Throughout the years of quiltmaking, the Bible has influenced women and their quilting…in their daily lives and their handiwork. In the History of Quilts Newsletter, we learn more about this topic and quilt block series Judy Anne Johnson Breneman is designing, called Bible Quilt blocks.
I find this web site, Womenfolk, which contains much information about America’s […]
Apparently quilting and cooking go hand in hand with many people. I’ve begun to see more and more recipes in newsletters I receive via e-mail or check out on web sites. Sometimes there will be a recipe in every issue. With other newsletters, the recipe will appear occasionally.
As I’ve mentioned before, this idea must date […]
Old quilts have always fascinated me…those made by family members and others. I don’t have a large collection, but enjoy the ones I’ve accumulated, whether given to me as gifts, hand-me-downs or purchased.
I only wish I had a place to display more of them. Our multi-generational home (hubby, daughter, son-in-law, two grandchildren, dog and assorted […]
I first learned of the famous Sears, Roebuck Quilt Competition in Jennifer Chiaverini’s Elm Creek novels about quiltmakers. Since then, I’ve come across references frequently. Or perhaps since I know know about the contest, my attention is alerted.
This very popular contest in 1933 had a $1,000 prize with an additional $200 if the quilt had […]
I find fabrics…the history of them, the eras they date, and events they depict…fascinating and like to collect them. Some of the older fabrics take me back to my childhood and making my first quilt with my grandmother. Others simply are interesting because of the history connected with them and earlier eras.
Also, looking at the […]
Judy Howard, of Buckboard Antique Quilts (http://www.buckboardquilts.com/) has announced the Centennial Quilt Show & Story Telling Party on October 7, in Oklahoma City. Contributors to the Heavenly Patchwork quilt story books and Centennial Stitches - Oklahoma History in Quilts will be attending. Also, winners in the Centennial Quilt Contest will share their quilts.
For those interested […]
I browse through old magazines and find pictures of quilts, look at more in books of collectibles, and see some in family photos. I find myself fascinated by these older quilts and the stories they tell. Or the stories I imagine they tell.
So, I’ve begun another collection in my life…that of collecting pictures that remind me of […]
My daughter frequently comes home from book stores, gift shops, quilt shops, and yard sales with quilting and fabric art books we don’t have. Often these are older books, no longer in print.
Recently she found for me, Twentieth Century Quilts, 1900-1950 by Thomas K. Woodward and Blanche Greenstein with information, illustrations, and photos of quilts […]
As I look at quilt blocks found among family memorabilia or pieces saved from a quilt made for my mother’s wedding, I realize these are quilts that span time and generations. They were made more than 75 years ago, perhaps longer.
What was the story behind them? Who made them?
I know that the quilt was made […]
Log Cabin quilts have fascinated quilters for generations and have long been associated with American quiltmaking. This pattern evolved during America’s pioneer days and with its many variations has never lost its popularity.
The pattern relates to the pioneer log cabin built of logs stacked upon logs and a welcoming light in the window designated by […]
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