The Studio Quilt, No. 7: Sheree Rasmussen
New York: Studio Art Quilt Associates, 2012. Softcover. Fucha & color illus. wraps, 40 pp., 27 color illus. 27 examples of quilts rendered by Toronto-based artist Sheree Rasmussen. More
New York: Studio Art Quilt Associates, 2012. Softcover. Fucha & color illus. wraps, 40 pp., 27 color illus. 27 examples of quilts rendered by Toronto-based artist Sheree Rasmussen. More
New York: Studio Art Quilt Associates, 2012. Softcover. Brown & color illus. wraps, 47 pp., 36 color illus. Features quilts from three artists: Mary Beth Bellah, Susan Else, and Jill Romoshosky Werner. More
New York: Studio Art Quilt Associates, 2012. Softcover. Turquoise & color illus. wraps, 37 pp., 28 color illus. Showcases the fabric art of veteran quilter BJ Adams. More
Lafayette, California: C&T Publishing, 1991. Softcover. Color-illus. wraps with white lettering on red spine. 79 pp. with 27 color images and with bw line drawings throughout. How to do hand applique easily. More
Lafayette, California: C & T Publishing, 1992. Softcover. Cream & color illus. wraps, 96 pp., many BW & color illus. and BW line drawings; folded pattern in rear. "A Design Companion to Baltimore Beauties and Beyond, Studies in Classic Album Quilt Applique, Volume II." This book "demystifies the design secrets..... More
Lafayette, California: C&T Publishing, 1993. Softcover. Plum wraps with color illus. and white lettering. 176 pp. with 16 pp. color images and numerous bw illustrations throughout. One large, fold-out pattern attached in rear (unused). A pattern companion to Vol. II of Baltimore Beauties and Beyond, Studies in Classic Album Quilt..... More
Rockville, Maryland: The Montgomery County Historical Society, 1985. Softcover. Spiral-bound. Teal & color illus. covers. 7 pp. of text; 34 folded leaves of patterns; line drawings; one fold-out family tree. Shares the minute and intricate details of the quilting patterns rendered in a single quilt created by members of the..... More
Litchfield, Connecticut: Litchfield Historical Society, 1993. Softcover. Goldenrod illus. wraps; 132 pp.; 59 bw and color figures. Includes writings by Theodore and Nancy Sizer, Sally Schwager, Lynne Templeton Brickley, and Glee Krueger about the Litchfield Female Academy, its attendees and arts; Contains list of known students and checklists of objects..... More
New York: Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, 1990. Softcover. Color/BW pictorial wraps, stapled; 67 pp. with 48 color plates. Catalogue from the gallery show held December 1990 to January 1991 which then traveled throughout the country for three more years. Includes a foreword about quilts by Steinbaum, essays about them by Virginia..... More
NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1977. First edition. Hardcover. Red cloth/color DJ. 240 pp. 23 color, 123 bw plates. More
San Francisco: Kiracofe and Kile, 1983. Softcover. White ill. wraps. 71 pp. Numerous bw and color illus. Several articles on historic quilts and quiltmaking. Amish quilts; Log Cabin; quilt collecting; and much more. More
San Francisco: Kiracofe and Kile, 1985. Softcover. Pictorial wraps. 79 pp. Numerous bw and color ills. Several articles on historic quilts and quiltmaking. More
Allentown, PA: Allentown Art Museum, 1988. Softcover. Blue ill. wraps. xix, 140 pp. 100 color and bw ills. Text by Margaret Vincent. Exhibit and catalogue examines characteristics, trends, materials, patterns, and uses of American needlework. Covers the Federal era, the Victorian period, the Civil War, the aesthetic movement in America..... More
Santa Barbara, Calif. Practical Patchwork, 1990. New Edition. Hardcover. Navy blue cloth, gilt letters on spine, cream & color illus. dust jacket, 246 pp., 80 BW & 36 color illus. An updated edition of a classic that was first published in 1915. Topics address the history of patchwork quilts in..... More
Knopf, 1987. Hardbound. Red cloth with color illustrated dustjacket. 286 pp., 100 bw and 200 color illustrations. Fifteen chapters titled as follows: "Cloth;" "Blankets, Counterpanes, and Bed Ruggs," "Quilts," "White Work," "Coverlets," "Linens in the Home;" "Early Needlework, 1650-1830;" "Berlin Work and Victoriana;" "Rugs;" "Implements of Loving Labor: Needlework Tools..... More
New York: Harper & Bros. 1921. Hardcover. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. ix, [1], 151, [1] pages frontispiece (portrait) plates (some color). Contents: Introductory: The story of the needle.--Beginnings in the new world.--The crewelwork of our Puritan mothers.--Samplers and a word about quilts.--Moravian work, portraiture, French embroidery..... More
Newark: The Newark Museum, 1947. Softcover. Blue and white patterned wraps. 83 pp. 31 bw plates. Introductory essay and many illustrations of 17th, 18th and 19th century coverlets with descriptive annotations. More
New York: Au Quatrieme, John Wanamaker, nd. Softcover. White ill. stapled wraps. 23 pp. Profuse bw ills. French, Flemish, Tapestries, Mantels, and Mural Decorations for sale at John Wanamaker's. Plates are annotated and include sale prices. More
Waltham: Gore Place, nd. Softcover. Beige patterned stapled wraps. Unpaginated. Numerous bw ills. More
New York: United States Testing Company, Inc., 1930. Hardbound. Blue cloth with simple gilt title. 51 pp. Who'd ever thought they would write a book on this topic that would survive? Includes a corrective sheet pasted in on page 9. More
Jamaica Plain, Mass. Emile Bernat & Sons, 1929. Brown buckram. 192 pp. Numerous. Comprised of six issues, this first volume concentrates mainly on weaving, embroidery, quilting and sewing. Advertisements are for looms, correspondence courses, woven rug dealers, etc. Also an article on Marbelizing Paper, and Furniture Decoration. More
London: Century, 1988. Hardcover. Brown cloth, pictorial DJ. 160 pp. Profuse color plates. In depth survey of Fassett's creations. Lots of technical information and instructions on yarns and colors. More
Long Island City: Scalamandre, 1976. Softcover. Pinkish patterned wraps. 148 pp. Numerous bw ills. Extensive sales catalogue of Scalamandre's fabrics, trimmings, wallpapers, and carpets. More
Washington, D.C. Renwick Gallery, National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1997. Softcover. Green & color illus. wraps, 136 pp., many color and BW illus. Issued in conjunction with a 1996-1997 exhibition of these quilts, which are "rare early examples. Created before 1850, when colorful printed cottons were prestige fabrics..... More
Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press, 1965. First edition. Hardcover. Tan canvas, black & color illus. dust jacket with mylar cover, 204 pp., 112 pp., 9 color plates. Anni Albers (1899-1994) was one of the most influential textile designers of the 20th century. She became a student at the Bauhaus in..... More