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The World of Lucy Boston
by Celia Eddy
published: 17/03/2001
Lucy Boston, who died in 1990, aged 98, left an enduring legacy in her house, The Manor at Hemingford Grey in Huntingdonshire, and the wonderful garden around it, her children’s books and over twenty remarkable examples of the art of English patchwork. Today, thanks to Lucy’s daughter-in-law, Diana Boston, visitors to The Manor can experience Lucy’s world for themselves as house, garden and patchworks are all available to be viewed.
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Patchwork and Quilting
by Celia Eddy
published: 24/06/2001
A brief history of history of patchwork and quilting in Britain. This is an amended version of an article which appeared in the French magazine, Magic Patch.
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Historic Austalian Quilts
by Celia Eddy
published: 16/07/2001
Annette Gero's recently-published book is based on the exhibition held at Government House, Parramatta, New South Wales last year.
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Blockbase from Electric Quilt Co.
by Celia Eddy
published: 01/08/2001
A brilliant resource for practical patchworkers and quilt historians alike, Blockbase from Electric QuiltCo.is a really useful piece of software.
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Woven Cargoes - Indian Textiles in the East by John Guy
by Celia Eddy
published: 24/05/2003
An account of the early Indian trade between India and South East and East Asia.
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British Quilt Study Group Annual Conference and Seminar
by Celia Eddy
published: 04/10/2003
Report on the proceedings of The British Quilt Study Group (BQSG)Annual Conference and Seminar 2003
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British Quilt Traditions A North Country Coverlet of 1868Some textile history and some notes on care and conservation of historic textiles
by Celia Eddy
published: 23/06/2005
Although it seems that the patchwork and quilting tradition in West Cumbria, in the far north west of England, was nothing like as prevalent and defined as in the North East,quilts and coverlets were certainly made here and a few of them have survived.
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The Seascale Quilt: A Conservation project
by Celia Eddy
published: 04/04/2006
An account of the work carried out to repair and renovate a mid-late 19th century quilt.
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Mrs. Oxtoby’s Quilts - The Trunk in the Attic
by Celia Eddy
published: 18/11/2008
One might think, in this day and age, that there were no more treasures to be unearthed in attics, that by now any hidden antiques or treasures had been searched out and sold on Ebay. Not so. When Mrs. Oxtoby’s mother died inn 2007 her house in Wigton, West Cumbria, had to be completely cleared and made ready for sale. In the attic, sure enough, there was a trunk.
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The British Quilt Study Group
by Celia Eddy
published: 02/09/2009
The British Quilt Study Group (BQSG) was founded in 1998 by The Quilters' Guild of the British Isles. Its aims are to encourage the continuing documentation and study of the British quilt tradition. It brings together textile and quilt scholars and academics, and others with an interest in the history of British quilts.
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