--- title: "Home" date: 2021-12-13 author: "QuiltAdmin" featured_image: "https://quilthistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/callscrossingcover.jpg" --- # Home ♦ Celebrating 250 Years of American Quilts ♦ # Quilt History Explore our Quilting Heritage ![chintz-quilt A large bed with a colorful patchwork quilt—reflecting Quilt History - Our Quilting Heritage—features diamond and floral patterns in blue, red, and tan. The cozy room has wooden furniture, a chair, and sunlight streaming through the window.](https://quilthistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/chintz-quilt-768x576.jpg) Every quilt tells a piece of history. This site is here for curious people who love old quilts, even if they do not know a turkey red from a feedsack. Whether you inherited a family quilt, found one at a flea market, or are just wondering why that old quilt matters, this site will help you look at it with fresh eyes and treat it like the treasure it may be. ## Start Your Quilt Research Here [### Identify or Date a Quilt](https://quilthistory.com/dating-antique-or-vintage-quilts/) [### Research a Quilt’s Story](https://quilthistory.com/quilt-history-articles/) [### Repair, Restore or Conserve a quilt](https://quilthistory.com/quilt-restoration/) [### Cleaning and Preservation](https://quilthistory.com/cleaning-antique-quilts/) [### Explore Quilt Myths and Stories](https://quilthistory.com/myths-misconceptions/) [### Find an Appraiser](https://quilthistory.com/quilt-appraisers/) ## Why Trust This Site? QuiltHistory.com gathers quilt history articles, preservation guidance, research resources, and links to museums, appraisers, study groups, and books. Our goal isn’t scholarly credentialing, it’s making sure nobody mistakes a hundred-year-old treasure for a garage rag. Not sure where to begin? Our [Telltale Textiles](https://quilthistory.com/telltale-textiles/) series tackles one quilt-dating question at a time in short, well-illustrated entries, a quick way to get a feel for how the detective work is done. --- ## FEATURED QUILT HISTORY GUIDES [![Two clear plastic bottles with white caps are shown. The left bottle is labeled Synthrapol, and the right bottle is labeled Retayne. Both are dye-related fabric care products from G&K Craft Industries.](https://quilthistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/retayne-and-synthrapol1-250x250.webp)](https://quilthistory.com/care-preservation/stain-removal-guidelines-for-textiles/) ## [Stain Removal Guidelines for textiles and other items](https://quilthistory.com/care-preservation/stain-removal-guidelines-for-textiles/) compiled by Kris Driessen from information discussed on the Quilt History List. Before attempting to remove a stain, please be sure…[Read More Stain Removal Guidelines for textiles and other items](https://quilthistory.com/care-preservation/stain-removal-guidelines-for-textiles/) [![rolling-stone-quilt-block A close-up of a quilt block featuring green and white patterned fabric, with yellow knotted ties at each corner. The design includes squares and rectangles arranged in a geometric pattern.](https://quilthistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/rolling-stone-quilt-block-250x250.jpg)](https://quilthistory.com/quilt-appraisers/) ## [Quilt Appraisers](https://quilthistory.com/quilt-appraisers/) Why should you have your quilt appraised? And what is an appraisal, anyway? A quilt appraisal is a written statement…[Read More Quilt Appraisers](https://quilthistory.com/quilt-appraisers/) [![A patchwork quilt inspired by Underground Railroad Quilts, featuring a geometric pattern of squares and diamonds in beige, green, brown, pink, and blue fabric, arranged in rows to create an intricate, repeating lattice design.](https://quilthistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ugrrqu1-250x250.jpg)](https://quilthistory.com/people-stories/myths-misconceptions/underground-railroad-quilts/) ## [Underground Railroad Quilts](https://quilthistory.com/people-stories/myths-misconceptions/underground-railroad-quilts/) Putting it in Perspective: The Symbolism of Underground Railroad Quilts To understand the special role quilts may have played in…[Read More Underground Railroad Quilts](https://quilthistory.com/people-stories/myths-misconceptions/underground-railroad-quilts/) --- Browse by era ## Explore Quilt History by Era Use these era guides to place a quilt in historical context, from early whole-cloth quilts to feedsacks, crazy quilts, kit quilts, and modern revivals. [ Pre-1850 Early American Quilts Whole-cloth, broderie perse, and the first pieced traditions ](/early-american-quilts/) [ 1861–1865 Civil War Era Mourning quilts, fundraising quilts, and Turkey red fabrics ](/civil-war-quilts/) [ 1870–1900 Victorian Era Crazy quilts, silk velvets, and elaborate embroidery ](/victorian-quilts/) [ 1930s Depression era Feedsacks, pastel prints, and the great quilt revival ](/depression-quilts/) [ 1940s–50s Postwar revival Kit quilts, novelty prints, and bold graphic patterns ](/postwar-quilts/) [ 1970s+ Today’s Quilts The quilt revival, art quilts, and a new generation of makers ](/todays-quilts/) Resources ## What you’ll find here 59 In-depth research articles [Browse articles](/quilt-history-articles/) 250+ Years of American quilting history [About this site](/about/) ∞ Stories still to be told [Contribute your story](/about/)