Polly Prindle's Book of American Patchwork Quilts
Author: Alice I. Gammell
Publisher:
Published: 1976
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780448121819
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Alice I. Gammell
Publisher:
Published: 1976
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780448121819
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Rachel May
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2018-05-01
Total Pages: 416
ISBN-13: 168177478X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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: Whitney Otto
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 2015-05-20
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 0804181225
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →“Remarkable . . . It is a tribute to an art form that allowed women self-expression even when society did not. Above all, though, it is an affirmation of the strength and power of individual lives, and the way they cannot help fitting together.”—The New York Times Book Review An extraordinary and moving novel, How to Make an American Quilt is an exploration of women of yesterday and today, who join together in a uniquely female experience. As they gather year after year, their stories, their wisdom, their lives, form the pattern from which all of us draw warmth and comfort for ourselves. The inspiration for the major motion picture featuring Winona Ryder, Anne Bancroft, Ellen Burstyn, and Maya Angelou Praise for How to Make an American Quilt “Fascinating . . . highly original . . . These are beautiful individual stories, stitched into a profoundly moving whole. . . . A spectrum of women’s experience in the twentieth century.”—Los Angeles Times “Intensely thoughtful . . . In Grasse, a small town outside Bakersfield, the women meet weekly for a quilting circle, piercing together scraps of their husbands’ old workshirts, children’s ragged blankets, and kitchen curtains. . . . Like the richly colored, well-placed shreds that make up the substance of an American quilt, details serve to expand and illuminate these characters. . . . The book spans half a century and addresses not only [these women’s] histories but also their children’s, their lovers’, their country’s, and in the process, their gender’s.”—San Francisco Chronicle “A radiant work of art . . . It is about mothers and daughters; it is about the estrangement and intimacy between generations. . . . A compelling tale.”—The Seattle Times
Author: Roderick Kiracofe
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: 2014-09-09
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781617691232
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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: Sherri McConnell
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
Published: 2013-02-12
Total Pages: 84
ISBN-13: 1607056607
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →“With its diverse selection of fabrics and designs, A Quilting Life is a fine pick for any quilter looking to produce family-oriented keepsake results.” —The Needlecraft Shelf Bring the handmade tradition home with these charming quilts and home accessories. Inspired by a grandmother who loved to sew for her family, quilter and blogger Sherri McConnell gives traditional patterns like hexagons, stars, snowballs, and Dresden Plates a new look featuring fabrics by some of today’s most popular designers. Nineteen cozy projects include pillows, tote bags, table runners, and larger quilts—quick and easy designs that make great gifts. “Sherri’s book is a treasure! It’s full of fun and straight-forward patterns for quilts, table toppers, pillows, bags and more—all the goodies to make a cozy home.” —Thimbleanna “Would you like the opportunity to make tomorrow’s heirlooms in today’s vast selection of prints? . . . If so, this could be the reference book that will get you started. There are 19 projects, mainly focusing on handmade household items but including some larger quilts too.” —Fabrications Quilting for You “Beautiful inspiration if you are a seasoned quilter, but also a great resource with clear and in some cases, simple patterns for newbies as well.” —Diary of a Quilter “Color photos of finished needlework projects accompany step-by-step diagrams and assembly patterns, while at-a-glance sidebars covering materials and cutting allow needleworkers to gauge the complexity of each project.” —The Needlecraft Shelf
Author: Lenice Ingram Bacon
Publisher: William Morrow
Published: 1973
Total Pages: 204
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A history of how patchwork quilts came about including 48 full page plates of quilts from private and museum collections.
Author: Marianne Fons
Publisher: Rodale
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9780875966267
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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: Susan Johnston
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2013-06-19
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 0486245837
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Painstakingly researched, accurately detailed renderings of 42 authentic early American quilt designs including: Basket of Scraps, Sunflower Star, Split Rail, Clockworks, Lady of the Lake, many more. Storehouse of inspiration for artists and craftspeople. Fun to color, too.
Author: Sonja Hakala
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2007-04-17
Total Pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9780312347888
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Collects more than sixty true stories about quilts and quilters, sharing personal stories about the creation and histories of special quilts, participation in quilting shows, and the establishment of quilting as a hobby.
Author: Kyra E. Hicks
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2016-03-02
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781476667102
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →One million African Americans spend approximately $118 million annually on quilting. Some believe that recent studies of oral histories telling of the role quilting played in the Underground Railroad have inspired African Americans to take up their fabric and needles, but whatever the reason, quilters like Faith Ringgold, Clementine Hunter, Winnie McQueen, and many others are keeping the African American traditions of quilting alive. This is the first comprehensive guide to African American quilt history and contemporary practices. It offers more than 1,700 bibliographic references, many of them annotated, covering exhibit catalogs, books, newspapers, magazines, dissertations, films, novels, poetry, speeches, works of art, advertisements, patterns, greeting cards, auction results, ephemeral items, and online resources on African American quilting. The book also includes primary research done by the author on the Internet usage of African American quilters, a listing of over 100 museums with African American-made quilts in their permanent collections, a directory of African American quilting groups in 29 states, and a detailed timeline that covers 200 years of African American quilting and needle arts events.