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American Folk Art Quilts
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 746.46041
EAN: 9781570764004
ISBN: 157076400X
Label: Trafalgar Square Books
Manufacturer: Trafalgar Square Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 144
Publication Date: September 01, 2007
Publisher: Trafalgar Square Books
Studio: Trafalgar Square Books
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Editorial Review:
Beautiful antique quilts and a workbook of patterns come together in this lavish photography book for quilters. The 25 featured quilts from the Wisconsin State Historical Society collection are displayed in period rooms at Old World Wisconsin, the Society's outdoor museum of German and Scandinavian farm houses. Patterns and block layouts are provided for replicating each of the original quilts, and after seeing each of them in a true historical context, home sewers will be inspired to create their own versions.
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Rating:  - American Folk Art Quilts
American Folk Art Quilts
Great book. Lots of excellent photos and interesting text. Technique section in rear of book. Good reference book.
Rating:  - The lavish result will prove appealing to any collection
Thirty examples of American folk art quilts are offered in a catalog which uses sample blocks for six categories of designs and styles, illustrating these with step-by-step techniques and pairing them with additional photos to show historical settings. The templates lend to pattern use, the descriptions provide plenty of background history, and the lavish result will prove appealing to any collection strong in quilting history or construction.
Rating: - Folk Art History
If you are interested in the history of Folk Art Quilting,you may want to read this book,American Folk Art Quilt by Maggi McCormick.From the early settlers through the 1900's,the book presents the various types of quilt patterns,how they were used and the fabric and color choices. The colorful illustrations are high quality,and large enough to really see the quilt's makeup.The end of the book had a workshop section that showed tools needed,various pattern constructions,such as Signature Fans,Trapunto ... Read More
Rating:  - Misleading title & deceptive marketing!
The title clearly states "Over 30 Designs to Create Your Own Classic Quilt" and the marketing blurb says "Patterns and block layouts are provided for replicating each of the original quilts, and after seeing each of them in a true historical context, home sewers will be inspired to create their own versions." This leads you to believe that this book not only shows the antique quilts but also gives you the patterns to recreate them . . . NOT SO! There are patterns for four blocks (not quilts!) and one trapunto ... Read More
Rating:  - moderately interesting
i pre-ordered this book because of the cover quilt, which is the best quilt in the book. with two or three exceptions, none of the rest of the quilts shown is particularly interesting or unusual compared to quilts in other books in my library. in some ways, though, and this may sound odd, the mediocre examples are interesting, by giving a context to the masterpiece quilts you can admire in other books.
there isn't a clear intent to this book--is it showcasing a particular collection, is it textile ... Read More
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