Crazy Quilting: Heirloom Quilts: Traditional Motifs and Decorative Stitches (Paperback)

~ (Author), Carter Houck (Editor)

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Product Description

Crazy quilts are back, and they are more popular than ever! Through examination of several vintage crazy quilts, the author reveals the love and care with which the makers imbued their handiwork, as expressed in embroidered initials, dates, illustrated scenes, souvenir ribbons, and other mementos.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson (November 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558536949
• ISBN-13: 978-1558536944
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #974,364 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I think it is a lovely book, December 8, 2006

By	Judy "historyofquilts" - See all my reviews

I enjoyed seeing the beautiful antique quilts and reading about the makers. There are some nice close up of them as well so you can enjoy examining the details of the embellishments. Also included is instruction on how to make your own Crazy Quilt the old fashioned way.

5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good how-to, June 18, 1999

By A Customer

Good photos & how-to. A detailed pattern for the crazy quilt in the movie "How to Make an American Quilt" is included. The text reads rather like a museum catalogue. There's also a fan quilt that was inherited by the author, but it isn't a crazy quilt so its inclusion here as a feature quilt is inappropriate. Like another reviewer I think Patty McCormick should have been acknowledged.

0 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars limited interest, May 30, 1999

By A Customer

it is unfortunate ms. dabbs did not list patty mccormick as the author of "pieces of an american quilt" when she listed the book as a reference source in the back of her book.