Volume XIV Number 5

F E A T U R E S / P r o j e c t s

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A S ASHIKO FARMER S C OAT
This example of sashiko, a technique from Japan in which two layers of fabric are quilted
together, shows the highly decorative geometric patterns that strengthen the fabric.
Deborah Pulliam

Sashiko Designs
Dustin Wedekind offers four sashiko designs to use on your own projects.

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A FRICAN A MERICAN Q UILTS AT THE
A MERICAN F OLK A RT M USEUM
The author, senior curator at the American Folk Art Museum, presents four stellar
examples from the museums collection.
S t a c y C. H o l l a n d e r

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T WO PAINTED C RAZY Q UILTS
Crazy quilting and painting with oils on silks and velvets were both popular during the
late nineteenth century, and many crazy quilts of that era feature painted fabric panels.
Linda Moore

Painting on Fabric for a Crazy Quilt

Learn how to paint on fabric with fabric dyes, which are robust enough to withstand
everyday use and periodic cleaning.

Stitches for a Crazy Quilt

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Linda Moore offers stitch diagrams for some of the decorative, ornate, and whimsical
embroidery stitches used on crazy quilts.

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I SLAND P RIDE : The Nantucket Agricultural Society Quilt

A signature quilt played a role in the Nantucket (Massachusetts) Agricultural Societys
first fair, held in October 1856.
Aimee E. Newell

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S TITCHING FOR C ASH : Three Fund-Raising Quilts
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ON THE COVER
CRAZY QUILT PILLOW FROM THE
COLLECTION OF THE FORT COLLINS
(COLORADO) MUSEUM. PAGE 22.
Photograph by Joe Coca.

from an Iowa Town

The author and other residents have been documenting and exploring the history
of quilts recently discovered in a single archival box in a storage room in the basement
of the Keota Library.
Andi Milam Reynolds

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A S IGNATURE W EDDING Q UILT

Even though she was not an experienced quilter, the author decided
to make her husband-to-be a wedding gift of a quilt that would
celebrate the people who had been significant in his life.
Pa t t i M c A f e e

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A PATCHWORK OF M EMORIES FROM

T HREE FAMILY Q UILTS
In 1898, Mary Elizabeth Cameron (18591930) moved from Alabama
to Colorado to start her married life. Quilts found in a trunk in 2004
connect her life to the present.

VOLUME XIV

September/October 2006
D E P A R T M E N T S

Rachel Wiley

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M Y L ABEL Q UILT

Notions

Editors letter

The author describes her mending project gone mad.

By Post

Libbie Gottschalk

Letters from readers

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R ESCUING A NTIQUE Q UILT B LOCKS

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Book Marks

Books of interest

Quilter/quilt designer Camelia Elliott used 1940s-vintage blocks that

had belonged to her grandmother to make three quilts for her family.

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G i l d a V. B r y a n t

Necessities

Needlework supplies

Repairing Worn Patchwork Quilts

Melinda A. Barta shows how to cover damaged quilt pieces to prevent
additional damage and stabilize the quilt.

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Calendar

Upcoming events

Quilt Squares for Photograph Albums

Colorful and often whimsical reproduction fabrics make the perfect
insert for windows on the covers of photograph albums. Melinda
A. Barta shows you how to make your own using the Log Cabin
quilt pattern.

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Decorative Knitting, Part IV:
Knit Patchwork Cuffs
For this installment of her ongoing series, Nancy Bush chose
a diagonal rib pattern found on mittens from Estonia.

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On the Web: Knit Quilt-Block

Greeting Cards
Ann Budd used three motifs that resemble traditional quilt blocks to
embellish cards made of handmade paper.

NUMBER 5

C O L U M N S

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Tapestry

The new and noteworthy

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Findings

Preserving the legacy of needlework

by finding ways to remake and
reuse new, old, or found objects
Yo-Yo Carryall and T-Shirt Quilt

ON THE WEB
SEE PAGE 54 FOR
INFORMATION ON
OBTAINING
INSTRUCTIONS FOR
THIS ISSUES BONUS
KNITTING PROJECT.