Vintage Quilts Collecting, Dating, Preserving and Appraising [Hardcover]

Bobbie Aug (Author), Sharon Newman (Author), Gerald E. Roy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2002

This book idenitfies hundreds of quilt patterns and gives the rationale for the appraisal of each style, pattern, and era of the 650 quilts shown. Closeups of patterns and vintage fabric swatches of American quilts from the 1800s to the 1950s. 224 pages. AUTHORBIO: Bobbie Aug and Sharon Newman met in Paducah, Kentucky, at the 1989 American Quilter's Society Show. Both were in the first group tested and certified as quilt appraisers by AQS. Currently, both serve as members of the AQS Appraiser Certification Program Committee. REVIEW: Whether a collector, creator, or seller of quilts, you'll find this information about evaluating simple, pieced patterns to elaborate appliqued designs very educational. Written by three recognized experts, these members of the AQS Appraiser Certification Committee judge quilt shows, appraise quilts, teach classes, and write books. This book shows the wide variety of quilts made in America from the 1800s to the 1950s.

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About the Author

Bobbie Aug became involved with AQS in Paducah, Kentucky, at the 1989 American Quilter's Society Show. She was in the first group tested and certified as quilt appraisers by AQS. Bobbie serves as a member of the AQS Appraiser Certification Program Committee. She learned to sew on treadle sewing machines in Illinois. Bobbie Aug was inspired by the quiet, dignified beauty of nineteenth-century quilts and began making quilts 30 years ago. She became a quilt dealer, quilt collector, quilt shop owner, and quilt show consultant and producer, focusing on anything related to quilts and quiltmaking. Bobbie lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with her husband, Norm. Their family includes son Tony, daughter Carrie, Brittany spaniels Angel and Sandie, and a nasty cat named Phannie.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: American Quilter's Society (July 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1574322850
• ISBN-13: 978-1574322859
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 8.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,286,502 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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45 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing...., August 9, 2002

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Linda C. (Denver, CO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vintage Quilts Collecting, Dating, Preserving and Appraising (Hardcover)

First the pros: lots of quality photos, covering a wide variety of patterns and eras.
Cons: basically, this book needs to be titled just "Vintage Quilts". The "Collecting, Dating, and Preserving" material is limited to just 4 pages at the beg. of the book. The rest of the volume is a "Value Guide", with a short description under each quilt photo, a notation as to "excellent condition", "fair condition" etc, and a dollar value estimate. The problem here is that nowhere in the book do they state their definition of what they consider to be good, excellent, etc. There's no excuse for this--both Aug and Newman are listed as judges in the book bios--defining their terms should have been covered in the opening pages. Without that, it makes their appraisals pretty much useless to the reader. (The photos are not large enough to show the quilt's condition.)
The other thing I thought was odd is that they don't compare individual quilts. I.e. show us two twin-size Bowtie quilts and explain [what they're worth.] In other words, show us how to appraise and value individual quilts. Which IS the whole point of the book, according to the title anyway. (Dang it, now I'm annoyed all over again!)
Needless to say, I'm returning my copy.

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This could have been a good book - but it isn't., September 7, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Vintage Quilts Collecting, Dating, Preserving and Appraising (Hardcover)

Great photos - nice quilts. That is, unfortunately all I can say good about the book, and there are a lot of better buys out there with nice quilt photos. These self-appointed "experts" have added little to the body of available information on vintage quilts. If these three are appraising quilts then I wonder about the program that sponsors them due to the fact that book is full of inaccuracies. Discussion on how they arrived at the values (and many are questionable) is lacking which would be nice seeing that is their area of "expertise". It is almost like they pulled the numbers from a hat. The book does little to promote the credibility of the author's and certainly isn't the publisher's best effort, it's just a pretty price guide that unfortunately like all price guides was out of date the day it was released.

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointment, October 7, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Vintage Quilts Collecting, Dating, Preserving and Appraising (Hardcover)

I bought it with great expectations, I read it in dismay, I was disappointed with the lack of information. It's nothing more than a printed format for the author's collection of quilts, with no relationship to what's really "out there"....yikes, my educated guesses would make better reading! I had it a week, and then gave it away to someone who likes looking at pictures.