Quilts – Quilt Patterns

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Purchased this floor lamp for my aunt who needed an adjustable arm floor lamp. My aunt loves it!

We are very pleased with our 2 new floor lamps. They are easy to assemble and adjust easily.we found a couple of cute shades for them too.

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I have been enamored with Amish Quilts for more years than I care to admit to! My obsession with them began with an exhibit of Amish Quilts at the Whitney Museum in New York City in the 1970's. I have always thought that Amish quilts represent the height of quilt artistry and I've collected books on Amish quilts for many years. I am, therefore, thoroughly delighted to review this new book from Pomegranate Communications! "Amish Abstractions: Quilts From The Collection of Faith & Steven Brown" is a lush, beautifully printed, book presented by the San Francisco Fine Arts Museums and is, as mentioned above, published by Pomegranate Communications . I have known about Pomegranate as a purveyor of fine cards, book marks and calendars, but I was not aware of their extensive, very beautiful, line of art books. Their catalogue is impressive! The forward to "Amish Abstractions" is written by John E. Buchanan, Jr. Director of Museums/ Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Faith & Steven Brown have written an excellent `Collector's Note' about their superb collection and the book contains essays written by noted quilt historians; each essay is both interesting and very informative. Janneken Smucker, quilt historian, presents an excellent, very enjoyable, essay entitled `Quilts In Amish Contexts : Traditions and Adaptations' in which she explains a bit about the history of the Amish, the Amish aesthetic, and how the tradition of Amish quilt making began. This essay offers a compact history of how the Amish began making quilts, initially large scale patterns made from fabrics left over from clothes making - progressing to how the Amish ultimately used more mainstream patterns in their quilt making. The eminent quilt historian Robert Shaw has contributed an essay entitled "Fundamentally Abstract: The Aesthetic Achievement of Amish Quiltmakers". This is a well written essay that describes the evolution of Amish design work and the historical differences between the quilt styles of various Amish sects. From the Lancaster Amish and their brilliant central diamond designs that feature large open spaces filled with beautiful feathered quilting patterns to the Midwestern Amish quilt makers who favored blue & black, used pieced patterns, and used more main stream cottons and other fabrics as opposed to the wools used by Lancaster County quilters - this essay is an excellent preview to the history of Amish quilt patterns. An essay contributed by Joe Cunningham, another noted quilt historian, is entitled "All In The Details: The Making of Amish Quilts". It's a concise, well presented introduction to the history of the quilt patterns that were most often used by the Amish. What I enjoyed the most about this book is that the Brown's collection of Amish quilts contains some amazing examples of quilts that I have seldom seen. The plates in this book offer some prime examples of the large, beautifully quilted, wool quilts of the Lancaster Amish, but there are also some spectacular examples of quilts made from main stream patterns. Amish crazy quilts, abstracts, nine-patch and variations, ocean waves, hole in the barn door, broken dishes - all `main stream' patterns that, in the hands of the Amish, become works of art. The Amish aesthetic and their utilization of colors make the patterns sing and their use of juxtaposed colors raise the patterns from traditional patch work to artistic masterpiece. I think that the artistry in Amish quilts is what has always fascinated me about them - they are brilliant, bold, aesthetically pleasing and, to my eye, they always represent the epitome of quilt artistry. I highly recommend this book for quilt enthusiasts in general but most certainly quilt historians and those who admire Amish design will be especially pleased with the Faith & Steven Brown Amish quilt collection presented in this book. The color plates are very well done and the text portions of the book are excellent reading. I could go on and on about the patterns and color plates in this book - but it is probably best if you just buy the book! All in all, although I seldom provide the rating, I believe that this book deserves five stars!

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Mini quilts are easy to do and this book will help you create tiny versions for dolls or just for display.

My order came in great condition and in the utmost timely fashion. Great job!!

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Arrived fast, perfect condition. Excellent people to do business with, would definitely deal with them again.

Rachel Pellman excells in being plain, simple and concise. This book includes not only the patterns for making the blocks but quilting designs as well for the complete Amish look. The patterns are in black and white allowing them to be easily photocopied and colored by the experimenting quilter. The assembly instructions are precise and are shown as diagrams making it easy to see and copy each desired block. I find it an invaluable tool and resource for my library. In fact this book is the most used of all my quilting books. While this book is a rare find it is well worth the time to find and use. I highly recommend it particularly for the beginning quilter although the more experience quiltmaker will find much of value here too. Patterns range from the simple Bars and Center Diamond to the complex Star, Rolling Rock,and Jacob's Ladder. This book contains enough patterns to keep quilters busy for years