This early work is a fascinating read for sewing enthusiasts providing an in depth insight into the history of quilts and quiltmaking. Illustrated with over one hundred full page plates. Contents Include: Part I - Origin and History of Quilt-making with Photographic Reproduction of Patches - The Romance of Patchwork; Quilt Names; The Quilting Bee; The Quilt's Place in Art; The Quilt in the Twentieth Century; Historical Quilts from Recent Exhibitions; Gleanings from Old Scrapbooks; How to Make a Quilt; Reproductions of Quilt Patches; Part II - Quilts of Colonial Ancestry and of Modern Design - Quilts-Antique and Modern; Part III - The Art of Quilting and Quilting Designs - The Art of Quilting; and Quilting Designs

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