Quilts & Women of the Mormon Migrations: Treasures in Transition [Hardcover]

Mary Bywater Cross (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1997

Between 1830 and 1877, Mormon men and women migrated to Utah in great numbers. During this period, many women stitched heirloom quilts as a symbol of their life's accomplishments. Indexed.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 251 pages
• Publisher: Rutledge Hill Pr (March 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558533990
• ISBN-13: 978-1558533998
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,157,983 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Book to Treasure, August 24, 2000

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This review is from: Quilts and Women of the Mormon Migrations (Paperback)

I was looking for a book to pass the time. I got lost for hours in this book and wished it was hundreds of pages more. The photos of the quiltmakers and the quilts are priceless. There is so much historical knowledge in this book, that I feel Mary Bywater Cross should be awarded an honorary doctorate degree in the history of quiltmaking and of the Morman Migration.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quilts & Women of the Mormon Migrations are magnificent!, December 31, 2000

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Rebecca Brown "rebeccasreads" (Clallam Bay, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Quilts & Women of the Mormon Migrations: Treasures in Transition (Hardcover)

This book is a remarkable history of the fabrics used & the styles chosen together with where the women were born, when they stitched the presented treasure, when & where they joined the Latter-Day Saints & when they made the migration westward.

Each quilt, no matter its condition, its purpose or the technical skill, leads to a compelling discovery of previously unknown women's lives. Witness the three lions in a circlet on which has been embroidered the British monarch's motto or the "Star Quilt" of Sage Richards Treharne Jones from Wales who came on her parents' mission, both of whom succumbed along the trail. Or Mary Mortensen Bjork's migration from Denmark & her lively "Crazy Patch Quilt"; or Christina Erika Forsgren Davis from Sweden & her plain & simple "Strip Quilt". Or Betsy Prudence Howard Bullock's "Peter and Paul Quilt" all the way from Bedfordshire, England. Or Matilda Robison King's "Washington Plume" applique on her way from Montgomery County, New York. Many women were members of the same Relief Society & so made several quilts with similar designs.

Mary Bywater Cross has done quilters, pioneers & women in general a profound service by her research, writing about & cataloging these fragile & beautiful works of art & comfort. There is something deeply connective about the fabrics & designs created by these intrepid & enduring women.

A must for anyone who loves quilting & history - do visit my site for my full review & eInterview with this quilt historian as well as other books on quilting.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A lovely and educational history of Pioneer Women and their craft., September 3, 2006

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Terry K. Holloway (Utah) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Quilts and Women of the Mormon Migrations (Paperback)

I thoroughly enjoyed learning about the Mormon Pioneer women and the way they created a "heaven on earth" in their early Utah homes through quiltmaking. I would encourage anyone who enjoys LDS Pioneer history to use this book as a great reference guide for inspiration in creating a warm home.