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For Purpose and Pleasure: Quilting Together in Nineteenth-Century America
Eighteen essays on nearly forty group-made quilts form a fascinating study of quilts as social documents. The author draws heavily from letters, diaries, and journals of the quiltmakers themselves. Illustrated and indexed.
- GenresQuiltingNonfiction
164 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 1995
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June 11, 2023
Great photography. Nice read of the personal history of Quilters. The stories behind the quilts. Circumstances that dictated the quilt's formation, but also how a quilt's formation dictated parts of our culture that is still practiced today.
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