Encyclopedia of Applique: An Illustrated, Numerical Index to Traditional and Modern Patterns

by Barbara Brackman

Brackman has sorted appliqu designs into classes based on their general geometry and presents 1,795 patterns, both published and unpublished, from 1800 to 1950. Even unnamed designs are easy to find. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0939009757
• ISBN13: 9780939009756
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Howell Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Table of Contents

Here's the TABLE OF CONTENTS... Part I: pp 11-38 - The Rise of the Conventional Applique Technique - Design Sources - Changes in Applique Style - Pattern Sources - Pattern Names and Terminology - The Decline of Applique - The Applique Revival - Recent Interest in Applique - Footnotes Part II, pp 39-200 - Index - Key to Major Categories - The Numering System in Outline - The Illustrated Index to Traditional and Modern Applique Patterns (138 pp) - Bibliographical References for Indexed Patterns - Alphabetical Index to Pattern Names Quite an extraordinary resource. Over 1700 patterns -- both published and unpublished -- from 1800 to 1950, brilliantly organized with many bibliographical references. "With the book's visual keys, ...unnamed patterns are easy to find. Those with names can be looked up in the alphabetical cross reference. The patterns are numbered with a decimal system, 1 to 100, followed by a decimal point. Numbers beyond 100 are assigned to piece patterns in Barbara's Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns, which has been the standard of identification sicne its publication in 1979."

Encyclopedia of Applique -- Inspirational

Filled with hundreds (thousands?) of sketches of applique patterns from antique and modern quilts, this book can be useful in either identifying the name of a certain pattern or in designing your own pattern for applique. As a previous reviewer stated, it is not a book with ready-to-use applique patterns, but it was never intended to be. It is, however, a valuable resource for anyone who owns or appreciates applique quilts or any quilter willing to use the sketches for inspiration in designing their own pattern.