Quilt Documentation Day At University Museum Yesterday
 

I had the privilege to be one of the volunteers for a quilt documentation day at Texas Tech yesterday. It was a wonderful experience.

There was no fee involved, and each person could bring in 4 quilts to be documented by the textile curator. It was such fun to see the quilts, talk with family members, and hear what the curator had to say about each quilt. This was not an appraisal, but instead was a resource for families to learn more about the vintage quilts that are part of their heritage.

Pictures were taken of each quilt, and the owner had the option of giving permission for their quilts to be entered in the Quilt Index (quiltindex.org).

This was such an enjoyable event, and I will be volunteering to help with the next one in May! My job was measuring - the quilt dimensions, various parts of the quilt (block size, etc.), and counting the stitches/inch on the hand quilting.

How interesting, sounds like a great day.

Have not heard of this before!!Sounds like great fun!!!

We are having a documentation presentation at our guild in Calgary, Canada tomorrow. Will be interesting to see our Canadian quilts go into the same list that you mention.

NEQM does this almost every month but there is a small fee. Fun to see the quilts!

SO glad to hear these efforts are still ongoing after beginning 2 decades ago. There were many, many quilts missed the first time around in most states. I wish there were some way to reach more people with advertising.

Jan in VA

I love the idea. is it advertised in the country registry?

No, I don't think so. This is a local effort by the textile department of the Texas Tech museum. Our curator is active in a national quilt study organization, so she is dedicated to this type of effort. The museum has paid the fee with quiltindex.org to submit entries. Of course, the main purpose of our event was to assist individuals in the community in getting information about their family quilts and to encourage them to document family events and information about the quilter.

I am looking forward to the next session (in May), which will be done with the same format.

Our quilts will be in the same registry (quiltindex.org)

There is a contact link on the quiltindex website. Maybe they can assist.
http://www.quiltindex.org/index.php