Patchwork Tales

by Susan L. Roth

This story of the making of a patchwork quilt is illustrated with woodcuts and authentic patchwork blocks and includes instructions for making a simple patchwork quilt

Library Binding

First published September 1, 1984

About the author

Susan L. Roth creates unique mixed-media collage illustrations that have appeared in numerous award-winning children’s books, many of which she also wrote. Her book, Listen to the Wind, spent a year on the New York Times best seller list. The Mangrove Tree, which was released in 2011 and addressed Dr. Gordon Sato's mangrove tree-planting project, was the winner of Jane Addams Children's Book Award. Roth lives in New York.

Reviews

[Joanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a cool introduction to how old patchwork quilts tell stories byy going through individual patches and explaining how they remind the sewer (and recipient of the quilt) of accompanying stories in this fictitious family's life. I also liked the use of the wood or linoleum block prints as the illustrations. That's a first for me in children's books and it's different from Susan L. Roth's usual mixed-media collages. It felt like an appropriate medium, however.

[Mills College Library]

Picture R845pt 1984