Auction Quilts
Fifty one-block quilts made by the Baltimore Applique Society can be bid upon as part of the
Celebration Silent Auction. You may view and bid on these quilts by clicking on the following link.
Baltimore Applique Society ~ QHF Auction Quilts
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One of the beautiful quilts to
be auctioned. Follow the
BAS link to see them all.
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Cluster of Roses
Helen Ruiz
Dover, DE
24 x 24
Hand Appliquéd
Hand Quilted
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There's going to be a great Birthday Party
and YOU are invited!
The Quilters Hall of Fame Birthday Bash
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Merikay Waldvogel Selected for Induction in 2009
WHAT: Induction of 39th Honoree into The Quilters Hall of Fame
SPONSOR: The Quilters Hall of Fame
DATES: July 16-19, 2009
PLACE: The Quilters Hall of Fame, Marion, Indiana
CONTACTS: Karen B. Alexander, President - karenquilt@gmail.com
Press Story by Karen B. Alexander
The Quilters Hall of Fame is pleased to announce the selection of Merikay Waldvogel of Knoxville, TN
as the 39th Honoree to be inducted into the Quilters Hall of Fame, July 2009.
Merikay Waldvogel, one of the key players in the late 20th century quilt history revival, has served
on the board of directors of both the American Quilt Study Group (AQSG) and The Alliance for
American Quilts (AAQ). She has been a key player in building The Alliance's online Quilt Index. She
has also taken key roles in the Boxes Under the Beds and Quilt Treasures programs that are major
contributions of The Alliance to the study of American cultural history. Waldvogel is a fellow of the
International Quilt Study Center (IQSC) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where she has
worked with graduate students and has built an important database of quilt kits.
In 1983 Waldvogel began her collaboration with TQHF Honoree Bets Ramsey to co-direct the Quilts
of Tenneessee project through its mission of documenting the quilts of that state. Together they
wrote the book Quilts of Tennessee: Images of Domestic Life Prior to 1930, and put together a
traveling exhibit, one of many exhibits Waldvogel has curated over the years. They later
collaborated on the book Southern Quilts: Surviving Relics of the Civil War. In 2003, Rosalind
Webster Perry and Waldvogel co-edited the first book of articles about the Honorees, The Quilters
Hall of Fame.
In addition to serving quilt history organizations, Waldvogel is recognized as an expert on quilts of
the twentieth century quilt revival. Her own book Soft Covers for Hard Times: Quiltmaking and the
Great Depression is the key work on mid 20th century quilts and quiltmaking. Her collaboration with
2001 Honoree Barbara Brackman on Patchwork Souvenirs of the 1933 World's Fair was a major
contribution to quilt research.
Her Uncoverings articles for AQSG on Southern Linsey Quilts, the WPA Milwaukee Handicraft
Project, the Anne Orr Studio of Nashville, Round Robin Pattern Collecting, and the early history of
Mountain Mist patterns were all groundbreaking research. Her latest book Childhood Treasures: Doll
Quilts By and for Children highlights Lincoln, Nebraska quiltmaker Mary Ghormley's extensive doll
quilt collection.
Waldvogel has written for Quilters Newsletter magazine, McCall's Quilting Vintage Quilts, American
Patchwork and Quilting, and Quilting Today/Traditional Quiltworks. In the Southeast, she is also
known for her writings about Southern women and their quilts in Appalachian Life and Smokies Life
magazines. She also lectures frequently to quilt guilds, historical societies, and museums in the area.
Merikay Waldvogel is a graduate of Monmouth College in Monmouth, IL and the University of
Michigan in Ann Arbor. She was raised in St. Louis, Missouri, but now resides in Knoxville,
Tennessee. For additional information about The Quilters Hall of Fame's Celebration, July 16-19,
2009, send a postcard or letter to CELEBRATION 2009, P.O. Box 681, Marion, IN 46952 or email us
at quiltershalloffame@sbcglobal.net.
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Quilt Contest - 2009
They Left Their Mark:
Celebrating the Honorees of The Quilters Hall of Fame
To participate in the TQHF 2009 Quilt Challenge, select one of the Honorees of The Quilters Hall of
Fame who has influenced you or your work in some special way and interpret this influence in a new
work. Your challenge will be a salute one of our Honorees. It is a great opportunity to use your
own creative instincts.
Click HERE for a printable contest entry form.
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