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Enjoy an intimate look at the International Quilt Festival collection, featuring over a century of traditional American quiltmaking. With Celebrate Great Quilts you will learn about the fabric printing processes, quilting techniques, and popular patterns and colors of each era.

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Take a private tour of a premier collection of American quilts!

"Collect with your heart, not your head" is the philosophy of these first-rate quilt collectors. The quilts they cherish may be classic designs or folk art, skillful or eccentric, and pristine or time-worn, making for a collection that is loved by all who see it.

• Enjoy an intimate look at the International Quilt Festival collection, featuring over a century of traditional American quiltmaking
• Read the stories behind 75 historic quilts dating from 1825–1940
• Learn about the fabric printing processes, quilting techniques, and popular patterns and colors of each era
• 4 patterns for best-loved quilts from the book will be available separately, so you can re-create your favorite

Table of Contents

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The Story & History in the Quilts & About the Process:
Real, Fictional & Humourous (Contemporary & Antique)

Cultural & Ethnical Influenced Amish

Amish Crib Quilts From the Midwest by Janneken Smucker, Patricia Cox Crews, and Linda Welters

Amish Inspired Quilts by Becky Goldsmith & Linda Jenkins

An Amish Adventure by Roberta Horton

Coloring Book Threads of Tradition Amish Quilts

Cultural & Ethnical Influenced African Themes

African Accents by Lisa Shepard

Bold Improvisation by Scott Heffley

Facts & Fabrications Unraveling the History of Quilts & Slavery by Barbara Brackman

Signs & Symbols by Maude Southwell Wahlman

Cultural & Ethnical Influenced Signs and Symbols

Around the World Quilting Designs by Joyce Mori

Native American Designs 2 by Joyce Mori

Quilts of the Southwest by J. Michelle Watts

Embroiderer's and Quilter's Sourcebook by Angela Thompson A historical overview

More Ethnic, Cultural, Period Designs	Book 32 Aboriginal Designs Design Source Series	Book 28 Aztec Designs Design Source Series	Book 09 Egyptian Designs Design Source Series	Book 10 Medieval Designs Design Source Series
	Book 16 Viking Designs Design Source Series	Book 29 Roman Designs Design Source Series	Book 25 Tudor Designs Design Source Series	Book 06 Traditional Indian Designs Design Source Series

The History of US Quiltmaking, Textiles & Early Sewing Machine	100 Things You Need To Know If You Own A Quilt A Quilt Owner's Manual by Ann Hazelwood	American Doll Quilts by Kathleen Tracy	Antique Quilts & Textiles by Bobbie Aug and Gerald Roy	Calico Cowboy by Karla Menaugh and Barbara Brackman
'Chipped Quilts National Quilt Registry using Microchip technology	Dirty Wow Wow and other love stories by Cheryl and Jeffrey Katz	Vintage Quilts by Bobbie Aug, Sharon Newman & Gerald Roy	From the Cover by Mary Leman Austin & Quilter's Newsletter Magazine Editors & Contributors	Featherweight 221 The Perfect Portable by Nancy Johnson-Srebo
The Quilt: A History and Celebration of an American Art Form by Elise Schebler Roberts

Dating Fabrics in Antique Quilts:	'Chipped Quilts National Quilt Registry using Microchip technology	100 Things You Need To Know If You Own A Quilt A Quilt Owner's Manual by Ann Hazelwood	America's Printed Fabrics 1770-1890 by Barbara Brackman	Feedsacks Feed-Sacks by Edie McGinniss
Calico Man The Manny Kopp Collection by Bobbie A. Aug & Sharon Newman	Dating Fabric by Eileen Jahnke Trestain	Dating Fabric 2 by Eileen Jahnke Trestain	Protecting Your Quilts by American Quilter's Society. Appraisal Certification Committee

Antique Blocks	Encyclopedia Of Pieced Quilt Patterns 4,000 Quilt Blocks by Barbara Brackman	Carrie Hall Blocks by Bettina Havig	Quilts, A Beautiful History by Zaro Weil
Quilts based on Antique Quilts from the past Many Include Historical Accounts of Quilt	American Doll Quilts by Kathleen Tracy	Blending the Old & the New Quilts by Paul D. Pilgrim by Gerald E Roy	Celebrate Great Quilts by Karey Patterson Bresenhan & Nancy O'Bryant	Quilting with Jodie in Cotton Country by Jodie Davis and Jayne Davis
	Nearly Insane by Liz Lois	Quilts in Red and Green and the women who made them by Nancy Hornback & Terry Clothier Thompson includes applique patterns

Letter & Diary Musings included in each book about the Antique & Contemporary Inspiration behind the today's and yester-year quilts	The 1776 Quilt by Pam Holland	Out of Print The Amish Circle Quilt by Rosemary Youngs	Civil War Diary Quilt by Rosemary Youngs Book OR EQ Blocks CD NOTE: EQ software required	Book &/OR CD Civil War Love Letter Quilt by Rosemary Youngs Book or EQ Blocks CD NOTE: EQ Software required
Dear Hannah by Brenda Manges Papadakis Book OR Blocks CD compatible with EQ/Dear Jane Software	Dear Jane by Brenda Manges Papadakis	Stand Alone Dear Jane Design Software	Quilted Diamonds 2 with DVD by Linda Franz Optional EQ Blocks CD	Quilted Diamonds by Linda Franz Optional EQ5 Blks CD

Also Find Ideas for using Reproduction Fabrics	Bonnet Girls Patterns of the Past by Helen R. Scott	Ladies Day Out with the Bonnet Girls by Helen R. Scott	Ladies of Leisure by Margaret Allyson	Protecting Your Quilts by American Quilter's Society. Appraisal Certification Committee
	Purely Provence Designs by Renee Nanneman	Small Quilts with Vintage Charm by Jo Morton	Vintage Animals by Nori Koenig

Quilts & Quilt Books that honor & document Historical Time Periods and Events	'Chipped Quilts National Quilt Registry using Microchip technology	America: From the Hearts 911 Quilts	Antique Quilts & Textiles by Bobbie Aug and Gerald Roy	Prairie Children and Their Quilts by Kathleen Tracy
Civil War Diary Quilt by Rosemary Youngs Book OR EQ Blocks CD NOTE: EQ software required	Book &/OR CD Civil War Love Letter Quilt by Rosemary Youngs Book or EQ Blocks CD NOTE: EQ Software required	Libertyville by Terry Clothier Thompson	State Quilt Projects	Out of Print Nebraska Quilts and Quiltmakers by Crews and Naugle

Quilt Historian Barbara Brackman's Books & Software	Calico Cowboy by Karla Menaugh and Barbara Brackman	Block Base Block Library Software that includes the 4,000 blocks from Encyclopedia of Quilt Blocks	Enclyclopedia Of Pieced Quilt Patterns, 4,000 Quilt Blocks: History, dates, a black and white illustration of each block	Facts & Fabrications Unraveling the History of Quilts & Slavery by Barbara Brackman
	Prairie Flower A Year on the Plains by Barbara Brackman

Art Nouveau Florals

Art Nouveau Quilts For the 21st Century by Bea Oglesby

Art Nouveau, Art Deco & Victorian
Book 33 Art Nouveau Flower Designs Design Source Series	Book 01 Art Nouveau Designs Design Source Series	Book 30 Art Nouveau Borders & Motifs Design Source Series	Book 11 Art Deco Designs Design Source Series	Book 05 Victorian Designs Design Source Series

Memory Quilts: Add Sayings, Signature Blocks & Signature Quilts

ABC's of Words On Quilts by Elizabeth Scott

Quilts With a Message by Nancy Kazlauckas

Signed-by-Friends by Dori Hawks

Talking Quilts and Friends by Jeanette Pie

Alphabets / Monograms for Quilts, Wearables & Embroidery

Alphabet Quilts by Bea Oglesby

Mono-grams and more

Thread Calligraphy by Nancy Kazlauckas

Fictional Quilt Stories with historical or quilt inspiration as a theme	Benni Harper's Quilt Album Original Fiction by Earlene Fowler Quilts by Margrit Hall	Leaving Riverton The Novel &/OR Quilt Pattern Book by Jodi Barrows	Liz's Merchantile The Novel &/or Quilt Pattern Book by Jodi Barrows	Log Cabin Quilts: A Brand New Story by Karen Murphy
	More Elm Creek Quilts by Jennifer Chiaverini

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