Threading the Generations: A Mississippi Family's Quilt Legacy

by Carol Vickers and Mary Elizabeth Johnson

Family lore passes from generation to generation in many ways: through written histories, oral traditions, and photographs. For the Shaifer family of Port Gibson, Mississippi, an amazing collection of fifty quilts made by women from four generations holds the story of the family's past.

Seldom has a family collection of quilts of this range been shared. Not only do the quilts cover a significant time span, but they include diverse types, patterns,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1578067456
• ISBN13: 9781578067459
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 119 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.4" x 8.4"