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Political Roses: Whigs & Democrats
 1840 campaign-related quilt block withHarrison's log cabin and the possum,a Whig symbolIt's always a cliche at the four-year election cycle to write that women who could not vote expressed their...
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Political Roses: Radical Rose?
 In the last post we discussed Whig Roses, which seem to becentral 8-lobed florals with 8 identical rotating buds.In her 1915 book Marie Webster told us a tale of the Radical Rose, whichshe did not...
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Color Trends
 I didn't go to Market but I do enjoy pirating pictures tosee what the trends are.Here's a short virtual tour.Lots of samplersInteresting to see how many featured houses....sign of the timeswhen a...
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Pomegranate Applique
 Kentucky Paw-Paw by Elsie RidgleyOver at the CivilWarQuilts blog we are doing a Kentucky Classic applique sampler this year. The blocks for the BOM come from some mid-19th-century Kentucky quilts and...
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Chester County History Center
 Eagle quilt top donated by Msry P Way (Satterthwaite?) withdates 1868 and 1933Here is a sale with the possessions of Mary P Way in 1951 when this quilt was donated. One wishes one could time travel to...
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Computer Aided Drawing: My Pasttime
 Rather than wailing I've decided lately to spend pleasant time that some psychologists call "Flow." I've picked a couple of things I enjoy doing---the kind of activity that occupies your whole brain...
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The Scrappy Quilt
 A cartoon character "Scrappy"A scrappy quiltWe love to make them and love to look at them....One would guess the name is fairly recent but....In 1854 two Richmond, Virginia quiltmakers entered"scrap...
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Turkey Giblets - Renamed
 Cooking the Turkey.... it gets clinical---internal parts....The GibletsAccuquilt has a new die for cutting "Giblets" and they asked me for a littleinformation and a few design ideas last month.The...
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Beyond Scrappy
 We looked at scrappy quilts last month...https://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/2024/11/the-scrappy-quilt.htmlRocky Mountain Quilt MuseumBessie Bailey SanfordDetailBut then there are quilts of...
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Roses in December
Typical roses from 19th c. applique.Drawings are from Pop-In-Applique,a source book I'm working on.Applique artists working in the mid-19th century represented roses with cookie-cutter shapes derived...
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Whirling String Quilts
 Collection of the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, dated 1889.Donor Anita Landess purchased it at an Illinois antique show.See more at the Quilt...
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Oh, Mary! Washington Whirlwind: 2024 Block of the Month
 Mary Todd Lincoln, married to Old Abe, is a fascinating historicalfigure. Cole Escola has developed a one-act theater experience that isa hit in New York where it will run through January 19th.The...
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The Bermuda Triangle---Lost in Confusion
 Bermuda is east of the Carolinas.On the point of the "Bermuda Triangle."Well, there is something about the Bermuda Triangle where planes & shipsare thought to disappear into another time...
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Annual Bird Count
My friends who count the birds in their neighborhoods at Christmas report fewer flocks this year. I've noticed this too. The lack of birds in my yard is due to the lack of bird food in the usual spots....
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Kamala's Star: Thanks for Running!
Kamala's StarCutting patriotic fabric to thank a candidate.Lady LibertyWe can celebrate the U.S.'s second viable female candidate with a quilt pattern.The inspiration in a file from an auction a while...
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Black & White & Color: William Morris Prints
 A few people from the Kaffe Fassett Collective with a new member.Liza Prior Lucy, Kaffe Fassett, Brandon Mably & PhilipJacobs joined by William Morris.Classic Morris Prints from the late-19th...
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Pop-In Applique Source Books
 Variations of the Ladies' Dream or PomegranateSketches of similar designs from my Encyclopedia of Applique  I've had a pleasant early winter here working on my Photoshop skills by digitally drawing...
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Pop-In Applique: Cutting Paper & Creating New Traditions
 I'll show you how I cut paper---resized---to design a block.Found a simple image in Volume 1 of Pop In Applique to stitch a basketof Morris Manor fabric (in shops in March)Vase fabricResized the...
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Digitizing Photos for Pop In Applique Books
 Here's how I've been digitizing the applique designsfor my Pop In Applique source books.Original photo of a detail from an applique samplerdated 1851. Pattern is regional yet common, found in New York...
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Specialization in Commercial Textile Production: Spinners, Weavers & Printers
When reading textile history one is struck by the early specialization in manufacturing processes in America and Europe. Cotton from boll to yardage involved many steps and fabric mills often focused...
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