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2. Michael James (quilt artist) - Wikipedia

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   He served on the inaugural advisory board of the International Quilt Study Center & Museum, [59] (now the International Quilt Museum [60]) which was founded at the university in 1997. [61] In 1999 he was offered a full-time position as a senior lecturer in the Department of Textiles, Clothing and Design [ 62 ] (now the Department of Textiles ...

3. Quilting - Wikipedia

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   Quilting is the process of joining a minimum of three layers of fabric together either through stitching manually using a needle and thread, or mechanically with a sewing machine or specialised longarm quilting system. An array of stitches is passed through all layers of the fabric to create a three-dimensional padded surface.

4. Cecelia Pedescleaux - Wikipedia

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   Cecelia Tapplette Pedescleaux, also known as Cely, (born August 6, 1945) is an African-American quilter of traditional and art quilts, [1] inspired by historians, other African-American quilters, and quilt designs used during the Underground Railroad to communicate messages to slaves seeking freedom. [1]

5. Patchwork quilt - Wikipedia

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   A patchwork quilt is a quilt in which the top layer may consist of pieces of fabric sewn together to form a design. [1] Originally, this was to make full use of leftover scraps of fabric, but now fabric is often bought specially for a specific design. Fabrics are now often sold in quarter meters (or quarter yards in the United States).

6. Quilt - Wikipedia

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   Ralli quilts have a few layers of worn fabric or cotton fibers between the top and bottom layers. The layers are held together by thick colored thread stitched in straight lines. The women sit on the ground and do not use a quilting frame. Another kind of ralli quilt is the sami ralli, used by the samis and jogis. This type of ralli quilt is ...

7. Log Cabin (quilt block) - Wikipedia

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   Log cabin quilt square made by Janet Reed in Monroe County, Indiana in 1880. The Log Cabin quilt block is a North American pieced quilt pattern where narrow strips of fabric surround a central square. Usually, the block is bisected diagonally, with one half using lighter colors than the other half. [1]