Books of Quilts
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Mississippi Quilts
By Mary Elizabeth Johnson Huff, Mary Elizabeth JohnsonMrs. 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 ...
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Crossroads: Constructions, Markings, and Structures
By Nancy CrowA 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 ...
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American Quilts: The Democratic Art, 1780-2007
By Robert ShawThe 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 .
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The Memory Quilt
By Carole F. Stice, Marva E. SonesThe Memory Quilt
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America's Glorious Quilts
By Deborah Harding, Dennis DukeChapters 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 ...
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Hearty Good Wishes: Coastal Quilts
By Janet ClareHearty Good Wishes: Coastal Quilts
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Star Quilts, Outside the Box: Hexagon Patterns from the Kansas City Star
By Edie McGinnisthe 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 ...
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Quilters' Travel Companion: West of the Mississippi Edition
By Audrey Swales AndersonQuilters' Travel Companion: West of the Mississippi Edition
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Quilts: Masterworks from the American Folk Art Museum
By Elizabeth V. WarrenThis volume brings together the two hundred most important examples from the esteemed collection of the American Folk Art Museum, many of which are shown here for the first time.
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Heritage in Quilts
... 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 ...
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Sashiko: Japanese Traditional Hand Stitching
By Ai TakedaSashiko: Japanese Traditional Hand Stitching
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Hands All Around: Quilts from Many Nations
By Robert Charles Bishop, Bonnie Leman, Karey BresenhanCelebrates the remarkable craftsmanship and design skills of needlework artists from the many countries that have enjoyed a long quilting tradition or that have recently developed one.
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Americana Enshrined: A National Invitational Exhibition of Studio Quilts, September 6 Through November 4, 1989
Americana Enshrined: A National Invitational Exhibition of Studio Quilts, September 6 Through November 4, 1989
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Radical Tradition: American Quilts and Social Change
By Lauren Applebaum"Disrupting our expectations of quilts as objects that provide warmth and comfort, Radical Tradition: American Quilts and Social Change explores the complicated and often overlooked stories quilts tell about the American experience.
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The Fabric of Society: Australia's Quilt Heritage from Convict Times to 1960
By Kim McLean, Annette Marie GeroThis book not only reflects the quilts found in this country but also the social history of countless ordinary people, histories which otherwise would never have been written, reflecting the life in this country over two centuries.
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The Best in Contemporary Quilts: Quilt National, 1999
The quilts are rich with metaphors and stories, color and imagination. These are quilts viewers with new insights and new detail with every viewing.
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Quilts: The Collector's Guide to Selecting, Conserving and Enjoying New and Vintage Quilts
By Mary Clare ClarkQuilts: The Collector's Guide to Selecting, Conserving and Enjoying New and Vintage Quilts
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Quilts: Identification and Price Guide
By Kathleen Barach, Liz GreenbackerOffers a brief history of quilts, tells how to start a collection, explains quilting techniques, and lists current prices for a variety of quilts
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Antique Quilts & Textiles: A Price Guide to Functional and Fashionable Cloth Comforts
By Bobbie A. Aug, Gerald RoyThis book contains hundreds of color photographs that identify, illustrate, and evaluate antique textiles of interest in the marketplace today, including quilts, coverlets, Marseille spreads, bonnets, Amish socks, aprons, petticoats, and ...
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Virginia Quilt Museum
By Joan KnightThe book comprises 50 examples of the museum's permanent collection, including Crazy quilts, Album quilts, Log Cabin quilts, quilts that show the German influence found in Shenandoah Valley folk art, quilts that are uniquely Virginian in ...