Womenfolk Quilt History Collection

Breneman, Judy Anne

November; 10; 2022

An archive of articles from the Womenfolk: The Art of Quilting and Quilts and Quiltmaking Yesterday and Today website.

Collection

51-149-3

Womenfolk 27. The Evolution of Art Quilts and Quilting

Breneman, Judy Anne

2008

This article from the website, Womenfolk.com is part of the Practices in Patchwork Quiltmaking essays. Themes and methods through time including Bible, temperance, feedsack and kit quilts.

Ephemera

51-149-28

Womenfolk 29. Women's Temperance Movement Quilts

Breneman, Judy Anne

2003

This article from the website, Womenfolk.com is part of the Practices in Patchwork Quiltmaking essays. Themes and methods through time including Bible, temperance, feedsack and kit quilts.

Ephemera

51-149-26

Womenfolk 30. Mourning Quilts to Remember and Cherish

Breneman, Judy Anne

2001

This article from the website, Womenfolk.com is part of the Practices in Patchwork Quiltmaking essays. Themes and methods through time including Bible, temperance, feedsack and kit quilts.

Ephemera

51-149-25

Womenfolk 31. Feed Sacks Used for Quilts and Clothing

Breneman, Judy Anne

2001

This article from the website, Womenfolk.com is part of the Practices in Patchwork Quiltmaking essays. Themes and methods through time including Bible, temperance, feedsack and kit quilts.

Ephemera

51-149-27

Womenfolk 32. Quilt Labels and Ways Quilts Were Signed

Breneman, Judy Anne

2001

This article from the website, Womenfolk.com is part of the Practices in Patchwork Quiltmaking essays. Themes and methods through time including Bible, temperance, feedsack and kit quilts.

Ephemera

51-149-24

Womenfolk 33. The History of 20th Century Kit Quilts

Breneman, Judy Anne

2007

This article from the website, Womenfolk.com is part of the Practices in Patchwork Quiltmaking essays. Themes and methods through time including Bible, temperance, feedsack and kit quilts.

Ephemera

51-149-29

Womenfolk 40. Crown of Thorns, A Bible Block

Breneman, Judy Anne

2010

This article from the website, Womenfolk.com is part of The History of Quilting Patterns essays. Before magazines and mail order patterns were widely available women shared them with each other. A pattern might have been mailed to a sister out west as well as given to the neighbor just down the road. The study of these patterns is an intriguing blend of fact and myth. Where did the names come from and when were they designed?

Ephemera

51-149-37

Womenfolk 41. David and Goliath, A Bible Block

Breneman, Judy Anne

2007

This article from the website, Womenfolk.com is part of The History of Quilting Patterns essays. Before magazines and mail order patterns were widely available women shared them with each other. A pattern might have been mailed to a sister out west as well as given to the neighbor just down the road. The study of these patterns is an intriguing blend of fact and myth. Where did the names come from and when were they designed?

Ephemera

51-149-38

Womenfolk 42. Fish, A Bible Block

Breneman, Judy Anne

2010

This article from the website, Womenfolk.com is part of The History of Quilting Patterns essays. Before magazines and mail order patterns were widely available women shared them with each other. A pattern might have been mailed to a sister out west as well as given to the neighbor just down the road. The study of these patterns is an intriguing blend of fact and myth. Where did the names come from and when were they designed?

Ephemera

51-149-39

Womenfolk 43. Gethsemane, A Bible Block

Breneman, Judy Anne

2010

This article from the website, Womenfolk.com is part of The History of Quilting Patterns essays. Before magazines and mail order patterns were widely available women shared them with each other. A pattern might have been mailed to a sister out west as well as given to the neighbor just down the road. The study of these patterns is an intriguing blend of fact and myth. Where did the names come from and when were they designed?

Ephemera

51-149-40

Womenfolk 44. Golgotha or Cross and Crown, A Bible Block

Breneman, Judy Anne

2010

This article from the website, Womenfolk.com is part of The History of Quilting Patterns essays. Before magazines and mail order patterns were widely available women shared them with each other. A pattern might have been mailed to a sister out west as well as given to the neighbor just down the road. The study of these patterns is an intriguing blend of fact and myth. Where did the names come from and when were they designed?

Ephemera

51-149-41

Womenfolk 45. Palm Leaves, A Bible Block

Breneman, Judy Anne

2010

This article from the website, Womenfolk.com is part of The History of Quilting Patterns essays. Before magazines and mail order patterns were widely available women shared them with each other. A pattern might have been mailed to a sister out west as well as given to the neighbor just down the road. The study of these patterns is an intriguing blend of fact and myth. Where did the names come from and when were they designed?

Ephemera

51-149-42

Womenfolk 46. Road to Damascus, A Bible Block

Breneman, Judy Anne

2010

This article from the website, Womenfolk.com is part of The History of Quilting Patterns essays. Before magazines and mail order patterns were widely available women shared them with each other. A pattern might have been mailed to a sister out west as well as given to the neighbor just down the road. The study of these patterns is an intriguing blend of fact and myth. Where did the names come from and when were they designed?

Ephemera

51-149-43

Womenfolk 47. Rose of Sharon, A Bible Block

Breneman, Judy Anne

2007

This article from the website, Womenfolk.com is part of The History of Quilting Patterns essays. Before magazines and mail order patterns were widely available women shared them with each other. A pattern might have been mailed to a sister out west as well as given to the neighbor just down the road. The study of these patterns is an intriguing blend of fact and myth. Where did the names come from and when were they designed?

Ephemera

51-149-44

Womenfolk 48. Storm at Sea, A Bible Block

Breneman, Judy Anne

2010

This article from the website, Womenfolk.com is part of The History of Quilting Patterns essays. Before magazines and mail order patterns were widely available women shared them with each other. A pattern might have been mailed to a sister out west as well as given to the neighbor just down the road. The study of these patterns is an intriguing blend of fact and myth. Where did the names come from and when were they designed?

Ephemera

51-149-45

Womenfolk 39. Bible Quilts and Their Role in History

Breneman, Judy Anne

2007

This article from the website, Womenfolk.com is part of The History of Quilting Patterns essays. Before magazines and mail order patterns were widely available women shared them with each other. A pattern might have been mailed to a sister out west as well as given to the neighbor just down the road. The study of these patterns is an intriguing blend of fact and myth. Where did the names come from and when were they designed?

Ephemera

51-149-36

Activities of Members Vary at Quilt Meetings

Crumb, Edith B.

February; 11; 1939

A Quilt Club Corner Column including a birthday list.

Ephemera

18-121-2129

Members of Bible Class Are Expert Quilters

Crumb, Edith B.

March; 3; 1934

A Quilt Club Corner column including letters from Quilt Club Corner members.

Ephemera

18-121-217

Plymouth Church Women Hold Fine Quilt Show

Crumb, Edith B.

January; 26; 1935

A Quilt Club Corner column including an adverstisement for the Brother-Sister quilt series leaflet and letters from Quilt Club members.

Ephemera

18-121-287

Quilt is Discovered Heirloom

Crumb, Edith B.

June; 18; 1936

A Quilt Club Corner column including letters from Quilt Club members and a coupon for Quilt Club membership.

Ephemera

18-121-398

Quilt Shows to Be Held by Members of Two Clubs

Crumb, Edith B.

November; 17; 1936

A portion of a Quilt Club Corner column including a list of Quilt Club members and an announcement of Quilt Club Corner meetings.

Ephemera

18-121-1911

Quilt Was Made As A Gift

Crumb, Edith B.

November; 13; 1937

A portion of a Quilt Club Corner Column. This column includes information about a quilt made for a Sunday school teacher by her students.

Ephemera

18-121-2026

Unusually Fine Quilt Exhibit Held by Rebecca Jane Circle

Crumb, Edith B.

May; 3; 1935

A portion of a Quilt Club Corner column including letters from Quilt Club members, list of Quilt Club members, and a coupon for Quilt Club membership.

Ephemera

18-121-320

Minnesota Quilt Stories - Gertrude Haase Pritzel

Minnesota Quilt Stories

September; 20; 1993

Gertrude Hasse Pritzel (1902-2000) of Woodbury, MN

Story

19-114-9

Bible Quilt Update, Classified

Gross, Joyce

June; 1984

Quilters' Journal, Vol. 6, No. 3, page 20.

Ephemera

25-131-312

The Bible Quilt, Diary of a Boston School Girl, Lucy Hilty and the Bible Quilt

Hilty, Lucy

March; 1984

Quilters' Journal, Volume 6, Issue 2, pages 16-19, 21-22.
A quilt by Bertha Stenge, reprints from Nimble Needle Treasures and Ladies Home Journal.

Ephemera

25-131-301

The Bible Quilt, S.I.T.E.S. Quilt Show

Gross, Joyce

September; 1979

Quilters' Journal, Vol. 2, Issue 3, pages 13-14.
Origins of a pattern for a Bertha Stenge quilt; Quintessential Quilts exhibit from the Smithsonian

Ephemera

25-131-150