patchwork

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.

Shows how the patterns and pattern names in patchwork reflect life on the frontier in the nineteenth century.

An introduction to the process of quilt making, including a history of the craft, sample quilt patterns, and directions for creating a children's book authors and illustrators quilt.

Introduces the letters of the alphabet with names of early American patchwork quilt patterns and explains the origins of the designs by describing the activity or occupation they derive from.

Examines quilts and quiltmaking as an artistic expression, handed down through generations of women.

Shows how the patterns and pattern names in patchwork reflect life on the frontier in the nineteenth century.