Books about Historical and Reproduction Quilts
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If you love this period - you'll enjoy this book. Patterns, instructions, lots of pictures, and definitely lots of ideas and inspiration. There's a lot of history written in an anecdotal style. You feel like you're really getting to know and understand your quilting sisters of yesteryear. - #BK10157 - $40.00 (OUT OF PRINT - 2 COPIES AVAILABLE)

If you love this period - you'll enjoy this book. 8 projects, 20 blocks, and a bunch of first-person accounts, newspaper & military records and surviving quilts, exploring the stories around the Underground Railroad. - #BK10474 - $27.95

Those Fabulous '30s -Sweet Little Quilts to Brighten Your Day by Gwen Hurlburt

14 patterns for terrific little quilts perfect for vintage and reproduction fabrics.   Houses, barns, boats, and SunBonnet Sue all make their appearance along with quilts made with other traditional block designs. Every page of this colorful book is appealing.  #BKCH160 - $14.95

Repro Quilts -10 Patterns for Quilts using Reproduction Fabrics

Make quilts with the look of yesteryear! Repro-Quilts includes patterns for 10 beautiful, traditional quilts with large full-color photos, step-by-step directions and easy-to-follow diagrams. The full-size quilts feature popular patterns such as Log Cabin, Chimney Sweep, Churn Dash, Sunbonnet Sue, Blazing Star, Dove in Flight and more. #BKCHL181 - $16.95

Get out your crayons - or steal them from your kids or grandkids - This is FUN! Lots of nostalgic pictures to trace onto muslin then colour and embroider. The book doesn't ell you this but if you let the crayon set for a couple of days before ironing off the excess wax - you don't get much colour loss when you wash it. (for even more colour - repeat the colour/set/iron process. 98 pages #BKDO5152 - $19.99

This is the book about the quilt that changed my life! This sampler made up of 4 1/2" blocks was finished in 1863.... The book outlines all the original blocks so you can reproduce them... but what I find even more exciting are the close up illustrations so you can really see the original fabrics. #BKJane - $25.95

The Civil War era was a time of great tragedy and triumph, and for a diverse group of women it was a distinctive thread in their lives and their quilting. This book includes 121 quilt blocks inspired by actual diary entries from 10 women living during the Civil War. Readers meet a variety of women and get a real sense of what their lives were like during that turbulent period. The 6" blocks are shown full size so you can trace them to make templates or figure out measurements, and appreciate the reproduction fabrics.  In addition to the instructions to make the 121 block full to king size quilt, it also includes smaller projects that use the same blocks. #KR9956 - $22.95

It's a history book, quilting guide, and touching tale of the love shared by Civil War soldiers, their sweethearts and families. It showcases 121 paper-pieced  6" blocks with the actual letters that inspired them. It also includes ideas to use these blocks - (if you make all of them you can get from a double to a king size depending on sashing and border choices) but there are options for smaller quilts as well.
#KRZ0751 - $24.95

As usual Eleanor Burns weaves some history into this exploration of traditional civil war quilting blocks. Lots of good illustrations for the block directions makes this a good beginner project. 168 pgs.
#BKEB1068 - $24.95

A great lesson on what makes a 30's quilt and 19 nostalgic projects with lots of great pictures.....#BKkr501-2 - $21.95

Choose from 11 typically scrappy classic 1930's quilts  - and then do them up quickly and easily using modern quick cutting and piecing methods.....#B757 - $24.95

Great old quilts, with complete instructions.This book also includes a well-illustrated section on quiltmaking basics..... so even a beginner can succeed.
#BKB375 - $24.95