[PDF] Massachusetts Quilts eBook

Author : Lynne Z. Bassett
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 28,95 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781584657453

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The definitive treasury of Massachusetts's historic quilts, and a tribute to the creative spirit of their makers

Author : Laureen LaBar
Publisher : Down East Books
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 43,16 MB
Release : 2021-05-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1608937313

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Quilting has a rich history in Maine and America and its popularity has surged in recent years as people return to traditional handcrafts. The history of quilting in Maine is a story of community and Maine State Museum curator Laurie LaBar coaxes stories out of objects and uses those stories to enlighten, entertain, and bring new voices to Maine history. The first book of its kind, Maine Quilts 250 Years ofComfort and Community is the accompanying volume to a major two-year exhibit at the Maine State Museum. Stories abound, and lesser known aspects of the state’s history are brought to light, but the star attractions are the quilts themselves. Ranging from surviving Colonial era quilts to present day creations, more than 150 are presented in full color.

Author : Pamela Parmal
Publisher : MFA Publications
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 34,15 MB
Release : 2021-04-27
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780878468768

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A mother stitches a few lines of prayer into a bedcover for her son serving in the Union army during the Civil War. A formerly enslaved African American woman creates a quilt populated by Biblical figures alongside celestial events. A Diné women weaves a blanket for a U.S. Army soldier stationed in the Southwest. A quilted Lady Liberty, George Washington, and Abraham Lincoln mark the resignation of Richard Nixon. These are just a few of the diverse and sometimes hidden stories of the American experience told by quilts and bedcovers from the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Spanning more than four hundred years, the fifty-six works of textile art in this book express the personal narratives of their makers and owners and connect to broader stories of global trade, immigration, industry, marginalization, and territorial and cultural expansion. Made by Americans of European, African, Native, and Hispanic heritage, these engaging works of art range from family heirlooms to acts of political protest, each with its own story to tell.

Author : Eleanor Burns
Publisher : Quilt in a Day.
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 33,50 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Machine quilting
ISBN : 9781891776090

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The quilt is constructed in the "strip pieced" technique. Select two different color families. From each color family, choose four fabrics in values ranging from very dark to very light. The values should move graceful from one fabric to the next. Each detail of cutting and construction of the quilt is given in step by step directions with pressing techniques taught so that every seam fits together perfectly.