Book Description
Presents 150 quilts from the author's collection which were made during the second half of the twentieth century by anonymous quilters in the United States, along with a series of essays on quilt making as an art form.
Author : Roderick Kiracofe
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 21,38 MB
Release : 2014-09-09
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781617691232
Presents 150 quilts from the author's collection which were made during the second half of the twentieth century by anonymous quilters in the United States, along with a series of essays on quilt making as an art form.
Author : Rachel May
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 30,25 MB
Release : 2018-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 168177478X
Rachel May’s rich new book explores the far reach of slavery, from New England to the Caribbean, the role it played in the growth of mercantile America, and the bonds between the agrarian south and the industrial north in the antebellum era—all through the discovery of a remarkable quilt. While studying objects in a textile collection, May opened a veritable treasure-trove: a carefully folded, unfinished quilt made of 1830sera fabrics, its backing containing fragile, aged papers with the dates 1798, 1808, and 1813, the words “shuger,” “rum,” “casks,” and “West Indies,” repeated over and over, along with “friendship,” “kindness,” “government,” and “incident.” The quilt top sent her on a journey to piece together the story of Minerva, Eliza, Jane, and Juba—the enslaved women behind the quilt—and their owner, Susan Crouch. May brilliantly stitches together the often-silenced legacy of slavery by revealing the lives of these urban enslaved women and their world. Beautifully written and richly imagined, An American Quilt is a luminous historical examination and an appreciation of a craft that provides such a tactile connection to the past.
Author : Leisure Arts
Publisher : Leisure Arts
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,75 MB
Release : 1996
Category :
ISBN : 9780848715267
his collection of 24 quilts features magnificent creations from quilters across the country. From "sea and sky" themes to autumn colors, Christmas patterns, and traditional designs, all come with complete color charts, patterns, and portraits of the desi
Author : Maggi McCormick Gordon
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,49 MB
Release : 2024-03-19
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1510756698
A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Beautiful Quilts! Beautiful antique quilts and a workbook of patterns come together in this lavish photography book for quilters. The more than 30 featured quilts from the Wisconsin State Historical Society collection are displayed in period rooms at Old World Wisconsin, the Society's outdoor museum of German and Scandinavian farmhouses. Patterns and block layouts are provided for replicating each of the original quilts, and after seeing each of them in a true historical context, home sewers will be inspired to create their own versions.
Author : Marianne Fons
Publisher : Rodale
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 44,52 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780875966267
Presents thirty-one projects for constructing "scrap" quilts--a style which utilizes as many as several hundred different fabrics--and offers sewing tips, quilting ideas, and timesaving cutting charts
Author : Sandra L. O'Brien
Publisher :
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 37,9 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Quilting
ISBN : 9780848710651
Various quilt patterns.
Author : Janneken Smucker
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 26,56 MB
Release : 2013-11-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 1421410532
By thoroughly examining all of these aspects, Amish Quilts is an essential resource for anyone interested in the history of these beautiful works.--Roderick Kiracofe, author of The American Quilt: A History of Cloth and Comfort, 1750-1950 "Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies"
Author : Cuesta Benberry
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 16,87 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Art
ISBN :
Thoughtfully written by curator Cuesta Benberry as catalogue for The Kentucky Quilt Project's installation of 1992 exhibition by the same title. Features 35 quilts in full color. Forewords by Jonathan Holstein & Shelly Zegart. Text discusses the historical context of African-American quiltmaking in the mainstream of American quilting and reviews some of the current artists' use of quilts as their point of reference.
Author : Robert Shaw
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 33,75 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781402747731
This photographed book covers the historical panorama of quiltmaking in the United States, from the quintessential patterns to their cultural significance.--[Book jacket.].
Author : Third Floor Quilts
Publisher :
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 31,73 MB
Release : 2019-02-25
Category :
ISBN : 9780578404783