Threads from the '30s : Quilts Using Reproduction Fabrics

by Martin, Nancy J.

• ISBN13: 9781564773142
• ISBN10: 1564773140
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-04-01
• Publisher: Martingale & Co Inc

Summary

These quilts are sure to evoke childhood memories of grandmother's quilts! Ten '30s-style patterns come from some of the quilting world's most popular designers, including Carol Doak and Mimi Dietrich.

Table of Contents

Introduction	4	(1)
History of 1930s Fabrics	4	(2)
Quiltmaking Basics	6	(104)
Fabric	6	(1)
Supplies	6	(1)
Rotary Cutting	7	(2)
Machine Piecing	9	(2)
Basic Applique	11	(5)
Assembling the Quilt Top	16	(3)
Preparing to Quilt	19	(1)
Quilting Techniques	20	(2)
Finishing	22	(2)
The Quilters and Their Quilts
My Heart Belongs to the '30s by Sandy Bonsib	24	(6)
Pieces of the Past by Mimi Dietrich	30	(6)
Nosegays by Carol Doak	36	(10)
True Lover's Knot by Nancy J. Martin	46	(6)
Hollyhock Wreath by Cleo Nollette	52	(6)
Summer in Seattle by Cleo Nollette	58	(8)
Barney and Friends by Ursula Reikes	66	(8)
Scrappy Garden Path by Retta Warehime	74	(6)
Dorothy's Garden Girls by Joan Whitelaw Hanson	80	(7)
Garden Girl Doll Quilt 1	87	(4)
Garden Girl Doll Quilt 2	91	(5)
All the Centers Are Dancing by Sharon Yenter	96	(8)
Grandma Buchanan's Porch by Beth Kovich	104	(6)
About the Contributors	110