A Passion for Baltimore Album Quilts
Marylou McDonald has been making Baltimore Album Quilts (BAQs) since 1991. She readily admits to having a real love affair for them. Baltimore Album Quilts were made in Baltimore between 1846 and 1852. She specializes in teaching appliqué using BAQ blocks as the medium for her teaching, lecturing on the history of BAQs and doing research on their history. Her research has led her to photograph and document over forty antique BAQs in museums and private collections.
She provided most of the historical information for the 2007 Baltimore Album Quilt Engagement Calendar which Jan Whitlock of Jan Whitlock Textiles published. Several of the photographs of quilts in the calendar were taken by Marylou. She wrote the 2008 calendar based on her research.
Marylou is a charter member of the Baltimore Appliqué Society and is currently their President. She writes a monthly column for their newsletter based on her research. These articles will be published monthly on this website. Click on Quilt History or use the link on the left or at the bottom of each page. In addition, look for a monthly tip, trick or technique (the title used for her BAQ classes) also on this website. Click on Quilting Tips or use the link on the left or at the bottom of each page . In addition, Marylou is a member of of the Annapolis Quilt Guild, Faithful Circle Guild, American Quilt Study Group and Hazel Carter's Quilt Dating Group.
For further information about Marylou, click on About Marylou. To find out more information about her classes and lectures, click on Class/Lecture Info. You can find links to some of the websites that she frequents at Links. To see a slideshow of her quilts and her blocks, go to Pictures. And finally, to contact her or comment on her website, go to Contacts.