Quilts
and Quiltmaking in America, 1978-1996 (Library of Congress site)
Quilts and Quiltmaking in America showcases materials from
two American Folklife Center collections. Together these collections
provide a glimpse into America's diverse quilting traditions.
Quilt
History Directory
Links to other sites that uncover the dating of quilts and the history of quilts.
The Alliance for
American Quilts
The Alliance for American Quilts is a non-profit organization that
documents and preserves American quilt heritage. Some of the projects
are include the Quilt Index and Save Our Stories.
The Center
For The Quilt Online:
America's quilt home on the Internet
- the place where the rich material of Alliance projects comes together
to inform, educate, and connect people everywhere with America's quilt
heritage.
Quilters'
S.O.S. - Save Our Stories:
A national grassroots oral history
project to capture the stories and culture of today's quilt makers.
The Quilt Index:
An
online research and reference tool designed to provide unprecedented
access to contextual information and images of quilts held in private
and public collections.
Quilt
Treasures:
A special oral hstory project to document the lives,
work and influence of the leaders of the American quilt revival of the
1960' and 70's.
Boxes
Under the Bed:
A national project to train local researachers
to identify and rescue quilt related items such as letters, clippings,
patterns, etc. in need of preservation.
H-Quilts:
An online discussion network enabling continuous sharing among individuals
engaged in quilting research and documentation.
