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Alabama Quilts - Wilderness through World War II, 1682-1950 (Paperback)
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Alabama Quilts - Wilderness through World War II, 1682-1950 (Paperback)
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Alabama Quilts: Wilderness through World War II, 1682-1950 is a
look at the quilts of the state from before Alabama was part of the
Mississippi Territory through the Second World War - a period of
268 years. The quilts are examined for their cultural context -
that is, within the community and time in which they were made, the
lives of the makers, and the events for which they were made.
Starting as far back as 1682, with a fragment that research
indicates could possibly be the oldest quilt in America, the volume
covers quilting in Alabama up through 1950. There are seven
sections in the book to represent each time period of quilting in
Alabama, and each section discusses the particular factors that
influenced the appearance of the quilts, such as migration and
population patterns, socioeconomic conditions, political climate,
lifestyle paradigms, and historic events. Interwoven in this
narrative are the stories of individuals associated with certain
quilts, as recorded on quilt documentation forms. The book also
includes over 265 beautiful photographs of the quilts and their
intricate details. To make this book possible, authors Mary
Elizabeth Johnson Huff and Carole Ann King worked with libraries,
historic homes, museums, and quilt guilds around the state of
Alabama, spending days on formal quilt documentation, while also
holding lectures across the state and informal ""quilt sharings.""
The efforts of the authors involved so many community people - from
historians, preservationists, librarians, textile historians, local
historians, museum curators, and genealogists to quilt guild
members, quilt shop owners, and quilt owners - making Alabama
Quilts not only a celebration of the quilting culture within the
state but also the many enthusiasts who have played a role in
creating and sustaining this important art.
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