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| African American Quilt History | Susan Druding's page | |
| All About Feedsacks | "The feedsack story starts in the early 1800's, when goods such as food staples, grain, seed, and animal feed were packed for transportation and storage in tins, boxes, and wooden barrels..." | |
| American Quilts of the 19th Century | By Laurette Carroll, Quilt Maker, Quilt Collector and Quilt Historian. For the last several years were have enjoyed seeing a wide variety of new reproduction fabrics come on the market representing the fabrics used in 19th. Century quilts. | |
British Quilt History
Email | This site began life as the homepage for BQHL, the British Quilt History List - a free internet mailing list for anyone interested in the history of British Quilts and domestic textiles which I started with a few friends in 1999 (as 'QLL' - Quilts, Linen | |
| Collectible Feedsack Cloth and Quilts: the Past Re | by Patricia Lynne Grace Cummings
Feedsack cloth, so treasured by quilters and collectors today, is actually recycled cloth from sacks and bags that once held all sorts of consumable goods from sugar to flour to chicken feed, grains, rice, and even dog fo | |
| Colorado Quilt Council | They have collected data on over 10,000 quilts. | |
| Dating Quilts | Great article on dating quilts. | |
| Dear Jane Quilts | "My fascination with Jane A. Blakely Stickle began thirteen years ago, when I saw The Quilt in Donna Bister's and Richard Cleveland's book, Plain and Fancy." | |
| Documentary to be made | Georgia Bonesteel of television’s longest running quilting series, Lap Quilting with Georgia Bonesteel, announced during her induction into the Quilters Hall of Fame in Marion, Indiana, on July 16, 20 | |
English Quilts and Quilters
Email | Kimberly Wulfert | |
| Feedbags: From Rags to Riches | A very successful ad campaign The Other White Meat certainly improved pork’s image and sales. In a way that slogan parallels the remarkable renaissance of feedsacks.
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| Harriet Powers: A Freed Slave Tells Stories Throug | Although we get glimpses of the lives of African American slave women it is a rare treat that with Harriet Powers we have a good deal of information about her life and her marvelous quilts.
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| History of Sunbonnet Sue | History | |
| History of Sunbonnet Sue | "That girl with the bonnet", Sunbonnet Sue, Dutch Doll, Bonnie Bonnet, Sun Bonnet Babies... whatever the block pattern is called, the Sunbonnet Sue block is one of the most widely recognized quilt block patterns.
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| History of the AIDS Quilt | "In June of 1987, a small group of strangers gathered in a San Francisco storefront to document the lives they feared history would neglect." You can donate or purchase unique gifts.
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| International Quilt Study Center - Nebraska | International Quilt Study Center
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Department of Textiles, Clothing and Design
234 Home Economics Building
Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0838
Phone: 402.472.6549
Fax: 402.472.0640
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| Irish Chain Quilt | The cover of my well worn pattern book, "Irish Chain in a day - Single and Double", displays a lovely Irish cottage with an Irish Chain quilt in front. It brings to mind coziness of distant times and places making you want to sit right down and commence s | |
M. Joan Lintault
Email | THIS BLOG IS ABOUT INDIGO DYEING, HISTORY, TECHNIQUES, RECIPES, AND PHOTOGRAPHS | |
| Nebraska Quilt History | Nebraska State Historical Society | |
| Needlebar | Pictures of 107 separate domestic Singer machines. | |
| New England Quilt History | Welcome to Northern Comfort, an online exhibit of early New England quilting. Quilts were both practical and for show, and are among the most beautiful of early American textiles.
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| New Pathways into Quilt History | Lectures, workshops, articles, antique fabrics, and more | |
| Norway Quilt History | In her quilt Renaissance, Helen Kelley set out to blend the art and traditions of Norway with the American craft of quilting, resulting in a stunning tribute to her husband's mother. In the Collection of the Minnesota Historical Society
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| PBS - America Quilts | PBS web site that focuses on quilting. | |
| Quilt History | "There is no antique more expressive of our foremothers than patchwork, which, in the main, took the form of bed-quilts. Pieced or appliquéd, the quilt has been, in America, a wholly feminine creation | |
| Quilt History | The Quilt History list was created to provide a forum for people around the world who are interested in antique quilts and related textiles to discuss the historical aspects of quilting. | |
| Quilt History | A number of good articles | |
| Quilt History by State | Most states, and several countries, have conducted documentation days and issued a book highlighting their research. This site identifies those books. | |
| Quilt History Links | Links to state quilt history projects, and much more. | |
| Quilt History Teachers | The teachers and lecturers who are listed here have expertise in one or more areas dealing with quilts and quilt history. Organized by State | |
| Quilt Study for Students and Teachers | Discerning Between Fact and Myth in Quilting History | |
| Quilt's of Gee's Bend | View the quilts, the quiltmakers, and learn about the history. | |
| Quilter's Muse | Our primary goal is to share historical information about textiles. | |
| QuiltEthnic.com | Your guide to information about the quilting and/or fiber related art, craft and textile traditions of diverse ethnic groups including: African, Haitian, African-American, Latin American, Asianm & Nat | |
| Quilts and Quiltmaking in America 1978-1996 | From the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress | |
| RI Quilt Documentation Project | Rhode Island Quilt History Project | |
| Womenfolk - History of Quilts | "Come with me on this journey as we explore the history of quilts and the lives of the women who made them."
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