This 214 page volume features color photographs of more than 100 quilts crafted in North Carolina between the early 19th century and 1976. Included are chintz applique quilts, intricately pieced and applique quilts, crazy quilts, and examples of ingenious thrift in quilting with found and salvaged materials. The quilts were chosen from more than 10,000 that owners brought to be recorded by the North Caroliz Quilt Project during 1985-1986. Because the quilts are privately owned, many have never been seen publicly. The text presents the lives and times of the quiltmakers, accompanied by many vintage photos from family collections. Whether these women made quilts to pass the time, warm their families, beautify their lives, or serve as symbols of love and togtherness, they used their fabric with uncommon artistry and craftsmanship.
