A webpage devoted to the study of Quilting History.
Bibliography of books about Quilting
Quilting Frames
Quilting Basics - How To's
Applique 101 - Class Handout
Quillo Making Class Handout and Instructions
Surviving Sources:
Note: I do not guarantee the veracity of these sources or the information they provide. These are mostly second hand sources and I do not know if the authors were actually able to examine the items or what the credentials of the authors are. I don't know if they knew what they were talking about or not. I only know what they said and what information can be assumed from the photos. We have to go with what we've got, which unfortunately isn't much.
3400 BC - statue
980 BC - Egyptian Canopy
500-400 BC - Saddle Blanket
100 BC to 200 AD - Floor Covering - Scytho-Siberian tomb
500-900 - Alter hangings from the Cave of A Thousand Buddhas Updated
Late 1200's-Early 1300's - Tab from Egyptian Mamluk Period
1250-1517 - Cap from Egyptian Mamluk Period
1250-1517 - Bag from Egyptian Mamluk Period
1280 - Seal Bag
1300's - Roundel from Egyptian Mamluk Period
1325-1350 - Garment Piece with Running Stitches
1395 - Tristan Quilt #1 Updated
1395 - Tristan Quilt #2
1395 - Tristan Quilt #3
Late 1300's - Decorative Applique
Late 1300's - German Tristan Quilt
Late 1300's - Hanging "Roots of Jesus"
1400 - Milanese statue
Early 1400's - Quilt from Dahlem, Sweden
1494 - Antipendium of the Mariner's Guild of Nijmegen
1500's - Quilt from Germany
1500's-1700's - Indo-Portugese or Castelo Branco Quilts New
Mid 1500's - Esterhazy Applique - Iran New
1560 - Japanese Patchwork Coat New
1570 - Fragment of White Satin Applique
1573 - Zenobia Appliqued Hanging New
Late 1500's - Lucretia Appliqued Hanging New
Late 1500's - Liberal Arts HangingsNew
Late 1500's - Coverlet from Bengal New
Late 1500's - Italian Wall Hanging
Late 1500's - Work of Mary Queen of Scots New
Late 1500's - Japanese armor New
1601 - Penelope Appliqued Hanging New
Early 1600's - Indo Portuguese Quilt New
Early 1600's - Stuffed Silk Quilt - Indo- Portuguese New
1680 - Irish Chintz Quilt New
Late 1600's - Embroidered Coverlet New
1704 - The Saltonstall Quilt New
1708 - Levens Hall Quilt New
1718 - Patchwork Quilt New
1700-1725 - Inidan Chintz Quilts New
Paintings with Quilting in them
Other Sources
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