America from the Heart: Quilters Remember September 11, 2002 [Paperback]

Karey Bresenhan (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2002

Along with the rest of the nation and the world, C&T Publishing was shocked and saddened by the terrorist attacks on the United States. We have looked for appropriate ways to commemorate the victims and contribute to relief efforts. Now we are proud to announce a very special project designed to do both. C&T Publishing, in association with Quilts, Inc., is pleased to announce the publication of America from the Heart, a full-colour catalogue of the quilt exhibit of the same name seen at last Fall's International Quilt Festival. America from the Heart was an incredible, spontaneous exhibit of quilts made by people all over the world in response to the tragedies of September 11. It was an unforgettable exhibit of art quilts, first quilts, and everything in between. These quilts are truly works from the heart - created in the six weeks following September 11 as an expression of the artist's immediate, agonized feelings about the attacks. These works of art are both moving and a true declaration of America's strength and patriotism. America from the Heart includes images of the quilts from the exhibit, along with statements from the quilters who created them. Karey Bresenhan, founder of Quilts, Inc. and organizer of International Quilt Festival, wrote the foreword. C&T Publishing is proud to donate All profits from sales of America from the Heart to the Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund to provide higher education for the surviving spouses and children of September 11 victims.

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About the Author

Karey Bresenhan is the founder of Quilts, Inc. and organizer of the International Quilt Festival.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: C&T Publishing (July 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571201459
• ISBN-13: 978-1571201454
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,112,713 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Quilted Tribute to the Sept. 11 Tragedy, June 21, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: America from the Heart: Quilters Remember September 11, 2002 (Paperback)

Not only is this book is a powerful tribute to September 11, it also contains a wide variety of both traditional quilts and innovative art quilts. All of the quilts were made in the five short weeks following tragedy so they could be displayed at the 2001 International Quilt Festival in Houston, Texas on October 31 to November 4, 2002. Many of these quilts are now a part of a traveling exhibit which will be at many quilt shows throughout the country. The book beautifully documents each of the quilts along with the thoughts and feelings of these quilt artists.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comfort in Sharing, June 19, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: America from the Heart: Quilters Remember September 11, 2002 (Paperback)

What could be more American than a quilt? Women and men have made quilts for several hundred years to keep their families warm and to fulfill their desire to create. This book offers a look at the work of quiltmakers who have expressed their feelings by creating original design quilts in the painful weeks after the tragedy of September 11, 2001. The multitude of feelings and thoughts span the range of human emotion in the face of an event that changed our lives forever. There is something immensely comforting in seeing the images and reading the words that helped each quiltmaker deal with their horror and sorrow. Most of the quilts were made in the USA, but caring people from other countries also sent their love and sympathy in quilted form.

The majority of the quilts were sold at on-line auction to benefit the Families of Freedom Scholarship fund and all of the profits from this book go to the same good cause. Some of the quilts are on a two-year tour so you might be able to see them in the fabric...

A book to be treasured for the beauty of the quilts, the feelings of the quiltmakers and the humanity we share.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Let those who quilt cast the first threads, May 25, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: America from the Heart: Quilters Remember September 11, 2002 (Paperback)

Could quilters of the world finish quilts within six weeks? That was Karey Patterson Bresenhan's challenge to Internet members of QuiltArt. As long as it wasn't upsetting, every single quilt sent in would be on display in Houston. There, almost 300 quilts ended up being part of the international exhibits of memorial quilts.

Bresenhan didn't stop there. She went on to write a beautiful book. This way those who couldn't get to Texas would still have a chance to see the quilts.

Quilts with angels would seem to be such natural crowd-pleasers. For me, they certainly were here: Flights of angels; Liberty weeps for her country; Mountain of sorrow; Pray for New York; September 11, 2001; and Transformation scene. Three others also had such an impact on me: Mourn with those who mourn, Too many, and Wish you were here.

AMERICA FROM THE HEART is user-friendly in the way it's organized. The book also is thoughtfully written and wonderfully illustrated. It's one of my favorite quilting books, along with JACOBEAN RHAPSODIES by Patricia B Campbell and Mimi Ayars.