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  2. Harriet Powers - Wikipedia

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    Pictorial Quilt 1898. Harriet Powers (October 29, 1837 – January 1, 1910) [1] was an American folk artist and quilter born into slavery in rural northeast Georgia. Powers used traditional appliqué techniques to make quilts that expressed local legends, Bible stories, and astronomical events. Powers married young and had a large family.

  3. Quilts of Gee's Bend - Wikipedia

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    A 1979 quilt by Lucy Mingo of Gee's Bend, Alabama. It includes a nine-patch center block surrounded by pieced strips. The quilts of Gee's Bend are quilts created by a group of women and their ancestors who live or have lived in the isolated African-American hamlet of Gee's Bend, Alabama along the Alabama River.

  4. Baltimore album quilts - Wikipedia

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    Baltimore album quilts originated in Baltimore, Maryland, in the 1840s. They have become one of the most popular styles of quilts and are still made today. These quilts are made up of a number of squares called blocks. Each block has been appliquéd with a different design. The designs are often floral, but many other motifs are also used, such ...

  5. Quilting - Wikipedia

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    Quilting. Quilted skirt (silk, wool and cotton – 1770–1790), Jacoba de Jonge-collection MoMu, Antwerp / Photo by Hugo Maertens, Bruges. 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 ...

  6. I'm a Canadian who's lived in the US for 24 years. Here are ...

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    When I moved to the US, I missed Canadian foods like Smarties and mac-and-cheese meat. C. Welman/Shutterstock; Toasted Pictures/Shutterstock. I was born in Canada and moved to the US when I was ...

  7. How to Make an American Quilt - Wikipedia

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    How to Make an American Quilt received mixed reviews from critics. It holds a 63% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 35 reviews, with an average rating of 6/10. The site's consensus states: "How to Make an American Quilt is a bit of a patchwork from a storytelling standpoint, but a strong ensemble cast led by Winona Ryder helps hold it all ...

  8. Hawaiian quilt - Wikipedia

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    A Hawaiian quilt is a distinctive quilting style of the Hawaiian Islands that uses large radially symmetric applique patterns. Motifs often work stylized botanical designs in bold colors on a white background. Hawaiian quilt applique is made from a single cut on folded fabric. Quilting stitches normally follow the contours of the applique design.

  9. The 'Saturday Night Live' cast is here! Who's new, who's ...

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    Here's the full list of returning cast members: Michael Che. Mikey Day. Andrew Dismukes. Chloe Fineman. Heidi Gardner. Marcello Hernández. James Austin Johnson. Colin Jost.