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IOOF in Quilts Oddfellows Symbols, Friendship Quilts, Album Quilt, Quilting Applique, Baltimore Album Quilt, Art Connection, Unlikely Friends, Odd Fellows, American Quilt

Three boat builders, a comedian and a vocalist go into a tavern…sounds like the start of a bad joke, but instead it is the unofficial start of the International Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) in America in 1806. The official start is traced to the Baltimore Maryland lodge in 1819 and four quilts are associated with the specific lodge, made either to h...

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Underground Railroad Quilts, Alias Grace, Freedom Quilt, Story Quilt, Sewing Machine Quilting, American Quilt, Sampler Quilts, Underground Railroad, Cozy Quilts

America's history is fascinating, but it also has some deeply painful parts. One of the worst is the period of American slavery, when millions of African-Americans were enslaved and forced to live and work under brutal, dehumanizing conditions. The institution started before the American Revolution and wasn't abolished until 1863. During this time, men, women, and […]

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1800s Quilts, Quilt With Pictures, Family Tree Quilt, Lombardi House, Family Quilt, History Of Quilting, Quilt Stories, Quilt Sewing Patterns, Picture Quilts

Cooper and Aunt Leah at Gardner Village with cute Easter decorations... The following pictures are all from an exhibit at My Girlfriends Quilt Shoppe addressing the folklore of quilting in Northern Utah. Great presentation was given with slide show...made for an enjoyable evening...enjoy the photos!! 1st time applique project for this quilt maker....exquisite! example of foundation piecing... Antique bow tie... Women quilting outdoors in the 1940's--picture from Library of Congress. Making a…

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