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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 746.460973
EAN: 9781561485994
ISBN: 1561485993
Label: Good Books
Manufacturer: Good Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 140
Publication Date: February 02, 2008
Publisher: Good Books
Studio: Good Books
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Editorial Review:Published in cooperation with The International Quilt Study Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln"Doll quilts are little gems -- microcosms of quilt history."So writes author and quilt historian Merikay Waldvogel in Childhood Treasures: Doll Quilts By and For Children. This lovely book showcases 100 doll quilts, made from 1830 through the 1950s. All are selected from Mary Campbell Ghormley's collection, possibly the largest private collection of doll quilts in the world, numbering more than 300 doll quilts.All doll quilts tell a story that begs to be retold, says Waldvogel. She sets out to reveal these gems' hidden truths, looking for clues in each quilt's fabric, style, pattern, piecing, and stitching. This may be the first book to study doll quilts in this depth.This informative book is for anyone interested in antiques, miniatures, quilts and needlecrafts, dolls, and decorative arts. These doll quilts have an irresistible charm, captured graphically in the book's rich color photography.Each quilt in Childhood Treasures is documented with an informative caption. Other primary sources help put these quilts in their historical context, including:
Antique doll beds, on which many of the quilts are displayed Vintage photos of girls and their dollsOriginal quilt patterns from farm and home catalogs of the early 20th century
Textile company history Magazine excerpts of quiltmaking endeavors This book is a visual and historical treasure.
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Rating:  - Merikay Waldvogel, Childhood Treasures: Doll Quilts By and For Children
This delightful book leads the reader into the seldom-explored world of doll quilts. Better still, it helps us imagine the makers of the quilts, as well as the children for whom they were made, and who sometimes learned to make the quilts themselves, however awkwardly. Best of all, the knowledgeable collector and the author, with their historical expertise and their trained eyes, teach us that what speaks to us most clearly is the concept of the quilt, rather than the skill of its construction. ... Read More
Rating:  - Nice Collection of antique Quilts
This book showcases a collection of quilts made for and by children for doll beds. Some of them are quite old, whereas others are fairly recent. The photos are well done and the book's layout is easy to read.
I picked this one up on a whim, and while I enjoyed this book, I don't see it having much re-read value for me. I was hoping for some ideas for projects I would want to make in the future, and while it was interesting I wasn't inspired to duplicate any of the children's work.
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