Originally Posted by
Jan in VA
I have a dispute with the statement in this article that Canton Historical Society has the oldest whole cloth quilt made in America in their collection, 1786.
Jan in VA
[/QUOTE] ......I decided to look up when comforters came into existence and instead found a really good article about our craft.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_quilting [/QUOTE]
With so much on the internet, not everything is as it seems. Wikipedia is made up of ordinary people posting as experts. I could go there pick a subject I think I am expert in and post. Regardless of if I know anything or not. Wikipedia can have excellent info and can have crap. Just be aware. Kinda like Snopes. Snopes started as a couple searching the internet, sometimes their answers are not so true, more opinion. Be aware!