American Doll Quilts, Prairie Children and Their Quilts

Just as American Doll Quilts celebrated quilters’ love for little quilts and dolls, Prairie Children and Their Quilts focuses on the pioneers and small quilts celebrating that time in American history. What was life like for pioneer children in the nineteenth century? What kinds of adventures did they have and trials did they face? Full of antique photographs and quotes from children's diaries, Prairie Children gives a realistic sense of what women and children must have experienced as the country expanded westward. Fourteen projects include a Signature quilt, a Log Cabin quilt, a Little Schoolhouse quilt, as well as an African-American quilt and a Native American quilt. Click below to buy an autographed copy.

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.