Talk:History of quilting

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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] 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)