Book by Atkins, Jacqueline M., Waldvogel, Merikay

America's Quilts

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Waldvogel, Merikay

Atkins, Jacqueline M.

Crafts & Hobbies

Pubns Intl Ltd

Patchwork Souvenirs of the 1933 World's Fair is the story of the largest quilt exhibition ever organized: the Sears National Quilt Contest held in 1933 during Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition. The result of several years' research, the book presents a thoughtful picture of quiltmaking in the early twentieth century and of what happened when the art of quiltmaking collided with commercial opportunism. Attracting quilters nationwide, the Sears contest offered a grand prize of $1,200 for what was to be America's champion quilt; total prize money would be $7,500. More than 25,000 quilts were entered in local and regional contests nationwide, and the 30 winners from those contents were put on public display in the Sears Pavilion at the fair. The contest was not without its controversy. When it was announced, rules stated that preference would be given to quilts which developed the Century of Progress theme. However, when the prizes were awarded, commemorative quilts were ignored in favor of traditional patterns. Disgruntled contestants complained to Sears that the judges were biased in favor of tradition. The winning quilt, called the Unknown Star, was entered by Margaret Rogers Caden of Lexington, Kentucky. Much of the work on Ms. Caden's quilt was done by seamstresses who sewed for hire, in violation of contest rules. Patchwork Souvenirs of the 1933 World's Fair traces and beautifully illustrates the developments of the contest. Included are biographical sketches of the quiltmakers; interviews with several of the women who helped make the grand champion quilt; careful documentation of materials, method of construction, and history of each quilt in the book; illustrations from promotional materials for the fair, quilt owners, newspapers, books, and magazines of the period; and appendices listing contest winners at local, regional, and national levels. Patchwork Souvenirs of the 1933 World's Fair is a remarkable work that shows the importance of quiltmaking in women's lives during the first third of the twentieth century.

Patchwork Souvenirs of the 1933 World's Fair/the Sears National Quilt Contest and Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition

History

Brackman, Barbara

Americas

Rutledge Hill Pr

The story of the Sears, Roebuck national quilting contest and its controversy. Full color illustrations. Indexed.

Gathers photographs and oral histories of twenty-nine quilts that survived the Civil War

Southern Quilts: Surviving Relics of the Civil War

Ramsey, Bets

This beautifully-illustrated book grew out of a three-year survey of more than 1,500 quilts made prior to 1930, and describes the distinctive qualities of Tennessee quilts. Illustrated and indexed.

The Quilts of Tennessee: Images of Domestic Life Prior to 1930

Thomas Nelson Publishers

Doll quilts are little gems—microcosms of quilt history." So writes author and quilt historian Merikay Waldvogel in Childhood Treasures: Doll Quilts By and For Children. This lovely book showcases 80 doll quilts, made from 1830 through the 1950s. All are selected from Mary Campbell Ghormley's collection, possibly the largest private collection of doll quilts in the world, numbering more than 300 doll quilts. All doll quilts tell a story that begs to be retold, says Waldvogel. She sets out to reveal these gems' hidden truths, looking for clues in each quilt's fabrics, style, pattern, piecing, and stitching. This may be the first book to study doll quilts in this depth. This informative book is for anyone interested in antiques, miniatures, quilts and needlecrafts, dolls, and decorative arts. These doll quilts have an irresistible charm, captured graphically in the book's rich color photography. This book is a visual and historical treasure.

Childhood Treasures: Doll Quilts By And For Children

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America's Quilts

Patchwork Souvenirs of the 1933 World's Fair/the Sears National Quilt Contest and Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition

Patchwork Souvenirs of the 1933 World's Fair/the Sears National Quilt Contest and Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition

Southern Quilts: Surviving Relics of the Civil War

The Quilts of Tennessee: Images of Domestic Life Prior to 1930

Childhood Treasures: Doll Quilts By And For Children