quilt is a multi-layered textile, traditionally composed of three layers of fibers: woven fabric, batting lining or blobs, and woven back, combined with the use of quilting techniques, the process of sewing three layers together.
Suture patterns can be a key decorative element if a piece of cloth is used for the top of the blanket, ("blanket upholstery"), but in most cases the upper part is cut from a patchwork of smaller pieces of fabric; and the pattern and color of these pieces will be important for the design.
In the twenty-first century, quilts are often featured as non-utilitarian artwork but historically quilts are often used as bedcovers; and this usage still exists today.
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Usage
There are many traditions about the use of blankets. Blankets can be created or given to mark important life events such as marriage, birth of a child, family members leaving home, or graduation. Modern blankets are not always meant to be used as beds, and can be used as wall hangings, table runners, or tablecloths. Quilting techniques are often incorporated into garment designs as well. Quilt performances and competitions are held locally, regionally and nationally. There are international competitions as well, especially in the United States, Japan, and Europe.
The following list summarizes most of the reasons a person decides to make a blanket:
- Bedding
- Decoration
- Armor (for example, garment is called gambeson)
- Warning (e.g., AIDS Memorial Quilt)
- Education (for example, "Science" blankets or "Gardening" blankets)
- Campaign
- Documenting events/social history, etc.
- Artistic expression (e.g., Art Quilts)
- Prizes
- Fundraiser
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Tradition
The quilting tradition is particularly prominent in the United States, where the need to create warm blankets meets the shortage of local fabrics in the early days of the colony. Imported fabrics are very expensive, and local woven fabrics are very dense to make and tend to break down faster than commercial fabrics. It is important for most families to use and conserve textiles efficiently. Saving or saving small pieces of cloth is a part of life for all households. Small pieces of cloth put together to make larger pieces, in units called "blocks." Creativity can be expressed in block design, or simple "utility quilts", with minimal decorative values, can be produced. Baby crib blankets are needed in the winter, but even the earliest examples of baby blankets indicate the efforts women make to welcome new babies.
Quilting is often a communal activity, involving all women and girls in the family or in larger communities. There are also many historical examples of men who participated in this quilting tradition. The shoots are arranged beforehand, and a quilting bee is set, in which the actual quilting is completed by many people. The quilting framework is often used to stretch the blanket layer and retain even the tension to produce high quality quilting stitching and allows many individual quilters to work on one quilt at a time. Quilting bees are important social events in many communities, and are usually held between periods of high demand for agricultural labor. Blankets are often made to commemorate major events in life, such as weddings.
There are many traditions concerning the number of blankets that a young woman (and her family) expected before her wedding, for the establishment of her new home. Given the demands on a new wife, and the learning curve in his new role, it is wise to give him a spare time with the blanket already done. Special wedding blankets continue to be made today. The wedding ring blanket, which has a patchwork design of interlocking rings, has been made since the 1930s. White sheets with high quality quilting, elaborate quilting, and often also for decoration, also traditional for weddings. Interestingly, it is considered bad luck to include the motive of the heart in the marriage blanket (couples heart may be damaged if such a design is inserted), so the tulip motif is often used to symbolize love in the marriage blanket. Quilts are often created for other occasions as well, such as graduation, or when individuals leave their homes for other communities. One example is a blanket made as a parting gift for priests; some of these gifts are blankets of subscriptions. For subscription blankets, community members will pay for their names embroidered on blankets, and the results will be given to the departing ministers. Sometimes blankets are auctioned off to collect extra money, and blankets can be donated back to the minister by the winner. The logical expansion of this tradition causes the quilt to be made to raise money for other community projects, such as recovery from floods or natural disasters, and later, for fundraising for war. Subscription blankets are made for all American wars. In a new tradition, blanket makers across the United States have made blankets for wounded veterans in Afghanistan and the Iraq conflict.
William Rush Dunton (1868-1966), a psychiatrist, collector, and undergraduate of American blankets include quilting as part of an occupational therapy treatment. "Dr. Dunton, founder of the American Occupational Therapy Association, encourages his patients to pursue quilting as a curative/therapeutic activity...."
Technique
Patchwork & amp; Connecting
One of the main techniques involved in the manufacture of quilts is patchwork, sewing together geometric pieces of fabric often to form designs or "blocks." Also called piecing, this technique can be achieved by hand stitching or by sewing machine.
AppliquÃÆ' Â ©
AppliquÃÆ'  © is a sewing technique in which the top layer of fabric is sewn on the ground cloth. The top, the applied fabric may be any shape or contour. There are different techniques and styles of appliquÃÆ' ©  ©. In a needle-turn application, the raw edge of the appliquà © cloth is kept under the design to minimize raveling or damage, and small hand stitches are made to secure the design. The stitches are made with hem stitches, so the thread that secures the fabric is slightly visible from the front of the work. There are other methods of securing raw edges of applicative fabric, and some use basting stitches, secure-cloth glue, freezer paper, paper form, or kanji technique to prepare the fabric to be applied, before sewing it. in. Supporting paper or other materials are usually removed after the tailoring is complete. Soil fabrics are often cut from the back, after the tailoring is done, to minimize most of the fabric in the area. The special form of appliquÃÆ'  © is Broderie perse, which involves appliquÃÆ'  © a special motif that has been selected from the printed fabric. For example, a series of flower designs may be cut from one fabric to a vine design, rearranged, and sewn on a new fabric to create a picture of a rose bush.
Reverse appliquÃÆ' Â ©
Reverse appliquÃÆ' Â © is a sewing technique in which the fabric of the soil is cut, another piece of cloth is placed under the soil cloth, the raw edge of the soil fabric is tucked under, and the newly folded edges are sewn to the lower fabric. Stitches made as attractive as possible. The reverse technique appliquÃÆ' Â © is often used in combination with traditional appliquÃÆ'Â Â © techniques, to provide a variety of visual effects.
Quilting
The key component that defines a quilt is a seam that holds three layers together - quilting. Quilting, usually running seams, can be reached by hand or by sewing machine. Hand quilting is often a productively communal act with quilters sitting around large quilting frames. One can also submit quilts with circles or other methods. With the development of sewing machines, some quilters started using sewing machines, and in the last few decades, quilting machines have become commonplace, including with quilting longarm machines.
Trapunto
Trapunto is a sewing technique in which two layers of fabric around the batting layer are sewn together, and then additional materials are added to the design section to enhance the relief profile compared to the rest of the work. The effect of a one-piece increase often increases by closely knitting the surrounding area, to compress the batting layer in the blanket section, thereby further reducing the background. Cording techniques can also be used, where channels are made with quilting, and ropes or threads are pulled through the batting layer, causing sharp changes in the blanket texture. For example, some pockets can be quilt in flower patterns, and then extra batting is pushed through the gap in the backing fabric (which will be sewn closed). The roses may be woven, creating a dimensional effect. The background can be densely packed in a slash pattern, causing space around the rose bush to become less prominent. These techniques are usually executed with quilts of patchwork, and with batting and yarn that match the upper fabric. Some artists use contrasting colored threads, to create an outline effect. Colored batting behind the surface layer can create a shadow effect. The brightly colored yarn on the back of a white cloth can give a pastel effect on the surface.
Decoration
Additional decorative elements can be added to the blanket surface to create a three-dimensional or strange effect. The most commonly stitched items are beads or buttons. Decorative trim, piping, sequins, found objects, or other items can also be secured to the surface. Jewelry topics are explored further on other pages.
Adjustment of English papers
English paper connecting is a hand sewing technique used to maximize accuracy while uniting complex corners. The shape of the paper is cut with the exact dimensions of the desired piece. The fabric is then thrown into paper. The adjacent unit is then placed face to face, and the seams are interconnected. When a particular piece is completely surrounded by all adjacent shapes, the basting thread is cut, and the dusting and shape of the paper is removed.
Foundation connecting
Foundation linking is a sewing technique that allows maximum stability of the work when grafting is made, minimizing the effect of working distortions with slender pieces or cut pieces. In the basic form of the most basic foundation, a piece of paper is cut to the desired block size. For utility quilts, a newspaper sheet is used. In the preparation of the modern foundation, there are many commercially available foundation papers. A sheet of fabric or fabric scrap is sewn by the machine to the foundation. The fabric is reversed and pressed. The next piece of fabric is sewn through the initial cut and the foundation paper. The snippet is then added sequentially. The block can be cut flat with the foundation border. Once the blocks are sewn together, the paper is removed, unless the foundation is an acid-free material that will not damage the blanket over time.
Quilting style
North America
Amish
The Amish Blanket is a reflection of the Amish way of life. As part of their religious commitment, the Amish have chosen to reject the "worldly" elements in their dress and lifestyle, and their blankets have historically reflected this, although today Amish makes and uses blankets in various styles. Traditionally, Amish people only use dense colors in their clothing and blankets they mean for their own use, in colors and styles that the community approves. In Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Amish's initial blankets are usually made of lightweight solid wool fabrics, of the same fabric as cloth used for family attire, while in many Midwestern communities cotton dominates. Classic Amish quilts often feature a contrasting quilting pattern against a plain background. Antique Amish duvets are among the most valuable by collectors and quilting enthusiasts. The combination of colors used in blankets can help experts determine the communities in which quilts are produced. Since the 1970s, quill makers from the Amish have been making quilts for the consumer market, with quilt home industries and retail stores emerging in Amish settlements throughout North America.
Baltimore Album
The Baltimore album blanket originated in the area around Baltimore, Maryland in the 1840s, where the unique and highly developed style of quilting appliquà © briefly developed. Baltimore's quilt album is a variation on the album quilts, which is a collection of appliquÃÆ'  d blocks, each with a different design. These designs often feature floral patterns, but many other motifs are used as well. Flower baskets, wreaths, buildings, books, and birds are common motives. Designs are often very detailed, and feature quiltmaker skills. New dyeing techniques became available during this period, allowing the creation of bold new colors, which the quilters use with enthusiasm. New techniques for printing on fabrics also allow the fabric parts to become shaded, which heightens the three dimensional effects of the design. Background fabrics are usually white or white, allowing maximum contrast with a smooth design. The Indian ink allows handwritten accents and also allows blocks to be signed. Some of these quilts are made by professional quilters, and customers can assign quilts made of new blocks, or select blocks that are already available for sale. There is a quilting revival in Baltimore style, with many modern quilt experimenting with bending some old rules.
Quilt crazy
The crazy quilts are so named because their pieces are irregular, and they are scattered on the top of a blanket like "pottery" glass (cracked or cracked) pottery. They were originally very delicate, luxury goods. The geometric pieces of rich fabrics are sewn together, and very decorative embroidery is added. Such blankets often became embroidery samplers and embroidery techniques, which demonstrated the development of needle skills in late 19th-century homes. They show pieces, not used for warmth, but for display. Luxury fabrics used are not washed too often. They often take years to complete. Fabric used include silk, wool, velvet, linen, and cotton. A mixture of fabric textures, such as fine silk next to textured or velvet brocades, is embraced. The design is applied to the surface, and other elements such as ribbons, lace, and decorative cording are used remarkably. Names and dates are often part of the design, added to commemorate important events or maker associations. Politics is included in some, with printed campaign handkerchiefs and other preprinted textiles (such as silk commercials) included to express the maker's sentiments.
African-American
At the time that the beginning of African-American quilting became a tradition in and of itself, it was already a combination of the textile tradition of the four Central and Western African civilizations: the Mande-speaking community, the Yoruba and Fon tribes, the Ejagham community, and the Congolese community. Because textiles are traded very much throughout the Caribbean, Central America, and Southern States, the traditions of each different region become mixed. Initially, most of the textiles were made by men. But when slaves were taken to the United States, their work was divided according to Western patriarchal standards and women took over tradition. However, this powerful weaving tradition leaves a mark that is seen in African-American quilting. The use of strips, reminiscent of reed strips and fabrics used in traditional weaving men, is used in quilting fabrics. The breakthrough in the pattern symbolizes rebirth in the power of the creator's or the user's ancestor. It also helps to ward off evil spirits; evil is believed to walk in a straight line and break in a pattern or line that confuses the spirits and slows them down. This tradition is well known in African-American improvisation on the European-American pattern. The tradition of improvisation and some patterns also protect the quilter from anyone who copied their quilt. These traditions allow a strong sense of ownership and creativity.
In the 1980s, along with the booming art of knitting in America, new attention was brought to African-American traditions and innovations. This concern comes from two conflicting points of view, which validate the practice of South African-American quilters and others assert that no one style but the same individualization is found among white quilters. John Vlach, in a 1976 exhibition, and Maude Wahlman, organized a 1979 exhibit, both quoting the use of strips, high-contrast colors, large design elements, and many patterns as characteristics and comparing them to rhythms in black music. Building relationships between quilting and musical performances, African-American quilter Gwendolyn Ann Magee created a twelve-piece exhibit based on James Weldon Johnson's "Lift to Every Sound and Singing" lyrics, commonly known as the "Negro National Song." Cuesta Benberry, the historian of a blanket with a special interest in African-American works, published Always There: The American-American Presence in the American Blanket in 1992 and organized an exhibition documenting the contributions of black quilters to mainstream American quilting. Eli Leon, an African-American blanket collector, organized a traveling exhibition in 1987 that introduced the historic quilter and today, some patterns follow loosely and others improvise, like Rosie Lee Tompkins. He argues for the creativity of irregular quilts, saying that these quilters see blanket blocks as "invitations to variations" and feel that measuring "takes the heart outa things." At the same time, the Williams College Museum of Art is currently circulating Stitching Memories: African-American Story Quilts, an exhibit featuring a different approach to quilts, including the most prominent of Faith Ringgold's blankets. However, it was not until 2002, when the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, organized The Quilts of Gee's Bend, an exhibit that appeared in major museums throughout the country, including the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, the art critic has unwittingly adopted Leon's statement.
Blanket
The picture blanket is interesting because it often contains a one-of-a-kind pattern and image. Instead of putting fabric in an abstract or patterned design, they use pieces of fabric to create objects on blankets, resulting in an image-based blanket. They are often collaboratively created as a fund-raising effort. However, some individually illustrated blankets are made and narrate the narrative through the picture on the blanket. Some picture covers are made up of many boxes, sometimes made by many, while others have an image that utilizes the whole blanket. Picture blankets are made in the United States, as well as in the UK and Ireland, starting as early as 1795.
Hawaii
The Hawaiian blanket is a fabric blanket (not pieced), which features large-scale symmetrical in solid colors on solid (usually white) colored fabrics. Traditionally, the quilter will fold a piece of square cloth into a quarter or eight and then cut the border design, followed by the center design. The cutouts will then be applied over a contrasting background cloth. Central and border designs are usually inspired by local flora and often have a rich personal association for the creator, with deep cultural resonance. The most common color for appliquà © design is red, due to the wide availability of Turkish-red fabrics. Some of these textiles are actually not layered but are used as decorative coverings without heavier batting, which are not needed in tropical climates. Some colors are added over time as the tradition grows. Quilting Echo, in which a plated line of appliquÃÆ'  © pattern is repeated like a ripple to the edge of a blanket, is the most common quilting pattern used in Hawaiian style quilts. Exquisite examples are held in the collection of Bishop Bernice Pauahi Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Native American star blanket
Star Quilts is a quilting form of Native Americans that emerged among indigenous women in the late nineteenth century when society adapted to the difficulties of reservation life and cultural distractions. They were made by many tribes, but became closely related to the Highlands tribes, including the Lakota. While the star pattern exists in the previous European-American quilting form, they become very important for many of the original craftsmen. Star quilts are more than just art forms - they express the important cultural and spiritual values ​​of the native women who make and continue to be used in ceremonies and to mark important points in one's life, including ceremonies or guard or yuwipi memorials. Anthropologists (such as Bea Medicine) have documented important social and cultural relationships between quilting and previous important pre-booking craft traditions, such as a collection of chicken feather workers and other difficult-to-keep crafts after hunting and off-reservation travels limited by the US government. Star blankets are also a source of income for many Native-American women, while retaining the spiritual and cultural value of the creators.
Seminole
Created by Native Americans in southern Florida, piecing Seminole strips is based on a simple form of decorative patchwork. Piecing strip Seminole has use in quilts, wall hangings, and traditional clothes. Patchwork Seminole is created by combining a series of horizontal strips to produce repeatable geometric designs.
Europe
The history of quilting in Europe back at least into the Middle Ages. Quilting is not only used for traditional bedding but also for warm clothes. Clothes filled with luxurious fabrics and yarns are often a sign of nobility.
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Henry VIII of UK household inventories recorded dozens of "quyltes" and "coverpointes" between the sheets, including green silk for her first marriage to Catherine of Aragon, coated with metal thread, linen-backed, and worked with roses and pomegranates..
In addition to being known as the Durham quilt, the North Country blanket has a long history in northeastern England, which comes from the Industrial Revolution and beyond. North Country blankets often use quilting with quilting. Some are made of satin fabric, which further heightens the effects of quilting.
From the late 18th century to the beginning of the 20th century, the Lancashire cotton industry produced blankets using double-weave mechanical weaving techniques with the weight of a closed feed cording, mimicking ProvenÃÆ'§al blankets tied in Marseilles.
Italian Blanket
Quilting is very common in Italy during the Renaissance. One of the most well-known surviving examples, now in two parts, is 1360-1400 Tristan Quilt, Sicilian-coated linen textiles representing scenes from the stories of Tristan and Isolde and housed in the Museum of Victoria and Albert and at Bargello di Florence.
ProvenÃÆ'§al quilts
ProvenÃÆ'§al quilts, now commonly referred to as "boutis" (ProvenÃÆ'§al word meaning "stuffing"), are quilts traditionally made in Southern France since the 17th century. Two layers of fabric are coated together with stuffing squeezed between parts of the design, creating an enhanced effect. The three main forms of ProvenÃÆ'§al quilts are quolecloth double-layered quilts with enclosed bats in between), corded quilting or piqÃÆ' Â »re de Marseille (also known as a working Marseilles or piquÃÆ' Â © marseillais ), and boutis . These terms are often disputed and confusing, but all forms of quilting dolls are associated with the region.
Asia
China
Across China, a simple method of generating quilts is used. This involves setting up a temporary site. In that place, a frame is assembled where a cotton yarn grille is made. Cotton batting, either new or taken from discarded quilts, is prepared in a cellular carding machine. The mechanism of the carding machine is supported by a small gasoline motor. Batting is then added, layer by layer, to the area within the frame. Among the adjacent layers, a new yarn grille is made with a wood disc used to condense the layers. (See: The drawing series showing the production method)
Japan: Sashiko
Sashiko (???, literally "little prick") is a Japanese tradition, which evolves over time from simple techniques to strengthen fabric made for heavy use in fishing villages. This is a form of decorative stitching, without overlapping of the two stitches. Piecing is not part of the tradition; instead, the focus is on the work of heavy cotton yarn with large stitches, even on the basic fabric. The blue indigo cloth with white stitching is the most traditional form, but the opposite of blue with white is also seen. Traditional medallion, tessellated, and geometric designs are the most common.
Bangladesh Blanket
The Bangladesh quilt, known as Kantha, is unified. Instead, they consist of two to three pieces of fabric sewn along with a decorative embroidery stitch. They are made of worn out clothes (sari) and are mainly used for bedding, although they can be used as a decorative part as well. They are made by women especially during the monsoon season before winter.
Sindhi Ralli Blanket
Women in the Indus Territory of the Indian subcontinent make beautiful blankets with bright colors and thick patterns. The blanket called "Ralli" (or rilli, rilly, rallee, or rehli) comes from the local word "ralanna" which means mixed or connected. Constellations are made in the southern provinces of Pakistan including Sindh, Baluchistan, and the Cholistan Desert on the southern border of Punjab, as well as in the adjoining states of Gujarat and Rajasthan in India. Muslim and Hindu women of various tribes and castes in towns, villages, as well as nomadic settings make rallis. Quiltmaking is an old tradition in this region that probably dates from the fourth millennium BC, judging by a similar pattern found in ancient pottery.
Rallis is commonly used as a cover for wooden beddings, as a floor covering, storage bag, or cushion for workers or animals. In the villages, the ralli blanket is an important part of the girl's dowry. Having lots of ralli blankets is a measure of wealth. Parents give rallis to their daughters on their wedding day as dowry.
Rallis is made of cotton fabric dyed with the desired color. The most common colors are white, black, red, and yellow or orange in green, dark blue, or purple. For the bottom of the rallis, the women use pieces of tie-dye, ajrak, or other scarf. The ralli blanket has several layers of cloth or cotton fibers worn between the top and bottom layers. The layers are held together by thick threads sewn in a straight line. The women sit on the ground and do not use quilting frames. Another type of ralli quilt is sami ralli , used by samis and jogis. This type of ralli blanket is popular because of the many colors and hand stitches used in construction.
The number of patterns used on the blanket ralli seems almost endless, as there are many individual expressions and spontaneity of color in the traditional pattern. The three basic styles of rallis are: 1) patchwork made of torn pieces of fabric into squares and triangles and then sewn together, 2) quilts made of intricate cut-out patterns in various shapes, and 3) quilt embroidery. where embroidery stitches form patterns on solid colored fabrics.
The distinguishing feature of the patchwork pattern and appliqué quilts is the diagonal placement of similar blocks as well as the various ornaments including mirrors, tassels, shells, and embroidery.
Africa, Oceania and South America Cook Islands: Tivaevae quilt
Tivaevae are quilts made by Cook Island ladies for ceremonial occasions. Quilting is considered to have been imported into the Islands by missionaries. The blankets are very valuable and are given as gifts with other beautiful works on important occasions such as weddings and baptisms.
Egyptian khayamiya
Khayamiya is a suspended form of tent decor or a portable textile screen used throughout North Africa and the Middle East. This is a distinctive art form for Egypt, where they are still sewn by hand on the Maker (Sharia Khayamiya) Road in Cairo. While the Khayamiya resemble blankets, they usually have a heavy back layer and a nice top layer, with no central insulating layer.
Kuna: Mola textiles
Textile Mola is a different tradition created by the Kuna people in Panama and Colombia. They are famous for their vibrant colors and appliquÃÆ' Â © reverse techniques, which create designs with strong cultural and spiritual interests in indigenous cultures. An animal, human, or mythological form is shown, with a strong geometric design in the cavity around the main image. This textile is not traditionally used as a bedding, but uses a technique common to larger international quilting traditions. Molas is very influential on modern quilting design.
Design block
There are many traditional block designs and techniques that have been named. The log cabin the quilt is a quilt piece featuring blocks made of cloth pieces, usually circling a small square centered (traditionally a red box, representing a home furnace), with light strips square and dark the other half strip. The dramatic contrast effect with light and dark fabrics is created by the various layout blocks when joined to form a blanket peak. These different layout variations are often named; several layouts including Sunlight and Shadow, Straight Furrows, Streak of Lightning, and Barn Raising. Nine-Patch blocks are often the first block a child teaches. This block consists of three rows of three squares. The checkered effect with dark and light boxes back and forth is most commonly used. The Double Ring Wedding pattern first became famous during the Great Depression. The design consists of continuous circles that are joined together with small arcs of fabric. Finished blankets are often given to commemorate the wedding.
Cathedral Windows is a block type that reverses the inverted appliqua using a large number of folded muslin, and consists of modular blocks in a circular circular design that frames small squares or diamonds of light colored cotton. The fabric volume is high, and the top is heavy. Due to the weight and insulation value of the base fabric, this boss is often assembled without being hit (and thus does not require quilting sutures), and sometimes has no support. Such a quilt can be called a "counterpane" and can serve primarily as a decorative bedspread.
Rajai in Hindi
Machine
There are many types of quilting machines. Of course, you have a sewing machine. For this you have to push the fabric through a machine that will allow the needle and thread to penetrate your fabric. Another famous machine called Long Arm. This machine is used to sew the top of the quilt, batting, and backing into a finished blanket. This machine also allows you to decorate the quilt essentially. You can make any loops, flowers, words, or images into them. If you look at some quilts closely, you can see many of them will have designs on them with Long Arm technique.
Signature blank
There are two different types of signature blankets. Single pattern blankets are often referred to as "friendship blankets" while more formal blankets are made of different blocks called "sampler album quilts."
Although both types of blankets are part of the same tradition of signed memories, they differ in the way they were created. Sampler album quilts consist of several unique, elaborate blocks or appliquÃÆ' Â d blocks. A friendship blanket is usually made of several blocks of the same pattern. These blocks can be made quickly (by every friend involved in the project), from the rest of the fabric available at home.
In his book Clues in the Needlework newsletter, Barbara Brackman writes, "Many of the blocks in the early album quilts made between 1840 and 1860 feature intricate ink signatures and thumbnails and verses.At the time of the Civil War, the album inscription has become shorter and more likely to include only the name of the block maker, and perhaps the hometown or date. "
Most of the 19th-century signatures are written with indelible ink, while in the 20th century they are often embroidered. Sometimes, one person selected for his beautiful handwriting will write all the signatures. Some regional signature quintiles are written in fracture calcafes used to document important events by German Pennsylvania.
Quillow
A quillow is a blanket with attached mattress where the whole blanket can be folded, thus making a pillow. Once folded into the pocket, it can be used as a pillow during the day and folded into a blanket at night.
T-shirt quilt
A T-shirt is a blanket made of T-shirt. Often seen as a souvenir and made of impressive T-shirts, shirts, or other clothing, they are a popular graduation gift. There are five different T-shirt shirts.
- Puzzle Style or Variable style T-shirt quilts - All blocks have different sizes. Blocks are cut to fit the design or image on the shirt. The blocks are confused together so there are no columns or rows.
- Traditional Block Style with Sashing - All blocks are cut with the same size. The blocks are arranged in columns and rows divided by cotton cloth. Interfacing may or may not be applied to the back of the T-shirt block to make the fabric easy to use. This style does not take into account that the shirt design is a different size. If the design is larger than the uniform block size used by quilter, the area outside the block will be truncated. If the design is much smaller than the uniform block size, there will be plenty of free space around the design.
- Block Style Without Sashing - This style is the same as traditional block style, but it eliminates sashing (the fabric divides rows and columns.)
- Lines or Columns Are Not Equal - Quilter uses two or three different blocks. T-shirts are cut with blocks that best fit the width of the image. The block height is determined by the graph. The blocks are sewn together in columns of appropriate width. So you will have a wide column, then a narrow column and a wide column and so on. This style can also be made in rows rather than columns. This will generate a quilt that is more interesting than the traditional block style, but the quilt is still created with columns or rows. If the design on the T-shirt is still wider than the width of the largest block, the design will remain cut off.
- Crazy Quilt - All designs on a T-shirt are randomly cut. After the blocks are cut, they are then attached to a sheet of fabric or bed sheet. The blocks then zigzag. Potential problems: parts of the graph may be covered by other overlapping graphs and if not done correctly they can look very messy.
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Quilts on display
One of the most famous blankets in history is the AIDS Memorial Quilt, which began in San Francisco in 1987, and was cared for by The NAMES Project Foundation. The sections are periodically displayed in various regulated locations. Panels are made to commemorate someone who has HIV, and each block is 3 feet by 6 feet. Many blocks are not made by traditional quilters, and amateur creators may lack technical skills, but their blocks speak directly to the love and loss they experience. The blocks are in fact not layered, because there are no stitches that unite the batting and backing layers. The incredible design, with its personalized object being applied, is visible next to a controlled and elegant design. Each block is very private, and they form a very touching scene when combined with dozens and hundreds. The whole blanket is still under construction, although the whole blanket is now so large that it can not be strung together in a complete shape in one location.
Starting with the exhibition of the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1971, Abstract Designs in the American Quilt, quilts often appear on the walls of museums and galleries. The exhibition features blankets such as paintings on the walls of the gallery, which has since become the standard way to showcase blankets. The Whitney exhibition helped shift perceptions about the quilt solely from domestic craft objects to art objects, which increased the interest of the art world to them.
The American Quilter's Society Museum (also known as the National Quilt Museum) is located in Paducah, Kentucky. The museum houses a large collection of blankets, most of which won entries from the American Quilter's Society's annual festival and quilt competition held in April. The museum also exhibits other quilt collections, both historic and modern.
In 2010, the world-renowned Victoria and Albert Museum wore comprehensive display quilts from 1700 to 2010, while in 2009, the American Folk Art Museum in New York held an exhibition of quail kaleidoscope maker Paula Nadelstern, marking the first time the museum ever offered a show solo to contemporary blanket artists.
Many historic quilts can be seen in Bath at the American Museum in England, and the Beamish Museum maintains an example of quiltmaking tradition from the Northeast of England.
The largest collection of world-known quilts is stored at the International Quilt Study Center & amp; Museum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Examples of Tivaevae and other blankets can be found in the Museum Collection of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
The San Jose Museum of Blanket and Textiles in California also features traditional and modern covers. There is a free admission to the museum on the first Friday of every month, as part of the San Jose Art Walk.
The New England Quilt Museum terletak di Lowell, Massachusetts.
Museum Rocky Mountain Quilt terletak di Golden, Colorado.
Many Hawaiian-style blankets can be found at the Bishop's Museum, in Honolulu, Hawaii.
In literature
Ismat Chughtai wrote a Urdu-language story titled "Lihaf" ("The Quilt", 1941) which caused scandals and failures in the law's prosecution because of lesbian relations.Periodicals
- Quilters Newsletter Magazine
- Patchwork- und Quiltjournal
- Art Quilt Europe
- Fons & amp; Porter Love of Quilting
Also see
Reference
Further reading
- Celia Eddy, Layered Planet: Sourcebook of Quilts from Around the World ISBNÃ, 1-4000-5457-5
- Carolyn Ducey, "Quilt History Timeline, Pre-History - 1800", International Quilt Study Center & amp; Museum, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
- Patricia Stoddard, Ralli Quilts: Traditional Textiles from Pakistan and India
- MacDowell, Marsha, Mary Worrall, Lynne Swanson, and Beth Donaldson. 2016. Blankets and Human Rights . Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. 232 pages. ISBNÃ, 978-0-8032-4985-1 (soft cover). Review this book online
- Moye, Dorothy, "Raise Every Voice and Sing: Gwendolyn Ann Magee's Blanket"
- Center for International Quilt Studies and Museum, World Quilts.
External links
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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