Description: An introduction to the alphabet using various quilting patterns. This book also explores the history of quilting, as well as aspects of frontier and pioneer life. Color illustrations accompany the text.
Synopsis An introduction to the alphabet using various quilting patterns. This book also explores the history of quilting, as well as aspects of frontier and pioneer life. Color illustrations accompany the text.
Introduces the letters of the alphabet with names of early American patchwork quilt patterns and explains the origins of the designs by describing the activity or occupation they derive from.
Details
Publication Date:
1996-04-01
Illustrator:
Jeanette Winter
Size
Height:
10.5 in
Width:
8.3 in
Thickness:
0.2 in
Weight:
4.0 oz
Publisher's Note Why do quilts look like they do? What do their designs mean? Ann Whitford presents an alphabet of quilting patterns and their possible origins. Complemented by Jeanette Winter's bold and warm illustrations, this book is a creative look at a meaningful folk art tradition. Full color.
Industry Reviews "Attractive and informative." Booklist - Dean Willms (06/01/1991)
"...a charming history of quilts and the early American life that inspired them." New York Times Book Review - Patricia T. O'Connor (05/19/1991)