The National Quilt Museum in Paducah KY might be a good resource for you
too.
http://www.quiltmuseum.org/

Tori Mason
Historic Croft House Manager
Nashville Zoo at Grassmere
615-833-1534 x316
http://www.nashvillezoo.org/grassmere-historic-home
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On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 8:18 AM, Candace Perry <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

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> There are many many individuals with extensive antique quilt expertise,
> from both a conservation and interpretive standpoint, who could assist you
> with making the right decision for you, and there are certainly some in
> Utah. If you want more information, feel free to email me. And you could
> certainly check in with the **Quilt** **Museum** in ****Lincoln**, **
> Nebraska**** for their input….quite an important operation there!****
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> Candace Perry****
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> I would agree with ****Elizabeth****.  We have several quilts in our
> collection similar to yours—top made long ago and more recently quilted—and
> we exhibit them as is with label text that explains the situation.  At this
> point the more recent finishing of the quilt is part of its history.****
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> *From:* **Museum discussion list** [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On
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> I think that would weaken the structure and make it more difficult to
> display safely. If the quilting is not hideous I would make note of The
> 20th century changes in the label. ****
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> On Oct 31, 2013 6:07 PM, "Carrie Snow" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:****
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> We have a quilt in our collection.  The top dates from the 19th century
> and in the early 90’s a family member and some friends quilted it.  They
> used contemporary polyester batting, thread and a pattern.   We would like
> to display the quilt and want to know if we could remove the batting and
> backing for display.  I understand this is referred to as “skinning a
> quilt”.  Has anyone done anything like this?****
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