![Autograph Quilt begun in 1856 by Adeline Harriss Sears, collecting signatures from famous authors (Dickens, Emerson), civil war heros and artist. Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://www.quiltandtextilecollections.com/images/easyblog_articles/83/b2ap3_large_Insribed---tumbling.jpg)
We are continuing to work on our Huguenot Friendship Quilt as our block of the month. It is an amazing quilt that contains many signatures that are either cross-stitched or embroidered into the quilt. If you haven’t seen this quilt yet, please be sure to follow this link and join us in making your own version of the quilt. Last week when showing this quilt in a presentation, I was asked if it was a signature quilt, friendship or album quilt. The term “inscribed quilts” is really the catchall category for a variety of quilts that have multiple names/signatures. (The joy of finding a quilt with the maker’s signature is surpassed by finding a quilt with multiple signatures.) The signatures can be inked or stitched with a signature (cursive) or printed. The names can be stamped,...