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Barn Quilts and the American Quilt Trail Movement
Suzi Parron
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Description for Barn Quilts and the American Quilt Trail Movement
Paperback. Tells the story of the American Quilt Trail, featuring the colorful patterns of quilt squares writ large on barns throughout North America. In this book, the author travels through twenty-nine states and two Canadian provinces to visit the people and places that have put this movement on America's tourist and folk art map. Num Pages: 240 pages, illus. BIC Classification: WFBQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 5182 x 18. Weight in Grams: 770.
The story of the American Quilt Trail, featuring the colorful patterns of quilt squares painted large on barns throughout North America, is the story of one of the fastest-growing grassroots public arts movements in the United States and Canada. In Barn Quilts and the American Quilt Trail Movement Suzi Parron takes us to twenty-five states as well as Canada to visit the people and places that have put this movement on America’s tourist and folk art map.
Through dozens of interviews with barn quilt artists, committee members, and barn owners, Parron documents a journey that began in 2001 with ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
Ohio, United States
ISBN
9780804011389
SKU
V9780804011389
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Suzi Parron
Suzi Parron is a quilter, a folk art collector, and an avid kayaker. A native of Florida, Suzi has no stationary home, traveling by RV with her husband, Glen, as she speaks to quilters and civic groups across the country. Donna Sue Groves launched the Ohio Quilt Barn Project in 2001. She was formerly the Southern Ohio field coordinator for ... Read more
Reviews for Barn Quilts and the American Quilt Trail Movement
“Barn quilts are America, Mom, and apple pie. If a long, long driving trip is not in your near future to view all these wonderful, creative, sometimes-eccentric works of art, pick up this book. It’s current events and living history, educational, fun, and—most of all—inspiring.”
Seminole Sampler
“Parron’s striking photographs and narrative of her journey on the Quilt ... Read more
Seminole Sampler
“Parron’s striking photographs and narrative of her journey on the Quilt ... Read more