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Georgia Quilts: Piecing Together a History (Wormsloe Foundation Publication)
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Description for Georgia Quilts: Piecing Together a History (Wormsloe Foundation Publication)
Paperback. Showcases the diversity of quilting materials, methods, and patterns used in the state since the nineteenth century. This book also reveals how quilts serve as conduits of history and culture. It contains chapters that follow various threads of the craft, including Civil War - era quilts, the cotton economy, quilting groups, and more. Editor(s): Weinraub, Anita Zaleski. Series: Wormsloe Foundation Publication. Num Pages: 304 pages, 200 colour and 65 b&w photos, 4 maps, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; WFBQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 260 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1474.
This abundantly illustrated volume arises out of the painstaking work of the Georgia Quilt Project, the most authoritative survey of quilts and quiltmakers ever undertaken in the state. ""Georgia Quilts"" showcases the diversity of quilting materials, methods, and patterns used in the state from the nineteenth century to the present and reveals how quilts serve as conduits of history and culture. From plain bed coverings of fabric scraps to exquisitely wrought pieces made for the ""best bed,"" each of the 120 examples featured in the book tells its own story of abundance or want, peace or war, tradition or novelty. ... Read more
This abundantly illustrated volume arises out of the painstaking work of the Georgia Quilt Project, the most authoritative survey of quilts and quiltmakers ever undertaken in the state. ""Georgia Quilts"" showcases the diversity of quilting materials, methods, and patterns used in the state from the nineteenth century to the present and reveals how quilts serve as conduits of history and culture. From plain bed coverings of fabric scraps to exquisitely wrought pieces made for the ""best bed,"" each of the 120 examples featured in the book tells its own story of abundance or want, peace or war, tradition or novelty. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
Series
Wormsloe Foundation Publication Series
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Georgia, United States
ISBN
9780820328508
SKU
V9780820328508
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Ref
99-99
About
Anita Zaleski Weinraub is the chairwoman of the Georgia Quilt Project and a contributor to The Olympic Games Quilts volume. She has curated four quilt exhibitions at the Atlanta History Center.
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