Quilting history, sooo cool

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08-30-2011, 09:18 PM

Anna.425

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I was zooming around the net doing some quilt history research and came across these very cool sites.

Jane Austen
http://www.jasa.net.au/quilt.htm#make

Dresden Plate
http://www.patternsfromhistory.com/c...sden-plate.htm

http://www.womenfolk.com/quilt_pattern_history/

08-30-2011, 09:22 PM

Bonbonary

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Very interesting, thanks.

08-31-2011, 03:59 AM

Murphy

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These are very interesting and informative. Thank you for sharing.

08-31-2011, 04:19 AM

CarrieAnne

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thanks!

08-31-2011, 04:32 AM

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Thanks. Fun to see familiar blocks with different names

08-31-2011, 05:12 AM

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Thanks for sharing- I love quilt history :)

08-31-2011, 07:26 PM

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Thanks

08-31-2011, 09:44 PM

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I am a Jane Austen devotee -- thanks for that link! I was at the Chawton house once, but do not remember the quilt. Boy that would stretch my abilities!

09-01-2011, 12:12 AM

Anna.425

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The quilt was hanging in earlier days however historians became worried about the stress on the stitches and now it lays on a bed. My DD read all of Great great, great.....great Aunt Jane's books last year. It is so much fun to have the quilt pattern and I will be making DD a reproduction of GAJane's design.