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Katy's Quilt
A Nine Patch quilt tells its own story.
A Miniature Bedcover to Embroider and
Quilt
Silk threads add elegance and glimmer to this diminutive
project.
Civil War–Era Quilts
by Kelly Ann Butterbaugh
During the war, women used quilts to convey their feelings
and fears, sold quilts to raise money
for their cause, and sent quilts to provide comfort to soldiers.
Kappies: The Quilted Sunbonnets Of
Nineteenth-Century South Africa
by Lucille Chaveas
Handworked designs in extremely fine cording and quilting were
the only decoration on these exquisite bonnets.
Sujnis: Recycling Clothing into Quilts in India
by Chitra Balasubramaniam
Recycling has produced light but warm embroidered quilts
for centuries.
A Friendship Quilt for a Mount Holyoke Graduate
by Lynne Zacek Bassett
A quilt made in 1854 and period correspondence offer
insight into mid-nineteenth-century life at America’s first
permanent college-level school for women.
Making a Difference, One Quilt After Another (After
Another): Muriel Cochran
by Jennifer Hamilton
The author’s ninety-three-year-old grandmother spends her
snowbound winters making lap quilts for charities.
Marie Webster: Early-Twentieth-Century Quilt Designer
by Susan Wildemuth
In addition to designing quilts, Marie Webster was an
author, a lecturer, and a business owner; her quilting legacy
lives on.
Quilt Blocks to Knit
by Ann Budd
Ann Budd offers step-by-step directions for knitting
quilt block patterns—Log Cabin, Fence Rail, and Mini Mitered
Squares—to affix to note cards.
Alex’s Quilt
by Martha Grote
Mother and son create a spectacular quilt.
ON THE WEB:
Grandmother
Winter's Navy Quilt
by Francine Milford
A Patchwork
Dog to Stitch 
by Susan Opdahl
More Quilt Blocks
to Knit (Large Mitered Square, Half-Fence Rail, and Nine Patch) 
by Ann Budd
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