Well, folks, the 1890s quilt I researched for several years and then exhibited last winter is, as they say, the gift that keeps on giving....

In addition to all the goings on in Massachusetts that I described in the previous post , I spent several days up in Sugar Hill, NH, visitin...

Since my previous post , the events I described then have come to pass.  A 3 1/2 year project had its milestone event.  I’m not going t...

So, here's how I had fun on a cool, grey, damp Saturday afternoon. I’m taking the next step in the research into the names on a qui...

The amazing saga of this quilt continues.  My research into the names inscribed on this quilt showed that it was made between 1897 and 1...

I did it!  I worked my way through researching all the names I could find on the Melrose, MA quilt! (You can read the story of all t...

Part 4.  A Window on Life in 1897 ( Part 1 tells the background of a quilt inscribed with many names, and how I started my search fo...

Part 3.  Three Intertwined Families   ( Part 1 tells the background of a quilt inscribed with many names, and how I started my search ...

Part 2.  Stories, Stories, and More Stories ( Part 1 tells the background of a quilt inscribed with many names, and how I started my sea...

This quilt was sent to me, in need of repair.  It's a special quilt, because all the white pieces are inscribed in ink with names. ...

Crepeline is a super, super fine silk that is used by conservators to protect and stabilize worn textiles.  I buy both the natural and the ...

Although it sounds more like someone searching their memory for the right words, that truly is the name of this quilt pattern, "Old ...