textile conservation

My Favorite Basket Quilt from Ann Quilts

I absolutely love this quilt! If it had been in a shop rather than coming to me for repair, I might have just "had" to buy it.

Part of why I love it is that green is my favorite color. (To see another 1930s quilt with a green background, take a look at a Magic Vine quilt which I bought as a nearly completed top, which I finished and quilted.) I also love the use of that dark green in (most of) the cornerstones and corners of the quilt. They are a great example of how a bit of a ...

added by Ann 7 months, 1 week ago. under baskets , design , how-to , quilt repair , quilt restoration , seersucker , textile conservation , vintage fabric

Quilt Repair Tidbits #2 from Ann Quilts

The second installment of weekly quilt repair tidbits and photos.

Schoolhouse quilt, c. 1915-20

This week: a wonderful schoolhouse quilt, a lovely and unusual rendition of a favorite traditional block. One of the benefits of working with antique and vintage quilts is that it’s like having your own up close and personal quilt show!

I hope I can inspire you to join the virtual quilt repair and care workshop I’m planning for winter 2024. All the info is on my website. Email me to be added to the mailing list for notification when registration opens.

The workshop will ...

added by Ann 1 year, 2 months ago. under antique fabric , antique quilt , family heirloom , quilt repair , quilt repair workshop , schoolhouse , textile conservation , vintage fabric , vintage quilt

Taking Care of a Crazy Quilt....by not Restoring It from Ann Quilts

The owner sent me these photos of her gorgeous crazy quilt for an initial assessment. She and I decided not to do any repairs at this time. However, it's such a beautiful quilt that I wanted to share it, and I am grateful that she has allowed me to share her photos.

It was made for my great great grandfather John Davis Cassada when he was born by his mother Lucy and his aunts. Many were single or widowed from the Civil War. All the initials are attributable to family members. They were very thrilled to have a male ...

added by Ann 1 year, 7 months ago. under antique fabric , crazy quilt , embroidery , family heirloom , painted embellishments , quilt repair , shattered silk , textile conservation , yo-yos

Virtual Preserving Our Quilt Legacy Workshop from Ann Quilts

My next virtual workshop on quilt restoration and conservation is coming up in 2023 - Saturdays from Jan 18 - Feb 23 to be precise. Here's a little holiday fun for you.

What do these things have to do with taking care of vintage and antique quilts?

Two-step greens?

https://www.vecteezy.com/free-vector/tap-dance" Tap Dance Vectors by Vecteezy

Straw needles?

Insect pins?

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Come to the workshop and find out!

There will be lectures, triage sessions for participants' quilts, how-to videos, samples of repair supplies, etc., etc.

There are several ...

added by Ann 2 years ago. under book on antique quilt care , quilt repair workshop , quilt restoration workshop , textile conservation

Preserving Our Quilt Legacy - Virtual Workshop from Ann Quilts

What do these things have to do with taking care of vintage and antique quilts?

Two-step greens?

https://www.vecteezy.com/free-vector/tap-dance" Tap Dance Vectors by Vecteezy

Straw needles?

Insect pins?

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Come find out!

I'm offering a virtual workshop this fall that covers quilt restoration, conservation, and preservation.

There will be lectures, triage sessions for participants' quilts, how-to videos, samples of repair supplies, etc., etc.

You can attend the whole workshop - five Saturdays October 16 - November 13 - 3 hours per day.

Or you can attend selected lectures alá ...

added by Ann 3 years, 3 months ago. under antique fabric , book on antique quilt care , quilt repair , quilt repair workshop , textile conservation , vintage fabrics , workshop

Preserving Our Quilt Legacy - Virtual Workshop from Ann Quilts

Might I suggest a new quilt adventure for your fall? I am teaching an in-depth workshop focusing on repairing and caring for quilts. Here's the scoop:

The workshop covers:
• restoration
• conservation
• preservation
• identification and dating
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• philosophies
• supplies
• techniques

We will start with the basic information in my book, Preserving Our Quilt Legacy, and explore the topics in more detail and with hands-on experience:
• lectures
• discussions
• "triage" sessions for students' quilts
• a library of how-to videos teaching stitches and repair processes
• specialty sessions (including how to run a quilt repair business and yoga for tired hands and shoulders)

Sewists, appraisers ...

added by Ann 3 years, 3 months ago. under antique fabric , book on antique quilt care , quilt repair , quilt repair workshop , textile conservation , vintage fabrics , workshop

Why Restore and Conserve Old Quilts? from Ann Quilts

read the story of this quilt

Why do I like repairing quilts? My academic background is in anthropology, which taught me about how much meaning the objects we make and use every day can hold. And all quilts have their story.

"Storytelling is the place where social and personal history meet."

This is a line from a lovely book I recently received, How to Write Your Personal or Family History, by Katie Funk Wiebe. The book was written by the mother of a dear friend of mine. She wrote many books, many of them about family and history.

One thing ...

added by Ann 4 years, 7 months ago. under family heirloom , family history , quilt repair , textile conservation

Brilliant Stars from Ann Quilts

Wow. This quilt is just wow. It's one of the wow-iest quilts I've worked on. I love it.

Here's how the owner came to acquire it:

I don’t collect quilts or even know how to use a sewing machine. I just really liked the quilt colors and patterns.....when I saw it in an antique mall in Columbia, MO (I honestly love Orange as a color). So much so, that after leaving without it I regretted it. The following Monday I was back at work and just called them on a whim and made them an ...

added by Ann 4 years, 8 months ago. under antimony orange , double pink , dyes , lemoyne star , paisley , quilt repair , textile conservation

Announcing Our *Quilt Restoration Workshop* from Ann Quilts

My restoration buddy Martha Spark and I have been planning our brand new Quilt Restoration Workshop for the past year. And now - here we are - venue, schedule, a pretty flyer, and registration forms, ready to go! All the details and registration forms are on my website.

Date:
July 23 - 25, 2020
Three full days of lectures, quilt study, practice sewing, and much more.

Venue:
Ye Old Schoolhouse Quilt Shop in Cedarburg, WI.
A lovely shop specializing in reproduction fabrics, situated in a destination town of antique and art shops and home of the Wisconsin Quilt Museum.
Lodging in nearby Grafton ...

added by Ann 4 years, 10 months ago. under book on antique quilt care , quilt repair , textile conservation

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