Capital Region Quilt Study Group
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Click on them to see them close up.
 Our
topic today was "green" and any other wonderful finds you may
have made in the past few months. The first person to show her
quilts fell into the second category, showing us wonderful blue and
white quilts collected by her mother in law. They are presently in
storage, which prompted a discussion on how to properly store
quilts. (In a pillowcase, preferably with folds padded with acid
free paper, possibly in an acid free box, definitely kept away from
wood. It's best to use lavender and cedar to keep away bugs rather
than moth balls as moths don't attack cotton.)
 This
quilt was donated to a homeless shelter and will be raffled off to make
money for them. Before that is done, the binding needs to be
replaced - this is a simple job that can be done by any
quilter.
 Here
is our table of quilts with green in them. Many of the green
quilts showed signs of age.
This quilt is being reproduced. The new block is in the
upper right hand corner. |
The quilt showing faded green and the reproduction block.
Is this Chips and Whetstones? |
This green turned to mush |
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The staining is actually dust. No effort has been made to
clean this quilt yet. |
If only the red had faded too, this would be a dramatic tone on
tone quilt. |
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This green faded to a splotchy blue. |
This is a Carolina Lily or Peony variation |
with Teal leaves |
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More treasures
Wow.
  Another
dated piece, whitework, May 1 1858. Be sure to click on the thumbnails
to see these quilts up close.
 An
examination of this early 1800's quilt sidetracked us into a discussion
of printing techniques. We discussed printing, discharge printing
(applying a design to dyed fabric by bleaching out a white or light
pattern on the darker colored ground) resist printing (a two-step
procedure in which a design pattern is applied to fabric using a
chemical or wax preventing the dyes from penetrating the fabric. After
the fabric is dyed, the resist is removed.) and penciling (adding
colorful details to a print using a paintbrush.)
Could this be resist? |
Could this be a block print? |
 An
early chintz piece, possibly a block print. Chintz gets its
sheen from a process called calendering, where a fabric is
subjected to both heat and pressure. Unglazed chintz is
called cretonne.
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  A
close examination of the woven and printed fabrics in this hand pieced
top indicated an early 20th century origin.
 This
quilt was made in 1943 using a pattern available in Women's Day
magazine. A quilt like it was featured in Wisconsin
Quilts.
 An
1880's top apparently repaired and tied into a quilt in the 1930's,
judging from the repairs and the bright red ties.
 A
wonderful 1930's braided quilt shouted out with sunshine and
happiness.
 Book
reviews: Deb brought in Workwomans
Guide; a guide to 19th century decorative Arts, Fashion and
Practical Crafts. This book is a reproduction of a book published in the
19th century by "a lady" in which she gives the new homemaker
all sorts of tips and trick for maintaining a proper household. It
was a very interesting books full of tips and tricks which might even be
useful today.
 Kris
brought in the Civil
War Diary Quilt book. This small book has a snippet from a civil war
diary on one page and the block inspired by that entry on the facing
page. A quilt has been made of these blocks and is in the front of
the book. If you are a Dear Jane fan, buy this book for the
blocks. If you are a history buff, buy this for the incredible
insights into the world of women who lived through the Civil
War.
We will meet again in February 2006. Our topic
will be RED!
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