Quilting News of Yesteryear: 1,000 Pieces and Counting (Hardcover)

Since the early nineteenth century women have been using their fabric collections to make quilts, often using thousands of pieces in a single quilt. These feats of perseverance and art were newsworth and in towns across the United States they caught the attention of the local press, which recognized the women and their work. This book gathers these newspaper accounts of industrious needlework into a chronicle of the work. Arranged chronologically, the reports are accompanied by detailed photographs of quilts made during the same time period. This visual record of the antique quilts make it clear how painstaking and beautiful was the quiltmaker's work, and why it attracted attention. Aficionados of women's history, textile history and quilt history will gain valuable insights into the quiltmakers' dedication to their minute work, and the esteem in which their communities held them. Quilt historians and all who cherish the art of the quilt will gain a new understanding of the quilts and the people who made them.

General

Imprint:	Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2006
First published:	July 2007
Authors:	Sue Reich
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	160
ISBN-13:	978-0-7643-2595-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Health, Home & Family > Handicrafts > Needlework & fabric crafts > Patchwork & applique Books > Health, Home & Family > Handicrafts > Needlework & fabric crafts > Quiltmaking Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > From 1900 > Reportage & collected journalism Books > History > History of specific subjects > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7643-2595-7
Barcode:	9780764325953

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