CraftWinter2024

Quilting: History | 25 Quilting with Doilies: Inspiration, Techniques, & Projects. Barbara Polston. Beautiful vintage doilies are given new life in 10 patterns and 137 color images. Techniques are demonstrated, includ- ing appliqué, machine-embroidered ribbon border trim, no math fabric changing binding, adding em- bellishments and words, and tips for working with silk, denim, and upholstery fabric • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 137 color images, 10 patterns • 80 pp. • 978-0-7643-4699-6•PB•$16.99 / £15.99 / 23.99CAD Quilts of Chestnut Ridge: Autumn at the Courthouse. Debbie Pierce. Learn how to combine two traditional patterns—Autumn Leaf and Court- house Steps—with non-traditional methods. Self- taught quilter Debbie Pierce offers her own twist on the art form with step-by-step instructions, in- sider secrets, and shortcuts for simplifying the construction of her popular quilt pattern, Autumn at the Courthouse • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 190+ photos & diagrams • 96 pp. • 978-0-7643-3699- 7 • PB • $19.99 / £18.99 / 28.99 CAD Quilts of Valor: A 50-State Salute. Quilts of Valor Foundation, Contributing Authors: Ann Parsons Holte, Renelda Peldunas-Harter, Ann Rehbein, Sue Reich, Foreword by Marianne Fons. Including more than 200 photos and fascinating stories of how quilts can honor and even heal, this story shares the Quilts of Valor organization’s commitment to “cov- er military touched by war” with quilts. A Quilt of Valor is showcased from every state, and 16 quilt patterns encourage you to create one. • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 246 color images & diagrams • 168 pp. • 978-0-7643-5630-8 • PB • $24.99 / £22.99 / 35.99 CAD Scrap Happy Quilts from Georgia Bonesteel: A How-To Memoir with 25 Quilts to Make. Georgia Bonesteel. Blending art and ease, here are new, updated methods for making 25 classic quilt patterns using only your fabrics on hand. Known for her one-of-a-kind teaching style, quilting legend Bonesteel also shares some of the lessons she’s learned through the decades and offers homespun wisdom for all levels of quilters • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 213 color images & diagrams • 224 pp. • 978-0-7643-5632-2 • PB • $29.99 / £27.99 / 42.99 CAD Civil War Quilts, 2E. PamWeeks & Don Beld. The stories of fourteen extraordinary Civil War quilts and the women who made them will bring you face to face with the drama of war and its effect on thousands of lives. This second edition also features a lively discussion of the Jane Stickle quilt, one of the most famous quilts made during the Civil War. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 172 color & 59 b/w photo • 192 pp. • 978-0-7643-5888-3 • HC • $39.99 / £36.99 / 56.99 CAD Colorado Quilting: FromMountains to Plains. Mary Ann Schmidt & the Colorado Quilting Council. Explore important historical quilting moments, tra- ditional and modern quilting themes, and the be- ginnings of the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum and the Quilter’s Newsletter magazine. Different council members researched, photographed, and recorded the most significant events, memories, quilters, and quilts. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 160 b/w & color photos • 128 pp. • 978-0-7643-4596-8 • HC • $34.99 / £31.99 / 48.99 CAD Deeds Not Words: Celebrating 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage. Sandra Sider & Pamela Weeks. This creative honoring of the 19th Amendment’s centennial, will intrigue and absorb everyone interested in equal rights for all. African-American artists and subjects have a special place in thebook, sincealthough the19th Amendment made a huge stride forward for women’s rights, in many voting situations that right extended towhitewomen only. • 10" x 10" (254 x 254mm) • 71 color images • 96 pp. • 978-0-7643-5917-0 • HC • $19.99 / £18.99 / 28.99 CAD Eagle Motifs in America: Decade Art Quilt Series 1770 to the Present. Susan E. Wildemuth. Combining quilt art and history, and illustrated with 117 color photos, this book tells the story of the American bald eagle, symbol of the US, through 28 quilted wall hangings. These hangings capture the spirit and times of each decade, from the Revolu- tionary War to the first decade of the twenty-first century. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 117 color photos • 80 pp. • 978-0-7643-4527-2 • PB • $19.99 / £18.99 / 28.99 CAD HERstory Quilts: A Celebration of Strong Women. Susanne Miller Jones. This rich collection of 108 mixed media fiber art pieces celebrates strong women who cracked glass ceilings, made important discoveries, or shook the world by breaking into fields dominated by men • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) •114 color images •240 pp. •978-0-7643-5460- 1 • HC • $34.99 / £31.99 / 48.99 CAD Trip Around the World: A Country Quilt Block Travelogue. Holly Anderson and Anita Zaleski Weinraub. More than 200 color photos display the 12" quilt blocks of more than 150 quiltmakers. Each block represents a nation and an original design researched by the artists involved to articulate some aspect of their chosen countries. Includes artists’ statements • 8 1/8" x 9 1/8" (206 x 231 mm) • 207 color photos • 216 pp. • 978-0-7643-4000-0 • PB • $24.99 / £22.99 / 35.99 CAD American Heroes Quilts, Past & Present. Don Beld. With more than 400 color and black-and-white images, American Heroes Quilts, Past & Present is the first in-depth compilation of quilt patterns named for or associated with famous Americans. The book explores 55 American heroes that quilters have honored through the centuries with patterns named for them • 81/2"x11" (215x279mm) •307 color and 93b/w•176pp. •978-0-7643-5045-0•HC•$34.99 / £31.99 / 48.99 CAD QUILTING: HISTORY Amish Quilts and the Welsh Connection. Dor- othy Osler. More than 90 images show colorful combinations and a design repertoire of quilts that provide a possible cross-cultural link between the Amish and the Welsh. Learn about the history of Amish quilt making and Welsh immigration and the threads that tie these two groups of settlers togeth- er. • 81/2"x11" (215x279mm) •63color and31black &white images •144pp. •978-0-7643-3916-5•HC• $34.99 / £31.99 / 48.99 CAD Amish Quilts of Lancaster County. Patricia T. Herr. Enjoy the bold design and glowing colors of Amish quilts, specifically the 82 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Amish quilts formerly known as the Esprit collection. This volume gives new insight into their beauty, using more than 350 detailed color photographs and discussions of Amish culture, quilt- ing patterns, materials, and construction. • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 351 color photos • 176 pp. • 978-0-7643-2017-0•PB•$29.95 / £27.99 / 42.95CAD The History of the Patchwork Quilt. Schnuppe von Gwinner. The origins of patchwork in clothing and quilts are explored from multi-national examples over the past 500 years. Photos showcase beautiful appliqué and Amish quilts, crazy quilts, bridal and friendship quilts, and more. Examples represent historical and contemporary prize winning designs • 7 3/4" x 10 1/2" (196 x 266 mm) • 115 photos • 196 pp. • 978-0-88740-136-7 • PB • $16.99 / £15.99 / 23.99 CAD Inspired by Elvis: Art Quilts Celebrating the King. Donna Marcinkowski DeSoto, Foreword by Charles L. Hughes. These 95 original quilts celebrate the songs, movies, and varied aspects of the life of Elvis Presley. Full color photographs of each quilt are accompanied by Elvis facts and tidbits, along with short artist narratives describing Elvis memories and discussions of the quilts • 7" x 10" (177 x 254 mm) • 116 color photos • 176 pp. • 978-0-7643-5524-0 • HC • $29.99 / £27.99 / 42.99 CAD Japanese Contemporary Quilts and Quilters: The Story of an American Import. Teresa Duryea Wong. Discover how quilting came to be a favorite pastime for an estimated 3 million quilters in Japan today. Meet prominent award winning quilters. Learn their inside stories by viewing more than 200 pho- tographs showing contemporary quilts, the studios where the artists work, and the antique American quilts that once inspired them • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 216 color images • 144 pp. • 978-0-7643- 4874-7 • HC • $34.99 / £31.99 / 48.99 CAD Magic & Memories: 45 Years of Internation- al Quilt Festival. Teresa Duryea Wong. Memories of 45 years of International Quilt Festival and the story of the two women—Karey Patterson Bresen- han and Nancy O’Bryant Puentes—who created this event and helped build the entire quilt industry • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 185 color and b/w im- ages • 128 pp. • 978-0-7643-5741-1 • HC • $29.99 / £27.99 / 42.99 CAD Making the Lancaster Diamond Sampler: A 19th Century Quilt Design by Fanny’s Friend. Ann Parsons Holte. Learn or re-learn skills needed for making your own unique quilt. More than 500 instructional images and diagrams of quilts, blocks, and needlework, the basics of fabric selection, grain, placement, and seaming are demonstrated, from simple piecing to the elements of patchwork, com- plex miniatures, and appliqué • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 348 images, 175 templates • 224 pp. • 978-0-7643-4549-4 • HC • $39.99 / £36.99 / 56.99 CAD Pennsylvania Patchwork Pillowcases & Oth- er Small Treasures: 1820-1920. Ann R. Hermes. Gathered from private collectors and museums, a study of Pennsylvania pillowcases made from about 1820 to 1920, predominantly in the area of South- eastern Pennsylvania. More than 250 color photos showcase a huge assortment of nineteenth century printed fabrics, as well as intricate pieced and ap- pliqué quilt designs. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 284 color images • 128 pp. • 978-0-7643-4610-1 •HC • $29.99 / £27.99 / 42.99 CAD A People and Their Quilts. John Rice Irwin. In- terviews with hundreds of old-time quilters, some over one hundred years old, present a fresh oral history of the subject. Emphasis is placed on quilts and quilters in the Southern Appalachian region, but quilts from throughout America are included. • 9" x 12" (228 x 304 mm) • 239 photos & color plates • 216 pp. •978-0-88740-024-7•PB•$19.99 / £18.99 / 28.99 CAD FIBER & TEXTILES | The Quilting Power Grid: A Design Skillbook for Beginning Modern Quilters, with 50 Example Projects. Sandra Sider. The perfect spiral-bound re- source for designing template-free geometric modern quilts. • 7" x 9" (177 x 228mm) • 60 color images • 120 pp. • 978-0-7643-6550-8 • hard laminate case wire o • $19.99 US / £18.99 / 28.99 CAD