
Once Upon a Quilt
A Scrapbook of Quilting Past and Present
Margret Aldrich(Editor)
Voyageur Press
Published on 1. March 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-0-7603-3307-5 (ISBN)
Description
A patchwork as rich with history as any well-worn quilt, this now-classic anthology collects the stories so many quilts tell--tales of making do and creating beauty out of scraps, stories of starting anew and passing down a legacy stitched with the lore of ages. Bringing together anecdotes, essays, and memoirs about quilts, quilting, and quilt history, the book has something for everyone who ever pieced a quilt together or admired a quilters handiwork.
Ranging from the amusing to the poignant to the enlightening, the selections include historical meditations from quilting authority Merikay Waldvogel and best-selling author Sandra Dallas; hilarious pieces on quilting obsessions from humorists Ami Simms and Lisa Boyer; and a charming essay about passing on quilting knowledge from Quilters Newsletter columnist Helen Kelley.
Illustrated with a glorious collection of quilting photographs and paintings, vintage advertising and pattern booklets, this book is the quintessential quilters companion.
Ranging from the amusing to the poignant to the enlightening, the selections include historical meditations from quilting authority Merikay Waldvogel and best-selling author Sandra Dallas; hilarious pieces on quilting obsessions from humorists Ami Simms and Lisa Boyer; and a charming essay about passing on quilting knowledge from Quilters Newsletter columnist Helen Kelley.
Illustrated with a glorious collection of quilting photographs and paintings, vintage advertising and pattern booklets, this book is the quintessential quilters companion.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
ISBN-13
978-0-7603-3307-5 (9780760333075)
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Person
Margret Aldrich of Minneapolis, Minnesota, is the editor of Once Upon a Quilt and This Old Quilt. Contributors include Sandra Dallas, author of The Persian Pickle Club and Tallgrass; Helen Kelley, regular columnist for Quilters Newsletter and author of Every Quilt Tells a Story; and humorist Ami Simms.