The cross fertilization of needlework patterns across all cultures has interested me since I lived overseas as a teen-ager. I began studying quilt history as a vehicle of community and family history in the 1980s after I inherited a family quilt. My blog reflects all these influences.
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WHY STUDY QUILTS?
Because QUILTS ARE
carriers of
WOMEN'S HISTORY
FAMILY HISTORY
COMMUNITY HISTORY.
When all the endless meals we've all fixed are eaten and the dishes done, QUILTS STILL REMAIN!
Record YOUR stories!
Kim Wulfert Interviews Karen Alexander
"You honor the life that has been given you by remembering and telling your stories."
from Robin Moore's "Awakening the Hidden Storyteller"
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QUILT HISTORY LECTURES
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"Why Document the Family Quilt?"
"What is The Quilters Hall of Fame?"
"The History of Quilting As Told Through Doll Quilts"
"A Shenandoah Valley Quilt Story"
"A Crib Quilt Trunk Show"
I can prepare a lecture on many other topics as well. I welcome your requests.
MY OTHER BLOGS
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WASHINGTON QUILT STUDY GROUP
THE QUILTERS HALL OF FAME
ENCHANTED QUILTERS OF LOPEZ ISLAND
ON A MUSICAL NOTE
GARY ALEXANDER on the clarinet here and scatting and singing here.
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Some of my Favorite Quilt & Textile History Sites
- Quilts Etc-Jean Carlton
- Womenfolk: The Art of Quilting
- Wilene Smith-Quilt History Tidbits
- Welsh Quilts
- V&A Quilt Exhibit
- Tour of Vintage Quilts
- Tim Latimer, Quilts ETC
- The Quilt Index
- The Quilt Cupboard
- The Great American Quilt Revival
- The Civil War Quilter
- The American Quilt Study Group-AQSG
- The Alliance for American Quilts_AAQ
- The 15th century Tristan Quilt
- Teddy Pruett-Let'sTalk About Quilts
- TQHF - The Quilters Hall of Fame
- Sujata-Root Connection
- Sue Wildemuth's The Needle's Eye
- Story Quilts by Nancy
- Smithsonian Quilts
- Sew Quilts-Sue in UK
- Reproduction and Antique Quilt Lover
- Quilting Arts
- Quilt Papers-Louise Tiemann
- Quilt Papers
- QSOS - Quilters Save Our Stories
- QHL - The Quilt History discussion list
- Pat Cummings-Quilters Muse Publications
- Pat Cummings Quilts & Musings
- Oregon Quilt Project
- Nifty Quilts
- News from Paris
- Needleprint
- Merikay Waldvoge-TQHF 2009 Honoree
- Marie Webster 150th Birthday Party
- Kyra Hicks-Black Threads
- Kim Wulfert's New Pathways Into Quilt History
- Jan Gessin's Online Quilter
- Imported Quilts-Leigh Fellner Research
- Illinois Quilt History
- Grassroots Quilting
- Folkstream Films
- European Textile Routes
- Enchanted Quilters of Lopez Island
- Diva Quilts
- Digital Essentials-Protect Your Photos
- Deb Rowden's Thrift Shop Quilts
- Deb Roberts Textile Tours
- Columbia-Williamette Quilt Study Group
- Collector with a Needle
- Bill's Wonkyworld
- Barking Dog Quilting
- Barbara Brackman's Material Culture-TQHF Honoree
- A Passion for Vintage Quilts
HONOR YOUR OWN STORIES!
from Robin Moore's "Awakening the Hidden Storyteller"
See my "Quilting Pioneers" series in the TQS newsletter here.
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About Me
- KarenQuilt
- Currently I am actively lecturing about quilt history in Western Washington and occasionally Oregon.
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