Award Winning Quilts Effie Chalmers Pforr Hardback Book Patterns 1974

** This book is like a warm quilt—cozy, colorful, and possibly made by your grandma. Dive into the chaotic brilliance of quilting history, now with extra love stitches. • Hardcover, 184 pages of history & patterns • Instructions for modern & traditional quilt styles • Vibrant imagery of award-winning quilts • Step-by-step pattern guides included "Award Winning Quilts: The History and How-To of Old Quilts and New Patterns" Written by Effie Chalmers Pforr Small patches make a quilt -- a bright geometry mirroring the growth of a nation -- embodying hours of love, labor, and creativity. You might call them "love patches." Effie Chalmers Pforr does. Quilts have experienced a renaissance in the past few years, although they never really went out of vogue in the South. So when Southern Living's sister magazine, Progressive Farmer, sponsored a quilt block contest, the response was overwhelming. Readers entered their favorite quilt patterns for awards in two categories: traditional or old-time patterns, and modern or original patterns. Of the hundreds submitted, 60 exquisite blocks are included in this book. Step-by-step procedures include photographs and diagrams for the quilting patterns. Instructions for frame and "apartment" quilting enable everyone to create his or her own treasure. Award Winning Quilt's captures the essence of quilt making. The romance, the history, and the warmth make these patched scraps heirlooms -- cherished in the home and preserved in muse