Prairie Children and Their Quilts: 14 Little Projects That Honor the Pioneer Spirit
- ISBN-10
- 1604686340
- ISBN-13
- 9781604686340
- Category
- Crafts & Hobbies
- Pages
- 80
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-11-01
- Publisher
- Martingale
- Author
- Kathleen Tracy
Description
Inspired by actual children's diaries from the American frontier, this follow-up to the bestseller American Doll Quilts explores the origins of doll quilts made during the era. Quilters can stitch small, antique-style projects as they read about the lives of pioneer children and their families. Fourteen patterns spotlight popular quilt designs from the nineteenth century Projects include a game-board quilt, a schoolhouse quilt, a prairie-doll apron, and a schoolgirl sampler See vintage photos of prairie children, and read actual diary entries from children who traveled with their parents to settle in the West
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