Quilt history

Discover the 8 Oldest Quilt Patterns Ever Used in History here. Prepare to be transported into a rich & fascinating history on the oldest quilt patterns that exist.

Hands-on History: Early American Quilt Craft. Middle schoolers can make a small quilt as part of a history lesson. Step-by-step instructions.

This idea has been stuck in my head for awhile, ever since I heard about how quilts were used to communicate to runaway slaves on the Underground Railroad. Their patterns and blocks were a code, providing direction, signifying safety, and issuing warnings (according to some historians). Before my son and I played the game I made, we read the perfect book to pair with this activity - The Patchwork Path: A Quilt Map to Freedom by Bettye Stroud. Having already read a biography on Harriet…

The American Folk Art Museum is digitizing the New York Quilt Project, an archive of over 6,000 quilts and their histories.

The lsquo;Underground Railroadrsquo; was a network of anti-slavery supporters in the USA and Canada, who operated safe houses for African-American slaves. It was in operation from the beginning of the nineteenth century and was at its peak of activity between 1859 and 1860. While there is no documentary evidence, in the popular American imagination quilts were used to identify safe houses on the Underground Railroad.

Here's my North Star block which is the penultimate block in this project, the final block being a story to tie all the Underground Railroad quilt together. North Star... And my story block...This came with mini photos of blocks in place but I replaced them with photos of my own blocks I've made to tie everything together. I've really enjoyed this project with my online quilting friends and have acquired some fabric for the back of the quilt which will be perfect so watch this space....but…

Handmade quilts from Gee's Bend, Alabama are now well known and admired across the country, even internationally. Their vibrant, improvisational minimalist designs are often compared to the paintings of Mark Rothko and (early) Frank Stella.

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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