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History of Quilting
Quilting (stitching together layers of padding and fabric) is as old as ancient Egypt if not older and whole cloth quilts were very common trade goods in wealthy circles in Europe and Asia going back as far as the 15th century.
The earliest surviving quilt is from approximately the first century BC to the second century AD. It was found in a Mongolian cave and is a quilted linen carpet. It is housed in the Saint Petersburg department of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Archaeology Section.Cf. Carolyn Ducey, "Quilt History Timeline".
Piecing fabric together is also very old. It was more often used for clothing but also occasionally for decorative objects like this exquisite pieced pillow from the 15th century.
The making of pieced quilts made up of cut pieces of fabric sewn in block form with the blocks then sewn together to make the quilt is a more recent development. Pieced block quilts, often called patchwork quilt, did not become the dominant form of quilt making until the mid-19th century, and still is not the traditional form in Provence, Wales, and parts of India.
In this article "piecing" refers to the sewing together of fabric to create the quilt top. "Quilting" refers to stitching the three layers of fabric together; the quilt top, batting (also called wadding) in the center, and the fabric backing.
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Product Number: 27160928 Genre: Fabric & Leatherwork
Description: Jan's Quilt Patterns original Heart Star Quilt design
book by Janet Stearns
Synopsis: This is the first in a series of original quilt design patterns by Janet Stearns . This quilt pattern comes with pattern templates, rotary cutting instructions, basic quilting instructions, and yardage estimates to make a 95" X 95" quilt. NEW PILLOWCASE instructions in version #2 !
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Paperback: 32 pages- Binding: Saddle- Publisher: Jan (July 2005)
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