Barbara Brackman, author, quilt collector, and researcher, has become famous in the quilting world for her books on quilt history and fabric dating.  I’m always intrigued by her work.
I came across a fascinating blog entry, Clues in the Calico: A Short History, in which Barbara tells how she came to write her first book, Clues in the Calico. She was a schoolteacher and a quilt collector, who decided to delve further and share what she found in quilt history and fabric dating with others.
Now, 20 years later, this book which is out of print as a traditional book, is available …read more

Obama Fabric
In keeping with current events, author and quilt historian Barbara Brackman has originated an  Obama fabric design  you can print off onto fabric sheets of your own. 
Thanks to Kyra, of Black Threads, for providing the link for the fabric Pdf at her post Barbara Brackman Designs Obama Fabric – you can print it!  At that same post, you’ll find another fabric Pdf featuring Obama and Biden.

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Of course there are more than 13 quilters/fabric artists of note.  Some of these have come into my life, others I’ve learned from, still more I enjoy their work or reading about them.
Are there Quilters of Note in your life?  They may not be well-known or famous, but have played a role in your quilting.

Nanny, my grandmother who taught me to quilt.
Mother, who encouraged me to get involved with quilting again during the Bicentennial Years of 1975-76.
Mary Golden, who lived near me and got together with me in the early days of my quilting.
Michael James, from whom I took a …read more