Quilter's Muse Virtual Museum
Copyright 2002-2007
Quilter's Muse Publications
Quilter's Muse Virtual Museum
Copyright 2002-2007
Quilter's Muse Publications
Welcome to our website where you will find information about quilts, quilt history, quilt care, and embroidery, including Redwork and Bluework. In addition, this website features display galleries of quilts and embroideries; book reviews; historical textiles; poetry; folk songs in English, Spanish, German, and Hebrew, family recipes, illustrated with nineteenth century line drawings for outline stitch embroidery; "how-to-quilt" techniques, quilt block directions that we developed for the "Home of the Brave" quilt charity project; interviews with various people; readers' photos and poetry, museum news, and more!
This simply gorgeous red and green, 1840s, Baltimore Album quilt is for sale on eBay, auction #280212417185 by "gurly 46." The 106" x 105" is "unused and unwashed." Many thanks to the quilt's present owner for allowing us to show you this museum quality treasure. This dealers offers many quality quilts on eBay. Red and green applique quilts were extremely popular in Pennsylvania circa 1850.
Two Ways to Get Around This Site
Please use the Word Search or Site Map Function to look for specific files. Otherwise, click on any of the categories in the left side bar to choose from many articles to read.
New! Doll Quilts to Treasure - Reviews of Two New Books
Childhood Treasures - Doll Quilts By and For Children by Merikay Waldvogel; and Prairie Children and Their Quilts: 14 Little Projects That Honor the Pioneer Spirit by Kathleen Tracy.
Visit my friend's blog, in Argentina:
http://www.quiltingenargentina.blogspot.com/
Read our SPECIAL FEATURE in the July 2008 issue of The Quilter magazine:
Quilts of the Musterfield Farm Museum and Harvey Homestead
This photo shows a portion of a quilt that has a number of different names, one of which is "The Melon Patch." The violet color was "fugitive."
Learn about the Muster Field Farm Museum and Harvey Homestead, a wonderful, historic site in North Sutton, New Hampshire. Find out where some precious antique quilts were discovered, and learn about the history of the homestead from the beginning of occupany. This is a trip into the past and one you'll love. On sale now at a bookstore or quilt shop near you, or by contacting: www.thequiltermag.com
Patricia Cummings
Pat's commentaries and photo essays present an eclectic mix of slice-of-life anecdotes, musings, news, and museum press releases. She often shares photos of historical needlework and quilts, as well as other things that tickle her fancy. Entries are added often, whenever the spirit moves her.
Contest for Quilters: Grouseland's 2008 Old Tippecanoe Block Challenge in honor of President William Henry Harrison. This contest was inspired by the quilt history article written by Patricia Cummings for The Quilter magazine.
For an entry form and more information, click this link.
Before You Leave, Please Sign Our Guestbook!
The guestbook is a place to leave comments. For questions, please write to: pat@quiltersmuse.com
Copyright, 2002-2008. Quilter's Muse Publications and Virtual Museum, Concord, New Hampshire. All information and photos on this website are copyrighted. We do not provide appraisals. For other questions, please write to: pat@quiltersmuse.com
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