| 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. |
