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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction:
    • Definitions and General History
    • The History of Infant Clothing
    • Changing Views of the Child
    • English and Welsh Origins
    • American Crib Quilts
    • Sleeping Arrangements
    • Learning to Sew
    • The Makers
    • Amish Crib Quilts
    • Doll Quilts for Doll Beds
    • Other Small Wonders
    • Collecting Crib Quilts
    • Displaying Crib Quilts
    • Storing Crib Quilts
    • Cleaning Crib Quilts
  • Gallery of Crib Quilts and Other Small Wonders:
    • Pieced Quilts
    • Applique Quilts
    • Amish Quilts
    • Other Small Wonders
  • Patterns and Instructions for Making Your Own Crib Quilts:
    • Introduction
    • General Instructions
    • Notes on Using Patterns
    • Notes on Piecing
    • Notes on Applique
    • Notes on Quilting
    • Suggested Mail Order Sources for Quilting Supplies, Templates, Books and Patterns
    • Suggested Books for Beginners
  • PATTERNS:
    • Star Medallion
    • Baskets
    • Schoolhouse
    • Circus
    • Lone Star
    • Tulip Cross Applique
    • Floral Applique
    • Grandmother's Dream
    • Carolina Lily
    • Bear's Paw
    • Tumbling Blocks
    • Double Wedding Ring
    • Hearts Doll Quilt
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

Title: Crib Quilts and Other Small Wonders: Including Complete Patterns and Instructions for Making Your Own Crib Quilts
Author/Designer: Thomas K Woodard, Blanche Greenstein
Format/Publication Date: TPB:1981
Publisher: EP Dutton, NY
Language: English
Page Count: 136
Book Dimensions(ht. x w.): 11" x 8 1/2"
ISBN: 0525476288

SUMMARY- You get a very large gallery of crib quilts. I was very surprised how little pastels were used and how dark many of them were. There were some brightly colored samples, but they were not in the majority. There were many classic themed quilts done on the smaller scale - both patchwork and applique. The surprise quilt for me was the pieced block "Circus", based on a 1910 crib quilt from the collection of Karey Patterson Bresenhan. It has six clever blocks - three used only once, and blocks like the elephant, giraffe and lion used multiple times. They give the pattern for this one in the pattern section as well, I was happy to see. I was very pleased that I already had all three of the books in their beginner's bibliography already on the bib page.