Looks at the history of American quilts, shows and describes traditional patterns, and offers advice on planning and making a quilt.

Each quilt was essential-often the difference between life and death. Some hung on porch rails to secretly indicate the way to freedom. Others just kept the chi

An in-depth look at this popular American art form contains background information on the history of quilting, patterns that are popular in different regions of

Meet the people, the quilts, and the stories discovered nationally by the thousands of volunteers who have registered more than 157,000 quilts in state quilt do

Presents the history and development of this folk art form. Organized geographically, the volume explores regional quilts and quiltmaking from the early 1800s t