Quilting, Patchwork and Appliqu?: A World Guide

Native American Seminole clothing, Dutch quilted petticoats, Swedish wedding cushions, African-American narrative quilts, Italian appliqu?d furnishings, Eastern European braided waistcoats, nineteenth-century American block patterns, traditional English quilts, Korean pojagi, Turkish strip patchwork prayer rugs, Pacific tivaivai quilts, Indian appliqu?, Thai baby-carrying cloths, Ghanaian flags, French trapunto, Japanese sashiko, and Spanish inlay appliqu? saddle trappings...the traditional crafts of quilting, patchwork, and appliqu? are universal and their uses astonishing.

This book is the first worldwide survey of these wonderfully decorative techniques: quilting, in which layers of fabric are stitched together; patchwork, in which old or new fabric pieces are cut and re-stitched to produce a new textile; and appliqu?, in which old or new fabric pieces adorn another fabric. It is organized in three main sections:

The book also includes advice on how to care for your objects, a guide to collections around the world, a detailed glossary, and a bibliography.

Caroline Crabtree trained as an embroiderer in the UK and is coauthor of Beadwork: A World Guide. Christine Shaw has taught patchwork, quilting, and dyeing for many years, and her own quilts have been widely exhibited.