I'll be arriving on the 13th so

I can catch up on sleep a little before Friday.

--

Laurie Woodard

Researcher

Hawaiian Quilt Research Project

http://openstudio.hawaii.edu/hqrp/default.html

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Date: Tue, 05 Oct 1999 12:45:14 +0200

From: Ady Hirsch <adamroni@netvision.net.il>

To: <QHL@cuenet.com>

Subject: QHL: Eagle quilts

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Hi,

I may be mistaken, and this may not be the origin of the newly made Eagles

quilt, but Quilt magazine (Fall 1997) had an article titled "On the Wings

of Eagles" - Patriotic Quilts Past and Present (pp. 14-15) with two eagle

quilts. One appears to be antique, or at least old. with four eagles, a big

star in the middle and four red applique stars in the corners. The other is

a scaled down modern miniature version. The magazine also supplied patterns

for both quilts. Bothe are quite beautiful.

Ady

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Date: Tue, 05 Oct 1999 07:45:31 -0400

From: Alan Kelchner <quiltfix@mail.jax.bellsouth.net>

To: ".Quilt Heritage List" <qhl@cuenet.com>

Subject: QHL: DC shops

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The ladies on the ArtQuilt list rave about this place called G Street

Fabrics.  Never been myself.

Alan

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Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1999 07:52:11 EDT

From: QuiltFixer@aol.com

To: QHL@cuenet.com

Subject: QHL: Redwork!

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For those of you interested in Redwork, my new web is up at

www.redworklady.com/

I know many of you are interested in patterns and my pattern page is under

construction and something will be going up there by December.  Let me know

privately at redworkldy@aol.com if you wish to be added to my redwork pattern

mail list.  I am interested in exchanging links and want to hear privately

from people who are interested in Redwork, both vintage and revival.  I will

leaving on a trip to the East on Saturday and will get to see some of you

while I am there.  I am really looking forward to that!  I will be checking

on QHL and my e-mail on my lap top every couple of days. Congratulations to

Phyllis Twigg on her new web page!

Toni Baumgard

The Redwork Lady

QuiltFixer@aol.com

redworkldy@aol.com

www.redworklady.com

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Date: Tue, 05 Oct 1999 08:47:51 -0400

From: Beth Donaldson <quilts@museum.msu.edu>

To: QHL@cuenet.com

Subject: QHL: Re: QHL-Digest Digest V99 #273

Message-Id: <3.0.32.19991005084750.006c964c@museum.msu.edu>

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I'll be at AQSG, too, since I'm the local planning chair. If you're not

signed up for Quilt Tour #2, make sure to allow time on Friday or Saturday

afternoon to see the quilt exhibit in the Union Building and the Native

American exhibit in the Museum. Let's hope for good weather and lots of

fall color.

I'll be spending this weekend stuffing tote bags and rooting for Michigan

State to beat the University of Michigan in football. Both teams are 5-0

and it means bragging rights for an entire year. If you haven't chosen your

team to root for remember Michigan State is the one with over 500 quilts,

1000 quilt books, home of the Michigan Quilt Project and where President of

AQSG, Marsha MacDowell is employed!

Beth Donaldson

Michigan State University Museum

Quilt Collections Assitant

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Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1999 08:56:01 -0500 (Central Daylight Time)

From: Mary Persyn <Mary.Persyn@valpo.edu>

To: QHL@cuenet.com

Subject: QHL: Re:  AQSG

Message-ID: <SIMEON.9910050801.B@mpersyn.valpo.edu>

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I'll be there also with my Rainbow Blocks quilt (for those

of you who were at Merikay's lecture this summer).  Pat

Lyons will be there also.

Mary in sunny, but cold, Valparaiso, IN

-----------------------------------------

Mary Persyn    (219) 465-7830

Email: Mary.Persyn@valpo.edu

Law Librarian

School of Law

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN 46383

FAX:  (219) 465-7917

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Date: Tue, 05 Oct 1999 09:02:58 -0500

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

To: lessmann@earthlink.net (Ellen Lessmann), QHL@cuenet.com

Subject: Re: QHL: Double Pink Quilt

Message-Id: <3.0.3.32.19991005090258.00723ac8@mail.airmail.net>

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Ellen,

Never say never.........what do you think got most of us started???

The shaking hands thing is a dead give-a-way that you've been hooked!!!

Enjoy and welcome to the group.....

My name is Laura and I collect quilts....<G>

  Dont think I will ever be a big-time collector, but it sure was fun to

>find this treasure!!

>

>Ellen in Omaha

>

>

>

>

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Date: Tue, 05 Oct 1999 11:06:57 -0300

From: Barbara Robson <robsonbh@dbis.ns.ca>

To: QHL@cuenet.com

Subject: QHL: Civil War Quilt in Montreal

Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19991005110657.006c3da8@dbis.ns.ca>

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A friend forwarded me this article from the Montreal Gazette about the

Civil War quilt in the McCord Museum that Diane Shink is researching.

Thought some of you  might be interested in the article and the quilt.

http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/pages/991004/2947630.html

Barbara Robson

Fox Point, Nova Scotia

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Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1999 10:35:06 EDT

From: Palampore@aol.com

To: QHL@cuenet.com

Subject: QHL: Flood Relief Update & Odin Quilt

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I have gotten several requests regarding the info. I compiled about dealing

with flood damaged textiles.  I have just found the site where it is being

offered by the NC Cooperative Extension.  Go to www.ces.ncsu.edu        Once

you are at the site click on "Ask the Specialist".  There will be a catagory

there for "Apparel & Textiles" and under that heading with be:  "Salvaging

Heirlooms".  Click on it and it will bring up the info I put together.  This

site also lists many other flood related topics that are extremely helpful. 

Click on the flood picture to get other info.

I got a note from a woman on QHL from MD asking for this info this weekend

and I apologize that I did not get back with her.  I can't find the message. 

Sorry!!!  Hope you see this and it helps you.

I have only heard from a few people.  I talked with a man this weekend who

threw away a stack of quilts because they didn't have a clue what to do.  It

broke my heart.

I am hitting the newspapers again today.  If they won't do a story I guess I

will send in a letter to the editor giving this site to them.

It is still very overwhelming to hear the stories of the clean up. 

I have typed up a list of the names of the signature quilt from Odin and many

other towns.  If anyone wants it drop me a note.

Today I am getting the borders on a quilt top made by my 88 yr.old

mother-in-law.  She has macular degeneration and glaucoma, but she wants to

quilt one more quilt.  I hope to have this in a frame for her tomorrow so she

can give it a shot.  I am gently trying to convince her that tying it might

work best, but she is very determined to quilt it.  I hope she can!!!

Take care,  Lynn in New Bern, NC

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Date: Tue, 05 Oct 1999 09:50:55 -0500

From: "barbara J. woodford" <woodford@ix.netcom.com>

To: QHL@cuenet.com

Subject: QHL: AQSG

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I'll be in East Lansing with a carful of 19th century quilts. If I make

it past South Chicago and Gary, that is.

Barbara Woodford

Historic American Quilts

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Date: Tue, 05 Oct 1999 11:04:01 -0400

From: Barb Garrett <bgarrett@fast.net>

To: qhl@cuenet.com

Subject: QHL: Raggedy Ann Quilt

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Good Morning All -

Since I'm not going to AQSG I must do my old quilting looking elsewhere

<grin> so found this on ebay just now --

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=176005798

I have never seen an embroidered and appliqued Raggedy Ann quilt and my

questions are --

1. Were they printed panels that were available like redwork and Rainbow

blocks

2. Do they look home designed

3. What is the time frame for the ones shown

4. Has anyone else seen blocks of this type in a quilt

I, and I'm sure others on the list, will be grateful for any information

you are able to share -- look what we learned about 4 - eagle quilts.

Thanks for your help.

Barb in southeastern PA

(a pretty good place to live quiltwise) <grin>

<bgarrett@fast.net>

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Date: Tue, 5 Oct 99 12:31:42 EDT

From: "Bob Mills" <decision@tigger.jvnc.net>

To: "QHL" <QHL@cuenet.com>

Subject: QHL: Bonnie Hunter

Message-ID: <decision.1289528742E@mailreader.jvnc.net>

Haven't checked out Bonnie Hunter's Eagle quilt, but I did just have Bonnie

machine quilt a kaleidoscope quilt for me.  It was waiting for me when I

returned from the Restoration Conference. I had never had anyone

professionally machine quilt something for me before and she did an amazing

job, quilting beautiful medallions with stippling in the non-kaleidoscope

neutral areas and swirls in the rest.  Special effects in the two borders

AND she put up with my e-mails and phone calls.  I finally just asked her to

use her judgement and it was a wise move.

For those of you who know me, I am really a lover of hand quilting and only

do machine quilting on things that I know will be treated rough.  Or in this

case, one that I didn't have time to hand quilt but deserved much better

than my machine quilting.

The usual no relationship, etc. but pleased with her work. Her website is

fun too and listed below.

Jan Drechsler (not Bob)

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/bobmills/jan.html

Bonnie Hunter

       Quiltville Custom Quilting

        http://www.quiltville.com

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Date: Tue, 05 Oct 1999 13:51:58 -0500

From: Mary Waller <mswaller@iw.net>

To: QHL@cuenet.com

Subject: QHL: WCTU quilts

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There's an academic paper, "Many a Drunkard Slept Under a Drunkard's

Path Quilt: The Use of Material Culture as Non-Verbal Rhetoric by the

Woman's Christian Temperance Society"  by Sharon E. Strand of Black

Hills State University, Spearfish, South Dakota at

http://www.bhsu.edu:80/academics/artssciences/wcts_bhsu/index.html

I skimmed the article and didn't spot any reference to blue fabrics

being symbolic of any one thing.  Dr. Strand writes that the WCTU

members wore white ribbons as their symbol and were known as the "Whiyte

Ribboners".  Several pictures of various WCTU quilts are included.

I seem to remember hearing blue symbolized water as a pure drink for the

WCTU; does this have any validity or is it one of our quilt myths?

Dr. Strand also writes that Frances Willard had a dress designed for the

WCTU, with the pattern selling for 50 cents, and the importance of

dressing properly to present the correct image to their audiences.  She

also describes how the Civil War contributed to a more wide-spread use

of alcohol by blurring class lines and changing society; also that

military units provided a ration of alcohol to their members.

Mary Waller, Vermillion, South Dakota, USA

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Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1999 15:13:05 EDT

From: CWaiss4459@aol.com

Are any of the list members planning on attending the Berkshire Quilt

Festival?

This quilt show is taking place October 9th and 10th, 1999 10:00am-5pm at the

Berkshire Community College, 1350 West Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201.

For more information  contact-- hkimpel@cc.berkshire.org

I am planning on attending on Saturday at approximately noon.

Donation of 4.00 to attend and all proceeds benefit a scholarship fund at BCC

If anyone is planning on attending maybe we could get together for lunch, any

DJ's

or OHL'ers or Crazy Quilters.  This will be my second quilt function I am

attending since we moved here to eastern NY, the first being the quilt

display at the Columbia County Fair.

Please contact me if you are planning on attending this show and would like

to meet

up.

cwaiss4459@aol.com

Chris

Date: Tue, 05 Oct 1999 21:46:47 -0700

From: Barbara <qwhiltr@earthlink.net>

To: QHL@cuenet.com

Subject: QHL: Re: Raggedy Ann Quilt

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All I know is that I have some of these embroidery designs in my files. I bought photocopies

from a woman who sells out of print doll and embroidery patterns, etc. They are not dated, but

I do have some of the early RA&A books with illustrations from the same era....probably '30s to

'50s? I think they were originally iron-on transfers.

Barbara Black in Ventura

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Barb wrote:

> I have never seen an embroidered and appliqued Raggedy Ann quilt and my

> questions are --

> 1. Were they printed panels that were available like redwork and Rainbow

> blocks

> 2. Do they look home designed

> 3. What is the time frame for the ones shown

> 4. Has anyone else seen blocks of this type in a quilt

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Date: Wed, 6 Oct 1999 06:18:18 -0400

From: Debby Kratovil <kratovil@his.com>

Finally got my Carrie Hall Blocks book yesterday from AQS. This is the redo

of the book, done by Betinna Havig. Beautiful. But I was hoping for a bit

more in the history department. Should I have expected more? Was there

more? Just curious if others have gotten theirs yet and if they think that

the price tag of $35 was a bit high (yes I know, as an AQS member I only

paid $28).

What I do love about the book is that the color pictures of the blocks are

of the ORIGINAL blocks in the Hall/Kretschner collection in Kansas. They

are so perfect looking!

Debby Kratovil -- Quilter By Design

mailto:kratovil@his.com

http://www.his.com/~queenb

Paper Piecing Patterns & More!

Mac Pfaffie 7570

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Date: Wed, 06 Oct 1999 06:35:56 -0500

From: "M. Denney" <melissadenney@mindspring.com>

Here is of DC quilt shops some with URL's that was posted on another group

list that I am on.  I hope this is helpful.

G Street Fabrics. They also have an online store at:

www.gstreetfabrics.com

The Quilt Patch.  They also have an online store at

www.quiltpatchva.com

Quilter' Confectionary

Quilter's Heaven

M.

Melissa Denney

Auburn, Alabama, USA

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Date: Wed, 6 Oct 1999 10:27:40 -0400 (EDT)

From: quiltsnbears@webtv.net (Textile Historian)

Sadly (very,very sadly) I will miss this one. The happy side of this is

that I'll be in Massachusetts for two weeks. I am really tired of the

Florida weather. I hope everyone has a really great time!

Roberta

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Date: Wed, 6 Oct 1999 10:43:29 -0400 (EDT)

From: quiltsnbears@webtv.net (Textile Historian)

These were iron-on transfers from the early 1930's. Some of us learned

to embroider using these.

Roberta

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Date: Wed, 6 Oct 1999 15:20:12 -0500 (EST)

From: "Joanna E. Evans" <jevans@bluemarble.net

I'll be there, and I'm looking forward to seeing those who can make it to

the American Quilt Study Group's annual conference...

Joanna Evans

Bloomington, IN

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Date: Wed, 06 Oct 1999 14:34:54 -0700

From: Diane Lockwood <dcl924@mindspring.com

....DH and I rescued an old wool crazy (sort of) quilt from a junk store

that we spent time authenticating while we were still in Georgia. Turns out

it was made from a man's wardrobe, some of which was Union AND Confederate

uniform pieces.

I donated the quilt to the Atlanta History Center last August. The

curators, Besty Wayburn and Gordon Jones were pleased at how much

geneological research DH and I had done. We turned all the info over to the

Center. I was one person away from the orginal maker...sigh...  She hailed

from East Tennessee which had strong Union sympathies, thus the Union

uniform pieces. I'm hoping that the museum staff will pursue that final

step in identifying the maker.

The curators felt that the quilt would not be displayed but used as a

teaching tool. As long as it is in a safe environment and well cared for

I'll be happy. I brought it out to California for a couple of years but it

begged to be returned to the South. I knew I'd be dontating it but just

couldn't give the "old dear" up until last August.

I've posted the story to interested parties through the last 4 years and

recently sent it to Sehoy Welshof who publishes Web Threads,

http://www.welshofer.com/WebThreads/

The story will run 2 or 3 issues and may be on the September issue up now.

If it isn't there now, check the next issue, November.

I can't access Web Threads til DH puts Adobe on my computer!!

Diane

Pollock Pines, Calif

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Date: Wed, 6 Oct 1999 18:06:56 EDT

From: EGinebaugh@aol.com

Hi all,

I just found out today that my antique quilt will be hanging in the exhibit! 

I am so excited!  So I will be at the conference, too!  If we want to get

together at all, let me know, and maybe we can have lunch or dinner

somewhere.  Beth, can you recommend any good places in Lansing?  :)

Liz in Michigan

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Date: Wed, 06 Oct 1999 19:08:11 -0400

From: Alan Kelchner <quiltfix@mail.jax.bellsouth.net>

Yay !!!

Go Ellen, you gotta trust yourself at some point and now is just as good

as later.  And don't worry about the hands shaking - I've been buying

quilts for years and I still do it.  My friends also use my hands'

stability as a guide to how badly I want the quilt ...

Alan

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Date: Wed, 06 Oct 1999 20:46:12 -0400

From: denise nordberg <quiltdiva@usnetway.com>

I HAVE been to G Street Fabrics and it's wonderful - well worth a stop if you're in the area.

They have all types of fabric and notions and machines etc. etc.....

Denise in cold NE Pennsylvania

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Date: Wed, 6 Oct 1999 21:39:58 -0400

From: "Phyllis Twigg" <ptwigg@radix.net>

Ricki,

Toni's on tour right now. She'll be at the Howard County Center for the Arts

in Ellicott City, MD on October 20th at the meeting of the Baltimore

Applique Society at 7 p.m. Come and join us to hear her give her redwork

presentation. It'll be great.

Phyllis Twigg

(now interim President of the BAS until December)

Date: Wed, 6 Oct 1999 22:02:16 -0400

From: "Phyllis Twigg" <ptwigg@radix.net>

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Hi!

I would like to research some outline embroidery pattern/ designs in an

1880's publication called The Art Amateur. Is anyone familiar with this

title? Is it a book or a magazine? Any leads would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Phyllis

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Date: Wed, 06 Oct 1999 21:12:28 -0500

From: Karen Bush <Birdsong@worldnet.att.net

Was scanning my new Quilt Sampler today and lo and behold, there's a TWO

great articles by Debby Kratovil!!! Good job Debby!!! :) kb

--

 Ebay Seller, User name: karenbush-

 "About Me" page-http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/karenbush/

 http://www.idahoquilt.com "Quilt As Desired" the book of  Basics and

Beyond of Hand Quilting...,

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Date: Wed, 06 Oct 1999 23:23:42 -0500

Date: Thu, 07 Oct 1999 09:44:35 -0700

From: pastcrafts@erols.com

For anyone coming to the DC area,

  G Street Fabrics has 3 shops, each of them stronger in one area than

another.  The flagship store is in Rockville, Md.  It is the location

for true couture and bridal and buttons.  The quilting cottons are good,

but the best selection they are now sending to the Chantilly ,Va.

store.  The Falls Church store (in Seven Corners) is still evolving, it

openned 6 months ago or so.  But it looks like they will be

concentrating on decorator fabrics.

  In Alexandria, just a block from the King Street Metro, is Quilt and

Stuff.  As it is a small shop, Madeline has chosen to be more

contemporary than antique in her fabric purchases.  Not that she doesn't

have the repros.  Her selection of Carribean influenced/produced fabrics

as well as African inspired designs will make any contemporary quilter

glad.

Newbie, Past Crafts Studios, Alexandria, VA.

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Date: Thu, 7 Oct 1999 15:58:59 EDT

From: Hazelmacc@aol.com

One item on going to G Street Fabrics.  The Rockville store is near a Metro

(our underground) line.  One would need a car to get to the others. 

For quilt artists there are two exhibits: 

Rockville Civic Center Park, Oct.3-Nov 2, Glenview Mansion Art Gallery with

Sue Pierce and B.J. Adams work plus mixed media.  phone 30l-309-3354 for

directions.

Art Quilts & Wood 99, New Image Art Quilters and a woodworking guild, Oct 7

-3l,

Rock Creek Gallery, 240l Tilden St.,NW, D.C.  202/244-2482.

Small shows but if time permits tis fun to see. 

Also for quilt collectors, don't miss Rocky Road to Kansas shop, Union Street

in Alexandria.

Hazel Carter in No. VA. 

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Date: Thu, 7 Oct 1999 16:39:40 EDT

From: Qltldy10@aol.com

I was in DC last week, and memory may not serve me well:

   The DAR was getting ready for a new exhibit, I'm thinking it opened on the

7th; Art Quilts (not old quilts, as I read the notice).  Of course, you can

always do the tour of their rooms, and see a few old quilts.  I did lean in

to the downstairs display area, and might have seen a wholecloth white being

set up- so it's worth checking out (of course, if you are in to art quilts,

it'll be a must).

    The Smithsonian (American History) had the same quilts out that have been

out since 1997- sigh.  OTOH, they are working on The Flag, and have set up so

that you can see the work being done- fascinating. 

    Science and Industry has a small display of African cloth in America,

with a few (small) quilts.  Great photos exhibit of African folks/tribes, at

the back of the cloth exhibit. Mostly Ghana and Kenya, as I recall.  For

quilt ideas, keep your eyes on the tile floors in this building.  Even DH

made quilt-like comments.

     2 or 3 modern/art quilts in the Portrait Gallery. 

     Didn't go to the textile museum this trip.  I find a dearth of fabric

places in DC in the time frames I usually have, but the Smithsonian shops,

combined, have just about any book you could want- tons of remaindered books,

too.  The DAR has a few copies of a book they did for the Japanese market, I

also got the Lowell book there. 

     If you are in to sewing machines, there are some in the old papent

office, upstairs of the Portrait gallery- one special one there is the one

where the body of the machine is a- uh oh, senior moment- fish/dolphin/swan. 

there are probably 10 great machines in the case- also, a diplay of Wheeler &

Wilson stuff in one of the Smiths-- again, can't remember details.

    Enjoy Washington, it really is a super cool place.  I don't rec doing the

Wall and the Halocaust in the same day (they are pretty close to each other),

that's emotionally exhausting.

         Beth in Maine

Date: Fri, 8 Oct 1999 10:59:15 -0500 (Central Daylight Time)

From: Mary Persyn <Mary.Persyn@valpo.edu>

Was driving down the highway this morning looking at my

McDonald's Millennium paper cup and the thought suddenly

struck me, did the manufacturers produce "turn of the

century" fabric in the late 1890s the way we are seeing

millennium fabric now?  I've seen the U.S. centennial

fabrics from 1876, but don't remember ever having seen

"turn of the century" fabrics.  Have any of you seen some?

Mary in rainy Valparaiso

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