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The Romance of the Patchwork Quilt
Discusses the history of quiltmaking, describes quilting techniques, and shows traditional and modern designs
- GenresQuilting
304 pages, Paperback
First published December 12, 1988
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March 30, 2023
Interesting read from 1935 by Carrie Hall who was birn in 1874. Most of thquilts that she talks about are from the 1700 & 1800's & even spoke about how some quilts were in the thousands of pieces. Now remember these quilts are fot twin or full size piecs - not for queen or king sized beds.
As my book is from 1935 some of the plates aren't as clear as they might have 88 years ago, but even in black & white (no color pictures are in it) they are still pretty intrigging in their designs. There are no clear patterns there, but do have several names they were known as & even how many quilts some folks made & how many spools of thread some required in their making.
One was the work of a 16 year old with 8,000 pieces, 2 spools of thread & 2 weeks time after making her pattern after sketching it out from a bouquet she cut from her garden.
If you are interested in quilting, you might like to look at this book if you can find it.
As my book is from 1935 some of the plates aren't as clear as they might have 88 years ago, but even in black & white (no color pictures are in it) they are still pretty intrigging in their designs. There are no clear patterns there, but do have several names they were known as & even how many quilts some folks made & how many spools of thread some required in their making.
One was the work of a 16 year old with 8,000 pieces, 2 spools of thread & 2 weeks time after making her pattern after sketching it out from a bouquet she cut from her garden.
If you are interested in quilting, you might like to look at this book if you can find it.
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February 24, 2024
“[quilting] enables us to realize more perfectly the joy of living. It is the desire of everyone to possess and to create beautiful things. It is born in every child, just as his de-
sire for food, so that unconsciously he reaches out for the thing which pleases through the eye and which satisfies his natural craving for beauty. This divine instinct should be encouraged and properly directed, for it depicts part of man's emotional nature, and enters into the business of life wherein we are all most interested. Beautiful things appeal to the emotions and create a sort of mental state of quiet and spiritual goodness. Why, then, should we live without this understanding, when it is so essential to humanity and re-reals to such a marked degree the extent of culture and refinement of the home?”
incredible.
sire for food, so that unconsciously he reaches out for the thing which pleases through the eye and which satisfies his natural craving for beauty. This divine instinct should be encouraged and properly directed, for it depicts part of man's emotional nature, and enters into the business of life wherein we are all most interested. Beautiful things appeal to the emotions and create a sort of mental state of quiet and spiritual goodness. Why, then, should we live without this understanding, when it is so essential to humanity and re-reals to such a marked degree the extent of culture and refinement of the home?”
incredible.
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February 14, 2008746.46
September 1, 2016
Not sure how accurate some of the historical information, but still a charming little book. Wish the many photos of the multiple quilt block examples were not so crappy!
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