Apr 27, 2025
Quilt Festival Blog A Journey Through Quilting History Author: Y. Bilan-Wallace Part Thirteen Quilt Styles In this series of blogs, I have primarily focused on piecing quilts using rectangles, triangles, and squares—methods most likely practiced by early settlers....
Apr 26, 2025
Quilt Festival Blog A Journey Through Quilting History Author: Y. Bilan-Wallace Part Twelve Invention of the Sewing Machine A Revolution in Quilting While quilting today is no longer a necessity as it was in 1867, it remains a labour of love for many. The invention of...
Apr 24, 2025
Quilt Festival Blog A Journey Through Quilting History Author: Y. Bilan-Wallace Part Eleven Quilts and Colour in Canada From the earliest days of European settlement, Canadian quilters relied on natural dye sources found in their environment. Maple and oak bark...
Apr 22, 2025
Quilt Festival Blog A Journey Through Quilting History Author: Y. Bilan-Wallace Part Ten The Log Cabin Quilt A Symbol of Home and Survival The Log Cabin quilt block has been a beloved design since the 1850s, deeply rooted in American and Canadian frontier history. The...
Apr 20, 2025
Quilt Festival Blog A Journey Through Quilting History Author: Y. Bilan-Wallace Part Nine Patchwork Quilt blocks traditionally feature geometric shapes such as squares, triangles, rectangles, hexagons, and circles. These blocks are first sewn into strips, which are...
Apr 19, 2025
Quilt Festival Blog A Journey Through Quilting History Author: Y. Bilan-Wallace Part Eight Quilt Block Designs The Evolution of Quilt Patterns Before 1800, quilts typically featured a central motif, often surrounded by decorative borders. However, after this period,...
Apr 17, 2025
Quilt Festival Blog A Journey Through Quilting History Author: Y. Bilan-Wallace Part Seven Patterns and Survival in Canada In England, quilting was primarily an upper- and middle-class pastime, but in 19th-century North America, it became a necessity for...
Apr 15, 2025
Quilt Festival Blog A Journey Through Quilting History Author: Y. Bilan-Wallace Part Six Social Class and Quilting Styles Whether for warmth or decoration, quilts played a significant role in English marriage traditions. A young woman was expected to have 12 quilts in...
Apr 13, 2025
Quilt Festival Blog A Journey Through Quilting History Author: Y. Bilan-Wallace Part Five Politics in the New World More English Laws If England’s textile restrictions weren’t challenging enough for quilters, settlers in North America—especially those in British...
Apr 12, 2025
Quilt Festival Blog A Journey Through Quilting History Author: Y. Bilan-Wallace Part Four Politics and Fabric Scarcity The Struggle for Fabric: A Look at Canada’s Quilting Past Today, I take for granted the ease of acquiring fabric for quilting. From the comfort of my...
