Art, Culture, Environment, and Technology revealed at the new International Quilt Study Center

[excerpt]The new three-story, 36,000 square foot, International Quilt Study Center opens Sunday, March 30, 2008 at the East Campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NB. The new facility will house the world’s largest collection of more than 2,300 quilts and an international study center dedicated to the research, preservation and display of important quilts from cultures around the world.

In addition to the Ardis and Robert James Collection of antique and contemporary studio art quilts, the collection also includes the Cargo Collection of African American Quilts, and the Jonathan Holstein Collection, which includes the seminal Whitney Collection and an unparalleled group of Pennsylvania Amish quilts.

African American Quilts Are A Great Investment in Art

By Sarah H
Perhaps one of the greatest skills of African Americans before they were liberated from their shackles of slavery was the art of textile weaving. However, this was an ability that was not well known as historians lent their focus to their languages, practices and religious beliefs. Initially men would uphold the tradition of [...]

10 Tips for Vintage Collectors

10 Tips for Beginning Collectors
The following quidelines for collectors may be helpful for collecting crafts, collectibles, and ethnic artifacts. Collecting different categories of artifacts can be very exciting; for example, combining antique quilts with contemporary art quilts or with ethnic crafts.
1. Go for the challenge. The fun is in the hunt. Collecting on a [...]

Art needlework

Art needlework (a type of surface embroidery popular in the later nineteenth century) was introduced to America at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia.

Vintage Quilt Museums

On-going compilation of antique and vintage quilt museums across the country.

Historical Origins of quilting

 
Ancient relics give us hints of quilted items in early China, Egypt, India and Persia. For example, a carved ivory figure of a pharaoh of the Egyptian First Dynasty, circa 3400 B.C, appears to be wearing a quilted mantle, probably ceremonial attire. An Egyptian leather canopy quilt from 980 B.C., preserved now in the [...]

Most expensive quilt

The most expensive quilt ever sold at auction is a Civil War-era quilt known as the Reconciliation Quilt, bought for $264,000 at Sotheby’s in 1991.

The Art of Vintage Quilts officially launches March 1st

Four Score and Seven Quilts Ago – Ft. Worth, TX

Four Score and Seven Quilts Ago - Feb 08 – Feb 10, 2008
Amon Carter Exhibit Hall
The Bear Creek Quilt Guild invites you to join the celebration of the art of fine quilting. Over 400 beautiful quilts on display as well as a very large vendor mall. There will also be many special exhibits along with a [...]

Exhibit: Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative: Forgetting Piece By Piece

Through February 28, 2008 at The Grace Museum, Abilene TX
Alzheimer’s: Forgetting Piece By [...]