Amish Crib Quilts

Author : Janneken Smucker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Amish Crib Quilts From the Midwest written by Janneken Smucker and published by . This book was released on 2003-06 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rare collection of 90 antique Amish quilts for children is show-cased in this brilliantly colorful volume. Few antique Amish crib quilts remain because they were put to hard use in large families which typically averaged seven children. But Sara Miller of Kalona, Iowa, herself a member of the Old Order Amish, began building a collection of lovely antique crib quilts which she learned about as the proprietor of a fabric and quilt shop. Thus began an unusual odyssey -- Sara, who once disparaged the quilting tradition of her heritage, thinking it dull and drab, began to see its graphic beauty when outsiders became intent on owning Amish quilts. The richly colorful quilts featured here come from Amish communities through the Midwestern United States. In addition to 90 full-color plates of the exquisite quilts is interpretive commentary and documentation, plus three essays elaborating on the significance of the collection. Author Janneken Smucker descends from a line of quilters in the Amish-Mennonite community of Goshen, IN; Dr. Patricia Cox Crews is Director of the International Quilt Study Center in Lincoln, NE; Dr. Linda Welters is Professor of Textiles at the University of Rhode Island. Amish Crib Quilts from the Midwest: The Sara Miller Collection is an unusual feast visually. The analyses that accompany the boldly beautiful images contribute scholarship to this intersection of art and the life of the Amish.

Author : Rachel Thomas Pellman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780934672290
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Amish Crib Quilts written by Rachel Thomas Pellman and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shows a variety of traditional Amish quilts, describes the history of Amish quiltmaking, and describes the lives of children in the Amish community

Author : Janneken Smucker
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421410532
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Amish Quilts written by Janneken Smucker and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2013-11-15 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By thoroughly examining all of these aspects, Amish Quilts is an essential resource for anyone interested in the history of these beautiful works.--Roderick Kiracofe, author of The American Quilt: A History of Cloth and Comfort, 1750-1950 "Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies"

Author : Janneken Smucker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780764951657
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Amish Abstractions written by Janneken Smucker and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At first glance, Amish quilts may appear curiously similar to works by the great abstract artists of the twentieth century. With their vibrant colors and bold geometric forms, the handcrafted designs seem reminiscent of paintings by Joseph Albers, Mark Rothko, and Frank Stella, among others. This visual coincidence invites a deeper appreciation of the quilts and the communities in which they were created. Closer examination reveals that the principles of the Amish faith-simplicity, humility, discipline, and community-are masterfully stitched into each design. Colorful and dynamic, the remarkable quilts radiate the harmony and dignity of Amish life while providing a window onto the history of American art and textile traditions. Published in conjunction with the exhibition organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Amish Abstractions: Quilts from the Collection of Faith and Stephen Brown explores the origins, techniques, and context of these visual masterpieces. More than seventy-five quilts originating in communities throughout Pennsylvania and the Midwest from the 1880s to the 1940s are presented with contributions by three quilt experts: Joe Cunningham, a well-known quilt artist, author, and lecturer; Robert Shaw, an independent curator of numerous quilt exhibitions; and Janneken Smucker, a doctoral candidate at the University of Delaware specializing in quilts from the Amish and Mennonite traditions.

Author : Rachel T. Pellman
Publisher : Good Books
ISBN 13 : 9781561482368
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Small Amish Quilt Patterns written by Rachel T. Pellman and published by Good Books. This book was released on 1998-11-01 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The perfect book for anyone who loves the bold colors and patterns of traditional Amish quilts, but finds a full-sized quilt too big or too time-consuming to make. With 30 classic Amish patterns perfectly resized for crib quilts and wall hangings. Anyone who loves the bold colors and patterns of Amish quilts, but finds a full-size bedcover too big or too time-consuming to make, will love this book. Small Amish Quilt Patterns includes quilting and piecing templates, plus detailed instructions for creating crib and wall-sized quilts in some 30 traditional Amish patterns. Color and fabric suggestions, quilting tips, and diagrams throughout the book are included to help recreate, in smaller size, the beauty of Amish quilts. Small Amish Quilt Patterns is a companion to the gallery book, Amish Crib Quilts, which pictures more than 200 quilts, all in the rich color of the original masterpieces. The patterns and quilting templates offered in Small Amish Quilt Patterns have been selected from the quilts shown in Amish Crib Quilts. Quiltmakers will find color and piecing inspiration in that volume by seeing what early Amish quiltmakers created with the same patterns.

Author : Dorothy Osler
Publisher : Schiffer Craft
ISBN 13 : 9780764339165
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Amish Quilts and the Welsh Connection written by Dorothy Osler and published by Schiffer Craft. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amish quilts always excite interest and admiration but 'Amish Quilts and the Welsh Connection' presents a new perspective on this very special group of American quilts. In comparing the acknowledged visual similarities between Amish quilts and lesser-known Welsh quilts, the author considers how these visual connections could have come about, and whether the Welsh quilt-making style could have influenced the early development of Amish quilts. Author Dorothy Osler presents a carefully argued case for cross-over in design style to Amish quilts from equally dramatic Welsh quilts when Welsh immigrants settled close to Amish communities in nineteenth-century America.

Author : Gwen Marston
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486253260
Total Pages : 99 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Amish Quilting Patterns written by Gwen Marston and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1987-01-01 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Briefly describes the history of Amish quilts, explains how to make and use patterns, and provides a selection of traditional quilting designs

Author : Janice Tauer Wass
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780897921664
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Illinois Amish Quilts written by Janice Tauer Wass and published by . This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Rachel T. Pellman
Publisher : Good Books
ISBN 13 : 9781561481903
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Amish Quilt Patterns written by Rachel T. Pellman and published by Good Books. This book was released on 2002-05-25 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reliable favorite is newly revised for greater usefulness! With 100,000 copies already in print, this new edition offers increased clarity of 30 popular and often-requested patterns. Here are the full-sized patterns themselves, as well as step-by-step instructions, color suggestions, and exact yardage measurements for creating the traditional charm of the Amish masterpieces. This manual also offers a selection of quilting templates in the actual sizes needed to make a full-size quilt. Detailed drawings and diagrams throughout the book lend accuracy to the whole satisfying process. Amish Quilt Patterns is a companion to the gallery book, The World of Amish Quilts, which pictures more than 200 quilts, all in the rich color of the original masterpieces. The patterns and quilting templates offered in Amish Quilt Patterns have been selected from the quilts shown in The World of Amish Quilts. Quiltmakers will find color and piecing inspiration in that volume by seeing what early Amish quiltmakers created with the same patterns.

Author : Kenneth Pellman
Publisher : Good Books
ISBN 13 : 9781680990645
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Amish Quilts written by Kenneth Pellman and published by Good Books. This book was released on 2016-02-02 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amish Quilt Patterns, which has sold more than 100,000 copies, offers full-size patterns of thirty of the more than two hundred quilts photographed in The World of Amish Quilts. Now, both books are available in one beautiful, inspiring volume. Quilters will relish in the beautiful, full-color photographs and then find templates in the actual sizes needed to make a full-sized quilt. Detailed drawings and diagrams throughout the book ensure accuracy and clarity for quilt makers. Praise for Amish Quilt Patterns: “An excellent pattern book, offering over 30 full-size patterns, step-by-step instructions and color suggestions to recreate the traditional charm of the antique masterpieces. This book also offers a variety of quilting templates to give your quilt that authentic Amish look.” —Quilting Today “Contains easy-to-follow patterns, instructions and fabric suggestions for making strikingly bold and dramatic quilts like the antique Amish masterpieces.” —American Bookseller