The Quilters Hall of Fame
The Quilters Hall of Fame

Author: The Quilters Hall of Fame

Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)

Published: 2014-08

Total Pages: 211

ISBN-13: 0760347050

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Masterpiece quilts and Master quilters--both are honored in The Quilters Hall of Fame. The book profiles more than forty of the quilting world's most influential people--from early twentieth-century quilt designer Ruby McKim to quilt curator Jonathan Holstein to contemporary art quilter Nancy Crow. Lavishly illustrated with one hundred glorious color photographs of their quilts, plus historical photographs, ads, and pattern booklets, The Quilters Hall of Fame is essential for every quilter's bookshelf.

The Romance of the Patchwork Quilt
The Romance of the Patchwork Quilt

Author: Carrie A. Hall

Publisher:

Published: 1988-01

Total Pages: 299

ISBN-13: 9780486257921

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Discusses the history of quiltmaking, describes quilting techniques, and shows traditional and modern designs

Baltimore Elegance
Baltimore Elegance

Author: Elly Sienkiewicz

Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc

Published: 2006-09-01

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 1607053136

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If you always wanted to create a Baltimore Album quilt, you'll love Elly Sienkiewicz' new collection of smaller, less-complex blocks that are perfect for your first Baltimore Album. Or, enlarge the blocks for a larger work! More than two dozen block designs are also ideal for adding elegance to accessories and home dcor, or for creating a very special child's quilt. In-depth how-tos and Elly's skill-building lessons will have you creating block after block.

Spirits of the Cloth
Spirits of the Cloth

Author: Carolyn Mazloomi

Publisher: Clarkson Potter

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13:

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The author presents a collection of 150 contemporary African American quilts and the stories behind both the quilts and the quilters.

Quilts
Quilts

Author: Marie Daugherty Webster

Publisher:

Published: 1915

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13:

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The Quilters Hall of Fame
The Quilters Hall of Fame

Author: The Quilters Hall of Fame

Publisher: Voyageur Press

Published: 2014-08-01

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1627883991

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Masterpiece quilts and Master quilters--both are honored in The Quilters Hall of Fame. The book profiles more than forty of the quilting world's most influential people--from early twentieth-century quilt designer Ruby McKim to quilt curator Jonathan Holstein to contemporary art quilter Nancy Crow. Lavishly illustrated with one hundred glorious color photographs of their quilts, plus historical photographs, ads, and pattern booklets, The Quilters Hall of Fame is essential for every quilter's bookshelf.

Oh, Scrap!
Oh, Scrap!

Author: Lissa Alexander

Publisher: Martingale

Published: 2018-03-01

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 1604689323

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Want to be a scrap quilter? Great! Want to think like a scrap quilter? Learn from a master! Lissa Alexander has spent three decades honing her scrap-quilting talents, and in her first solo book, she offers page after page of tips for making dazzling scrap quilts bursting with colors, prints, and textures. Learn Lissa's secrets for deciding which fabric combinations work (and understanding why others don't). Best of all, with a dozen patterns to choose from you'll discover how to (finally!) use your unique stash to make scrap quilts that sing. Includes a preface by renowned quilt historian Barbara Brackman.

Nebraska Quilts and Quiltmakers
Nebraska Quilts and Quiltmakers

Author: Patricia Cox Crews

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 1991-01-01

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9780803263468

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Features over one hundred quilts created from Nebraska's territorial period to the 1980s, with descriptions of the patterns, materials, and techniques and biographical sketches of the quiltmakers

Nancy Crow
Nancy Crow

Author: Nancy Crow

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13:

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"Foreword by Jean Robertson, Smithsonian Archives of American Art. World-renowned textile artist Nancy Crow explores the major transitions that have influenced and defined her work. This illustrated art book displays an incredible volume of work and captures the inspirations and thought processes behind Crow's contemporary quilts. * Covers eight major series, including Color Blocks and Constructions * Hundreds of color photos * Excerpts from Crow's journals and sketch books * Fold out pages to display oversize quilts."--Publisher's website.

Soft Covers for Hard Times
Soft Covers for Hard Times

Author: Merikay Waldvogel

Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13:

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During the Great Depression, a time of widespread poverty, women managed to produce some of America's most beautiful quilts. Soft Covers for Hard Times explores matters rural and city quiltmakers had in common. 70 lavish full-color illustrations.