Book: ANTIQUE QUILT MASTERPIECES by Shelly Zegart
If you know nothing about antique quilts, this would be the place to start. This wonderful book published by American Quilt Collections shows many beautiful quilts from private and public collections all over the United States.
To gain an appreciation of the history of quilts in the United States, all you have to do is leaf through this glossy paged book. Here you will find masterpiece quilts from all periods with beautiful full color plates showing the quilts in detail.
Along with each quilt is a history of the collection the quilt is in, when the quilt was acquired and history of the making of the quilt.
The best examples of Baltimore Algum quilts, Reconciliation quilt, Amish, Genealogical, Lone Star, Stained glass, Alabama Album, Basket, tumbling blocks, Broderie Perse, Nine patch, Harlequin, Carpenters Wheel, quilt with the largest number of pieces, Trapunto, red work, Rose of Sharon, Star of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Album, Hawaiian, Mariner's Compass, Crazy quilt, Reverse applique, hexagon, autograph, counterpane, lend and borrow, Log cabin, Friendship, and more are featured in this marvellous collection.
On the front cover is a beautiful Starburst quilt. 178 pages.
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