Smithsonian National Quilt Collection: An Overview

[@cynthiamoon4315]

I *do* feel better about how long some of my quilts are taking. It took over 70 years for my grandma's quilt to become complete from start to finish. Don't know how long it took her to hand piece the hexies for the Grandmother's Garden but when I got the unfinished top in the late 80s it had languished for 40 years. It would be another 30 years before it was finally complete and it lives on my bed. Very special. Lovely piece, thank you for sharing.

[@TerriMagoo]

I have a very adorable quilt made by my great grandmother in Naperville IL - early 1900s

[@rosesulla2616]

Love this site. Enjoyed it very much. My grand ma in Kentucky made many quilts for her family to keep warm. Thank you💕

[@kaytcollett9105]

This is a beautiful display! I relate to the women who gave her son his quilt 20 years later! I started one for my son that’s taken over a year 😂

[@HJKelley47]

Interesting how she failed to mention the Gees Bend collection of quilts by the African American women of Boykin (Gees Bend) Alabama. Their mothers & grandmothers made quilts, and were former slaves. They began making quilts there in the 1800's.

[@saries2883]

They vaguely reference at 7:38; she said they were rare

[@susanmaynard8708]

YES KELLY, Even mentioned one that i would love to see in person!!! They included BIBLE verses on it! Now that is amazing! I think you are just being a little to quick to want to judge someone for racism. When plainly it does Not exsist here on this documentary!

[@boonematias4131]

I guess Im quite off topic but do anyone know a good site to stream newly released movies online?

[@joaquincannon7898]

@Ronin Graysen Yea, I've been watching on FlixZone for since april myself :D

[@ikeremilio6925]

@Ronin Graysen Thanks, I went there and it seems like a nice service :) I really appreciate it!!

[@lillianpalko]

Wow. I need to see these quilts some day.

[@OutWestRedDirt]

Paducah Kentucky has a great quilt museum.

[@Neicorr]

It’s such a beautiful art, one can buy preprinted cloth that only needs to be simply sown to make it look like a quilt. Some of these should be archived to show the future of our wasted society.

[@mariammmartinez5929]

Very creative and warm in appearance...

[@melchezi8818]

very encouraging

[@stelitacantanhede429]

A parte mais interessante desta coleção não é comentada...perferam a oportunidade de dar crédito às mulheres negras que construiram um bela e aofrida história neste país, transformando retalhos em obras históricas...the Gees Bend quilts!😢

[@marshaflorom8401]

I would love to be a quilt collector!!

[@JOLENE2008]

this was so cool

[@janisdavisjanis2573]

I am surprised the fabrics are handled without gloves.

[@SmithsonianAmHistory]

Thanks for bringing this up, Janis. Our staff members carefully study different materials and follow best practices when handling them. Latex or cloth gloves might be appropriate for some materials, but not all of them. In many cases, clean hands are preferable. We don't want a glove to create any kind of tug or pull that might yank a thread out of place or otherwise harm a delicate textile. -Erin, social media team

[@lisamcallister6534]

We do that.

[@rosariomitchcooney8813]

I would like to listen to lovely lady, but the background music is far too loud & my hearing is not the best, so will turn off sound.

[@agnesquigley2556]

Thank you so much. I had no idea that that even exist

[@jayneterry8701]

Very interesting ty 💞

[@Neicorr]

A romantic yet struggle prone art.

[@suzannehaigh4281]

If quilting is purely "American" how come the quilt from 1765 came from Englamd?

[@lindaruppert4632]

She didn’t say it was purely American.

[@OutWestRedDirt]

Why did you ruin video with background music?

[@ElizabethHurtado-py8ur]

⬆️🕯️🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@bonneyfinnegan8514]

No gloves?

[@reesekolcow6136]

They answered this concern on a comment from 2 years ago.

[@mariGentle]

This would be fantastic but the camera work is awful. Quickly scanning over everything no chance to really look

[@geraldinebobnar3368]

It seems inconceivable that Museum workers are not using GLOVES to handle the precious quilts. Even QuiltShows specifically utalize gloves to prevent oil in the hands from transferring to the fabrics which will further deteriorate the fabrics.

[@reesekolcow6136]

They responded to a similar comment 2 years ago and it was quite interesting.

[@geraldinebobnar3368]

@@reesekolcow6136I totally agree. It’s like the government telling us to wear masks during Covid times( especially with large crowds) yet people go out without masks. Tx for posting

[@reesekolcow6136]

@@geraldinebobnar3368 ? Ummmm ......

[@Sunshine-zm1fx]

@@reesekolcow6136 Don't worry about it. Crazy people be crazy.