Barbara Brackman
Author
Publisher
C&T Pub
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
Discover the history of Civil War era quilting and learn how to create your own period-inspired quilt.
Quilts and their makers are an integral part of the story about this incredible period of American history. Barbara Brackman offers a rarely discussed perspective from half of those who lived through it-the women of the North and the South.
Included are complete instructions for nine projects, which are adapted from historical quilts and convey...
Author
Publisher
C&T Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Witness Civil War history chronicled in quilt squares, discover more about the women behind them, and learn how to craft a quilt of your own.
Journey through a historic time in American history with Barbara Brackman, bestselling author and quilt historian. Barbara's book features fifty quilt blocks that commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. Each block (most were first published in the 1930s) was selected for the symbolism its name lends...
Author
Publisher
EPM Publications
Pub. Date
[1989]
Language
English
Description
In Clues in the Calico Barbara Brackman unveils a much-needed system for dating America's heirloom quilts. She tells how, by collecting and observing quilts and finally analyzing her computer file on close to 900 date-inscribed specimens, she arrived at the system. And through this telling, she also, imparts a colorful, stunningly illustrated history of quilt making along with a good bit of entertaining social history and the newest findings in textile...
