tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4281798505305352117.post5722397740397042262..comments2024-03-28T08:54:52.735-05:00Comments on Civil War Quilts: A Curious Reference to an Uncle Tom's Cabin QuiltUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4281798505305352117.post-50296556974337180602016-09-05T14:21:22.758-05:002016-09-05T14:21:22.758-05:00I love the stories. I like their ingenuity and try...I love the stories. I like their ingenuity and trying to imagine their thinking process.<br />Thanks Barbara.Janiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11494933770754796059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4281798505305352117.post-3439052549242473202016-09-05T07:19:38.738-05:002016-09-05T07:19:38.738-05:00Bedquilt or bedquilt was a common synonym for quil...Bedquilt or bedquilt was a common synonym for quilt through the Civil War era. Perhaps because there had been quilted petticoats. So in the case of the Ontario County fair bedquilt probably just means quilt.Barbara Brackmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948219446078848778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4281798505305352117.post-70041331859666339162016-09-04T16:49:58.790-05:002016-09-04T16:49:58.790-05:00This is quite fascinating, I must say. I notice th...This is quite fascinating, I must say. I notice that the Uncle Tom's Cabin quilt must be a different thing than the other "bed quilt" entered by another woman. Could it be a log cabin? Could it just be a pieced quilt, rather than a whole cloth quilt? Or maybe the "bed quilt" is applique. Interesting distinction. Anyway, I hope you can learn more!Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01596185668087389269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4281798505305352117.post-49366146557494097802016-09-04T09:25:36.651-05:002016-09-04T09:25:36.651-05:00I thought I'd google to see if I could find Ad...I thought I'd google to see if I could find Addia . . . and found that Kathy Duncan has already done some research. http://kduncanquilts.blogspot.com/2016/09/the-short-life-of-addia-fisher.html<br />See what you get us into, Barbara? Throw us a genealogy challenge and we try to find the answer!Nannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239289676429380866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4281798505305352117.post-82080396529240712632016-09-04T05:56:36.652-05:002016-09-04T05:56:36.652-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Gimmeclemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233571634439202673noreply@blogger.com