Nancy Kirk, a specialist in quilt restoration, quilt dating, and appraising, conducts workshops and teleseminars on these topics. Recently she held a free teleseminar and I was disappointed that I was away that evening.
So imagine my delight when I received a message that Nancy has, online, an audio recording of this teleseminar here……
Nancy also has available on […]
Kaye Wood’s Quilting Newsletter for Sept. 12 contained some interesting information on the early history of quiltmaking. We often think of quilting and patchwork occurring in the early days of our country and possibly dating back to Europe.
However, according to the information here, quilts go back to early Egypt and China. Kaye’s newsletter mentions that “The earliest recorded
quilted garment was found on a carved, ivory figure of a pharaoh, dated to
be from around 3400 BC!”
We also learn […]
Memory Quilts exist in an even greater variety than I imagined. As I began doing some research on the topic, I discovered the Quilting Beez (www.quiltingbeez.com ). Laurie Bird and Carole Bloom started out with a memory quilt kit for quilters to use as their basic building block. Now they’ve evolved into a place where […]
I recently finished the Quilt Care Course offered at no cost by quilter Nancy Kirk at www.kirkcollection.com. Even though I’d read up on quilt care and preservation before, I learned some neat tips from Nancy.
*Do you know that wood can damage quilts? Don’t hang or display them where they will touch wood, Nancy advises.
*There’s a “blue […]
“I need a small scrapbook,” my daughter announced, as she browsed through my scrapbooking supplies. “It should be small enough to carry in my purse.”
I had a 4 x 5-inch album she thought would work perfectly. Then Beth explained further. She posts photos of her quilts, hangings, and works-in-progress on her blog (http://meanderingthreads.blogspot.com) and has many […]
Caring for your quilts, whether they’re heirloom ones or those you’ve recently created, should be of concern to all quilters and collectors. How do you keep those old quilts from deteriorating? What’s the best way to save your newly made quilts?
Nancy Kirk (http://www.kirkcollection.com/) offers a free Quilt Care Course. She’ll send you, through your e-mail, lessons that […]
Many quilters nowadays are venturing into the world of blogging. They’re developing blogs where they can post their projects, develop ideas, chat about their quilting life…ultimately sharing with other quilters.
They still belong to quilting groups, whether “in person” or online. But they have a place to share what they’re doing and gain exposure to for […]
Who will win the World Cup?
Quilters have an opportunity to express their opinion at quilter Judy Martin’s site. As Judy says, this has nothing to do with quilting.
However, the World Cup is of interest to many quilters and their families as billions of people throughout the world have their attention focused on these games.
Visit Judy’s […]
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