Encyclopedia of Applique [Paperback]

Barbara Brackman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1993

Brackman has sorted appliqu designs into classes based on their general geometry and presents 1,795 patterns, both published and unpublished, from 1800 to 1950. Even unnamed designs are easy to find.

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: EPM Publications, Inc. (November 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0939009757
• ISBN-13: 978-0939009756
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,422,472 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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60 of 66 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Encyclopedia of Applique, November 9, 2000

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Judy Clements (Berwyn, AB Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Encyclopedia of Applique (Paperback)

I could hardly wait to receive the applique patterns - at last - patterns at my fingertips - needless to say, I was disappointed when I discovered that the book did not contain applique patterns but illustrations only. The pictures are not even illustrated properly so that they may be enlarged to use for patterns.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Encyclopedia of Applique -- Inspirational, December 14, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Encyclopedia of Applique (Paperback)

Filled with hundreds (thousands?) of sketches of applique patterns from antique and modern quilts, this book can be useful in either identifying the name of a certain pattern or in designing your own pattern for applique.

As a previous reviewer stated, it is not a book with ready-to-use applique patterns, but it was never intended to be. It is, however, a valuable resource for anyone who owns or appreciates applique quilts or any quilter willing to use the sketches for inspiration in designing their own pattern.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This is what it says it is!, September 25, 2005

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Antique Quilt Lover (Lancaster County, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Encyclopedia of Applique (Paperback)

This was never intended to be a book of patterns that you can use to make quilt blocks - read the title and it is exactly what it says it is - an illustrated INDEX. Antique applique patterns are difficult to categorize since they were often the creations of the quilt's maker - Barbara Brackman has undertaken a difficult task in trying to index them. This is an excellent REFERENCE BOOK (not a how-to!)that will be very useful to anyone who collects antique quilts or who likes to work with traditional quilt patterns. NOTE: OUT OF PRINT! Don't believe Amazon when they tell you they can get a book in 4-6 weeks - this usually means it is out of print.