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This image was scanned from the Dianna May Martin personal library collection
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- THE MEN:
- Bob Adams
- J. Phil Beaver
- Don Beld
- Jack Brockette
- Richard Caro
- Joe Cunningham
- Andre Emmell
- John Flynn
- Scott Hansen
- Luke Haynes
- Raymond K. Houston
- Michael James
- Michael Kashey
- Alan Kelchner
- Richard Larson
- Don Linn
- Mark Lipinski
- Mike McNamara
- Jim Mikula
- M. Mueller
- Scott Murkin
- Shawn Quinlan
- Gerald Roy
- Jonathan Shannon
- George Siciliano
- David Taylor
- Ricky Tims
- Holice Turnbow
- David Walker
- Erick Wolfmeyer
- THE GALLERY
- THE PATTERNS:
- Don Beld
- Richard Caro
- Joe Cunningham
- Scott Hansen
- Raymond K. Houston
- Michael Kashey
- Scott Murkin
- QUILT INDEX
- QUILTMAKER'S INDEX
- THE AUTHOR
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Title: Men and the Art of Quiltmaking
Editors: Joe Cunningham
Format/Publication Date: TPB:2010
Publisher: American Quilter's Society, Paducah, KY
Language: English
Page Count: 112
Book Dimensions(ht. x w.): 11" x 8 1/2"
ISBN: 9781574326765
SUMMARY- As soon as I saw the title of this book, I knew I had to find a copy. My Great Grandpa Whitmore was a quilter. He made these amazing Grandmother's Garden quilts, all hand sewn, from yo-yo's cut from velvets. He would sit under his lamp in his favorite chair of an evening and make yo-yo after yo-yo, and then sew them together at the edges to create the hexagonal patches, and then sash them all together with a single color of velvet yo-yo. His goal was to make one for each of his children, then one for all of his grand children. He didn't make it to his great grand children, but those quilts are a special treasure in the family. Just remembering those big caloused hands, which had been working in the garden all day(he also happened to grow award-winning flowers), carefully working stitches around the edges of these lush patterned velvet circles, still makes me smile with the memory of my fascination. He and Great Grams were both accomplished artists, creating from humble materials beautiful things to be played with or admired.
So I ended up reading this book cover to cover, and smiling, knowing my wonderful great grandfather wasn't alone with his fascination with fabric, and his legacy is taken up by others who never even knew him. I think you would like these guys, and the seven patterns they share are top notch. It's been 12 years as of this writing, and a follow up book hasn't been put out. I think it's long overdue.
Authors have a website:
www.possibilitiesquilt.com
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