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A country's call : Civil War quilts and stories of unsung heroines / Mary Etherington and Connie Tesene.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Bothell, WA, : Martingale, [2019]Description: 80 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 168356037X
  • 9781683560371
Other title:
  • Civil War quilts and stories of unsung heroines
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Introduction -- Crazy like a fox -- First lessons -- Well remembered -- Noble cause -- Daughters of the Regiment -- Courage and valor -- Whistling Dixie -- Duty and honor -- Women's work -- Memorable times -- Pieces of lives -- Soldiers all around -- Forever free -- Antebellum.
Summary: Create Civil War-style quilts inspired by the stories of courageous women of the times. From simple string quilts to scraps quilts made with hundreds of fabrics, each project captures the look of antique quilts from the era. -- From back cover.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 746.46 E84 Checked out 06/05/2024 33111009564739
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Reach back in time and visit 14 heroines of the Civil War with the treasured design team of Country Threads. Then, create an array of beautiful quilts inspired by the stories of these courageous omen From a simple string quilt to spectacular scrap quilts bursting with hundreds of fabrics, each project captures the look of antique quilts from the era. Authentic photos and true accounts of Civil War history will draw in quilters and Civil War buffs alike.

"That Patchwork place."

Create Civil War-style quilts inspired by the stories of courageous women of the times. From simple string quilts to scraps quilts made with hundreds of fabrics, each project captures the look of antique quilts from the era. -- From back cover.

Introduction -- Crazy like a fox -- First lessons -- Well remembered -- Noble cause -- Daughters of the Regiment -- Courage and valor -- Whistling Dixie -- Duty and honor -- Women's work -- Memorable times -- Pieces of lives -- Soldiers all around -- Forever free -- Antebellum.

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