Schoolgirl Sampler

Author: Kathleen Tracy
Publisher: Martingale
ISBN: 1683561163
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 83

Book Description
Designer Kathleen Tracy is back with more delightful little quilts! This time she's gathered a treasury of 4" blocks reminiscent of those sewn by schoolgirls during the nineteenth century. Make all 72 timeless blocks and combine them in a sampler quilt or select a few favorites to use in any of six other charming quilts. Quick to stitch and perfect for reproduction-fabric scraps, the blocks are easy to make and you can complete several in one sitting or complete a small quilt in a weekend. Kathy includes plenty of tips for sewing small blocks, and her simple cutting instructions and clear piecing diagrams will help you succeed as you stitch each pint-sized treat.

Samplers & Samplermakers

Author: Mary Jaene Edmonds
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
ISBN:
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 176

Book Description
"American classrooms have gone largely unrecorded, these astonishing embroideries which are usually signed, dated, and even sometimes inscribed with the names of the towns in which they were worked and the names of the embroiderers' teachers serve as historic documents, attesting to the existence of colonial education for women. There is a story behind each of the nearly eighty samplers illustrated in this book"--Insleaves.

Jelly Roll Sampler Quilts

Author: Pam Lintott
Publisher: David & Charles
ISBN: 1446354210
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 295

Book Description
The bestselling jelly roll experts show you how to create your own unique quilts by mixing and matching more than fifty block designs. Pam and Nicky Lintott’s jelly roll quilting books have sold over 300,000 copies worldwide—and here they bring you a collection of ideas for ten stunning sampler quilts! Jelly Roll Sampler Quilts includes: · Five incredible quick-to-piece sampler quilts, each made using just one jelly roll · Five “pick and mix” designs showing just how easy it is to combine your favorite blocks to make even more quick quilts · Step-by-step instructions and easy-to-follow diagrams, with alternative colorways for added inspiration Follow one of the stunning patterns or create your own unique sampler quilt from the fifty-five fabulous block designs. “This wonderful 128-page book is a compilation of over 50 patchwork blocks, which can be beautifully mixed, mingled and interchanged to create your own unique customized sampler quilt . . . This book is guaranteed to keep your creative juices flowing.” —The Jolly Jabber

The Splendid Sampler 2

Author: Pat Sloan
Publisher: Martingale
ISBN: 1604689714
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 197

Book Description
More than 28,000 quilters have sewn along with the Splendid Sampler community online. Now Pat Sloan and Jane Davidson return with 100 all-new block patterns to inspire quilters all over the world, all over again! Choose blocks designed by Pat and Jane plus superstar quilters Lissa Alexander, Carrie Nelson, Jenny Doan, Susan Ache, Betsy Chutchian, and many more. Blocks made with patchwork, applique, embroidery, and paper piecing provide plenty of opportunities to try new techniques. You'll discover fun ideas for arranging your blocks in a gallery of sampler quilts. Share your progress online and experience the joys of quilting with this "Splendid" community of quilters!

Quaker School Girl Samplers from Ackworth

Author: Carol Humphrey
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Embroidery
Languages : en
Pages : 250

Book Description

A Schoolgirl's Work

Author: Barb Adams
Publisher: C&t Publishing / Kansas City Star Quilts
ISBN: 9781935362784
Category : Children's art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Barb Adams and Alma Allen of Blackbird Designs have joined with the Spencer Museum of Art to share historical schoolgirl samplers with the cross stitchers of today. You will find examples of samplers spanning the years of 1710 1841. Nine projects to stitch based on these wonderful works of art that were crafted by children so long ago.

Ohio is My Dwelling Place

Author: Sue Studebaker
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 340

Book Description
Sue Studebaker documents samplers made by young girls in Ohio prior to 1850, the girls who made them, their families, and the teachers who taught them to stitch. Illustrations of these highly prized works are presented, along with the stories behind their creation.

Tom and Becky's Sampler Quilt

Author: Christina McCourt
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1617453250
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 84

Book Description
Having lived just outside of Hannibal, Missouri, all of her life, Christina McCourt became immersed in all things Mark Twain. The sweet and simple projects in this book are dedicated to his beloved characters Tom Sawyer and Becky Thatcher and their budding romance. The centerpiece of the collection is the sampler quilt, in which each block represents Tom, Becky, or the people and adventures in their lives. The quilts Becky’s Waltz and Tom’s Fancy stand out as wonderful examples of Christina’s eye for color and pattern. Other quilt projects include the graphic and colorful Lost in the Cave quilt and the Poor Boy Huck quilt.

My Name Is Lidya

Author: Stacy Nash
Publisher: C&t Publishing / Kansas City Star Quilts
ISBN: 9781611690910
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Stacy Nash has a passion for schoolgirl samplers and counted cross stitch. When Stacy first saw Lidya's sampler from 1803, she knew it was going to go home with her. The piece became the inspiration for these nine delightful projects.

A Maryland Sampling

Author: Gloria Seaman Allen
Publisher: Maryland Center for History and Culture
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 410

Book Description
This is an extraordinary assemblage of Maryland samplers and pictorial embroideries that will appeal to scholars, collectors, antiques dealers, and modern day embroiderers, written by an accomplished textile historian. Students of women's history and of the decorative arts will discover more about the role of needlework in early female education and in the lives of ordinary women in the changing currents of Chesapeake regional history. Genealogists will gain valuable insights into Maryland families and their migration patterns. The appendices document all known Maryland needlework samplers and embroideries. The samplers presented in this beautifully illustrated, handsome volume will inspire and awe readers with the skill, talent, seriousness, and occasionally irrepressible humor of their young creators.