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September 24th, 2008

Do You Enjoy the History of Quiltmaking?

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I’ve always found the history of quilts, quiltmaking, and quilters fascinating.  I like to see pictures of the old quilts, read about their origins, and visit museums and exhibits.
An online resource for discovering information about old quilts, quilting, and quilters is Womenfolk.com.  You also can subscribe to the History of Quilts Newsletter and receive updates from […]

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July 1st, 2008

“A Blast from the Past” Includes Patriotic & Pioneer Quilt Designs

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 “A Blast from the Past” - the Lifestyles Channel’s Promo Day theme - encompasses the upcoming Fourth of July holiday and patriotism.  As I browse through quilt names, I find many that refer to our country’s history or Americana.
Do you know what any of these names mean or refer to in our history, whether patriotic, […]

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April 25th, 2008

The Arts Bloggers Share Again at Quilting & Patchwork & More

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 The Arts Bloggers share again, here at Quilting and Patchwork, as well as on other blogs.  Check out their offerings, find some news ideas and inspiration.
Cornstarch clay- can it look like turquoise?  Noreen Crone-Findlay, of Hankering for Yarn, ask this question as she works on a new doll. She’s spun the yarn to weave the […]

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April 14th, 2008

Trails End Quilters of the 1870’s - My Quilting Heritage

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 As I read my grandfather’s writings, Fifty Years Ago, Rural Life from 1876, I was delighted to realize he had included information about his mother’s quilting at Trails End Farm, in Dutchess County, NY.  I know from this that my quilting heritage definitely traced back to my great grandmother, Mary Barker Coon.
 Papa Coon, as our […]

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March 27th, 2008

Sew, Mama, Sew! Brings Quilting to the Classroom

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  Quilt History & the Fascination of this Art in the Classroom
Kristin, at Sew, Mamma, Sew! blog relates her experiences Teaching Quilting History to Kids (8th graders) and presents ideas other teachers can utilize. Quilters who simply want to share the lore of quilts and quilt history will find this fascinating, too.  Since I enjoy quilt history […]

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March 3rd, 2008

Are You Recording Your Quilting/Family Memories?

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Quilters and fabric artists create memories…some of recent projects, others we made longer ago, and perhaps some connected with quilts stitched by former generations.  Do you write about your memories and events connected with them?
They can be recorded any number of ways:

Blogs
Journals
Scrapbooks
Videos or DVDs
Published materials

Quilts from my family heritage, as well as projects my daughter and granddaughter are undertaking […]

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