Patchwork: Iowa Quilts and Quilters

by Jacqueline Andre Schmeal

Frugal, thrifty, enduring, colourful, comforting, warm. These words capture both the spirit of Iowa quilters through the centuries and the fabrics they stitched together. In Patchwork, Jacqueline Schmeal celebrates the lives of Iowa quilters and the enduring beauty of historic Iowa quilts.

160 pages, Paperback

First published November 3, 2003

Reviews

[Frances Dowell · Rating 4 out of 5]

What I most enjoyed about this book was the abundance of stories about quilters. Over seventeen quilters are profiled (including one quilting circle), and each one is given her (or his!) own chapter and a fairly comprehensive quilting biography.

My only complaint is the quilters are not paired with pictures of their quilts; in fact, many of the quilts shown here aren't connected to the quilt stories. Nonetheless the quilts are beautiful and the book itself is quite attractive.

[Kathi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked the fact someone who used to live in Middletown was one of the quilters told about