tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637291250276132370Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:45:01 +0000From antique quilts to art quilts to women and their cloth - all connected by stitching a - circle of friends around the worldhttp://quiltersspirit.blogspot.com/quiltdating@jetlink.net (Kimberly Wulfert, PhD)Blogger93125QuiltersSpirithttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637291250276132370.post-190196224559988727Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:09:00 +00002009-11-05T21:10:48.677-08:00Fundraising/ Cause quiltsHi All,As we move into the gift-giving season, I wanted to let you know about a non-profit organization that could fill allot of your quilting gift needs and help women suffering HIV/Aids. "Women of Hope is a dynamic sewing program that provides income for women and orphans infescted with HIV/AID. We believe in equipping women with skills so they can support their families." Your purchase will http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~3/7fFcaf0PPwI/quilts-and-quilted-items-sewn-in.htmlquiltdating@jetlink.net (Kimberly Wulfert, PhD)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=7fFcaf0PPwI:nMtubheSTF0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=7fFcaf0PPwI:nMtubheSTF0:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~4/7fFcaf0PPwI" height="1" width="1"/>http://quiltersspirit.blogspot.com/2009/11/quilts-and-quilted-items-sewn-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637291250276132370.post-3182130749431654665Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:32:00 +00002009-10-27T13:57:54.646-07:00current events/reviewsWomen On Quilts InterviewHave you ever dreamed of having a particular job, or kind of position that you knew would make your heart sing every day you were there? Andi did and she got it! This interview is for all you who have ever dreamed. But if you are afraid to dream too big or to believe in yourself enough you are getting in your way. Andi will tell us how she got to the position of Senior Book Editor at American http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~3/nzC1Q6zl7hQ/reminder-aqs-andi-reynolds-wednesday.htmlquiltdating@jetlink.net (Kimberly Wulfert, PhD)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=nzC1Q6zl7hQ:RiLKotcgt6Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=nzC1Q6zl7hQ:RiLKotcgt6Q:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~4/nzC1Q6zl7hQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://quiltersspirit.blogspot.com/2009/10/reminder-aqs-andi-reynolds-wednesday.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637291250276132370.post-7453126410746651888Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:47:00 +00002009-10-17T14:49:16.560-07:00State Flower Bird quiltsEmbroidered quilt blocksAntique or Vintage Quiltshttp://quiltersspirit.blogspot.com/2008/07/state-flower-embroidery-quilt-blocks.html  First, read this post above and the 11 comments with it to know what generated this post. This post comes to you today with much thanks to recent comments with info and interest in the embroidered state, flower and bird block quilt pictures in the post I wrote last July for this blog. To every time there http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~3/b3u3UEWDyXI/quilt-of-state-flower-embroidery-blocks.htmlquiltdating@jetlink.net (Kimberly Wulfert, PhD)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=b3u3UEWDyXI:Vrgo8S9MC3Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=b3u3UEWDyXI:Vrgo8S9MC3Q:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~4/b3u3UEWDyXI" height="1" width="1"/>http://quiltersspirit.blogspot.com/2009/10/quilt-of-state-flower-embroidery-blocks.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637291250276132370.post-733067258475711173Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:46:00 +00002009-09-18T14:54:16.174-07:00current events/reviewsWomen On Quilts InterviewAntique or Vintage QuiltsQuilt exhibit/show Join us Monday evening, Sept. 21, when Andi Reynold's is my guest on Women On Quilts, with open lines for your questions. For much more info about Andi and the call in number go to Women On Quilts.  Tell your friends about and gather around your phone (It's Andi's Birthday!!! No charge for girl's night out) All cotton, men's shirting stripes and a variety of conversation prints depicting http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~3/qeTqaXKMaS0/andi-reynolds-executive-book-ed-at-aqs.htmlquiltdating@jetlink.net (Kimberly Wulfert, PhD)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=qeTqaXKMaS0:xijDW8RrK6s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=qeTqaXKMaS0:xijDW8RrK6s:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~4/qeTqaXKMaS0" height="1" width="1"/>http://quiltersspirit.blogspot.com/2009/09/andi-reynolds-executive-book-ed-at-aqs.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637291250276132370.post-9115728449976998950Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:43:00 +00002009-08-24T19:43:02.737-07:00DVD ReviewEagle QuiltsI want to tell you about my dear friend Susan Wildemuth's new DVD of quilts with eagles on them dating from the 19th and 20th centuries. Sue describes her DVD, Eagle Quilts – Antique, Vintage, and New this way --  "My Eagle Quilt History Study CD is a mixture of photographs and descriptions. It is part quilt exhibit – part quilt history study – part timeline of the evolution of the eagle quilt http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~3/4sW0OOUzcR8/fabulous-antique-eagle-quilt.htmlquiltdating@jetlink.net (Kimberly Wulfert, PhD)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=4sW0OOUzcR8:oPv4vLXFTmQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=4sW0OOUzcR8:oPv4vLXFTmQ:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~4/4sW0OOUzcR8" height="1" width="1"/>http://quiltersspirit.blogspot.com/2009/08/fabulous-antique-eagle-quilt.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637291250276132370.post-8418049625175011721Thu, 30 Jul 2009 04:05:00 +00002009-07-29T21:06:32.570-07:00Quilter's StoriesBook ReviewHi Everyone! It's been a fun filled, busy working, magical summer. I hope you are having a good summer. Whew! It is hot hot hot in my town, going on 3 or 4 weeks now.  With the a/c on I can get allot of reading and writing done, but when I am trying to hold off to help prevent electrical overload it is dripping hot. I moved my "office" downstairs and I love it. I am using a 19th century sewing http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~3/utJj4w6QWJ4/new-book-about-african-american.htmlquiltdating@jetlink.net (Kimberly Wulfert, PhD)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=utJj4w6QWJ4:V0tWLXYCUTw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=utJj4w6QWJ4:V0tWLXYCUTw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~4/utJj4w6QWJ4" height="1" width="1"/>http://quiltersspirit.blogspot.com/2009/07/new-book-about-african-american.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637291250276132370.post-8759479873423481053Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:03:00 +00002009-07-19T17:05:36.311-07:00Quilter's StoriesQuilt HistorianBook Review  This I Accomplish: Harriet Powers' Bible Quilt and Other Pieces is the new book by Kyra E. Hicks. In it we learn facts never revealed about Harriet Powers, the former slave, born in 1837, who became the recognized quilt maker known today for her primitive style appliqué quilts depicting tales from the Bible and American history. Kyra’s intimate style of revealing her research findings, stephttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~3/GcDW-YeY_ks/review-of-kyra-hicks-new-book-i.htmlquiltdating@jetlink.net (Kimberly Wulfert, PhD)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=GcDW-YeY_ks:AehdidxpRxs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=GcDW-YeY_ks:AehdidxpRxs:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~4/GcDW-YeY_ks" height="1" width="1"/>http://quiltersspirit.blogspot.com/2009/07/review-of-kyra-hicks-new-book-i.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637291250276132370.post-4499711403356843652Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:26:00 +00002009-07-13T13:06:51.350-07:00Antique FabricAntique or Vintage QuiltsThe winner of one set of Antique Quilt Dating Guides on The Quilting Gallery's Friday Give-Away is Diana Higdon from Clarksville, Indiana. Congratulations to Diane. Last week one set of my Antique Quilt Dating Guides...by Style were the featured Friday Give Away on Michele Foster's Quilting Gallery here -http://quiltinggallery.com/2009/07/03/antique-quilt-dating-guides-by-style/   Here is a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~3/cKumdYqjubI/my-transgenerational-quilt-1835-1945.htmlquiltdating@jetlink.net (Kimberly Wulfert, PhD)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=cKumdYqjubI:gW_c0GRohm4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=cKumdYqjubI:gW_c0GRohm4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~4/cKumdYqjubI" height="1" width="1"/>http://quiltersspirit.blogspot.com/2009/07/my-transgenerational-quilt-1835-1945.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637291250276132370.post-555318050547529433Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:48:00 +00002009-07-03T13:49:50.483-07:00Antique FabricAntique or Vintage QuiltsThis week one set of my Antique Quilt Dating Guides...by Style are the featured Friday Give Away on Michele Foster's Quilting Gallery here -http://quiltinggallery.com/2009/07/03/antique-quilt-dating-guides-by-style/ All you have to do to win is read the post describing them and leave a comment. The winner will be randomly drawn on July 9th. You must comment by next Thursday to be in the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~3/ZStNKgmoO58/friday-give-away-and-19th-century.htmlquiltdating@jetlink.net (Kimberly Wulfert, PhD)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=ZStNKgmoO58:pRcR7urWfXw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=ZStNKgmoO58:pRcR7urWfXw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~4/ZStNKgmoO58" height="1" width="1"/>http://quiltersspirit.blogspot.com/2009/07/friday-give-away-and-19th-century.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637291250276132370.post-8002879744923576729Sat, 20 Jun 2009 21:12:00 +00002009-06-20T14:22:18.906-07:00gratitude in fabricI call this my gratitude pouch, but if you could look into the bottom pocket you would find a flannel cut in a half circle filled with pins and needles.   Yep, I made it as an updated version of a midwife pocket for sewing tools and small piecing items. It quickly became my gratitude pouch when I put a ring of plain paper slips at the top. I pull one piece off and write what I am grateful http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~3/CTkTYtEoZeA/my-gratitude-list-in-french.htmlquiltdating@jetlink.net (Kimberly Wulfert, PhD)4<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=CTkTYtEoZeA:1YXc73lGh-M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=CTkTYtEoZeA:1YXc73lGh-M:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~4/CTkTYtEoZeA" height="1" width="1"/>http://quiltersspirit.blogspot.com/2009/06/my-gratitude-list-in-french.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637291250276132370.post-9184464654912855578Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:21:00 +00002009-06-14T11:22:31.439-07:00Quilt HistorianWomen On Quilts InterviewAntique or Vintage QuiltsTomorrow night, Monday, join us for Julie Silber's open lines and slide show of her fabulous oddball quilts. The  Call-in info and link is here http://tinyurl.com/kwh96u  at 5 PM Pacific time. No registration or charge. Kona Coffee is holding a quilt contest for quilts sized to 40"X40". Darn, I have a  lap size coffee quilt I would have entered. How about you?  Kelly Smith let's us know about http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~3/_r6ymlGyrvs/julie-silber-kona-coffee-quilting-to.htmlquiltdating@jetlink.net (Kimberly Wulfert, PhD)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=_r6ymlGyrvs:eBsAWr9FLts:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=_r6ymlGyrvs:eBsAWr9FLts:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~4/_r6ymlGyrvs" height="1" width="1"/>http://quiltersspirit.blogspot.com/2009/06/julie-silber-kona-coffee-quilting-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637291250276132370.post-8722082871062442194Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:24:00 +00002009-06-06T11:26:51.966-07:00Art QuiltsQuilter's Storiescurrent events/reviews When you feel stressed-out about the economy or a job loss friendship, quilting and charity work can lift you up.(This quilt block is ca. 1845. I bought 4 different ones at the Quilt Festival in Long Beach 2008. All of the Art Quilts were shown at Pacific International Quilt Show, October 2008) The effect of bonding through friendship on a female's natural response to stress was recently http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~3/dvpYaimD-5o/quilters-and-friendship-effect-7-ways.htmlquiltdating@jetlink.net (Kimberly Wulfert, PhD)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=dvpYaimD-5o:L8lUyK8yae0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=dvpYaimD-5o:L8lUyK8yae0:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~4/dvpYaimD-5o" height="1" width="1"/>http://quiltersspirit.blogspot.com/2009/06/quilters-and-friendship-effect-7-ways.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637291250276132370.post-484866885430324746Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:49:00 +00002009-06-02T11:44:49.811-07:00current events/reviewsGreat Depression Era20th century Women's livesquoteBook ReviewWomen On Quilts InterviewHi Everyone! Grab a cup of java or glass of whatever and settle in with me.1.) Have you heard the sad news that Cranston (VIP) closed its printing division in their Webster, Mass company? This means that there are no companies in America printing cotton fabric for apparel and quilters. Their textile mill began around 1812, almost 200 years ago. "The plant, which still rolls out 20 million yards http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~3/mXjMFS3cg14/scrap-bag-full-of-varied-info-offerings.htmlquiltdating@jetlink.net (Kimberly Wulfert, PhD)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=mXjMFS3cg14:XTZFtzQ_qOU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=mXjMFS3cg14:XTZFtzQ_qOU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~4/mXjMFS3cg14" height="1" width="1"/>http://quiltersspirit.blogspot.com/2009/06/scrap-bag-full-of-varied-info-offerings.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637291250276132370.post-3718114910648121734Wed, 27 May 2009 02:23:00 +00002009-05-26T19:24:01.966-07:00Great Depression Era20th century Women's livesAntique or Vintage QuiltsSewingWomen On Quilts InterviewWomen On Quilts' Creative Writing Challenge - Changing Times: Women's Stories 1902-1942 This special digital book is for you. Click on the cover and enjoy! 16 fictional stories written by 14 women about women who create and live at a tough time in our history. Complete with period photos & quilts, plus personal thoughts from the writer's & judge's about their stories. 53 pages. You can read http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~3/zigwaaKp2i8/women-historical-fiction-challenge-e.htmlquiltdating@jetlink.net (Kimberly Wulfert, PhD)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=zigwaaKp2i8:r-KlT5goatw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=zigwaaKp2i8:r-KlT5goatw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~4/zigwaaKp2i8" height="1" width="1"/>http://quiltersspirit.blogspot.com/2009/05/women-historical-fiction-challenge-e.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637291250276132370.post-6617506411055298014Mon, 11 May 2009 00:28:00 +00002009-05-10T18:39:19.663-07:00Antique FabricSewingWomen On Quilts InterviewHi Everyone! The results are in and I couldn't be happier with the repaired look of my acid green sashed quilt top. I took pictures throughout to show you my process. I am no pro at this, but it worked I am pleased  to say. The close match of fabric made all the difference. We are very lucky to have such an option today. And it doesn't hurt, that many patches made before us, which didn't match, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~3/B-XyzO6GhoM/mouse-lost-results-of-repaired-1840-50s.htmlquiltdating@jetlink.net (Kimberly Wulfert, PhD)3<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=B-XyzO6GhoM:EWX4XumSRLw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=B-XyzO6GhoM:EWX4XumSRLw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~4/B-XyzO6GhoM" height="1" width="1"/>http://quiltersspirit.blogspot.com/2009/05/mouse-lost-results-of-repaired-1840-50s.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637291250276132370.post-5856674570980034402Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:35:00 +00002009-04-24T16:39:11.700-07:00Women On Quilts InterviewAntique or Vintage QuiltsQuilt exhibit/show  The Jen Jones Welsh Quilt Centre will open in The Town Hall, Lampeter, West Wales  on July 28th 2009.  1.Town Hall from High street (before restoration)   Jen Jones, the famous collector of old quilts made in Wales, is opening a center for the study and display of Welsh quilts!! (Be sure to hover your cursor over the photos on the link above to see more of gorgeous Jen's quilts.) The http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~3/FABJ96C9VYg/welsh-quilt-collector-jen-jones-is.htmlquiltdating@jetlink.net (Kimberly Wulfert, PhD)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=FABJ96C9VYg:dFzq07HGv7w:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=FABJ96C9VYg:dFzq07HGv7w:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~4/FABJ96C9VYg" height="1" width="1"/>http://quiltersspirit.blogspot.com/2009/04/welsh-quilt-collector-jen-jones-is.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637291250276132370.post-6310165034380478074Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:37:00 +00002009-04-10T09:21:21.911-07:00Quilter's StoriesGreat Depression EraWomen On Quilts InterviewThank you to everyone who wrote me behind-the-scenes and in comments on the blog. I loved hearing your thoughts about ghosts and spirits in textiles and homes, and talking about your personal experiences. But alas, no photos came in for our show and tell.In reptrospect this may be in part due to Sat. landing on a holiday weekend. I told you I have been super busy and it didn't occure to me untilhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~3/zNpEslw0bKM/ghost-quilt-show-on-hold-creative.htmlquiltdating@jetlink.net (Kimberly Wulfert, PhD)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=zNpEslw0bKM:CrdpMI_tkwk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=zNpEslw0bKM:CrdpMI_tkwk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~4/zNpEslw0bKM" height="1" width="1"/>http://quiltersspirit.blogspot.com/2009/04/ghost-quilt-show-on-hold-creative.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637291250276132370.post-2546688289625483907Sat, 04 Apr 2009 23:48:00 +00002009-04-04T17:04:17.720-07:00Quilter's Stories Ok I am going to share a secret with you, my subscribers- whom I hope know me well enough by now to understand my fascination and not get caught up in judgements. It's not for everyone I understand, but then neither is eating meat or hand quilting. I like to, really like to, read, watch and hear stories about ghosts and haunted places. I am big fan of Sci Fi channel's Ghost Hunters.A couple of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~3/SLFboAiBdAA/ghost-quilts-online-show-tell-april-11.htmlquiltdating@jetlink.net (Kimberly Wulfert, PhD)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=SLFboAiBdAA:f9AcgN-nKWE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=SLFboAiBdAA:f9AcgN-nKWE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~4/SLFboAiBdAA" height="1" width="1"/>http://quiltersspirit.blogspot.com/2009/04/ghost-quilts-online-show-tell-april-11.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637291250276132370.post-5682362703698103728Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:28:00 +00002009-03-19T20:51:46.460-07:00Quilter's StoriesQuilt HistorianWomen On Quilts InterviewAntique or Vintage QuiltsFundraising/ Cause quiltsIn honor of both Quilting Day and Women's History month I am reprinting an awesome post Julie Silber posted on the Quilt History List this week (with her permission). Julie is answering a question posed by Catherine Litwinow about a 19th century quilt made by abolitionists, as evidenced by a single inked patch of a slave in chains in a huge silk quilt. Beneath the kneeling male figure holding http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~3/SLZ1-WDofjw/celebrate-it-national-quilting-day-hug.htmlquiltdating@jetlink.net (Kimberly Wulfert, PhD)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=SLZ1-WDofjw:6Zf0V21d3Xk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=SLZ1-WDofjw:6Zf0V21d3Xk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~4/SLZ1-WDofjw" height="1" width="1"/>http://quiltersspirit.blogspot.com/2009/03/celebrate-it-national-quilting-day-hug.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637291250276132370.post-4571466570974453042Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:11:00 +00002009-03-14T13:11:43.927-07:00Quilter's Stories20th century Women's livesQuilt HistorianWomen On Quilts InterviewFundraising/ Cause quilts1. Join me this Monday night for my tele-interview and group discussion with Lynne Z. Bassett, editor of the newest quilt documentation book "Massachusetts Quilts, Our Common Wealth." It's free and fun and it starts at 5 PM Pacific time, 8 PM Eastern. For all the info and links click here2. I am sponsoring a creative writing challenge and fundraiser The Quilters Hall of Fame, to help with this http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~3/xn1CiyA0oeg/3-special-announcements-2-with.htmlquiltdating@jetlink.net (Kimberly Wulfert, PhD)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=xn1CiyA0oeg:Wkrs0j3KGPE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=xn1CiyA0oeg:Wkrs0j3KGPE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~4/xn1CiyA0oeg" height="1" width="1"/>http://quiltersspirit.blogspot.com/2009/03/3-special-announcements-2-with.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637291250276132370.post-3438433829066610498Sat, 07 Mar 2009 22:02:00 +00002009-03-07T14:05:28.427-08:00Quilt HistorianSewingWomen On Quilts InterviewAntique or Vintage QuiltsHave any of you who own antique quilts notice your once perfect quilt suddenly has cracking in the brown fabrics? We all have, as pre-1900 dark brown dyed fabric is prone to becoming brittle due to tannin and iron mordants in the dyes. (They used to use iron pots for dyes that needed iron to help the fabric retain the dye, a 2-fer) Over time the fabric dries out and splits, or it get's wet and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~3/O9oQJDr8bFQ/my-patch-on-19th-20th-century-quilt.htmlquiltdating@jetlink.net (Kimberly Wulfert, PhD)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=O9oQJDr8bFQ:9YZ_8VnPKUs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=O9oQJDr8bFQ:9YZ_8VnPKUs:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~4/O9oQJDr8bFQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://quiltersspirit.blogspot.com/2009/03/my-patch-on-19th-20th-century-quilt.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637291250276132370.post-7636051220477762436Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:25:00 +00002009-02-26T20:15:08.273-08:00Quilter's StoriesAntique FabricSewingBook ReviewThe new bookwritten by Mary Elizabeth Kinch and Biz Storms (That Patchwork Place) In one sentence, this pattern book is a reproduction fabric-lover’s dream.The quilts made by the authors make it clear they are bonafide scrap loving quilt makers who put as many different reproduction prints into one quilt as humanly possible. Mary and Biz define small blocks as under 5” square and stopping http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~3/4Slap6g5ABI/small-blocks-stunning-quilts.htmlquiltdating@jetlink.net (Kimberly Wulfert, PhD)4<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=4Slap6g5ABI:4oVtgubw4Yk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=4Slap6g5ABI:4oVtgubw4Yk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~4/4Slap6g5ABI" height="1" width="1"/>http://quiltersspirit.blogspot.com/2009/02/small-blocks-stunning-quilts.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637291250276132370.post-2533420353403861712Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:14:00 +00002009-02-20T09:45:29.363-08:00Quilter's Storiescurrent events/reviewsQuilt HistorianWomen On Quilts InterviewWhat a surprising year 2009 is turning out to be- wow! I am so grateful. My website, officially titled New Pathways Into Quilt History ,is in its 8th year having begun in the spring of 2001. I owe so much to Judy Breneman, of Womenfolk America's Quilt History websites for helping bring me into the cyberspace world. In 2001, she posted her new website on the QHL and invited anyone who was http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~3/U4oVkdSF5cQ/antiquequiltdatingcom-is-exposed-across.htmlquiltdating@jetlink.net (Kimberly Wulfert, PhD)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=U4oVkdSF5cQ:bhxQxfjRZgs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=U4oVkdSF5cQ:bhxQxfjRZgs:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~4/U4oVkdSF5cQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://quiltersspirit.blogspot.com/2009/02/antiquequiltdatingcom-is-exposed-across.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637291250276132370.post-3613581760855024896Sat, 14 Feb 2009 01:59:00 +00002009-02-14T08:56:37.532-08:00Antique FabricQuilt HistorianBook ReviewWomen On Quilts InterviewAntique or Vintage QuiltsQuilt exhibit/showWhere has the time gone? Every day is so busy and often it's spent out of town being a teacher or a student. In January I was a student at The Freedom Formula Experience a four day seminar that was, as promised by Christine Kloser the hostess and main speaker, a  profound experience.  The tag line of her book by the same name as the seminar is "how to put soul in your business and money in your  http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~3/qqdGXqeaL44/what-is-on-wall-catching-up-on-loose.htmlquiltdating@jetlink.net (Kimberly Wulfert, PhD)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=qqdGXqeaL44:aqr60mR9vjo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=qqdGXqeaL44:aqr60mR9vjo:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~4/qqdGXqeaL44" height="1" width="1"/>http://quiltersspirit.blogspot.com/2009/02/what-is-on-wall-catching-up-on-loose.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637291250276132370.post-2149945352409049475Sun, 08 Feb 2009 00:31:00 +00002009-02-07T16:54:08.956-08:00Giles R. WrightWith deeply felt sadness my post today is to let quilters know  my dear friend and Black History scholar Giles R. Wright, Jr.* passed away Thursday, Feb. 6 at a hospital in his home state of New Jersey. He leaves behind his wife and son. Giles had a serious stroke in May 2008 and then other complications came into play, changing his life forever. He was never able to return to the work he loved http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~3/LG5Evhg_dxc/giles-r-wright-my-dear-friend-mentor-in.htmlquiltdating@jetlink.net (Kimberly Wulfert, PhD)4<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=LG5Evhg_dxc:rAziBcpksow:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?a=LG5Evhg_dxc:rAziBcpksow:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QuiltersSpirit?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QuiltersSpirit/~4/LG5Evhg_dxc" height="1" width="1"/>http://quiltersspirit.blogspot.com/2009/02/giles-r-wright-my-dear-friend-mentor-in.html