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Cast of Characters
Depression Era Art
Double Exposure
Heartfelt/Handmade
Keeping Us in Stitches
Pieced Quilts
Applique Quilts
Whole Cloth
Techniques
Applique
English Paper Piecing
Foundation Piecing
Trapunto
Activities & Resources
Glossary
A Matter of Style
Making Connections
Credits
          Many traditional quilts (and all traditional quilts made before the invention of the sewing machine) were made by hand. 

The makers of the hand-made quilts in the Museum's collection used the sewing techniques of hand-piecing, foundation piecing, English paper piecing, trapunto, and quilting to construct and decorate their quilts. 

Close-up photographs of a quilter sewing in each technique illustrate brief descriptions of how quilters made each type of quilt.

   
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