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UnRaveling “Beauty Secrets”: The Volckening Quilt Collection

Sunday, September 4th, 2011

William Volckening of Portland, Oregon, “Bill” to his friends, is very fond of quilts. In particular, he favors an intricate quilt pattern known most often as “New York Beauty” or “Rocky Mountain Road.” The pattern is not appropriate for beginners, as he points out. A recently published exhibition catalog titled Beauty Secrets: 150 Years of History in One Quilt Pattern was created to accompany an exhibit of these quilts at the Benton County Historical Museum in Philomath, Oregon. The display will be in place through September 2011.

By comparison to the other quilts within the book, the quilt on the cover of the book is no indication of the bright hues to be seen on other quilts of this extraordinary collection. Many of the quilts were collected on eBay. What a wonderful array of quilts brought together in one place! They represent a century and a half of quiltmaking with this particular pattern.

An estimated provenance date is provided with each of the 41 textile images in this 80 page catalog. At the end of the book, Volckening acknowledges the help of many of his friends at the American Quilt Study Group as well as dealers of antique quilts. This book would make a wonderful addition to the library of anyone who enjoys antique quilts, and is of a great size to be a holiday “stocking stuffer!”

book cover - Beauty Secrets
This is the cover of Beauty Secrets: 150 years of History in One Quilt Pattern

The book is published by Blurb.com and is available at the following link:
http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2274724

To read more about Bill, his lectures and his work with the Oregon State Quilt documentation project, visit:
http://www.billvolckening.com

To enjoy an interview with him, written by Kim Wulfert, please visit:
http://www.antiquequiltdating.com/Bill_Volckening.html

Pat Sloan also interviewed Bill on her Internet talk show in conjunction with American Patchwork and Quilting magazine. Enjoy!

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Red and White Quilts

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

Six hundred fifty red and white quilts will be exhibited for six days at the end of March in a display set up by the Museum of Folk Art. The quilts were collected by a private collector, Joanna S. Rose, and they can be viewed, at no charge, at the Park Avenue Armory (between 66th and 67th St. in New York City). For more details, please check their website.

Inspired by the idea of such an array of red and white quilts, quilt historian and New York’s quilt antiques dealer Laura Fisher has sent us five photos to share with you. I think you will enjoy the information she has sent. The antique quilts are lovely!

Laura Fisher’s
FISHER HERITAGE
305 East 61st Street New York, NY 10065
tel/ 212. 838-2596 fisherheritage@yahoo.com www.laurafisherquilts.com

Methodist-Episcopalian-Sampler-Quilt
Methodist Episcopalian Sampler Quilt in Red and White

Jacob's Ladder Quilt
70″ x 74″ Jacob’s Ladder quilt

Pine Tree Quilt
This red and white Pine Tree Quilt features a diagonal block setting.

Compass Star
The Mariner’s Compass quilt pattern was always very popular in New England.

Compass quilt
Another outstanding red and white quilt

SEEING RED
NYC ABLAZE WITH COLOR AT THE ARMORY & AT FISHER HERITAGE

Fired up by the forthcoming exhibition from the American Folk Art Museum of one collector’s red and white quilts called INFINITE VARIETY, in further celebration of the color red and of quilt art, NYC American antiques dealer Laura Fisher offers a diverse collection of red and white quilts at her gallery throughout the Spring.

At the 67th Street (Park Avenue) Armory from March 25 -30 will be 650 (yup, amazing!) quilts in solid red and white literally hanging from the rafters like nothing ever seen before! Up for only a week, and FREE to the public, lovers of graphic design and of quilts are coming to town to see it and the other ongoing quilt shows at the AFAM.

The color red in quilts is expressive, historic, even biblical in content. Among red and white quilts there are iterations of the two colors that can give clues to age. Earlier 19th century examples feature printed red fabrics with white, and some later 19th century quilts feature printed reds with printed white shirting cottons, as well as solid red. Interest in antique red and white quilts runs the gamut from the bold graphic clarity of the solid red and white examples to the softer appearance of printed reds that many designers select when the small scaled prints work with fabrics based on historic printed cottons.

The collector concentrates on solid red with solid white. Fisher is regarded in the design trade as the queen of two-color antique quilts, offering every shade of red and white, blue and white, green and white, pink and white, yellow and white, orange and white, black and white, lavender and white, brown and white (you get the idea), a selection that distinguishes her inventory. If a client wants a two-color quilt, there is a rainbow’s worth in her gallery.

Red and white used alone was a mostly 19th century phenomenon, later supplanted by the solid pastels and the pastel printed cottons of the 1930s Depression era. For Fisher, when red appears in a 1930s quilt of colorful feedsack prints, it immediately catches the eye (see her current column in The Quilt Life Magazine called “Feedsacks in Motion”).

Also available are antique textiles including coverlets and ticking in the same palette.

Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, from 11:00 – 4:00 or by appointment.
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The International Quilt Study Center Offers New Exhibits

Friday, January 14th, 2011

“Revisiting the Art Quilt” and “Marseille: White Corded Quilting” are the names of two recently-mounted exhibits at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln’s International Quilt Study Center. Reportedly, both collections of quilts are “superb.” This is the first time that Marseille quilts have been featured in a major exhibition in the United States. Most of the quilts on display date to the 18th century (1700s) and are in surprising good condition, according to sources. Hand quilted, calimanco and pure white quilts, stuffed and corded, were the order of the day in the time period these quilts represent; not “pieced” quilts.

To learn more about this exhibition which will be in place until May 22, 2011, please visit: http://www.quiltstudy.org/exhibitions/online_exhibitions/marseilles.html

To find out more about American Wholecloth Quilt Traditions, visit my five part file, one entry of which is: http://www.quiltersmuse.com/wholecloth_quilts3.htm

This announcement is brought to you courtesy of Patricia Cummings and Quilter’s Muse Publications as a public service.

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Ralli Quilts and Kanthas from Pakistan and India

Saturday, July 25th, 2009

textile from India

Textile marked “made in India – 100% cotton”

Last week, I purchased an antique textile from India. It is heavily appliquéd in mostly colors that are not vibrant, but tend toward gray and beige. Elephants and camels are heavily represented, an indication that this piece is not Islamic made. According to one source, “living beings are not usually represented in Islamic Art.”

More than likely, this is a ralli quilt. The name “ralli” is thought to be derivative of the word, “ralannu,” a verb that means to mix, to join, or to connect. A number of name variations for “ralli” exist, and ralli quilts are made in Rajasthan. As is typical of rallis, patchwork (a sawtooth appliqué design) adorns the edge of the piece I bought, and there is embroidery on the back that the maker has made no attempt to hide or disguise. Some of the fabric is Indigo-dyed.

In the book, Ralli Quilts: Traditional Textiles from Pakistan and India by Patricia Ormsby Stoddard, page 63 shows a woman in Mirpurkhas who has cut out multiple elephant pieces to appliqué onto a ralli made for commerce. Seeing the elephant appliqués has convinced me that I have a ralli quilt. The tag on the back simply says, “100% cotton, made in India.” It was clearly made for the trade.

Ralli quilts are created in both large and small cities, including places in Sindh, Gujarat, and Rajasthan. I have a file about textiles from Pakistan and India on our website.

The International Quilt Study Center will exhibit thirty textiles in a display titled “South Asian Seams: Quilts from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh,” from May through November 2010. The curator of the exhibit is the aforementioned book author. Workshops will be held in conjunction with this exhibit. Check www.quiltstudy.org for more details, as they become available.

I am sure this exhibit will be welcome, as before Stoddard’s book, not a lot has been written on this subject for the general public. For more online information, visit: www.ralliquilt.com

Patricia Lynne Grace Cummings
Quilter’s Muse Publications

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Amish Quilts – An American Tradition

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

Today, I stumbled upon some wonderful resources for those of you who love to see Amish Quilts and learn about them. Amish quilts are made by the Amish people of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; Holmes County, Ohio; and Elkhart and LaGrange Counties in Indiana. By the way, the “A” in Amish is a soft sound like “ah” – just so you know how to pronounce the word correctly.

The first resource I found was a pdf that prints out to 13 pages, “The Collector’s Eye: Amish Quilts from the International Quilt Study Center Collections.” If you have a color printer, you are in for a treat! A great deal of history is provided for you, and major collectors such as Jonathan Holstein, Robert and Ardis James, and Henry Barber add their thoughts in this document.

At the present time, there is an exhibit of Amish quilts at the Textile Museum, 2320 “S” Street NW, Washington, DC, through September 2009. Their hours are 10 – 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; and 1-5 p.m on Sunday.

Yes, everyone loves Amish quilts. I remember when I was studying “History of Quilts,” the question arose as to whether the Amish made any Crazy Quilts. At first thought, the conclusion was “no.” Then, I happened to spot an Amish-made, Crazy Quilt with some orange colors, at the Vermont Quilt Festival, in a special display that year of the Espirit Collection, curated by Julie Silber. In quilt history, one can never say, “never,” with any confidence.

I hope that you enjoy these links. To see more Amish quilts, visit the Quilt Index/American Alliance for the Quilt website, or the International Quilt Study Center’s website.

Here are three novels that were recently celebrated in a newscast seen online. They depict Amish life as told by someone who has studied it intently. Cindy Woodsmall, author, states that the prayer caps of the Amish women mean more to them, perhaps, than wedding rings. Below are links to three of the five books she has written about Amish Life.

Best wishes, as always,

Patricia Cummings
Quilter’s Muse Publications

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Nice Textile Exhibit at ATHM

Sunday, August 10th, 2008

<meta content="OpenOffice.org 2.4 (Win32)" name="GENERATOR" /><br /> <style type="text/css"> <!-- @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> </style> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">This has been another busy week. We were able to see the exhibit of antique quilts at the American Textile exhibit and it was a treat. I enjoyed seeing a bird print from 1814, and a red and white copperplate quilt, as well as a chintz quilt for a four-poster bed. Stephanie Hatch has been collecting textiles for 30 years and has managed to find a number of interesting pieces, including stamping tools for Signature Quilts.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Other than that, I have been battling with the blog to try to post entries and have not been having much success. In addition, I am nearly through writing my document about Mrs. Ellen E. Hardy Webster. 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