Search Results: Quilts from Books of Aurora

New York: Weathervan Books, 1974. Ex-Library. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. New York: Weathervan Books, 1974. Ex-Library. Very Good +/very good +. 313 pages, indexed, illustrated with 122 color plates and 472 b&w photographs,. Bright and clean, tightly bound.

Avenel, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Outlet, 1986. Ex-Library. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Avenel, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Outlet, 1986. Ex-Library. Very Good/Very Good. Ex-library copy with minimal markings. 313 pages, indexed, illustrated with 122 color plates and 472 b&w photographs,. Aside from library markings, bright and clean, tightly bound.

New York: Ticknor and Fields books for Young Readers, 1994. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good++/fine. New York: Ticknor and Fields books for Young Readers, 1994. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good++/fine. Former owner's name sticker on ffep, otherwise as new. A thief makes the mistake of trying to steal homemade quilts from Aunt Skilly and her goose Buckle.

Athens, Oh: Ohio University Press, 2012. First printing. Softcover. New. Athens, Oh: Ohio University Press, 2012. First printing. New. The story of the American Quilt Trail, featuring the colorful patterns of quilt squares writ large on barns throughout North America, is the story of one of the fastest-growing grassroots public arts movements in the United States and Canada. In "Barn Quilts and the American Quilt Trail Movement" Suzi Parron travels through twenty-nine states and two Canadian provinces to visit the people and places that have put this movement on America's tourist and folk art map. With more than fifty full-color photographs, Parron documents a movement that combines rural economic development with an American folk art phenomenon. 

Lewisburg, PA: Union County Historical Society, 1991. Softcover. Very Good. Lewisburg, PA: Union County Historical Society, 1991. Very Good. 120 pages, indexed, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Former owner's name and date at bottom corner of the first page. Colorful cover with a bit of scuffing on the back. Collection of illustrated articles about early textiles in Pennsylvania.

Washington D. C.: Acropolis Books, 1980. Softcover. Near Fine. Washington D. C.: Acropolis Books, 1980. Near Fine. 489 pp. B&W drawings of 2400 blocks with 16 color plates of completed quilts. Blocks are arranged by type: rectangle, diamond, circle, applique, etc., indexed by pattern name. Unmarked.

Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: HarperCollins, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: HarperCollins, 1991. First Edition. Fine/Fine. Winter, Jeanette. Full color alphabet book using quilt blocks. Each pageshows the block, a full quilt using the block and another illustration, plus a brief story about where the pattern came from. It's charming. First edition.

Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdman's Books for Young Readers, 2011. First printing. Hardcover. As New/new. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdman's Books for Young Readers, 2011. First printing. As New/new. This rich and intricate collection of poems chronicles the various experiences of American slaves. Drawn together through imagery drawn from quilting and fiber arts, each poem is spoken from a different perspective: a house slave, a mother losing her daughter to the auction block, a blacksmith, a slave fleeing on the Underground Railroad. This moving and eloquent set of poems, brought to life by vivid and colorful artwork from Michele Wood, offers a timeless witness to the hardship endured by America's slaves. Each poem is supplemented by a historical note. 

New York: Greenwillow, 1994. Hardcover. Very good ++/fine. New York: Greenwillow, 1994 Former owner's name sticker on ffep, otherwise as new When Luka's grandmother makes a traditional Hawaiian quilt for her, she and Luka disagree over the colors it should include

Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A.: Univ of Nebraska Pr, 1991. Softcover. New. Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A.: Univ of Nebraska Pr, 1991. New/No Jacket Issued. The 103 quilts featured here (all drawn from the Nebraska Quilt Project survey) exemplify more than a century and a quarter of quiltmaking, from the territorial period to the 1980s. The descriptions of the patterns, materials, and quiltmaking techniques are rounded out with biographical sketches of the quiltmakers--women, children, and men whose stories are as varied as the quilts they made. Full color.

New York: Atheneum, 1984. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good++/very good. New York: Atheneum, 1984. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good++/very good. Former owner's small sticker inside front cover, otherwise unmarked. Jacket has just a little wear at corners and spine ends. Grandmother tells her granddaughter the family stories behind the various blocks in a patchwork quilt. Illustrated with wood block prints of the quilt patches and including instructions for making a small patchwork quilt.

Athen, OH: Ohio Univ Pr, 2009. First printing. Softcover. New. Athen, OH: Ohio Univ Pr, 2009. First printing. New. 90 pp. "In Philena's Friendship Quilt: A Quaker Farewell to Ohio," Lynda Salter Chenoweth discovers the story behind a Quaker signature quilt made in Ohio, in 1853. Chenoweth practices what she calls "fabric archaeology" to reveal not only the identity of the quilt recipient and details of her life and community but also a striking feature of the quilt itself--a hidden design element created by the deliberate placement of names on the quilt's surface. Chenoweth also describes nineteenth-century signature quilts and their appeal to Quaker quiltmakers." Philena's Friendship Quilt "is the fourth book in the highly popular Ohio Quilt Series. The series tells the stories behind the social and historical circumstances that have influenced this unique and enduring American craft.

New York: Walker & company, 1999. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. New York: Walker & company, 1999. First Edition, First Printing. Fine/fine. After her father leaves the family farm on Lost Mountain to be General Lee's guide, Addie finds ways to remember him--even when he does not return at the end of the war.

New York: Holiday House, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. New York: Holiday House, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Fine/fine. Stated First Edition. From apples to cows, kettles to scarecrows, warm country images abound in this delightful alphabet poem. Accompanied by striking folk-art illustrations, these verses provide an ideal introduction to the ABCs.

Elmhurst, Illinois, U.S.A.: Breckling Pr, 2007. Second printing. Softcover. New. Elmhurst, Illinois, U.S.A.: Breckling Pr, 2007. Second printing. New. Atchison, Povy Kendal. Inspiration drawn from letters, journals, historical sources, and quilts--essential vehicles of women's storytelling through the years--fills this narrative re-creation of the history of the West, from the time of the early pioneers to the present day. 70 color photos. 60 b&w photos. 20 line drawings. 

London: MQ Publiscation, 2005. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. London: MQ Publiscation, 2005. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good. 5 1/4" x 6 1/4" 256 pages. History of quilts with 100 color plates depicting differnt patterns.there is a informational piece about the book taped inside the back cover. Padded cloth cover, ribbon marker, a few minor spots on the cover..

Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.: Rutledge Hill Pr, 1991. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.: Rutledge Hill Pr, 1991. Fine/near fine. Quilts and quiltmakers of Ohio. History and social influences, full color photographs throughout along with b&w photos of quiltmakers. Indexed, a wealth of information.

Atglen, PA, U.S.A.: Schiffer Publishing, Limited, 2006. Softcover. New. 56 quilts, pictured in full-color, accompanied by vintage photos of the makers and accounts of their journey west during the 1800's.

Athens, OH: Ohio university Press, 2005. First Edition, First Printing. Softcover. Near Fine. Athens, OH: Ohio university Press, 2005. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine. Illustrated with color photography. Quilts of Ohio's Western Reserve includes early quilts brought from Connecticut to the Western Reserve in northeastern Ohio and contemporary quilts, including one by an Old Order Amish woman and a quilt inspired by Cleveland's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Quilt makers in Oberlin, including fifth-generation descendants of abolitionists and slaves, produced the Underground Railroad Quilt in 1987. As new with a slight touch of shelfwear on the bottom corners.

New York: Browndeer Press, 1996. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good. New York: Browndeer Press, 1996. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good +/very good. Stated first edition, Former owner's small name sticker on ffep. jacket has a 2" closed tear on the front. Bear's Paw, Trail of the Covered Wagon, Turkey Tracks, Crossed Canoes, Falling Timbers--the names and designs of patchwork quilt patterns are like windows into the past. In The Seasons Sewn, Ann Whitford Paul's informative text and McCurdy's full color illustrations provide a glimpse of pioneer life and celebrate an American art form.