Historical Penny Squares: Embroidery Patterns (Love to Quilt Series) [Paperback]

Willa Baranowski (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1996

For quilt historians, pattern collectors, and creative quilters, this book offers Penny Square quilts and embroidery patterns that tell stories or offer insight into the spirit of the quiltmaker. Create your own bit of history with the simple art of a Penny Square. AUTHORBIO: Willa is a native of Buffalo, NY and has a passion for quilting and teaching. She began teaching quilting for community education and quilt guilds. During the early 1990s, Willa was invited to teach at National Quilt conferenc in Columbus, IN, Bellegrave Plantation, VI, and Paducah, KY. Willa Bee Studio was formed in 1991 as a vehicle to share her collection of authentic 1900 Penny Square Patterns.

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About the Author

A native of Buffalo, New York, Willa Baranowski combines her experience as a teacher and her passion for quilting by teaching quilting across the United States. She shares her knowledge of Penny Squares and her collection of authentic 1900 Penny Square patterns. In 1991, she developed Willa Bee Studio, a line of circa 1915 Penny Square (redwork) embroidery patterns. The second book in the AQS Love to Quilt series, "Penny Squares" is Willa's first writing endeavor. She shows quilters how to create their own bit of history with the simple art of a Penny Square. For quilt historians, pattern collectors, and creative quilters, Willa tells stories and offers insight into the spirit of the quiltmakers' lives who developed the Penny Square designs. Her research concentrates on the pre-1915 Penny Square quilts where themes like flowers, animals, baskets, famous people, and nursery rhymes were all used in the same quilt.

Product Details

• Paperback: 56 pages
• Publisher: American Quilter's Society (April 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0891458794
• ISBN-13: 978-0891458791
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,179,519 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars dissapointing, April 18, 2011

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Kathryn Mae Broege (Colorado Springs, CO United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Historical Penny Squares: Embroidery Patterns (Love to Quilt Series) (Paperback)

This book was very dissapointing,the writings on the history of redwork are good but the designs offered are very basic and generic and there are very few color pictures or examples of redwork quilts,overall I was very dissapointed with this book and would advise others not to pay the high price that sellers are currently asking for it,there are much better books out there on redwork.

10 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Informative, February 29, 2000

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Phyllis M. Rudz (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Historical Penny Squares: Embroidery Patterns (Love to Quilt Series) (Paperback)

Since I helped in the process of the book, I feel it is a comprehensive study of the history of Penny Squares. Willa took copious notes from various people while touring quilt shows and passed the history of some squares in this book. This was the first book on Penny Squares when it was published, since then many more have been written.