America's Printed Fabrics 1770-1890: 8 Reproduction Quilt Projects: Historic Notes and Photographs; Dating Your Quilts [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

~ (Author) "Quilts grow out of available fabric..." (more)
Key Phrases: America's Printed Fabrics, Civil War, New York (more...)

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Product Description

The fabrics and quilts of the 19th century are thoroughly detailed in this quilting guide filled with projects that will delight quilters of all levels. Included are eight projects that were inspired by antique quilts but made with today's reproduction fabrics. Quilt historian Barbara Brackman guides crafters through more than a century of American fabrics, and shares wonderful old photos, diary entries, and letters from America's past.

Barbara Brackman has been named to the Quilters' Hall of Fame. She lives in Lawrence, KS.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: C&T Publishing; illustrated edition edition (August 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571202552
• ISBN-13: 978-1571202550
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #521,900 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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43 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Higly recommend this book for fabric or quilt collectors, September 13, 2004

By	Kimberly Wulfert (Ojai, California) - See all my reviews

Barbara describes her book as soft on fabric science and high on the how-to of making choices, choosing fabrics and quilt styles appropriate to a time period. The antique and reproduction swatches are large and clear. Barbara brings her considered opinions, research, and years of experience to each subject she discusses.

This book is probably a better choice than her classic "Clues in the Calico" (and it's updated some of the information too) for the individual just starting to learn about textile history because it is less dense in terms of text and details, but it is by no means shallow for those entrenched in textile history.

Throughout the book, there are what I call, Barbara's signature vignettes. These are those wonderful still life pictures of colorful combinations of antique fabrics, daguerreotypes, ephemera, sewing tools, bonnets and clothing and everyday household décor found in 19th century homes. In fact, she has included many photographs depicting dresses and textiles. Brief personal quotes from old diaries, letters, and other historical writings are scattered throughout the book, as are reproduction quilts made by outside contributors to the book. I really appreciate her putting dates, specific when possible, a narrow range when not, with the photos, quotes, quilts and fabrics.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book, March 24, 2005

By	J. Downing - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I really like the layout on this book - full color pages of historical fabric swatches on the left pages, and comparison reproduction print swatches on the right. Wonderful book for anyone wishing to glean a good understanding of what historical prints look like and how they evolved.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars brackman/america's printed fabric 1770-1890, September 16, 2005

By	Angelika Purvis (copperas cove, tx usa) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

what a wonderful resource book for anyone who is interested in fabric/fiber arts.
i'm a quilter who likes to create quilts with a flair from yesterday. this book not only helps me to be closed in my interpretation of that time, it does guide me through the decision which colors have been more used than others. the contents/pictures are very clear and the instructions to recreate some of the quilts are outstanding. i would give this book 6 stars!