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2. 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 ...

3. William Morris textile designs - Wikipedia

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   William Morris (1834-1898), a founder of the British Arts and Crafts movement, sought to restore the prestige and methods of hand-made crafts, including textiles, in opposition to the 19th century tendency toward factory-produced textiles. With this goal in mind, he created his own workshop and designed dozens of patterns for hand-produced ...

4. 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.

5. Redwork - Wikipedia

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   Redwork was a common introductory form of embroidery taught to children in the 19th and 20th century. [7] Children would make quilts decorated with redwork motifs, with motifs of various sizes prior to approximately 1910 and uniform sizes after that year. [2] It was also a way for women with skills in pattern stamping or embroidery to generate ...

6. Quilt - Wikipedia

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7. Yvonne Wells - Wikipedia

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   Yvonne Wells with her quilt "Yesterday: Civil Rights in the South III" (1989) at the first Realizing the Dream concert in Tuscaloosa, AL on January 13, 1990. Yvonne Wells (born December 26, 1939, Tuscaloosa, Alabama) [1] is an African-American folk artist and quilter from Tuscaloosa, Alabama. She is best known for her self-taught style and her ...