Download or read book Gee s Bend written by John Beardsley and published by Tinwood Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the 19th century, the women of Gee’s Bend in southern Alabama have created stunning, vibrant quilts. Beautifully illustrated with 350 color illustrations, 30 black-and-white illustrations, and charts, Gee’s Bend to Rehoboth is being·released in conjunction with a national exhibition tour including The Museum of Fine Art, Houston, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.
Download or read book A People and Their Quilts written by John Rice Irwin and published by Schiffer Craft. This book was released on 1983 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quilts are a reflection of the people who made, used, and cherished them through the years. The author has interviewed hundreds of old-time quilters, some of whom were over one hundred years old. The interviews are accompanied by a rich selection of photographs. Emphasis is placed on quilts and quilters in the Southern Appalachian region, but quilts from throughout America are included.
Download or read book Civil War Women written by Barbara Brackman and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2010-11-05 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: North and South, black and white - the story of the War Between the States is embedded in the soul of every American. In her second book on quilts and the Civil War, Barbara Brackman introduces 9 women who lived during those turbulent times, matching each woman to a quilt that she might have made herself. 9 projects adapted from period quilts, with patterns and instructions. Excellent reference book for Civil War re-enactors; offers creative activities related to each woman’s story. Fascinating information about 9 real-life American women and their experiences during the Civil War, from abolitionist speaker Lucy Stone to freed slave Susie Taylor King to Confederate spy Belle Edmondson. Make a reproduction quilt and forge a personal link to the women of the Civil War!
Download or read book Women of Design written by Barbara Brackman and published by Kansas City Star Books. This book was released on 2004-10 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quilt historian Barbara Brackman explores the influence of early newspaperbased designers on American quilting, and offers quilt blocks that celebrate those individuals.
Download or read book Hearts and Hands written by Elaine Hedges and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 1996 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The companion book to the award-winning PBS documentary of the same name. It reveals the important role played by women and quilts in the nineteenth century's great movements and events.
Download or read book Women and Their Quilts written by Nancyann Johanson Twelker and published by Martingale. This book was released on 1988 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catalog of the exhibit held at Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, Wash. and others between Jan. 14, 1989-Feb. 26, 1990.
Download or read book The Quilts of Gee s Bend written by John Beardsley and published by Tinwood Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the 19th century, the women of Gee s Bend in southern Alabama have created stunning, vibrant quilts. Beautifully illustrated with 110 color illustrations, The Quilts of Gee s Bend includes a historical overview of the two hundred years of extraordinary quilt-making in this African-American community, its people, and their art-making tradition. This book is being.released in conjunction with a national exhibition tour including The Museum of Fine Art, Houston, and the Whitney Museum of American Art."
Download or read book Women of Grace and Charm written by Barb Adams and published by Kansas City Star Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Quilts Around the World written by Spike Gillespie and published by Voyageur Press. This book was released on 2010-11-21 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This essential book for all quilters and quilt collectors tells the fascinating story of quilting around the world, illuminated by the international quilt community’s top experts and more than 300 glorious color photographs. Covering Japan, China, Korea, and India; England, Ireland, France, and The Netherlands; Australia, Africa, Central America, North America, and beyond, Quilts Around the World explores both the diversity and common threads of quilting. Discover Aboriginal patchwork from Australia, intricate Rallis from the Middle East, Amish and Hawaiian quilts from the United States, Sashiko quilts from Japan, vivid Molas from Central America, and art quilts from every corner of the globe. Also included are twenty patchwork and applique patterns to use in your own quilt projects, inspired by designs from the world’s most striking quilts.
Download or read book Remember Me written by Linda Otto Lipsett and published by NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company. This book was released on 1997 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells how friendship quilts recorded family statistics and friendships and includes instructions on how to make three of these lovely quilts.
Download or read book The Quilters written by Patricia J. Cooper and published by Texas Tech University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The quilts are beautiful, the faces worn but kind . . . the insights affecting." --New York Times Book Review"The women who speak through the book shared a vision, a strength, and a spirit that few of us will ever know or understand." --Christian Science Monitor"You can't always change things. Sometimes you don't have no control over the way things go. Hail ruins the crops, or fire burns you out. And then you're just given so much to work with in a life and you have to do the best you can with what you've got. That's what piecing is. The materials is passed on to you or is all you can afford to buy . . . that's just what's given to you. Your fate. But the way you put them together is your business. You can put them in any order you like." --Mary White, from the IntroductionFirst published in 1977, The Quilters chronicles the lives and quilts of pioneer women of Texas and New Mexico at the turn of the twentieth century. Compelling black and white portraits of the women accompany their moving oral histories, while thirty-six color photographs showcase the quilts.This award-winning book was the basis of the Broadway play Quilters, nominated for seven Tony Awards.Patricia Cooper taught at the University of California at Berkeley until her death in 1987.Norma Bradley Allen is a freelance writer who lives in Cedar Hill, Texas.
Download or read book Quilts and Women of the Mormon Migrations written by Mary Bywater Cross and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the quilts and personal histories of Mormon pioneer women who crossed the U.S. in the 19th century.
Download or read book Tales of First Ladies and Their Quilt Blocks written by Eleanor Burns and published by Quilt in a Day.. This book was released on 2012-01-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eight traditional blocks in both 12" and 6" sizes pay tribute to first ladies that have earned their place in history. Relates multiple techniques for the author's favorite blocks named after admirable women as well as interesting tidbits of each of their lives.
Download or read book The Quilt Walk written by Sandra Dallas and published by Sleeping Bear Press. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's 1863 and 10-year-old Emmy Blue Hatchett has been told by her father that soon their family will leave their farm, family, and friends in Illinois, and travel west to a new home in Colorado. It's difficult leaving family and friends behind. They might not see one another ever again. When Emmy's grandmother comes to say goodbye, she gives Emmy a special gift to keep her occupied on the trip. The journey by wagon train is long and full of hardships. But the Hatchetts persevere and reach their destination in Colorado, ready to start their new life.
Download or read book Ho for California written by Jean Ray Laury and published by Avery. This book was released on 1990 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Link to the 30s written by Kay Connors and published by Martingale. This book was released on 2009-02-10 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some people are lucky enough to own beautiful heirloom quilts that were passed down through the family. The rest of us have to be content with making those eye-popping quilts ourselves! Now we can, with this fantastic collection of nine authentic 1930s patterns made using reproduction fabric. The projects feature a range of skill levels and techniques and are ideal for showcasing your talent and your fabric collection.
Download or read book HERstory Quilts written by Susanne Miller Jones and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2018-02-26 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A long-overdue tribute to a selection of women who have shaped history through herstory, this rich collection of 108 mixed-media fiber art pieces celebrates extraordinary women who cracked glass ceilings, made important discoveries, or shook the world by breaking into fields dominated by men. The subjects of these exquisite quilts, by 85 artists from 7 countries, include politicians and scientists, environmentalists and entertainers, activists and artists, athletes and authors--and even a fictional heroine. The quilting medium mirrors the advances these women have made, as the art quilt movement has inspired women to express their creativity in a whole new way.
