OMG. This book has so many pictures of vintage quilts. This book is celebrating and exploring the USA’s Southern rich quilting history.
Quilt expert Mary W. Kerr along with many other quilting historians, have put together this book about why Southern quilts have a distinctiveness setting them apart.
There is so much information about the southern states quilting traditions. Many different cultures and their quilts have been put together in one book, with so much knowledge about them. A great book to sit and read and enjoy the beautiful vintage quilts put together here in the one place.
There are many traditional patterns, including Whigs' Defeat, and Double Wedding Ring.
This is a definite must purchase. And a great book to give to a Quilter friend who needs a unique book.

This book is the testament to new is not necessarily better. These quilts from the 1800’s through the the 1900’s are more interesting, unique and gorgeous than most anything you can find today. This could definitely be a coffee table book with crisp clear pictures a plenty.. Packed with quilt after quilt that I would never have gotten the chance to see. Just lovely.

Thank you to Mary Kerr and schiffer pulishing for an advance peak at this beautiful book. Full of wonderful examples of quilting.
The book has lovely pictures of a mulitude of handmade quilts. Divided into clear setions it explanes how the different cultures and local surroundings effect the designs and colour combinations . The work that has gone into the making of these beatiful quilts is truly amazing. At a time when more of us are trying to make - do and mend and up cycle other people unwanted stuff, This book shows how others have utilised even the smallest scrapes of material to produce a beautiful and useful items.
I've given it three star, only because it doesn't clearly show how the 'quilting' part of making a quilt was done. After the 'patchwork'. My grandmother told me her grandmother used a large frame to finish using what she called a 'picking out stitch'.
I've already sort out some bits of material to make a cushion, just one square big, but which square to choose?