by Joanna Dermenjian | Jun 18, 2026 | Article, Artifacts, GoFundMe Fundraising Campaign, History, Letter
As we continue the project to return the The Anna Mansi WWII CRCQ collection to Canada, to find a permanent home for these forty quilts, we are reminded that textiles carry memory, emotions and relationships. Sometimes, the sentiments are specific, such as a mother...
by Joanna Dermenjian | May 20, 2026 | Article, GoFundMe Fundraising Campaign
On May 13, we launched a GoFundMe Campaign to assist in fundraising to repatriate 40 quilts, made voluntarily by Canadian women on the home front during the Second World War. Of the over 400,000 quilts recorded sent by the Canadian Red Cross, these 40 surviving quilts...
by Joanna Dermenjian | Nov 4, 2024 | Article
I am working on an article about the Canadian 1960’s quilt revival. While researching primary sources last week, I came across a 1966 article about a quilting group that was celebrating their 50th anniversary. Yes, that’s correct – the first meeting of the Brandon...
by Joanna Dermenjian | Jun 25, 2024 | Article, Artifacts, History
“My 100-year-old friend Joan died recently, and I am trying to sort her belongings. I have a quilt that was given to her during the war; she told me that it had come from Canada and that when she first had it there was a note saying where it had come from. It is in...
by Joanna Dermenjian | Jun 5, 2024 | Article, Artifacts, History, Labels, Research
This post is written by me, with additional conversation provided by an IG follower, Deb Greensill, from England. Joanna writes: During the Second World War, Canadian women on the home front knit socks, scarves, vests and balaclavas for the military, and sewed...
by Joanna Dermenjian | May 5, 2024 | Article, Research
***THESE QUILTS ARE CURRENTLY ON DISPLAY AT THE INTERNATIONAL QUILT MUSEUM IN LINCOLN, NEBRASKA THROUGH TO JANUARY 24, 2026*** When I first joined Kingston Heirloom Quilters in Kingston, Ontario, I was introduced to their oldest member, Phyllis Vanhorne. Since I lived...
