TMQ ice cream social to be held
TMQ ice cream social to be held
By: Margaret Clark
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Posted by editor Tue Nov 30, 1999 00:00:00 PST
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0 responses 0 comments While some Tehachapi Mountain Quilters are on vacations, those left in town will be celebrating summer with an ice cream social at their July 10 at 9:30 a.m. meeting at the Christian Life Assembly Church, located at 920 Valley Blvd. Following the business meeting the group will break up into a social hour followed by show-and-Tell of their latest quilt projects.
Reports at the June 5 meeting included: the giving of two scholarships to graduating seniors, totaling $3,000 and 81 philanthropic quilts made by members so far this year.
The program featuring Eileen Trestain of Vancouver, Wash. entertained and informed over 100 women, about the history of fabric making and quilts. Among the oldest dyes were madder red and indigo blue. Early 1700 French fabrics were printed by ink on wood blocks. Also wax resist was used early on.
Scotland, in the late 1700s, designers of fabrics used stone engravings for printing. Later copper plates were developed and then copper rollers transferred the designs onto the fabric.
By the early 1800s varied methods of fabric printing and quilt patterns were found. Panel designs and imitation patchwork were available. Broiderie Perse technique was found as early as 1840 to 1850.
An 1830 Bethlehem Star quilt was shown with some of the early problems of making the pieces lay flat. An 1840 Hexagon Mosaic quilt still had the paper piecing in the quilt. Early paper made of linen did not have to be removed. An 1860 appliquéd quilt had many designs from their daily living. (See picture).
In the late 1800’s the Log Cabin pattern was widely used. New methods were found for dying fabrics. Early 1900 quilts were utilitarian made of 2 to 4 inch squares. In a 1930 quilt the Flying Geese pattern was used with flour sack fabrics. As late as 1970 a standard seam allowance of one quarter inch was recognized by quilters, as was the practice of pressing seams to the side instead of open flat.
Various ways are used in judging the age of quilts. The colors, the weave of the material, the techniques, the thread and the designs are all integral to the time and place the quilt was made.
Eileen Trestain has written a book on dating quilts, and has made an extensive study on early fabric and quilt making. She is also a recognized authority on early day costumes. Eileen travels widely in her continuing interest in fabric, both to study and lecture.
For more information about the Tehachapi Mountain Quilters, call president Diana Mauldin at 821-2612, or Margaret Clark at 822-3381.
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