Age of bolt of E&W Quadriga Cloth
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Age of bolt of E&W Quadriga Cloth
Hello everyone,
I've registered here with the hopes that you might be able to help me determine the age of this bolt of lovely fabric I picked up today. Apparently, E&W made Quadriga Cloth for some decades. I used to sew and hand-smock dresses for my daughter but I'm not a quilter and I've never heard of this cloth. It is 35" width and there are approximately 25 yards on the bolt. I appreciate your help, thanks!
~Donna
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I've registered here with the hopes that you might be able to help me determine the age of this bolt of lovely fabric I picked up today. Apparently, E&W made Quadriga Cloth for some decades. I used to sew and hand-smock dresses for my daughter but I'm not a quilter and I've never heard of this cloth. It is 35" width and there are approximately 25 yards on the bolt. I appreciate your help, thanks!
~Donna
[ATTACH=CONFIG]483911[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]483912[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]483913[/ATTACH]
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This article mentions that Quadriga cloth was introduced in 1940-1941:
http://info.fabrics.net/a-stroll-through-fabric-stores/
This article also mentions E&W Quadriga:
http://hartcottagequilts.com/his4a
Googling brings up newspaper ads for Quadriga Cloth through at least 1959.
I think that the width of the fabric was last manufactured in the 1970s, but I didn't find a website that explained when manufacturers went to our current width.
http://info.fabrics.net/a-stroll-through-fabric-stores/
This article also mentions E&W Quadriga:
http://hartcottagequilts.com/his4a
Googling brings up newspaper ads for Quadriga Cloth through at least 1959.
I think that the width of the fabric was last manufactured in the 1970s, but I didn't find a website that explained when manufacturers went to our current width.
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You might contact Barbara Brackman to see if she'd be kind enough to give you her opinion. She's a quilt historian and hopefully would be able to give you an educated guess.
http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/
http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/
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