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Quilt Museums (6)

McKim Studios Revival
Find Ruby Short McKim's quilt patterns and other items based on her work.

Boxes Under the Bed Project
A very interesting gallery from the Boxes Under the Bed Project, a program from the Center for the Quilt Online. The Center encourages everyone to seek out the information that helps document our quilting heritage.

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.

Dear Jane Block Tips
A collection of tips to help quilters who are making "Baby Janes," reproductions of the 1863 Jane A. Stickle quilt.

Early Irish Patchwork Quilts and Traditions
There are plenty of photos to accompany this look back at Irish patchwork quilts. By Rosalind Shaw.

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.

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.

History of Sewing Needles
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.

Quilt Care Tips
An excellent guide to help you care for quilts, from the International Quilt Study Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.