Quilting reading list

Beardsley, J., Arnett, W., Arnett, P., Livingston, J. Gee's Bend: The Women and Their Quilts. Houston, 2002.

Beardsley, J., Arnett, W., Arnett, P., Livingston, J. The Quilts of Gee's Bend. Houston, 2002.

Betterton, Shelia. Quilts and Coverlets from The American Museum in Britain. London, 1978.

Betterton, Shelia. More Quilts and Coverlets from The American Museum in Britain. London, 1978.

Burnham, Dorothy. Pieced Quilts of Ontario. Toronto, 1975.

Clark, Mary Clare. Collectible Quilts. An Authoritative Guide to Identifying, Enjoying, and Caring for Quilts. London, 1994.

Colby, Averil. Patchwork. London, 1958.

Colby, Averil. Quilting. London, 1972.

Eddy, Celia, ed. 'Quilt Studies'. The Journal of The British Quilt Study Group. Issue 1. Halifax, 1998.

Eddy, Celia. Quilted Planet. London, 2005.

Fassett, K. Kaffe Fassett's V&A Quilts. London, 2005.

Fox, Sandi. Wrapped in Glory: Figurative Quilts & Bedcovers, 1700-1900. Los Angeles, 1991.

Hake, Elizabeth. English Quilting Old & New. London, 1988.

Janniere, Janine. Mosaiques d'Etoffes a la Recherche de l'Hexagone. France, 2003.

Jinzenji, Yoshiko. Quilt Artistry. Inspired Designs from the East. London, 2002.

Katzenberg, Dena. Baltimore Album Quilts. Baltimore, 1981.

Kiracofe, Roger. The American Quilt. A History of Cloth and Comfort, 1750-1950. New York, 1993.

Long, B, ed. The Quilters' Guild Collection: Contemporary Quilts, Heritage Inspiration. Devon, 2005.

Moonen, A. Quilts. Een Nederlandse traditie. Arnhem, 1992.

Morris, Barbara. Victorian Embroidery. London, 1962.

Osler, Dorothy. Traditional British Quilts. London, 1987.

Osler, Dorothy. North Country Quilts: Legend and Living Tradition. Durham, 2000.

Osler, Dorothy, ed. Quilt Studies. The Journal of The British Quilt Study Group. Issue 3. Halifax, 2001.

Osler, Dorothy, ed. Quilt Studies. The Journal of The British Quilt Study Group. Issue 4/5. Halifax, 2002/3.

Osler, Dorothy, ed. Quilt Studies. The Journal of The British Quilt Study Group. Issue 6. Halifax, 2004.

Osler, Dorothy, ed. Quilt Studies. The Journal of The British Quilt Study Group. Issue 8. Halifax, 2006.

Parry, Linda, ed. A Practical Guide to Patchwork From the Victoria and Albert Collection. London, 1987.

Robson, Scott & Sharon MacDonald. Old Nova Scotian Quilts. Nova Scotia, 1995

Sheppard, Josie. Through the Needle's Eyes: The Patchwork and Quilt Collection at York Castle Museum. York, 2005.

Srivastava, Munni. Embroidery Techniques from East & West: Texture and Colour for Quilters and Embroiderers. London, 2005.

The Names Project Foundation. Always Remember: A Selection of Panels Created By and For International Fashion Designers. New York, 1996.

The Quilters' Guild. Quilt Treasures: The Quilters' Guild Heritage Search. London, 1995.

Tokyo International Great Quilt Festival 2006. Japan, 2006.

Webster, Marie D. Quilts: Their Story and How to make Them. New York, 1948.

Weissman, Judith & Wendy Lavitt. Labors of love: America's textiles and needlework, 1650-1930. London, 1988.

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