Talk:History of quilting
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Article Grading: The following comments were left by the quality and importance raters: (edit ยท refresh) I suggest this article be retitled "History of quilting in America" and another article be created on "History of quilting". - PKM 17:48, 18 February 2007 (UTC) |
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[edit] Inaccuracies
This article has so many inaccuracies that I can't even begin. First, quilting did NOT originate in America, nor was it even common in America until the early 19th century. Second, wholecloth quilts were *very* common trade goods in wealthy circles in Europe and Asia going back as far as the 15th centuries. Third, patchwork did NOT become the dominant form of quilting until the mid-19th century, and still is not the traditional form in Provence, Wales, and parts of India.
Anyone interested in the *real* history of quilting should check out www.quilthistory.com, www.quiltersmuse.com, the Quilt History list, the American Quilt Study Group, or the Medieval Quilting Yahoo group. This article is so stereotyped and so poorly researched as to be useless.
Lisa Evans Medieval Quilt Historian.
[edit] corrections
I've tried to correct the problems and have added a little more to this article. I hope others will jump in and help with this topic. Quiltpatch 03:59, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Structural Problems
I'm just passing through but having external links throughout the article seems inconsistent with other Wikipedia articles. I'm just going to remove some gibberish, but this article really needs some love. Too bad Lisa Evans just came here to complain and not contribute. I can't claim to be a "Quilt Historian". -Gripdamage 05:48, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
- It's by no means unusual, I'm afraid. Pity she chose not to contribute, as she's a genuine quilting authority and a skilled writer, but I wouldn't have held out high hopes for her in these discussions. (She's my ex-wife, and I've a modicum of experienced observation) RGTraynor 16:00, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Changes Made to Introduction
I included the information that Lisa Evans gave above in first paragraph of History of Quilting.
- I've fact-tagged those items; not that I don't believe them, but we need sources. This articles needs so much work. I really think we need a History of quilting in the United States separate from (and linked to) History of quilting. - PKM 02:20, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] quilt illustrations
I'm putting in a few illustrations of quilts. I've made them myself with quilt design software. It would be much better to have pictures of real antique or reproduction quilts so if anyone has such pictures don't hesitate to replace the ones I've put in the article.
Quiltpatch 09:10, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
