num_pages: 160
description: A patchwork as rich with history as any well-worn quilt this now-classic anthology collects the stories so many quilts tell--tales of making do and creating beauty out of scraps stories of starting anew and passing down a legacy stitched with the lore of ages. Bringing together anecdotes essays and memoirs about quilts quilting and quilt history the book has something for everyone who ever pieced a quilt together or admired a quilters handiwork.Ranging from the amusing to the poignant to the enlightening the selections include historical meditations from quilting authority Merikay Waldvogel and best-selling author Sandra Dallas; hilarious pieces on quilting obsessions from humorists Ami Simms and Lisa Boyer; and a charming essay about passing on quilting knowledge from Quilters Newsletter columnist Helen Kelley.Illustrated with a glorious collection of quilting photographs and paintings vintage advertising and pattern booklets this book is the quintessential quilters companion.
language: English
title: Once Upon a Quilt: A Scrapbook of Quilting Past and Present
publisher: Voyageur Press