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September 15, 2025
After a Long Absence....I'm Coming Back! from Ann Quilts

It's been a loooooong while since any activity here on my blog....  Here's what's coming up:

 

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I'll be posting twice a month, with fun little tidbits about antique/vintage quilts, quilt repair, art quilts, and newsy items.   The second post will be up in a day or two.  Sign up now to get it hot off the presses!

To read the first post, you can access the archive here.  
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In a couple of days:
I'll be posting a new quilt repair story here ...

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February 29, 2024
A Tale of Two Victorian Crazy Quilts - and a Fabric Mystery from Ann Quilts

A Tale of Two Victorian Crazy Quilts - in Four Parts

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Setting the Scene

    

This pair of crazy quilts still lives in the family and the town where they were made, with a descendant of the two quiltmakers.  

They were made circa 1890 in Brooklyn, Connecticut, by Emily Harris, and her daughter, Eva May Harris.  They are great-grandmother and grandmother to the current owner.  One of the quilts has a small piece of red fabric embroidered with the name of Samuel Cady Harris, Emily's husband.


Both quilts include bright yellow Special Constable ribbons and commemorative ribbons celebrating the ...

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