American Quilt Classics: From the Collection of Patricia Cox

by Maggi McCormick Gordon, Patricia Grady Cox, Patricia Cox

Book Overview

Showcased here for the first time, Patricia Cox's breathtaking, internationally renowned collection spans the history of the American quilt-and quilters are invited to recreate the finest examples. Each project features the work of a different period or sty comes with templates, technical information, and historical background; and uses modern-day fabrics. A lovely hand-appliqu?d Mexican Rose block, originally from the mid-19th century, offers needleworkers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1564773582
• ISBN13: 9781564773586
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Martingale and Company
• Length: 191 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.0" x 11.8"

Customer Reviews

American Quilt Classics - must have for the collector!

Wonderful quilt book! I've spent hours reading and thumbing through this book, it is wonderful! If you love history and quilts, you need this book. There are some nice patterns with good instructions, beautiful pictures of classic quilts. This will be a collector's item in the future! Worth buying even if you never make a quilt from it.

Overview of quilt history through a collection

This is a nice overview of quilt history as you are taken through photographs of Fox's extensive quilt collection. The quilts are divided up by blocks or style and each section also includes a project based on a block or style. Many stunning quilts pictured here. My favorite is a Wedgewood blue and white colored quilt from 1930 called Lacy Flowers.

A showcase that captures a slice of history

Patricia Cox and Maggi Gorden effectively collaborate to present American Quilt Classics, a beautiful, full-color photographic showcase of Patricia's personal collection of more than 300 antique quilts. From an 1820's strippy chintz to quilts made for the Red Cross during World War I and quilts created from feed sacks during the Great Depression, American Quilt Classics is a showcase that captures a slice of history as well as amazing craft patterns. The text describing the known history of individual quilts adds flair to their presentation, and sample quilting projects for the reader are also included. American Quilt Classics is an informative and inspiring book for needlecrafters with a passion for quilts!