Mrs. Wilson provided a picture of her great - uncle , John Frederick Ruffin , fashionably turned out in a single - horse ... The maker , Louise Dickerson Fairchild , visited the Old Capitol Building around 1860 or 1861 and was moved to ...
A collection of 25 improvisational quilts, this compilation from one of the premier colorists in contemporary American art represents work from three distinct series of quilts, all of which are photographed in sensational colors and with ...
The Perfect Patchwork Primer . Baltimore : Penguin Books , 1974 . Gwinner , Schnuppe von . The History of the Patchwork Quilt : Origins , Traditions and Symbols of a Textile Art . West Chester , PA : Schiffer Publishing , Ltd. , 1988 .
The Memory Quilt
Chapters include: An American Tradition; Quilts: America's Folklore; Quilts: The Art of the Amish; Hawaiian Quilts; Quilts - Crazy Memories; Baby, Crib, and Doll Quilts; Quilts at Exhibition; Contemporary Quilts; A Quilt - Collector's ...
Hearty Good Wishes: Coastal Quilts
the 1936 hidden star “ My love affair with quilts started when I was in my thirties , about the time of the American quilt revival . My first remembrance of them was when I went away to college ; my loving grandmother offered me a few ...
Quilters' Travel Companion: West of the Mississippi Edition
... quilt was made in the 1960's at Humboldt , TN by the owner's mother - in - law , Nell Bledsoe . Bledsoe , Anna Garrett ( Duke ) Hatchie Chapter Ancestor : Jonathon Jones , SC # 785238 This " Wheel of Mystery / Winding Ways " quilt was ...