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  2. 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.

  3. Quilting - Wikipedia

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    The American quilt: A history of cloth and comfort, 1750-1950 (1993). LaPinta, Linda Elisabeth. Kentucky Quilts and Quiltmakers: Three Centuries of Creativity, Community, and Commerce (University Press of Kentucky, 2023) online review of this book. Torsney, Cheryl B., and Judy Elsley, eds. Quilt Culture: Tracing the Pattern. (U of Missouri ...

  4. List of North American pieced quilt patterns - Wikipedia

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    Tumbling Blocks pattern, assembled in the 1870s (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) Patchwork quilts are made with patterns, many of which are common designs in North America. Anvil [1] Basket [1] Bear Paw [1] Brick Work [2] Churn Dash [1] Corn and Beans [1] Dogwood and Sunflower [1] Double Wedding Ring [1] Dove in the Window [1] Dresden ...

  5. Narrative quilting - Wikipedia

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    American Map Quilt, created in Virginia, 1886 (Utah Museum of Fine Arts) Narrative quilting describes the use of blanket weaving and quilting to portray a message or tell a story. It was a means of sending messages and recording history for women that were unable to participate in politics throughout time.

  6. Quilt - Wikipedia

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    Echo quilting, where a quilted outline of the appliqué pattern is repeated like ripples out to the edge of the quilt, is the most common quilting pattern employed on Hawaiian-style quilts. Beautiful examples are held in the collection of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum , Honolulu, Hawaii.

  7. Harriet Powers - Wikipedia

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    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.

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