Mary Washington Clarke

This older book tells the story of quilts made mostly although not entirely by women in the state of Kentucky. It was written for the 1976 Bicentennial and mainly features quilts in the Kentucky Museum. A few plates are in color, but most illustrations are in black and white. Some information seemed to be repeated more often than necessary in the course of the book, but overall, it gave a good overview. Most of today's readers are more aware of the National Museum of Quilts, located in Paducah, but that museum opened in 1991--years after this book's publication. I'd love to see an updated version of this with more full color illustrations included.… (lisätietoja)