| This new book anticipates Virginia’s 400th
anniversary in 2007 by presenting over 270 beautiful historic quilts and
ephemera in over 430 color and vintage photographs. From quilted armor of
the 17th century to crazy quilts of the 19th century, these personal
family and museum treasures include homespun work of slaves and fancy work
of freed women and First Ladies. The eight Virginia-born U.S. presidents
are each represented here, with work from George Washington’s great
great grandmother to quilting by Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. The contents derive
from the study of more than 3,000 quilts statewide that were meticulously
examined by the Virginia Consortium of Quilters' Documentation Project.
This book is an important contribution to quilting history and Virginia
heritage, and will be inspirational today for enthusiastic sewers
everywhere. |
