| Quilts are a truly unique American
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| | be saved through life to make a quilt to
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| creation. Quilts were born from
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| | commemorate a childhood, celebrate years
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| ingenuity and creativity. The first
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| | of marriage, or remember special people
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| quilts were blankets created from scraps
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| | in the quilt owners life.
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| of worn out clothing. The quilt grew
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| | One of the biggest mistakes people make
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| over time as women worked to add a touch
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| | is to head out to the local country
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| of beauty to their homes.
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| | tourist area and find people who can
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| Once machine made fabric became more
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| | quilt. There is a vast difference
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| common place and less valuable, it was
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| | between the quality of a homemade quilt
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| purchased for the sole purpose of making
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| | and an artistic quality quilt.
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| quilts. Generations of American women
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| | Homeowners who want to replace a piece of
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| from around the world brought their
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| | artwork with a quilt should find a group
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| creativity, cultures, artistic
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| | of professional quilters. These people
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| expressions, and skill with a needle to
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| | will have accumulated a list of loyal
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| the quilting bee, turning the original
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| | buyers for their quilts, awards from
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| course comforters into works of art.
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| | national competitions, and a strong
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| Americas love affair with modern and new
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| | market. These people can expertly turn
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| caused the demise of the quilt. In a
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| | odds-and-ends into a perfect quilt.
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| way, this was the best thing that could
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| | It takes a professionals eye to turn
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| happen. For several decades the creation
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| | scraps of fabrics into a work of art. Do
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| of quilts was limited to true fans and
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| | not trust your memories to amateurs.
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| artists. This gave birth to todays
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| | Decorating with quilts is easy. The main
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| beautiful works of art that rival any
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| | concern should be cleanliness. Quilts
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| modern work of art.
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| | are difficult to clean. In some cases,
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| The most sought after and valuable quilt
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| | newer dyes run. It is important to talk
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| is a white quilt. The most popular are
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| | to the quilt makers and ask them about
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| quilts made from a solid white sheet of
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| | cleaning.
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| cotton, and sewn into intricate designs
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| | If the quilt contains fabrics with colors
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| like the Wedding Ring, Goose Track, and
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| | that run, then the quilt can never be
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| Log Cabin.
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| | cleaned. This dramatically reduces the
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| It is possible to pay as much as $10 000
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| | places the quilt can be displayed. Even
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| for a quilt. However, a good quality,
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| | if the quilt can be dry cleaned which
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| artistic quality quilt can be purchased
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| | does use water and can result in running
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| for under $2 000. White quilts retain
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| | - it should be scotch guarded to reduce
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| their value, even when quilts fall out of
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| | the number of times the quilt need to be
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| fashion.
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| | cleaned.
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| Patchwork quilts are not as popular in
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| | Cotton can shrink, distorting the
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| todays home decorating schemes.
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| | fabrics. This will drastically reduce
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| Skillfully stitched artistic quilts and
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| | the quilts value. The secret is patience.
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| memorial quilts have replaced their
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| | Take your time looking for a quilt. No
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| colorful patterns in todays homes.
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| | one should buy a quilt without looking at
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| One style of quilt that is seeing a major
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| | dozens of quilts made by dozens of
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| surge in popularity is the Memorial
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| | quilting groups. The final result of
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| quilt. These quilts are made from scraps
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| | displaying a truly unique piece of
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| of clothing that has been saved by the
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| | American heritage in your home is worth
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| owner. Scraps of childrens clothing can
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| | the effort.
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