A patchwork as rich with history as any well-worn quilt, this now-classic anthology collects the stories so may quilts tell - tales of making do and creating beauty out of scraps, stories of starting anew and passing down a legacy stitched with the lore of ages. Bringing together anecdotes, essays, and memories about quilts, quilting, and quilt history, this book has something for everyone who has ever pieced a quilt together or admired a quilter's handiwork. Ranging form the amusing to the poignant to the enlightening, the selections include historical meditations form quilting authorities like Merikal Waldvogel and Sandra Dallas, laugh-out-loud writing on quilting obsessions from humorist Ami Simms, a charming essay on passing quilting knowledge from "Quilter's Newsletter" columnist Helen Kelley. Illustrated with a glorious collection of quilting photographs and paintings, vintage advertising and pattern booklets, this is the quintessential Quilter's Companion.

Author Biography

Margret Aldrich of Minneapolis, Minnesota, is the editor of Once Upon a Quilt and This Old Quilt. Contributors include Sandra Dallas, author of The Persian Pickle Club and Tallgrass; Helen Kelley, regular columnist for Quilters Newsletter and author of Every Quilt Tells a Story; and humorist Ami Simms.