This wonderful treasury surveys nearly 300 years of quilt history, techniques, patterns, and styles. Originally stimulated by the desire for warmth and the need to economize, quilt-making evolved from an extremely practical enterprise into an elaborate and highly personal art form. From the simple, serviceable quilts of the early colonists to the work of twentieth-century quilters, this beautifully illustrated volume surveys virtually every type of quilt and pattern and details the techniques, tools, fabrics, and dyes. The abundant historical and practical information offers guidelines for establishing the age of antique quilts and provides careful instructions for cleaning and caring for heirloom quilts.
- ISBN10 0789208571
- ISBN13 9780789208576
- Publish Date 19 May 2005 (first published 1 October 1992)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 27 January 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 368
- Language English