The Quilt
A History and Celebration of an American Art Form
Published on 3. April 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
348 pages
978-0-7603-3785-1 (ISBN)
Description
Here is the largest, most comprehensive history of American quilts ever published! The Quilt explores the evolution of quilting in America, showing in vivid colors and patterns how African American, Amish, Hawaiian, Hmong, and Native American quilts celebrate cultural identity, and how quilts connect us to one another through quilting bees and other community groups. Noted quilt historian Elise Schebler Roberts also goes beyond the historical nature of quilts to cover current efforts at quilt preservation, collecting and appraising, and state documentation projects. Her book features an encyclopedia of favorite quilt styles and is gloriously illustrated with more than 200 full-color photographs of classic collectible quilts.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
221 color & 31 b-w photos
Dimensions
Height: 262 mm
Width: 229 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
1370 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7603-3785-1 (9780760337851)
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Elise Schebler Roberts is a quilt historian and writer who has been quilting for nearly twenty years. She is on the roster of Minnesota Folk Artists and the Minnesota Quilter's Guild, and she also works to preserve historic quilts as a member of the Minnesota Quilt Project. Previously the Curator of Education at the State Historical Society of Iowa, she is now working toward her doctorate in art and history while teaching art history and humanities at Minnesota School of Business. Elise has written numerous articles and is a contributing author to Minnesota Quilts: Creating Connections with Our Past, and Around the Quilt Frame.
Helen Kelley is America's most popular quilting columnist and has written for Quilter's Newsletter for over twenty years. She is a master quilter and has taught and lectured across the country. Helen's "Renaissance Quilt" was chosen as one of the 100 Best Quilts of the Twentieth Century. She is the author of Every Quilt Tells a Story and Helen Kelley's Joy of Quilting and is the 2008 inductee into the prestigious Quilter's Hall of Fame.
Jennifer Chiaverini is the author of the Elm Creek Quilts Novels Series.
Elise Schebler Roberts is a quilt historian and writer who has been quilting for nearly twenty years. She is on the roster of Minnesota Folk Artists and the Minnesota Quilter's Guild, and she also works to preserve historic quilts as a member of the Minnesota Quilt Project. Previously the Curator of Education at the State Historical Society of Iowa, she is now working toward her doctorate in art and history while teaching art history and humanities at Minnesota School of Business. Elise has written numerous articles and is a contributing author to Minnesota Quilts: Creating Connections with Our Past, and Around the Quilt Frame, both published by Voyageur Press. She lives in the Twin Cities.Jennifer Chiaverini is the author of the Elm Creek Quilts Novels Series.
Helen Kelley is America's most popular quilting columnist and has written for Quilter's Newsletter for over twenty years. She is a master quilter and has taught and lectured across the country. Helen's "Renaissance Quilt" was chosen as one of the 100 Best Quilts of the Twentieth Century. She is the author of Every Quilt Tells a Story and Helen Kelley's Joy of Quilting and is the 2008 inductee into the prestigious Quilter's Hall of Fame.
Jennifer Chiaverini is the author of the Elm Creek Quilts Novels Series.
Elise Schebler Roberts is a quilt historian and writer who has been quilting for nearly twenty years. She is on the roster of Minnesota Folk Artists and the Minnesota Quilter's Guild, and she also works to preserve historic quilts as a member of the Minnesota Quilt Project. Previously the Curator of Education at the State Historical Society of Iowa, she is now working toward her doctorate in art and history while teaching art history and humanities at Minnesota School of Business. Elise has written numerous articles and is a contributing author to Minnesota Quilts: Creating Connections with Our Past, and Around the Quilt Frame, both published by Voyageur Press. She lives in the Twin Cities.Jennifer Chiaverini is the author of the Elm Creek Quilts Novels Series.