Quilt Collecting
International Quilt Study Center & Museum
A new exhibition: “Pojagi: Patchwork and Quilts from Korea” will run through November 16, 2008. Exhibit iincludes wrapping cloths, examples of Korean traditional dress, ceremonial articles, every day accessories such as pincushions, as well as several high fashion evening gowns inspired by pojagi.
Quilt Care in a Nutshell
The following tips are offered by Patricia Cummings, author of Straight Talk about Quilt Care: Display, Cleaning, and Storage of New and Antique Quilts and Needlework, Quilter’s Muse Publications
. Remember that quilts like the same environment as humans. Do not store quilts in unheated areas, in plastic bags, or in high humidity. Attics, garages, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“Wild by Design” quilt exhibit at the Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, New York
Wild by Design: Two Hundred Years of Innovation and Artistry in American Quilts is a quilt exhibit hosted by the Memorial Art Gallery at the University of Rochester, New York, January 19 - March 16, 2008
Many people think of quilts primarily as somewhat rigorous, repetitive exercises in geometrical patterning. But a great free-wheeling […]
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