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2. Baltimore album quilts - Wikipedia

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   An album quilt (c. 1850), part of the collection at the Baltimore Museum of Art. 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 ...

3. History of quilting - Wikipedia

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   Whole-cloth quilt, 18th century, Netherlands.Textile made in India. In Europe, quilting appears to have been introduced by Crusaders in the 12th century (Colby 1971) in the form of the aketon or gambeson, a quilted garment worn under armour which later developed into the doublet, which remained an essential part of fashionable men's clothing for 300 years until the early 1600s.

4. Stephen Towns - Wikipedia

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   In 2018, the Baltimore Museum of Art mounted a solo exhibition of his paintings and quilts. [23] In this exhibition, Towns mixes color and form to transform ordinary shapes into extraordinary patterns. Towns' quilting work is viewed as a revival that dignifies forgotten individuals. [24]

5. Broderie perse - Wikipedia

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   American quilt in Broderie perse, 1846. Broderie perse (French for "Persian embroidery") is a style of appliqué which uses printed motifs from one fabric to create a design on a background fabric. It was popular in the late 18th century and early 19th centuries. [1]: 111 The technique could be considered an early form of puzzle piecing.

6. Quilt Index - Wikipedia

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   The Quilt Index Wiki which became live in August 2008, is a collaborative, user-generated tool for quilters and quilt scholars featuring information about state and provincial quilt documentation projects, including publication lists and locations where records are housed. The wiki also provides an expanding directory of museums with quilt ...

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