[Mamzelle]

1884 is pretty old--fabric is not forever--I have a few quilts this old and they've been treated well, but the old dyes have still shredded some of the fabric.

I'm glad a beautiful quilt got some attn, but I'd sure like to see it. Crazy quilts are an amalgam of old silk (silk damask, velvet, etc) and silk does not last. The gowns of the First Ladies in DC are falling apart.

It's one reason I tell owners of fine quilts (to the horrors of would-be curators)--enjoy them now.

[Republicanprofessor]

Interesting. Wish I could have seen the image; ping me again if you see one. I know there are some tremendous things being down with illusion in contemporary quilts, but otherwise I'm pretty new to this field.

These are quilts by Deidre Scherer. They are astonishing in person.