Love of Quilts: A Treasury of Classic Quilting Stories [Paperback]

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Book Description

Publication Date: March 11, 2004

There are more than 20 million quilters in the United States, and 78 percent of dedicated quilters read for pleasure. To reach this vast group, we've expanded our line of quilting books by bringing back "A Patchwork of Pieces, previously published in 1993. "Love of Quilts features twenty-eight entertaining short stories about quilts and quilters collected from the pages of classic magazines such as "Godey's Lady's Book, Harper's Bazaar, and "Good Housekeeping, introducing readers to the captivating worlds of quilters in other times and places. From courtings that nearly go astray to husbands and wives brought together by quilts to quilters obsessed with securing scraps, "Love of Quilts has something for every quilter. Fascinating fiction, these stories also provide important social history. This book also includes a bibliography of quilt fiction and a time line that lists American quilt fiction, plays, poems, and patterns published from 1845 to 1940.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...this collection of short stories is sure to inform and entertain you" - Patchwork & Quilting, January 2005.

About the Author

Cuesta Ray Benberry is a respected quilt historian and the author of "Always There: The African-American Presence in American Quilts"; she was inducted into the Quilters’ Hall of Fame in 1983. Carol Pinney Crabb is a quilt lecturer and historian.

Product Details

• Paperback: 360 pages
• Publisher: Voyageur Press (March 11, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0896580822
• ISBN-13: 978-0896580824
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,254,071 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Love of Quilts: A Treasury of Classic Quilting Stories (Paperback)

I love to read books that give you a historical point of view regarding cloth and quilting. But this book is written in such a way that makes understading the stories difficult. The stories are written in prior time periods, which makes understanding the dialect difficult. I did not enjoy the stories because I could not understand nor follow the stories.