In this episode, I talk with Beth Davis, AQS certified quilt appraiser. We discuss how one becomes an appraiser, why you might want to have a quilt appraised, what's involved in an appraisal, the "tools" of appraising, and a little bit about antique quilts in particular.

 

Beth Davis, appraiser. Shown here with her "lifetime" quilt--one that she slept under as a child. (Made by her great-grandmother.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One of Beth's "go-to" appraisal books, by Barbara Brackman. Beth mentioned having every Barbara Brackman book there was!

 

 

 

 

Another go-to book to help with dating fabrics.

 

 

 

 

Sandy's crazy-quilt with damaged silks. (Remember the story of the iron salts and the "swoosh"?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beth's 1800s quilt. The reds on the borders are what she refers to as the "madders."