Today, most antique Amish quilts are in private collections, which means we rarely see them unless in an exhibition. “The Amish have always had a certain mystique about them,” Bearley says.

This Amish quilt's vintage yet modern and has traveled the world A stitch in time: a look at Lancaster County's vintage quilts. ERIN NEGLEY | Staff Writer; Aug 3, 2016 Aug 3, 2016; ...

San Jose: Amish quilts make their mark in two shows at Museum of Quilts and Textiles. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 63°F. Monday, June 3rd 2024 Today's e-Edition.

In the late 1970s and the 1980s when we lived in Chicago, Amish quilts could be found at some local antique shows, and when we traveled, Steve would research quilt dealers to visit.

Even with a strong culture of minimalism and uniformity, the Amish have found their own “Sunday best” to display: quilts.

Pre-1945 Amish quilts that remain today ”symbolize the Amish woman`s spiritual path of separation from worldly ways through plainness and simplicity,” said Rebecca Haarer, who operates a quilt ...

The quilts paradoxically twin the plain with the spectacular, tradition with innovation, and a dismissal of personal pride with objects often seen as extraordinary artworks. Although vintage quilts ...

This type of quilt, along with bar quilts and diamond in the square are the “big three” of traditional Amish quilts, Wendell Zercher, a Lancasterhistory.org curator. But you’ll have to ask ...

The experts participating in the 38th Annual Winnetka Antiques Show next weekend, where antique American quilts are a highlight, are disposed to answer your questions on this most ...

Quilts are regularly on view in the museum’s permanent collection galleries, and temporary special exhibitions have included “Quilts of the Indiana Amish” (1987), “Calico and Chintz: Early American ...

Mennonite sale showcases Kansas food, quilts, antique vehicles By Beccy Tanner. [email protected]. Updated April 07, ... Brethren in Christ and Amish congregations.

Celebrating National Quilting Day with a gift of Amish quilts Laura Baptiste Untitled (Old Maid's Puzzle). Holmes County, Ohio, circa 1930. This is the first quilt the Brown’s purchased, in 1976 ...