Author: Patricia Cox Crews Publisher: U of Nebraska Press ISBN: 9780803263468 Category : Crafts & Hobbies Languages : en Pages : 260
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Features over one hundred quilts created from Nebraska's territorial period to the 1980s, with descriptions of the patterns, materials, and techniques and biographical sketches of the quiltmakers
Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Quilts Languages : en Pages : 27
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Contains questionnaires relating to quilts created between 1870 and 1920 and quiltmakers along with photographs or slides taken of selected quilts during research activity completed between 1987-1989. The findings of the project were published in Nebraska quilts and quiltmakers.
Author: Patricia Cox Crews Publisher: U of Nebraska Press ISBN: 9780803215139 Category : Crafts & Hobbies Languages : en Pages : 170
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Features nineteenth-century floral applique quilts, a description of each quilt's historical and botanical influences, and an explanation of women's interest in botany and flower garden designs as reflected in their quilts.
Author: Sara Trail Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc ISBN: 1644031396 Category : Crafts & Hobbies Languages : en Pages : 183
Book Description
Remembering those we've lost and empowering those of the future Stitching Stolen Lives is an in-depth look at the mission and work of the Social Justice Sewing Academy Remembrance Project. Together, we remember the lives lost due to social injustices, with an in-depth sharing of their story. The SJSA compiled extraordinary portrait art quilts that memorialize the individuals and say their names, over and over. SJSA also works with young adults and teens to help find their voice through the art of fabric and quilting, shown through student gallery photography. By working with SJSA, students learn how to cut fabric and make quilt blocks, and along the way, find the strength to express the systemic problems that plague their everyday life through their artwork. This book shares stories and insight into the lives lost and the long-overlooked, heartrending truths shared by teens and young adults. Personal stories of individuals and their families whose lives have been cut short due to social injustices Includes thought-provoking art quilt blocks representing those whose lives were stolen Young adults and teens find their voices through fabric and transform those messages into quilts Featuring forewords by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr
Author: The Quilters Hall of Fame Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN) ISBN: 0760347050 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 211
Book Description
Masterpiece quilts and Master quilters--both are honored in The Quilters Hall of Fame. The book profiles more than forty of the quilting world's most influential people--from early twentieth-century quilt designer Ruby McKim to quilt curator Jonathan Holstein to contemporary art quilter Nancy Crow. Lavishly illustrated with one hundred glorious color photographs of their quilts, plus historical photographs, ads, and pattern booklets, The Quilters Hall of Fame is essential for every quilter's bookshelf.
Author: Berene Campbell Publisher: ISBN: 9781940655482 Category : Languages : en Pages : 128
Book Description
Learn how to create stunning paper collage from on hand materials and accurately transpose those designs into a fabulous quilt Quilter Sarah Hibbert finds inspiration in the every day objects around her. Her unique approach includes using readily available, recyclable materials for paper collage, then she takes this design as the springboard for her quilts. Quilt Paper Scissors! is the first craft book of its kind, combining the disciplines of paper collage and quilting. Rather than using a collage of fabric pieces, Hibbert incorporates found objects, such as card stock, pages from magazines, and even canned food labels, into her quilts. The result is stunning, and in the book, she teaches you how to do this at home. Inside, you'll find 18 projects for both collage and quilting; the book even includes the paper materials needed to complete one of the projects. Hibbert's work is incredibly artistic, and soon, you'll be able to execute one-of-a-kind designs at home.
Author: Patricia Cox Crews
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Author: Patricia Cox Crews
Author: Sara Trail
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Author: Carole Marsh
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Author: Berene Campbell