Dating Quilts: From 1600 to the Present

by Helen Kelley

Overview

This book is a must for quilt collectors, quilt lovers, museum goers, and antique buffs. Helen's handy little book will help you date quilts in minutes and increase your kowledge of antique quilts. It reminds you of the basic facts about quilt styles, fabrics, fillers, sizes, borders and edges, patterns, signatures, dyes, and printing techniques so that you can quickly identify when a quilt was made. It is a one-of-a-kind, quick reference to the characteristics of quilts from 1600 until the present. Indexed for easy use, it's the perfect size to carry on quilt adventures.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781571208057
Publisher:	C & T Publishing
Publication date:	01/01/1995
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	64
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Helen Kelley came by her love of fabrics quite naturally. During the 1930s, her father was a management consultant in a Georgia textile mill. Her mother was a talented needlewoman who taught Helen to sew at a tender age. From these two people, Helen inherited her father's tiny pick glass (a lens for counting threads), her mother's Rose Wreath wedding quilt, and an appreciation for meticulous detail. Studying antique quilts became a passion for Helen as she read the stories of early quiltmakers. Each old quilt is a testimonial to one of those quilters. The fabrics, patterns, and styles of old quilts hold hints of those earlier times. If you look closely at your old quilt, finger it, and listen carefully. Perhaps it has a tale to tell you, too.