The Quilt Encyclopedia IllustratedIncludes information about terms, techniques, tools, and patterns of quiltmaking, descriptions of famous quilted pieces such as the Names Project Quilt commemorating AID's victims, and tips on quilt care |
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The quilt encyclopedia illustrated
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All-white quilts American Folk Art American quilts Amish quilts antique applique applique quilts art quilts artists Baltimore album quilts batting Bicentennial border broderie perse Cause quilts chintz cloth color Contests cotton coverlets created cross-stitch decorated DISCHARGE PRINTING dyes edge elaborate embroidered embroidery embroidery stitches England English quilts especially Evans Ford floral flowers Four-patch Friendship quilts fund-raiser Gift guilds Hexagons Hmong Jean Ray Judged shows layers linen Linsey-woolsey Log Cabin maker medallion quilts midnineteenth century motifs Museum of American muslin names needlework nine-patch One-patch designs Palampores Patchwork pattern companies pieced quilts popular Presentation quilts printed Private collection quilt patterns quilt shows quilt top quilters quilting designs quiltmakers Robert Bishop Roller printing running stitch scrap quilts seam sewing silk squares Star Stencils stitch Strip piecing teenth century textile thread tion trapunto Tree triangles usually utility quilts Victorian crazy quilts Welsh quilts Whole-cloth quilts women wool York
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Quilt Encyclopedia Illustrated |
| Author | Carter Houck |
| Contributor | Museum of American Folk Art |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | H.N. Abrams, 1991 |
| ISBN | 0810934574, 9780810934573 |
| Length | 192 pages |
| Subjects | › Crafts & Hobbies / Quilts & Quilting |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |