Quilting Through Corona – Week 1
A week ago, I was all shiny and enthusiastic about the prospect of being at home for weeks. Yes, I was going to still be working and yes, I’d be at home with an energetic 7 year old, but she would be having school. I made a pile of quilting …
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History of Quilting in America – The Colonial Period and the Early 1800s
From the special exhibit at the Rising Star Quilt Guild quilt show, October 2-3, 2015. The Colonial Period and the Early 1800’s As English settlers crossed the ocean to the American colonies, they brought their quilts and their quilting traditions with them. Whole cloth and mosaic-style paper pieced quilts were …
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