Read about the important role that women's quilting played in
the Civil War in my new book filled with eloquent excerpts from letters written to and from soldiers along with wonderful
historical photos that capture the time period so well.
The book focuses on the role of quilting in
women's sewing circles - quilts made for friends as well as quilts made for soldiers. When the Civil War began, women
quickly organized groups to send blankets, quilts and clothing to support the enlisted men. It was this experience -
organizing the making of, distributing and raffling off of quilts for the cause - that led to important changes in women's
roles and had a huge impact on the women's rights movement after the war.
The Civil War Sewing Circle contains patterns
for 16 appealing projects, including large quilts, doll quilts, a pincushion, sewing box, and needle case, all perfect for
your reproduction fabrics.
Signed copy $24.99 plus shipping
(If you would like a personalized inscription from me, please
give me your name spelled exactly as you would like it to appear in the book, or the book will arrive with my signature only.)
Remembering Adelia was inspired by the diary that
was kept by a young woman during the Civil War. Adelia Thomas' diary had been locked in a trunk in a family's attic
for over 100 years. I came across it at a local historical society several years ago while I was researching
photos for my last book, Prairie Children and Their Quilts.
Upon glancing through the diary, I discovered
that Adelia was a quilter and I became fascinated with her journal entries about daily life on a farm in northern Illinois
in 1861, the year the Civil War broke out. I knew I had to tell her story and design quilts to go along with it. Remembering Adelia features
a number of large quilts as well as charming doll quilts and is full of 19th century quilting traditions. Look for
it in quilt shops or order your signed copy from me.
Prairie Children & Their Quilts
What was life like for children growing
up on the prairie? Inspired by actual children’s diaries from the American frontier, this follow-up to the bestselling
American Doll Quilts gives complete and easy directions to create small, antique-style projects as you read about
the lives of pioneer children and their families.
• Fourteen patterns spotlight popular quilt designs from the nineteenth
century
• Projects include a signature quilt, a game-board
quilt, a schoolhouse quilt, a log cabin quilt, an African American quilt, a prairie doll apron, and a schoolgirl sampler
• See vintage photos of prairie children, and read actual diary
entries from children who traveled with their parents to settle in the West
American
Doll Quilts
(This
was my first book, published in 2004. A best-seller when it came out, it recently went out of print and is now back in
print through Amazon.com's Print on Demand program.)
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Celebrate the sweet, centuries-old American tradition
of antique doll quilts with stories of the past and heirlooms for the future. These simple projects will capture the charm
of yesteryear for a child—or the child within.
Sixteen designs represent
doll quilts made during different periods in American history, starting with the colonial period and moving through the Civil
War, the Victorian era, the Great Depression, and World War II. Explore our country’s quilting traditions
while you learn some very basic blocks and simple piecing techniques to make simple little doll quilts much like the ones
children learned to make long ago. Create authentic-looking doll quilts for your favorite 18-inch doll or just have fun with
your reproduction fabric scraps.
Projects in a range of sizes up to 20"
x 22" include an embroidered medallion quilt, a crazy quilt, Civil War era quilts and needle cases, an Amish quilt and
a friendship pillow easy enough for a child to make.
Also includes information
on fabrics and designs popular during the different historical periods.
