Cats On Quilts

by Sandi Fox

Cat lovers, quilt collectors, and crafts enthusiasts alike will enjoy this delightful book devoted to images of fascinating felines adorning beautifully made quilts dating from 1840 to the mid-20th century.

Sandi Fox discusses the changing styles and techniques of quiltmaking over the past 100 years, identifying hte origins of various designs. Cats and kittens are shown sitting erect, moving among boughs of berries, tumbling on a table with a ball of yarn, or peeping from a basket. Each beautifully photographed quilt is paired with poetry or prose drawn from works by Emily Dickinson, T.S. Eliot, W.B. yeats, Mark Twain, Rudyard Kipling, Beatrix Potter, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and other wonderful writers—adding further appeal to a charming gift book.

Genres: Cats, Animals, History, Nonfiction, Quilting

128 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2000

Reviews

[Denise]

A good source of information regarding the cats use not only on quilts but in advertising and it's popularity over the years. The pictures of quilts varied greatly from the most simplistic design to colourful quilts using silk threads. A short quick read, very entertaining. Makes me want to break out my material scraps and pose my kitty and see what kind of quilt a spunky cute calico kitten image would produce.

[Jobiska (Cindy)]

Enjoyed the historical background in the introduction, the quotations (not all of which I'd read before), and of course the images. My only quibble is that a handful of the photos were out of focus--why, when all the other images were gorgeous?

[John E]

Fun. The historical introduction was very thin, but the pictures of cats as part of quilt designs were fine for a cat enthusiast.