In beautiful full color, this book illustrates how the classic red-and-green floral quilt came to be a fitting expression of the times. Explores the provenance and meaning behind each floral quilt depicted. Indexed.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Red and green quilts so popular,
This review is from: Quilted Gardens: Floral Quilts of the Nineteenth Century (Hobbies - needlework & quilting) (Paperback)
Ricky Clark's involvement in the Ohio Quilt Research Project focused her attention on the popularity of the red and green floral quilt during the forty years from the 1840s through the 1870s. She wanted to know why the quilts were so similar when there were no commercial patterns, and why this specific color scheme prevailed for so long. Having documented 179 Ohio-made classic floral quilts, she categorizes the appliqué blocks into seven geometric styles. She investigates the social, economic, and ethnic backgrounds of the women who made these quilts, and how the patterns spread. The result is a book that holds the interest of the general reader while being based in sound academic research. Beautifully illustrated with many color photos of quilts and with period photographs of the quilt makers.
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This review is from: Quilted Gardens: Floral Quilts of the Nineteenth Century (Hobbies - needlework & quilting) (Paperback)
This book offers a thorough, comprehensive study of floral quilts from 1840-1870. It is full of meaningful information and photo examples for all who love floral quilts and especially for quilt history buffs, researchers and appraisers.
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Sixteen-year-old Mary Ann Gonter was an accomplished seamstress by the time she made a Mexican Rose quilt to celebrate her wedding to George Henry Shutt in 1868 (see illustration 1). Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Floral Star, New York, Floral Vase, Oberlin College Library, The Ohio Historical Society, Floral Wreath, Wayne County, Civil War, Eliza Henry, Emily Fidler, New England, North Carolina, Licking County, New Jersey, Spreading the Word, Belmont County, Greek Revival, Mary Ann Gonter, Mary Ann Rininger, Ohio State Fair, Eliza Mincks, Green Township, Irene Hardy, Knox County, Lucinda Painter New!
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Sixteen-year-old Mary Ann Gonter was an accomplished seamstress by the time she made a Mexican Rose quilt to celebrate her wedding to George Henry Shutt in 1868 (see illustration 1). Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Floral Star, New York, Floral Vase, Oberlin College Library, The Ohio Historical Society, Floral Wreath, Wayne County, Civil War, Eliza Henry, Emily Fidler, New England, North Carolina, Licking County, New Jersey, Spreading the Word, Belmont County, Greek Revival, Mary Ann Gonter, Mary Ann Rininger, Ohio State Fair, Eliza Mincks, Green Township, Irene Hardy, Knox County, Lucinda Painter New!
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- Decorative Art: 2 by Ella Moody in Back Matter
- The Romance of the Patchwork Quilt by Carrie A. Hall on page 79
- South Carolina (America the Beautiful) by Deborah Kent in Back Matter
- Folk Art (Home Craft) by Simona Hill in Back Matter
- Washington County (GA) (Images of America) by Washington County Historical Society on page 87
- West Virginia Quilts: And Quiltmakers by Fawn Valentine on page 43, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Classic Four-Block Applique Quilts: A Back-To-Basics Approach by Gwen Marston in Back Matter
- Southern Quilts: Surviving Relics of the Civil War by Bets Ramsey in Back Matter
- Applique with Folded Cutwork by Anita Shackelford in Back Matter
- Quilts and Women of the Mormon Migrations by Mary Bywater Cross in Back Matter
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