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Assorted References
- use of appliqué
- In appliqué
work of
- Amish
- Beyer
- In Jinny Beyer
- Ringgold
Additional Reading
For general information, see Carrie A. Hall and Rose G. Kretsinger, The Romance of the Patchwork Quilt in America (1935, reissued in slightly abridged and corrected form, 1988); Averil Colby, Patchwork Quilts (1965, reprinted 1988); Carleton L. Safford and Robert Bishop, America’s Quilts and Coverlets (1972, reissued 1985); Patsy Orlofsky and Myron Orlofsky, Quilts in America (1974, reprinted 1992); Dennis Duke and Deborah Harding (eds.), America’s Glorious Quilts (1987, reissued 1989); Jeremy Adamson, Calico and Chintz: Antique Quilts from the Collection of Patricia S. Smith (1997); Amelia Peck, American Quilts and Coverlets in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1990). Specific aspects of quilt history are discussed in Cuesta Benberry, Always There: The African-American Presence in American Quilts (1992); Marsha L. MacDowell and C. Kurt Dewhurst (eds.), To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions (1997); Penny McMorris and Michael Kile, The Art Quilt (1986, reissued 1996); Merikay Waldvogel, Soft Covers for Hard Times: Quiltmaking and the Great Depression (1990). Marianne Fons and Liz Porter, Quilter’s Complete Guide (1993), is a comprehensive guide to quilt making.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revised statement on the number of Amish-made quilts included in the "Abstract Design in American Quilts" (1971) exhibition. | Oct 29, 2019 | ||
| Media added. | Feb 08, 2012 | ||
| Added image of Buchanan's Banner, a 19th-century quilt. | Jul 12, 2010 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Quilter Magazine. | May 18, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Feb 10, 2004 | ||
| Article revised. | Mar 14, 2002 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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