Quilts Among The Plain People (People's Place Booklet No. 4)) (People's Place Book)

Good Books (Dec 25, 1981)

9780934672030

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96 pages | 140 x 213 mm | English

$ 6.95 | Value: $ 6.95

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Dewey 746.97088287

LC Classification NK9112 Pellman 1981

LC Control No. 81082209

Subject

Crafts & Hobbies / Quilts & Quilting
Quilts, Amish
Religion / Christianity / Mennonite

Plot

Discover why so many Amish and Mennonites, committed to a simple life, make beautiful quilts. This book looks at quilting in plain communities and the possible origins of quilt patterns popular among the Amish and Mennonites. Why do so many Amish and Mennonites who are devoutly committed to a simple, austere life make beautiful quilts? Why this splash of beauty? What are the favorite designs? How has quilting become a part of the very fabric of Amish and Mennonite life? What are basic how-tos of quiltmaking? "Quilting has survived among these frugal, simple people because a quilt is not only apiece of art. It is also functional."