In this unique and beautiful book from quilt extraordinaire Carolyn Forster, explore and celebrate the incredible designs created by America's quiltmakers during the 1930s by making 10 quilts of your own, all inspired by the period's techniques, motifs and colourways. Nearly one hundred years on, their ingenuity still contains inspiration for quilters around the world.
This is a one-of-kind book that gives you the opportunity to unearth and recreate the incredible workmanship of America's quilters who, in spite of economic and political instability, created stunning quilts that are brimming with colour, ingenuity and creativity.
Table of Contents
Foreword
Hello and Welcome
A Small History of 1930s Quilts
The Quilts
Historical Technique No.1: Using Solids
Ric-Rac Baskets Quilt
Historical Technique No.2: Fine Hand Quilting
Scrap Basket Quilt
Historical Technique No.3: Complex Piecing
Grandmother’s Prize Quilt
Historical Technique No.4: Using White Fabric
Endless Chain Quilt
Historical Technique No.5: Friendship and Community
Friendship Garden Quilt
Historical Technique No.6: Embroidering Quilts
Embroidered Linen Squares Quilt
Historical Technique No.7: Black Accents
Split Nine-Patch Quilt
Historical Technique No.8: Using Feedsacks
Five-Patch Star Quilt
Historical Technique No.9: Using Scraps
Scrap Doll Quilt
Historical Technique No.10: Redwork Embroidery
Redwork Cot Quilt
Patchwork and Quilting Basics
Templates
Glossary
Index
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