Emporia Rose Appliqué Quilts
New Projects, Historical Vignettes, Classic Designs
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
“Inspired by the still astonishing quilts made from the 1920s through the 1940s in Emporia, Kansas . . . world-renowned for their design and workmanship.” —Publishers Weekly
Between 1925 and 1945, women from Emporia, Kansas, created some of the twentieth-century’s most memorable appliqué quilts. Their designs were the modern quilts of their day. They earned both international renown and permanent places in museum collections. Now bestselling quilt historian Barbara Brackman and writer Karla Menaugh bring you seven spectacular new quilts based on those ground-breaking originals, plus the fascinating history of the women and times that produced the Emporia style. Seven projects include a nine-block appliqué sampler, featuring flowers, swags, and festoons.Timeless designs work with any appliqué technique. Mix and match elements into your own new classics.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Brackman (Quilts from the Civil War) and Menaugh, a quilt teacher, present seven new projects inspired by the still astonishing quilts made from the 1920s through the 1940s in Emporia, Kans. The projects celebrate the unique work of a group of Kansas quiltmakers whose quilts are world-renowned for their design and workmanship. The women included Rose Good Kretsinger and Charlotte Whitehill. Kretsinger's appliqu d "New Rose Tree" inspired Brackman's center block of the nine-block "Emporia Rose Sampler"; Whitehill's "Calendula" shares commonalities with the "Spice Pink" block used in the sampler and a table runner. Brackman and Menaugh discuss the stunning original quilts and their makers in the first half of the book; the second half explores the modernized projects bedcovers, pillows and pincushions plus so-called "bonus" ideas, as well as advice for the advanced quilter. Although the book is more history than how-to, the techniques include the rudiments of appliqu ing, piecing sawtooth, and mitering corners. The modern interpretations are especially appealing for their golden yellows and warm reds.
