Standard Book of Quilt-Making and Collecting by M. Ickis (1949, Hardcover)

This valuable 1949 volume is a complete and practical quilting handbook and describes all you need to know: Applique, Patchwork, Cutting, Sewing, Lining, and Finishing. Full-size patterns and designs for over 100 lovely American Regional and Modern quilts, a history of quilts and a guide to collecting!

B&W illustrations throughout this complete, easy-to-follow guide that will show you how to make beautiful quilts.

One of the best available book on reproducing a wide range of vintage designs with full information, full-size patterns for making traditional quilts, tons of other basic patterns for making your own designs, and over 480 helpful illustrations.

What I liked: I enjoy recreating vintage quilts. In this book I found a clear photograph of numerous vintage quilts, followed by full sized patterns. Perfect! No running to the copier and trying to re-create your own pattern. If you like to make vintage quilts also, you will find one you HAVE to make in this book :0)

What I would have liked to see: Color photographs. It is really unnecessary. Since the designs are so simple and the colors of early quilts were often standard and very easy to imagine.

Complete instructions for the following well-known quilt designs: Basket, Tree of Life and other Tree patterns, Flowers in a pot, Traditional geometric, Tulip, Friendship (including the Oak Leaf Wreath, Wreath of Grapes, Wreath of Roses, and the Foliage Wreath), Triple sunflower, Square and cross, Wild rose wreath, Saw Tooth, Cock's Comb, Drunkard's Path, Goose Tracks, Double Irish chain, Pineapple, Log cabin, Cornucopia, North Carolina lily, Sun burst, Pennsylvania Dutch crib quilt, Tulip crib quilt, Pennsylvania Dutch design, Oak Leaf, Tulip designs. Prairie flower, Lobster, Bridal wreath, Rose of Sharon, Melon Patch, Hearts and flowers, Mosaic, Whig rose, Birds in air, Bud and rose wreath, Hawaiian grape vine, Mexican cross, flying geese, Moon over the mountain, Storm at sea and Peony.

CONTENTS
Chapter I: Planning Your Quilt
Chapter II: How to Make your Quilt
Chapter 3: The Quilt's Design and Its Parts
Chapter 4: Patterns and How to Use Them
Chapter 5: Borders.
Chapter 6: Quilting.
Chapter 7: Tufting.
Chapter 8: Other Uses for quilting.
Chapter 9: Unusual quilts.
Chapter 10: Collecting quilts as a hobby.
Chapter 11: Famous American quilts and how to draft their patterns.
Chapter 12: The story of quilt making.