Treasury of Mennonite Quilts
Treasury of Mennonite Quilts

Author: Rachel T. Pellman

Publisher: Good Books

Published: 1992-06-01

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9781561480593

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An extraordinary collection of dazzling quilts from Mennonite communities across North America. This deluxe quality book presents a variety of applique, patchwork, and elaborate crazy patch designs from the late 19th to the early 20th centuries. Some quilts follow traditional patterns; others are simply one-of-a-kind. All express the creative and innovative spirits of their Mennonite makers. All exhibit precision and fine attention to detail.

World of Amish Quilts
World of Amish Quilts

Author: Rachel T. Pellman

Publisher: Good Books

Published: 1998-06-01

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9781561482375

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Over 100,000 copies in print! A must for quilt collectors and anyone interested in folk art or Amish culture. "Exceptionally colorful and well researched." —Library Journal

Treasury of American Quilts
Treasury of American Quilts

Author: Cyril I. Nelson

Publisher: Random House Value Pub

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 9780517448618

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Displays and annotates 185 quilts in a variety of designs and styles and offers patterns and instructions for making twenty-one different quilts

Rumspringa
Rumspringa

Author: Tom Shachtman

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2007-05-29

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780865477421

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Tips for Quilters
Tips for Quilters

Author: Rachel T. Pellman

Publisher:

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9781561480807

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Quilting expert Rachel Pellman offers candid, clear hints that will be of value to both the novice and the experienced quiltmaker. Filled with shortcuts and practical knowledge, the book overflows with advice about the whole process of making a quilt--from selecting fabric to adjusting quilt templates to negotiating curves.

Amish Patterns for Machine Quilting
Amish Patterns for Machine Quilting

Author: Pat Holly

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-11-01

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13: 9780486157177

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An easy-to-follow guide translates traditional hand-quilted Amish designs into convenient sewing machine patterns. The 83 heirloom-quality designs — including flowers, feathers, cables, baskets, stars, and more — can be adapted in size, shape, or any other aspect. A brief history of the Amish, diagrams, and simple instructions are included.

Quilting Traditions
Quilting Traditions

Author: Patricia T. Herr

Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9780764311215

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This book features a spectacular array of quilts made by Amish, Mennonite, and other Pennsylvania German groups, but also spotlights significant contributions from the Scots-Irish Presbyterians and the English Quakers. The quilts are presented in 225 gorgeous color photographs, enhanced by close-up details, tools, accessories, and the people surrounding their creation. Carefully researched text breathes life into these individual works of art, and includes accounts of quilt makers that are as vibrant, intricate, and rich as the quilts themselves.

Amish Quilts
Amish Quilts

Author: Kenneth Pellman

Publisher: Good Books

Published: 2016-02-02

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9781680990645

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Amish Quilt Patterns, which has sold more than 100,000 copies, offers full-size patterns of thirty of the more than two hundred quilts photographed in The World of Amish Quilts. Now, both books are available in one beautiful, inspiring volume. Quilters will relish in the beautiful, full-color photographs and then find templates in the actual sizes needed to make a full-sized quilt. Detailed drawings and diagrams throughout the book ensure accuracy and clarity for quilt makers. Praise for Amish Quilt Patterns: “An excellent pattern book, offering over 30 full-size patterns, step-by-step instructions and color suggestions to recreate the traditional charm of the antique masterpieces. This book also offers a variety of quilting templates to give your quilt that authentic Amish look.” —Quilting Today “Contains easy-to-follow patterns, instructions and fabric suggestions for making strikingly bold and dramatic quilts like the antique Amish masterpieces.” —American Bookseller

Amish Quilt Patterns
Amish Quilt Patterns

Author: Rachel T. Pellman

Publisher: Good Books

Published: 2002-05-25

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13: 9781561481903

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This reliable favorite is newly revised for greater usefulness! With 100,000 copies already in print, this new edition offers increased clarity of 30 popular and often-requested patterns. Here are the full-sized patterns themselves, as well as step-by-step instructions, color suggestions, and exact yardage measurements for creating the traditional charm of the Amish masterpieces. This manual also offers a selection of quilting templates in the actual sizes needed to make a full-size quilt. Detailed drawings and diagrams throughout the book lend accuracy to the whole satisfying process. Amish Quilt Patterns is a companion to the gallery book, The World of Amish Quilts, which pictures more than 200 quilts, all in the rich color of the original masterpieces. The patterns and quilting templates offered in Amish Quilt Patterns have been selected from the quilts shown in The World of Amish Quilts. Quiltmakers will find color and piecing inspiration in that volume by seeing what early Amish quiltmakers created with the same patterns.

Amish Quilts
Amish Quilts

Author: Janneken Smucker

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 2013-11-15

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1421410532

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By thoroughly examining all of these aspects, Amish Quilts is an essential resource for anyone interested in the history of these beautiful works.--Roderick Kiracofe, author of The American Quilt: A History of Cloth and Comfort, 1750-1950 "Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies"