Legacy of American Quilts
Annotated Webliography
1. Antique Quilt Patterns and their History
A look at antique quilt
patterns and their quilting history, including the patterns we still use today.
http://quilting.about.com/library/weekly/aa042797.htm
2.
Signature and Memory Quilts
Signature or memory quilts were very popular with Victorian quilters in the mid-1800s. Since the days of families moving West as pioneers, signature quilts have been given as gifts by families and groups of friends for a special occasion: a leave-taking, a birthday, an anniversary, a new baby, a retirement, or other special occasions.
http://quilting.about.com/library/weekly/aa070899.htm
3. Quilt and Textile Museums
This site has a wonderful
selection of quilt and textile museums from all parts of the United States.
Look at the quilts that inspire today’s quilters.
http://quilting.about.com/cs/museums/index.htm
4. Inspirations
This site includes quilt
design inspiration from ethnic, history and fine art sources including designs
in motion and Hawaiian Appliqué quilts
http://quilting.about.com/cs/inspirations/index.htm
5.
Crazy Quilts
Crazy Quilts had a
huge popularity during Victorian times. The interest is not just in the history
and collecting of this unique style of quilts, but in the art of making crazy
quilts. This site includes many additional, useful and interesting links.
http://quilting.about.com/library/weekly/aa052697.htm
6. The History and Design of Amish Quilts
Amish quilts are historical and living treasures and still an inspiration to quilters and patchwork artists.
http://quilting.about.com/library/weekly/aa030997.htm
7. Women and Handicrafts - Arts and Crafts - Quilting - Needlework
- Weaving - Pottery
Women's art has often been
expressed in handicrafts: quilting, needlework, weaving, pottery, and more.
This site includes comprehensive links to these arts.
http://womenshistory.about.com/cs/artcrafts/index.htm
8. Lone Star Quilts - A Quilt with History and Meaning
Lone Star Quilts - Quilting
with History and Meaning to Lakota and other Native Americans
http://quilting.about.com/library/weekly/aa050599.htm
9. Antique Quilts
Learn more about antique
quilts including their origin and who actually crafted them.
http://antiques.about.com/cs/quilts/index.htm
10.
Historical Quilts
View historical quilts,
learn where to find information for collecting quilts, appraisal of antique
quilts, find information on cleaning and washing quilts, storing and conserving
old quilts and patchwork quilt history.
http://quilting.about.com/cs/collectingquilts/index_2.htm
11. Quilting History in America Pre-colonial Europe.
The site is a valuable timeline of quilting in American history.
http://www.reddawn.net/quilt/timeline.htm
12. Quilt History
The World Wide Quilting Page presents a brief history of Quilting, WWQP History Bulletin Board, quilt history questions and answers and quilt pictures.
http://ttsw.com/QuiltHistoryPage.html
13. America’s Quilting History
This site includes a vast number of links to all kinds of quilting including abolitionist, civil war, pioneer quilts and more.
http://www.womenfolk.com/historyofquilts/afam.htm
14. American Women’s History: A Research Guide to Quilts
This is an academic site, which includes bibliographies, historical overviews, journals and primary sources.
http://www.mtsu.edu/~kmiddlet/history/women/wh-quilts.html
15. American History Textile Museum
This is the home site of a textile and conservation center. The site includes a collection and library of textile artifacts.