A New Deal for Quilts

by Janneken Smucker

During the Roosevelt administration's efforts to combat the Great Depression, the quilt became an emblem for how to lift one's family out of poverty, piece by piece. A New Deal for Quilts explores how the U.S. government drew on quilts and quilt-making, encouraging Americans to create quilts individually and collectively in response to unemployment, displacement, and recovery efforts. Quilters shared their perspectives on New Deal programs...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1735278459
• ISBN13: 9781735278452
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: International Quilt Museum
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 2.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.0" x 10.9"