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Common Threads: 150 Years of Adirondack Quilts and Comforters

  • Quilting Then and Now Quilting Then and Now A love of piecing fabric is a common thread in Adirondack quilting.
  • Tools, Techniques, and Materials Tools, Techniques, and Materials Pieced textiles have been part of the Adirondacks for over a century.
  • Community Ties Community Ties Quilts and comforters strengthen friendships and serve communities.
  • What Makes a Quilt 'Adirondack'? What Makes a Quilt 'Adirondack'? Woods and waters inspire the art of Adirondack quilts.
  • Quilt Fashions Quilt Fashions Quilting patterns and techniques come, go, or evolve.
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