Quilting Frames Photos

Quilting frames were designed to stretch fabric tight to allow needles to stitch pieces of cloth together, often by groups of women meeting in a social setting (e.g. quilting bee).

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Quilting demonstration at Sauder Village. Archbold, OH.Community quilting table with ropes to move up to ceiling when not in use at John Jay French Museum. Beaumont, TX.Quilting frame at Judson House. Stratford, CT.Quilting frame at Danbury Museum & Historical Society. Danbury, CT.
Quilting demonstration at Sauder Village. Archbold, OH.Community quilting table with ropes to move up to ceiling when not in use at John Jay French Museum. Beaumont, TX.Quilting frame at Judson House. Stratford, CT.Quilting frame at Danbury Museum & Historical Society. Danbury, CT.
Vermont period parlor with quilt-making frame & sofa at DAR Memorial Continental Hall. Washington, DC.


Vermont period parlor (1840s) with quilt-making frame (c1870) & sofa (c1830) at DAR Memorial Continental Hall. Washington, DC.


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