Perfect for a novice or a pro
Whether you are a novice or an accomplished, experienced quilter, this wonderful book will give you everything you need to know in order to make over two hundred quilts from the designs of quilts made by actual American pioneer women!
step-by-step instructions
cutting designs
materials suggestions
yardage estimates
You will be able to add a special value to the each quilt that you make, because you will be able to tell the story of the original quilt in American history, which Ruby provides.
Here is an excerpt from Mrs. McKim’s introduction, which eloquently explained her philosophy about quilting:
“…To salvage beauty and usefulness from coarse waste materials was the everyday accomplishment of our pioneer mothers who hooked rugs and pieced quilts and the story of their wanderings, their few original possessions, their accumulations, the friendships formed, their abiding faith and the home established, is the story of patchwork quilts.
“…Study the names of patterns and again you will know they were so christened by young ladies of imagination, sometimes devout, sometimes droll but always kindled by that divine spark of originality.
“…a hundred or so of them are contained in our pages, but we have found bits of interesting history about these and drafted patterns from which you can copy them. We have estimated the yardage, suggested ways of setting blocks together into tops and planned suitable quilting designs.
“…During years of experience there have been questions come to us concerning every phase of quilt making. We have tried to answer them all in this book, to tell you every practical, helpful angle in the game of quilt making.”.
A quilting book of timeless value
Mrs. McKim’s charming, well-illustrated book brings together historical research, a treasury of over one hundred authentic early American quilting designs, a wealth of practical methods, and a satisfying helping of nostalgia. You will not want your craft library to be without it!
Here is a comprehensive list of instructional topics – the “how to” of this valuable book:
- CHOOSE A PATTERN
QUILT MATERIALS
Favorites for Patchwork.
Interlining Material.
Lining and Thread. - CUTTING AND PIECING
- Cutting.
The Appliqué Process.
Piecing.
SETTING TOGETHER
Various
Methods.
Quilt Sizes.
BORDERS
QUILTING PATTERNS
Methods of
Stamping.
Suggested Perforated Quilting Patterns
QUILTING THE QUILT
Marking Out.
"Apartment Quilting."
Putting Into the Frames.
Quilting.
EMBROIDERY QUILTS
Bird Life
Flower Garden
ORIGINAL
QUILT DESIGNS
Butterfly Quilt
Dresden Flowers
Honeymoon
Cottage
Iris
Iris Appliqué
Nosegay
Pansy Appliqué
Patchwork Pansy
Rose
Trumpet Vine
Tulip - For more details :
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