Quiltaholic7

Someone finally put Marie Webster's book on Kindle... With The Illustrations!! Dirt cheap, too.

Quilts: Their History And How To Make Them (1915)

https://www.amazon.com/Quilts-Their-...ts+how+to+make

ManiacQuilter2

Very interesting. Thanks for the post.

Geri B

Curiosity took me to amazon..not being familiar with that book....I'm not fond of kindle, but looked deeper and found a a hard copy for $8...so it will be added to my "library". Thanks, I think.

I see you are "new" here...welcome, hope you enjoy our company.

QuiltnNan

thanks for sharing, and welcome to the QB

Quiltaholic7

Thanks! Anyone have any other recommendations on the history of quilting?

susan_m

Thanks for the information. I took the liberty to google the title and found it as part of the Gutenberg Project - being a Gutenbrug book. Google the title and go to the "project Gutenburg" link (see link below) to read it and see the illustrations online.

The "gutenburg.org" link will allow you to download the book to your computer. (or type: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24682 into your browser.) The download is free. They have two formats for Kindle users, one with illustrations and one without. (If you Google it from your Kindle, you can use the download link to download it directly to your Kindle.)

This book covers the history of quilts through out time to include the Middle Ages, Old England and American pioneers. It explains how quilts are made, followed by a section on quilt names with an illustration and bit of history about how the name came to be. It is an older book - Illustrations are in black and white. It is not a "how to do" type of book, but on of literature and history.

I download both and PDF and Kindle. Saved on my computer. There is no charge to download.

Enjoy.

toverly

Thanks for posting, I love to read about old patterns and original names. Thanks for the download link too. I have downloaded it but have to wait for my 17 year old tech guy to wake up and tell me how to open it.