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		<title>Another Textile Mystery</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2011/11/18/another-textile-mystery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While browsing in an antiques store recently, I spotted a large plastic &#8220;baggie&#8221; that held a number of little stuffed figures: dolls that depict former times. Enchanted by them, I brought them home. They look as though they were made from printed fabric that was purchased by the yard, the figures cut out, sewn and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Civil War Era&#8221; Quilt</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2011/08/04/civil-war-era-quilt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 02:54:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, I spotted a tag on a quilt in an antique shop that said &#8220;Civil War Era&#8221; quilt. I would love to know more about this quilt: where it has been, how it was damaged, and who made it. Alas, once a quilt gets sold in an estate sale or abused for awhile before being [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The New Hampshire Troubadour</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2011/06/05/the-new-hampshire-troubadour/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New Hampshire Troubadour, a publication that sings the praises of New Hampshire via photos, stories and poetry, was created during the years of the Great Depression and mailed out by the State Planning and Development Commission in Concord, NH. Recently, while browsing in an antiques outlet, I spotted two old copies: Christmas 1935 and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Misleading Information on eBay</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2011/05/17/misleading-information-on-ebay/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 17:38:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning, I received an e-mail alert for a &#8220;German quilt&#8221; described as a rare collectible that is listed on eBay for $2,200. Although the many photos shown only display portions of the block that is now often referred to as the &#8220;Swastika&#8221; block, that is what it is. The description with its lack of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exceptional Variety of Antique Quilts at Show</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2011/05/11/exceptional-variety-of-antique-quilts-at-show/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 19:46:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Caesar's Crown quilt]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are a few more quilt photos of quilts we truly enjoyed seeing at the quilt show in Chester, Vermont last week. The first is a quilt owned by a local resident who inherited it from someone whose mother lived in Durham County, United Kingdom. The label that describes the quilt says that it is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amazing Circus Themed Crazy Quilt at the Quilt Complex</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 19:17:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, Julie Silber who is an active preserver of quilt history through all of her many activities from film producer to curator to quilt collector/quilt dealer (and fun auctioneer for the American Quilt Study Group&#8217;s seminars), has come up with an amazing Crazy Quilt that previously belonged to Mary Strickler. Below is a full-size view [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Love with Beads</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2011/02/25/in-love-with-beads/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 21:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[antique beaded purse]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beads are found in many cultures and have uses that range from religious intent (prayer beads; rosaries) to those that are fashioned to be decorative accessories. When I browse in an antique store, I never know what will catch my eye and end up being what I call a &#8220;soul purchase.&#8221; I found such an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seeing Stars: Lovely Quilts</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2011/01/16/seeing-stars-lovely-quilts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 2011 19:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PRESS RELEASE Laura Fisher&#8217;s FISHER HERITAGE 305 East 61st Street New York, NY 10065 telephone (212) 838-2596 email: fisherheritage@yahoo.com web: www.laurafisherquilts.com SEEING STARS Star Quilts Abound in NYC at FISHER HERITAGE and at AFAM Stimulated by the American Folk Art Museum’s graphic exhibition of antique quilts called “Super Stars” now on view at their Lincoln [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quilt Index</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2011/01/16/quilt-index/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 2011 13:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The University of Michigan offers online photos and descriptions of quilts via a program known as the Quilt Index: http://www.quiltindex.org Not too long ago, I participated in their Signature Quilt Pilot Project that sought to document Signature Quilts from across the country. The quilt I collected in the north country of New Hampshire has thirty [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Addition to Website</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2010/10/23/addition-to-website/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Oct 2010 15:32:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning, I add a new article to my website: http://www.quiltersmuse.com/a-wonky-antique-quilt.htm If you &#8220;like&#8221; my Facebook page, you will have already been advised of that fact. However, I know that many of my blog readers do not belong to Facebook, so I mention it here again, for them. Enjoy! Patricia Cummings To be a part [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quilts of Note from Two Quilt Shows Today</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2010/10/17/quilts-of-note-from-two-quilt-shows-today/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Oct 2010 22:41:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today was an absolutely gorgeous day! The sun was shining, the foliage was showing off, and Jim was eager for another road trip, so we headed for Massachusetts: Lexington and Sudbury, to be exact. Wow! What treasures awaited us in both locations. here is a small sampling of the quilts we both enjoyed. Lexington, Massachusetts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cora Garner and Her Quilts</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2010/10/15/cora-garner-and-her-quilts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2010 00:11:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cora Garner, known by all as simply &#8220;Aunt Cora,&#8221; lived on a farm in Arkansas with her brother, Hampton. They raised white and sweet potatoes and cotton, at least some of which was processed right on the farm for use in making some of her many quilts. Cora lived to be 100 years old and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Antique (and New) Firescreens with Textile Inserts: A Discussion</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2010/10/11/antique-and-new-firescreens-with-textile-inserts-a-discussion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 20:51:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, at the Monadnock Quilter&#8217;s Guild Show, I spotted a beautiful firescreen that was recently made by Donald A. Dunlap, a cabinetmaker from Marlow, New Hampshire. Paula Robertson machine pieced and hand quilted an insert for this piece, calling the finished product, &#8220;Grama&#8217;s Fireplace Screen.&#8221; photo by James Cummings This charming firescreen is a joint [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Image of Antique Quilt Raises Questions</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2010/10/04/image-of-antique-quilt-raises-questions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past weekend, I received a complimentary copy of the July/August 2010 issue of Love of Quilting magazine. Immediately, I turned to Gerald Roy&#8217;s column on antique quilts and was very surprised at what I saw! Roy describes a quilt that he acquired about 10 years ago. At the time, he turned to Joyce Gross [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is This Piece of Old Toile &#8220;the Real McCoy&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2010/10/03/is-this-piece-of-old-toile-the-real-mccoy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2010 22:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Christopher Moziakk went to a garage sale, he was merely looking for a frame. In disassembling the frame, a card fell out that identified the fabric in the frame as an English toile print from the Seymour collection, circa 1760. He sent a photo, explaining that the frame had been sitting out in the [...]]]></description>
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