This list was partially based on one prepared by advisory board members of The Alliance for American Quilts with additional contributions by the staff of the Great Lakes Quilt Center, Michigan State University Museum. Those entries preceeded by an asterisk are of particular interest to the Great Lakes region. Please forward recommended sites -- especially those related to the Great Lakes region -- for inclusion to Marsha MacDowell (macdowel@msu.edu)

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Listserves General Associations & Guilds Collections/Exhibits History Shows

Workshops Project Partners Quilt Art/Individuals Computers & Quilts Appraisers Quilt Care

ListServes

http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~quilt/ (H-Quilts: A Discussion Network for Quilt Studies) [NOTE: Michigan State University Museum helped found this listserv]
http://www.quiltart.com/features.html (QuiltArt: An Internet Mail List for Contemporary Quilters)
http://www.quilthistory.com/ (Quilters Heritage Listserv)
http://www.quiltropolis.net/maillists/maillistsdetail.asp?catid=Fabrics (Vintage Fabric List)

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General

http://miquiltresources.blogspot.com/ (Michigan Quilt Resources)
http://planetpatchwork.com/ (Planet Patchwork)
http://www.quiltchannel.com/ (The Quilt Channel)
http://www.quiltindex.org/ (The Quilt Index: A Research Tool & Reference Work for Humanities Scholars)
http://www.thequiltshow.com/ (The Quilt Show)
http://quilting.about.com/?once=true& (What You Need to Know About, Quilting)
http://www.quilt.com/MainQuiltingPage.html (World Wide Quilting Page)


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Associations and Guilds

http://www.allianceforamericanquilts.org/ (The Alliance for American Quilts)
http://www.alzquilts.org/ (Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative )
http://www.h-net.org/~aqsg/ (American Quilt Study Group)
http://www.aqsquilt.com/ (American Quilters Society)
http://www.theappliquesociety.org/ (The Appliqué Society)
http://www.francepatchwork.com/(Association of France Patchwork)
http://www.baltimoreapplique.com/ (Baltimore Applique Society)
http://www.btcquiltguild.org/Welcome.html (Berrien Towne and Country Quilt Guild, Berrien County, MI)
http://www.turkey-tracks.org/ (Cal-co Quilters' Guild, Battle Creek, MI)
http://www.cameoquilting.org/ (Cameo Quilters Guild, Troy, MI)
http://www.capitolcityquiltguild.org/ (Capitol City Quilt Guild, Lansing, MI)
http://www.orgsites.com/mi/esq/ (Evening Star Quilters, Davison, MI)
http://GreatLakesAAQuilters.tripod.com (Great Lakes African American Quilters Network)
http://www.glhq.org/ (Great Lakes Heritage Quilters, Bloomfield Hills, MI)
http://www.gaaqg.com/ (The Greater Ann Arbor Quilt Guild, Ann Arbor, MI)
http://www.quiltstudy.org/ (International Quilt Study Center)
http://www.lansingareapatchers.com/ (Lansing Area Patchers, Lansing, MI)
http://www.kalamazoologcabinquilters.org/ (Log Cabin Quilters, Kalamazoo, MI)
http://www.michiganquiltnetwork.com/ (Michigan Quilt Network)
http://www.mnquilt.org/index.htm (Minnesota Quilters)
http://www.oaklandcountyquiltguild.com/ (Oakland County Quilt Guild, MI)
http://www.piecemakersquiltguild.com/ (Piecemakers Quilt Guild, Saginaw, MI)
http://www.quiltart.com/ (Quilt Art)
http://www.qgmd.org/ (Quilt Guild of Metro Detroit)
http://quilt.com/History/AustralianQuiltStudy.html (Quilt Study Group of Australia)
http://www.quiltershalloffame.net/ (Quilters Hall of Fame)
http://www.quilt.com/QuiltGuildsPage.html (Quilting Guilds Around the World)
http://www.saqa.com/ (Studio Art Quilt Associates)
http://www.wmqg.org/ (West Michigan Quilters' Guild)
http://www.geocities.com/wwcqg/ (Western Wayne County Quilting Guild, Belleville, MI)


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Collections/Exhibits

http://www.aidsquilt.org/ (The AIDS Memorial Quilt)
http://www.louisianafolklife.org/quilts/features/aa_quilters.shtm (African-American Quiltmakers in North Louisiana: A Photographic Essay)
http://www.folkartmuseum.org (American Museum of Folk Art)
http://www.bowesmuseum.org.uk/ (Bowes Museum, County Durham, England)
http://www.wku.edu/Library/onlinexh/cc/ (Contemporary Coverage: Not Your Grandmother's Quilt Anymore)
http://museum.msu.edu/glqc/index.html (Great Lakes Quilt Center, Michigan State University Museum)
http://www.hfmgv.org/ (The Henry Ford)
http://www.historic-deerfield.org/ (Historic Deerfield, Massachusetts)
http://www.quiltstudy.org/search/index.html (International Quilt Study, Nebraska)
http://www.wku.edu/Library/kylm/collections/inhouse/km/quilts.html (Kentucky Museum)
http://www.quiltandtextilemuseum.com (Lancaster Quilt and Textile Museum)
http://collectionsonline.lacma.org/mwebcgi/mweb.exe (Los Angeles County Museum of Art)
http://www.mainememory.net/bin/SwishSearch?Keywords=quilt&submit=SEARCH (Maine Memory Network, Maine's Online Museum)
http://www.mdhs.org/quiltprj/mathquil.html (Maryland Historical Society quilt project)
http://web.grinnell.edu/faulconergallery/Quilt/quilt.htm (Master Quilts Past and Present: Preserving the Voice of America's Quiltmakers, Grinnell College, Iowa)
http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/museum/collections/quilts/ (Museum of Florida History)
http://www.wku.edu/library/onlinexh/naturesbounty/index.html (Nature's Bounty, Quilts and More)
http://www.nequiltmuseum.org/ (New England Quilt Museum)
http://www.nebraskahistory.org/sites/mnh/patchwork_lives/showing_off.htm (Patchwork Lives, Showing Off, Quilt Exhibit Hosted by the Museum of Nebraska History)
http://www.statemuseumpa.org/quilts05new/pages/home.htm (Quilts from the State Museum of Pennsylvania)
http://www.womenfolk.com/quilt_history_websites/lmuseum.htm (Quilt exhibits and museums)
http://www.rmqm.org/ (Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum)
http://www.conexus.si.edu/quilts2/index.htm (To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions at the National Museum of the American Indian)
http://www.folkart.com/museums/m_vqm.htm (Virginia Quilt Museum)



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History

Shows

http://www.americanquilter.com/shows_contests/ (American Quilters Society)
http://www.quilts.com/ (International Quilt Festival)
http://www.quiltnational.com/ (Quilt National)
http://206.204.3.133/dir_nii/nii_dat_sandie.html (Visions--Quilt San Diego)
http://www.worldquilt.com (World Quilt and Textile)


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Workshops

Project Partners

Quilt Art and Individual's Sites

Computers and Quilts

Quilt Care

http://aic.stanford.edu/library/online/disaster/txsalv.html (American Institute For Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works: Salvaging Water Damaged Textiles)
http://www.annquilts.com/quiltrepair.html (Ann Wasserman’s Quilt Repair page)
http://www.prairienet.org/quilts/Preserve/preserve.html (Bibliography of Textile Care)
http://www.bishopmuseum.org/research/pdfs/cnsv-quilts.pdf (Bishop Museum, Wet Cleaning Your Quilt at Home, Honolulu, Hawaii)
http://206.204.3.133/dir_nii/nii_dat_quicar.html (The Display and Care of Art Quilts by April Niino, Penny Nii Quilt Art)
http://www.hrmgv.org/explore/artifacts/textile.asp (The Henry Ford)
http://www.quiltersnewsletter.com/mccalls/vintage/article6.htm (How to article on quilt repair)
http://www.quiltstudy.org/resources/quilt_care.html (International Quilt Study Center)
http://www.textilepreservation.com/ (Lynn Lancaster Gorges Textile Conservation Studio)
http://www.mainequilts.org/guidetocaring_forquilt.htm (Maine Quilt Heritage)
http://oxygenbleach.homestead.com/files/ (oxy cleaners overview)
http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/museum/collections/artifacts/acs1/ (Preserving Quilts in Your Home, Florida Division of Historical Resources)
http://www.quilthistory.com/cleaning.htm (Quilt History)
http://www.quiltdoctor.com/index.html (Quilt Repair and Care by the Vienna Quilt Shop, Washington, D.C.)
http://www.quiltbroker.com/quilt_storage.html (Quilt Storage Information)
http://www.rmqm.org/html/quiltcare.html (The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum)
http://www.si.edu/mci/english/learn_more/taking_care/index.html (Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute)
http://www.quilthistory.com/stain.htm (Stain Removal Guide)
http://www.quiltersmuse.com/quilt-care-tips-from-quiltersmuse.htm (Quilt Care Tips, by Patricia Cummings)
http://nautarch.tamu.edu/class/anth605/File8.htm (Texas A&M University, Conservation Research Laboratory)

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