There are some books on the Amish and their quilts. They don't call themselves Amish--at least as far as I know. Different color ways are used in different Amish communities. I think that originally the quilts they made were made from scraps made from their own clothing. I think I remember the Amish communities in the east had darker colors (more somber) that they wore and that was reflected in their quilts. Amish communities farther west had some lighter colors that they wore. The quilts that they made that have become so revered had amazing graphic qualities. The quilting was so beautiful. Some of the patterns (for quilting) were passed down from family to family. Gwen Marsten wrote a book about learning some of the patterns etc. from the Mennonites.