Quilt Care, Collecting & History
Learn to care for your new and vintage quilts. Find tips to help you put a date on antique quilts you see in person and online. Take a stroll through quilt history.
Pictures from the Quilt Trails of Western North Carolina
Pictures of quilt blocks painted on barns, businesses and other buildings in Yancey County, North Carolina.
Pictures of quilt blocks painted on barns, businesses and other buildings in Yancey County, North Carolina.
Antique Quilts
Antique quilt fans shouldn't miss this informative blog.
Antique quilt fans shouldn't miss this informative blog.
McKim Studios Revival
Find Ruby Short McKim's quilt patterns and other items based on her work.
Find Ruby Short McKim's quilt patterns and other items based on her work.
Bring an Antique Quilt Back to Life
Hewlett Packard walks you through the process of scanning and printing vintage fabrics to repair damaged patches in vintage quilts.
Hewlett Packard walks you through the process of scanning and printing vintage fabrics to repair damaged patches in vintage quilts.
Dear Jane Block Tips
A collection of tips to help quilters who are making "Baby Janes," reproductions of the 1863 Jane A. Stickle quilt.
A collection of tips to help quilters who are making "Baby Janes," reproductions of the 1863 Jane A. Stickle quilt.
Free Quilt Care Course
A free 8-part email course from Nancy Kirk at the Kirk Collection. Nancy is an expert on antique quilts and fabrics.
A free 8-part email course from Nancy Kirk at the Kirk Collection. Nancy is an expert on antique quilts and fabrics.
Friendship Quilts: Precious Remembrance
A brief history of the friendship quilt, quilts assembled from blocks that are constructed and signed by friends and family of a quilt's owner.
A brief history of the friendship quilt, quilts assembled from blocks that are constructed and signed by friends and family of a quilt's owner.
History of Sewing Needles
An interesting look at the history and manufacturing of sewing needles, by Kimberly Wulfert, PhD. Quilt Historian.
An interesting look at the history and manufacturing of sewing needles, by Kimberly Wulfert, PhD. Quilt Historian.
Keeping Us in Stitches
A look at the quilts displayed at the Illinois State Museum. Leaf through the pages and you'll find descriptions of techniques and photos of vintage quilts.
A look at the quilts displayed at the Illinois State Museum. Leaf through the pages and you'll find descriptions of techniques and photos of vintage quilts.
Quilt Care Tips
An excellent guide to help you care for quilts, from the International Quilt Study Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
An excellent guide to help you care for quilts, from the International Quilt Study Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.