Quilt Quips in
Fiction by Kimberly Wulfert, PhD . . . passages
from books in which the authors have used quilts or
fabrics as details, to paint a finer picture for their
readers . . .
Katie's Quilt pattern c. 1900 blucwork blocks with reproduction
fabric make this quilt
A 19th Century
Journey by Lorie
Stubbs "In Praise of Quilts" weekend at
the Genesee Country Village Museum, NY
New England's Early
Whole Cloth
Wool Quilts by
Lynne Zacek Bassett Romantic but
unsubstantiated history credits American colonists with
stitching the first quilted bed covers of colorful
patchwork, salvaged from precious bits of cloth.
California Quilts
1840 - 1940 by
Kimberly Wulfert, PhD A verbal tour of a
quilt show, curated by Sandi Fox at the Fashion
Institute of Design & Merchandising
Patriotic Quilts Through
Time by Kimberly
Wulfert, PhD Patriotic symbols that we see on quilts can
change over time. Yet symbols from the past remain with
us too, such as the eagle, Liberty Bell, . . .
An Irish quilt
historian Restores a British historical quilt
by Quilt preservationist and
collector Roselind Shaw, Northern Ireland - made
with textiles commemorating Col. Robert Baden-Powell
(the founder of the Boy Scouts), and the ending of the
seige of Mafeking in the Boer War, 1900
An Interview with
Celia Eddy and her "Quilted Planet"
by Kimberly Wulfert, PhD English
quilter, textile researcher & historian Celia Eddy has
just written her sixth quilt book, which focuses on
quilts made today & yesterday, far & wide around our
world.
A Durham Quilt,
or not?
by Kimberly Wulfert, PhD and Mary
S. It is a well-known fact that in
general, quilters are warm and sharing people. This
applies to both quilt makers and quilt collectors. Mary
S, from Folsom, California, shared a wonderful example
of this with me, and I thought you would enjoy it, too.
Like the thought of a quilt, it will bring a smile to
your face.
Antique Quilts
from Nova Scotia, Canadaby Kimberly
Wulfert, PhD; Co-Authored with Janet Gordon If you
were shown three 19th century quilts made in the eastern
U.S., another Wales, the last Nova Scotia, you'd find it
difficult to determine which came from where.