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About Us Donna and Brian Ruppert started Piecing The Past to share their love of reproduction fabrics and antique quilts with others. They have a passion for antique quilts and textiles, and American and Women's History of the 18th and 19th Centuries. Piecing The Past combines all these interests and collective knowledge to produce a line of products dedicated to honoring the tradition of antique quilts and the quilt makers of the last two hundred years. 
Brian and Donna
Quilt Dating Services Brian and Donna have participated in many local and regional quilt documentation projects and spend much of their free time studying and researching antique textiles. Additionally, Donna is an active member of an Antique Quilt Study Group. The goal of the group is to study antique quilts and textiles to further the knowledge and understanding of all aspects of historical quilt making. Drawing on our knowledge and experience, we are able to offer quilt documentation and quilt dating services to owners of antique textiles. This service also works well as a program for a guild or group.  Upcoming Class at Heartland Quilt Guild Reproduction Fabrics, Vintage Patterns, Civil War Fabrics, Antique Quilts, Antique Sewing Accessories and more from Piecing the Past! |
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Quilts for Antique Lovers Piecing The Past will help you create reproduction quilts with all the beauty of antique quilts! If you love the look of quilts from a hundred years ago, we can help you make your own quilt with the look of an antique quilt. We feature reproduction fabrics from all eras of the 19th Century including Civil War reproduction fabrics. Piecing The Past has gathered a variety of vintage quilt patterns based on both pieced and appliquéd antique quilts. Our selection of books will help you understand vintage quilts and help you learn how to use vintage patterns to make new quilts that look like antique quilts. To complement our reproduction fabrics and vintage patterns, we have added vintage sewing accessories from pin cushions to Featherweight sewing machines. We do sell a limited number of authentic antique quilts including crazy quilts and appliquéd quilts from the 1800s.  Owners Donna and Brian Ruppert started Piecing The Past to share their love of reproduction fabrics and antique quilts with others. Piecing The Past offers individualized, personal service and attention. We are reproduction fabric lovers and would love to help you select the perfect vintage pattern and appropriate reproduction fabrics for your next quilt project.We offer workshops and lectures about our insights and knowledge of using reproduction fabrics. Many of the workshops have a historical focus and include information on quilt and textile history and women's history. Secure Shopping All credit card transactions are completely secure. We accept Visa and Mastercard credit cards. If you would prefer to give us your credit card information over the phone, select the "phone checkout" option when you checkout. Fill out the ordering information and submit your order. We will call you to get your card information. Fabulous Reproduction Fabrics We feature the very best and most beautiful reproduction fabrics available. Look for our newest collections in the online store. We just recieved the Quaker Quilt Collection, Classic Conversationals from Judie Rothermel and Marcus Fabrics. Also just in, The Dear Jane Collection from Wyndham Fabrics/Baum Textiles.  We offer quality reproduction fabrics from Wyndham Fabrics, Marcus Brothers, P&B Textiles, Chanteclaire, Benartex, Free Spirit, and many others.Look for our fabric bundles and fabric kits. We carefully select and coordinate the bundles and quilt kits with the reproduction fabrics you need to create a wonderful reproduction quilt. Whether you're interested in the fabrics from the 1830s or the Civil War fabrics of the 1860s, we can help you create an antique reproduction quilt from any era of the 19th Century. Donna and Brian have been studying, collecting, researching, and admiring antique quilts for almost a decade. Piecing the Past specializes in working with reproduction fabrics to help you get just the right "look" of an antique quilt. Need help choosing the perfect vintage pattern? Piecing the Past offers a full line of antique-style quilt patterns from our favorite designers like Liberty Star, Carol Hopkins Designs, Jo Morton, and Lori Smith to help you make beautiful quilts with your reproduction fabrics. Continue your own education about antique quilts and quilt history. We carry our favorite quilt history books including several titles by noted quilt historian Barbara Brackman. New for 2009 we are now carrying the full line of Kansas City Star Books. Antique Quilts, Antique Sewing Accessories, Collectibles and Singer Featherweight Sewing Machines We offer a carefully selected inventory of antique and vintage quilts and other textiles; small collectibles such as pincushions and sewing notions; and Singer Featherweight sewing machines. Our inventory of antique quilts and antique sewing accessories will tempt you because each item is unusual and not readily available. Check our shopping area. You may even find a Singer Featherweight waiting for a new home. Workshops  We offer many workshops suitable for both beginning and more experienced quilters. All workshops can be customized to suit the interests and needs of individual groups. Many workshops have a historical focus, such as Civil War fabrics, and include information on quilt and textile history as well as women's history. All workshops offer the participant hands-on skill building techniques and learning that can be applied to all styles of quilt making. Each student can go home with specific ideas and techniques that will benefit them no matter what style of quilts they make.Lectures We offer several lectures and trunk shows that draw on our collection of antique quilts and textiles and the reproduction quilts that Donna has made. Programs can be customized for each individual group. Viewing antique quilts is an excellent way to expand your knowledge of historical fabrics and vintage patterns. Coming Soon: Vintage Patterns Donna is working on an original line of vintage quilt patterns that feature: * Clear and complete directions and diagrams * Quick and easy piecing methods geared to today's busy quilter * Advice on how to capture the antique quilt look * Specific tips on working with today's reproduction fabrics * Quilting suggestions to enhance the traditional look. 2009 Show Schedule We have made the decision not to open a store front quilt shop so that we will have time to pursue all the creative quilt endeavors we love so much. In addition to viewing us online, we invite you to stop by our booth at the following upcoming quilt shows in 2009. We would love to meet and visit with you and look forward to helping you with your reproduction fabric needs soon. February 26-March 1, Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, Hampton, VA March 5-8, Quilt Fest of New Jersey, Somerset, NJ March 21-22, Cabin Branch Quilters, Manassa, VA April 1-5, Spring Quilt Blossom Festival, Continental Inn, Lancaster, PA April 16-18, Milltown Quilters, Columbia, MD April 24-26, Northern Shenandoah Valley Quilt Show, Berryville, VA April 24-26, Friendship Star, Montgomery County Fairgrounds, Gaithersburg, MD May 7&9, Heartland Quilt Guild, Red & Green Antique Quilt Lecture & Album Cross Workshop, Denton, MD June 5-7 Quilter's Unlimited of Northern Virginia, Dulles Expo Center, Chantilly, VA June 13 & 14, Annapolis Quilt Show, Annapolis High School, Annapolis, MD July 10-12, Mid-Appalachian Quilter's Guild, Mt. Saint Mary's College, Emmitsburg, MD July 30-August 2, Antique Quilt Exhibit & Vending, Quilt Odyssey, Hershey, PA August 13-16, World Quilt Show, Manchester, NH August 21-22, Packwood House Museum, Class & Lecture, Lewisburg, PA September 6, Sully Plantation Annual Quilt Show, Chantilly, VA September 14, Ladybug Quilt Guild, Antique Quilt Lecture, Newark, De September 17-20, Greater Philadelphia Quilt Show, Philadelphia, PA September 26-27, Friendship & Eternal Quilt Show, Baltimore, MD November 5-8, A Quilter's Gathering, Nashua, NH December 2, Everybody's Quilt Guild, Lecture, Westminster, MD December 5-6, LeTort Quilters, Workshop & Lecture, Carlilse, PA December 12, Capital Quilts, Gaithersburg, MD Home Shopping Products Links Reproduction Fabrics Website designed by QuiltProfessionals, specialists in web design for quilt shops Reproduction Fabrics, Vintage Patterns, Civil War Fabrics, Antique Quilts, Antique Sewing Accessories and more from Piecing the Past! |