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A brief essay on dating antique quilts

"A Brief History of the 'Feedsack'" by Jane Clark Stapel. The founder of the Feedsack Club provides some historical background on this American phenomenon. 

A Short Introduction to Period Quilting

The Alliance for American Quilts: Partnerships Launching Quilts onto Center Stage

America's Quilting History 

American Kit Quilts by Xenia Cord

American Memory - The Library of Congress. Enter "quilt" in the search engine and a great many images and articles will be returned, including WPA interviews with quilters during the Depression. 

Art Institute of Chicago Textile Collection

British Quilt History

Buying Old Quilts by Deborah Roberts

"The Civil War Quilt," from The Virtual Quilt Newsletter. Diane and Jim Lockwood embark on an adventure when they purchase an old Georgia quilt. 

Cleaning your Antique Quilt including a Stain Removal Guide

Controlling Pests through Freezing

Dear Jane - the 225 patterns from the 1863 Jane A. Stickle quilt.

Dry Cleaning Historic Textiles  by Costume and Textile Specialists  This is a Word document.  If you do not have Word, you can use the Word Viewer here. 

Early use of Natural Dyes in Textiles

Exuberant Americana on Display in Manhattan

    Visit the Gallery!

Feedsack Information

Flooded?  Here is information on washing quilts after a flood. www.textilepreservation.com 

Fusibles and Heirloom Quilts
        The response by Pellon

History of Crazy Quilts

How to Care For and Salvage Your Textiles After a Flood

Indispensable Indigo-The Deepest of Blue

Kansas City Star Classic Quilt Patterns

Making a Silk Purse out of a Sow's Ear - using those wonderful vintage blocks in a new quilt.  Kris Driessen

Making of America: Text of early magazines

Marie Webster

Oregon Quilt Project

Preserving Historic Quilts

Putting it in Perspective: The Symbolism of Underground RailRoad Quilts

Quilt Care - Practical Tips for the Use and Enjoyment of Antique Quilts

The Quilt Index

The Quilt Projects: 15 Years Later by Shelly Zegart

Quilting and Patchwork in the British Isles

Quiltersbee Quilt History Page  

The Quiltmakers Legacy: Our Quilting and Textile Heritage.

Quilts, Counterpanes & Throws, a Selection from the National Collection.  Smithsonian Institution,  National Museum of American History.   (Virtual Exhibition)

Repair, Restore, Conserve - what to do with damaged antique quilts

The Sewing Machine and Quilters in the 19th Century by Kimberly Wulfert, PhD 

Signature/Friendship/Subscription Quilts

Southern Quilting -- One hundred fifty years of shared tradition. This historical study of quilting in the south was put on the web by Jamie Leigh, an undergraduate in the American Studies Program at the University of Virginia. 

Stain Removal Guide for Quilts and other Textiles

State Documentation Books  

"Surviving the Winter: The Evolution of Quiltmaking Among Two Cultures in New Mexico" by Dorothy Zopf. Beautifully constructed and well-written site with essay and gallery of quilts. 

Sweet Clara's Freedom Hidden In Plain View; A Quilted Maze of Skepticism and Controversy

A Timeline of Quilting History in America - Dawn Duperault 

The Influence of 19th century women's lives on textiles - Kris Driessen

The Underground Railroad Quilt "Code"

Top Ten Titles for the Study of Antique Quilts

Threading your Research Needle; Research Methods for Quilt & Textile Researchers; 9 Steps for Getting Started to Finishing; and Online & Print Resources for Researching

Types of Quilt Appraisals.  Click here for a list of appraisers. 

Underground Railroad Myths Debunked

Victorian Mourning Customs from Collier

Wet Cleaning Historic Textiles by Costume and Textile Specialists  This is a Word document.  If you do not have Word, you can use the Word Viewer here.