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		<title>Schoolgirl Sampler Commands Top Dollar</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2009/09/28/schoolgirl-sampler-commands-top-dollar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An 18th century schoolgirl Sampler came up for auction in Maine and has commanded the highest price of any Sampler sold: $465,750, according to Antiques and the Arts Online. A photo of the piece, which was expected to sell for much less, appears on their website:
Be patient. The remote site takes a long time to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Allure of Antique Needlework, or, &#8220;What Will You Do With That?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2009/09/02/the-allure-of-antique-needlework-or-what-will-you-do-with-that/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:03:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Generally speaking, my husband is fun to take along on visits to stores that sell antiques. More often than not, he will spot items that I have overlooked. One fine example are Victorian tradecards that can be stuck in the most unlikely places. 
We used to have a ready-made place to buy them, until the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guide to Purchasing Old Quilts Online</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2009/08/31/guide-to-purchasing-old-quilts-online/</link>
		<comments>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2009/08/31/guide-to-purchasing-old-quilts-online/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:20:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Guide to Buying Quilts Online - eBay]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Your opinion is needed as to whether or not the guide I wrote for eBay users is helpful. To vote, visit &#8220;Buying A Quilt Online.&#8221;
Alternately, copy and paste this link into your browser:
http://reviews.ebay.com/Buying-a-Quilt-online_W0QQugidZ10000000013287059
Thanks for your feedback.
Patricia Cummings
Quilter&#8217;s Muse Publications

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		<title>Cheddar Color Embroidered Quilt</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2009/08/26/cheddar-color-embroidered-quilt/</link>
		<comments>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2009/08/26/cheddar-color-embroidered-quilt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:04:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The last time I visited with a dear friend of mine, she left a quilt with me that she calls &#8220;Yellow Work&#8221; Quilt. Most likely, it was made in Pennsylvania. The color is a good tip-off to that. She accompanying paperwork states that the quilt is from circa 1930, and measures 76&#8243; long x 75&#8243; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President Obama&#8217;s Mother Collected Batiks</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2009/08/17/president-obamas-mother-collected-batiks/</link>
		<comments>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2009/08/17/president-obamas-mother-collected-batiks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama and his sister, Maya, have inherited their mother&#8217;s collection of Batik fabrics that she bought while living in Indonesia. Ann Dunham was an anthropologist. She died of ovarian cancer in 1995, at the age of 52. 
Meanwhile, clothes were made for her using the beautiful Batik fabrics she collected. She had lived in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mikado Quilt fabric</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2009/07/24/mikado-quilt-fabric/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 01:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA["The Mikado" play]]></category>

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This is a photo of little more than a yard of Mikado fabric made at the Cocheco Mills in Dover, New Hampshire in the late 19th century. The same type of cotton print cloth was used in the creation of the Crazy Quilt that is in my collection.
I was lucky to be able to find [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Angel&#8217;s Heads&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2009/07/14/angels-heads/</link>
		<comments>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2009/07/14/angels-heads/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[First, let us turn to the dictionary for an explanation of the word &#8220;angel.&#8221; 
angel (n): a spiritual being believed to act as an attendant, agent, or messenger of God, conventionally expressed in human form with wings and a long robe. 
Yesterday, while antique-shopping near Rutland, Vermont, I found a wonderful old print of &#8220;Angel&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reader&#8217;s Letter Prompts More Research &#8211; &#8220;Sailors&#8217; Valentines&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2009/05/17/readers-letter-prompts-more-research-sailors-valentines/</link>
		<comments>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2009/05/17/readers-letter-prompts-more-research-sailors-valentines/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 15:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lynda Hennigan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[octagonal boxes with seashells]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever heard of a sailors&#8217; Valentine? I knew nothing of this old tradition until I found this letter in my mailbox this morning.
Dear Pat,
I saw your article on the Sweetheart Pillows. My dad was in the Navy and I have a few put away in a cedar chest. I don&#8217;t think my mom [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kit Quilts</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2009/04/23/kit-quilts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:33:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kit quilts were quite popular during the twentieth century. Here is an example of an unfinished kit quilt.

This is &#8220;Quilt No. 7352.&#8221; I do not know the kit maker. This one came with printed pieces of fabric to cut out to appliqué. Here is a close-up:

A friend sent me this kit awhile ago, and after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>So, You Want to Make a Wedding Quilt?</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2009/04/16/so-you-want-to-make-a-wedding-quilt/</link>
		<comments>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2009/04/16/so-you-want-to-make-a-wedding-quilt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Often, when a special event is coming up, like a wedding, I am asked by a non-quilter who wants to learn how to quilt in a hurry, &#8220;What would be the best kind of quilt to make for a gift?&#8221; Usually, there is a deadline involved and the person is at a zero skill level [...]]]></description>
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