America's Quilting History

Directory of Turn of the Last Century Quilts

Charm Quilt History: The Ultimate Scrap Quilts
a quiltmaking fad of using a different fabric in each patch.

The Charm Quilt, the Queen of the Scrap Quilts
a very comprehensive article on charm quilts

Crazy patchwork slumber throw
from the Smithsonian

The Crazy Quilt Society
dedicated to the art of crazy quilting

Crazy Quilting History: A Victorian Craze
a quilt style popular in the late 1800s

Grandma Rachel's Redwork
history, examples and patterns

The History of Crazy Quilts
a comprehensive article on Crazy Quilts

Redwork Embroidery History: From Tea Towels to Quilts
popular from the late 1800s to the early 1900s

So What Was the "Craze" About Crazy Quilts?
a brief history about Crazy Quilts

Tobacco Premium Quilt History: Silks, Ribbons & Flannels
before the danger of smoking were known

Women's Symbols of Endurance: Quilts
Colonial Revival era quilts at the Stagecoach Inn Museum