Caroline S

It is all about the value of a dollar or the lack thereof. There are places on the Internet where you can calculate the value. I did a quick search and found that $5.00 in 1896 is about $134.00 today.

glorcour

this is sorta the same as the modern frames. Who'd have thought. Not much new under the sun.

janetter

The more history I read about quilting the more surprises I find. This was really interesting

Greenheron

And who will make this frame for today's quilters? I'd love to try it.

jojo47

thank you for posting this bit of quilting history!