Cloth & Comfort : Pieces of Women's Lives from Their Quilts and Diaries

Cloth & Comfort : Pieces of Women's Lives from Their Quilts and Diaries

Editorial Reviews Book Description In this gift-sized follow-up to his acclaimed American Quilt, Rod Kiracofe continues to explore the beauty of the American quilting tradition and the lives of the women who have sustained it. Kiracofe combines excerpts from the diaries and correspondence of early-American women with selections from the varied literature of quilting, plus beautiful photographs of period pieces and memorabilia. Inside Flap Copy In this gift-sized follow-up to his acclaimed American Quilt, Rod Kiracofe continues to explore the beauty of the American quilting tradition and the lives of the women who have sustained it. Kiracofe combines excerpts from the diaries and correspondence of early-American women with selections from the varied literature of quilting, plus beautiful photographs of period pieces and memorabilia.

Cloth & Comfort : Pieces of Women's Lives from Their Quilts and Diaries,Roderick Kiracofe,Clarkson Potter,0517597950,19th century,Antiques/Collectibles,Architecture,General,History,Pictorial works,Quilting,Quilts,Quilts & Quilting,United States,Women,Women's Studies - General

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