Sue Reich Boeken

Exploring the intersection of quiltmaking and American history, this book showcases over 330 images of presidential and patriotic quilts crafted from George Washington's era to Barack Obama's. It includes historical newspaper comments that provide context and insight into how these quilts honor U.S. presidents. Additionally, the book features 43 newly-made quilts, each representing a president with historically accurate patterns and fabrics, created by quilt historians and enthusiasts from the American Quilt Study Group.

This book gathers newspaper accounts of quiltmaking in the 19th century into a chronicle of the work. Arranged chronologically, the reports are accompanied by detailed photographs of quilts made during the same time period. This visual record of the antique quilts make it clear how painstaking and beautiful was the quiltmaker's work, and why it attracted attention. .

Focusing on the contributions of American women during World War II, the book explores how they created quilts to support soldiers through donations and fundraising. It features extensive original research from period newspapers and magazines, highlighting the historical context of quilt patterns and designs. Color photographs and detailed descriptions showcase patriotic quilts made for organizations like the Red Cross. Additionally, original patterns that inspired these quilts are included, allowing for a deeper understanding of their historical and emotional significance.

The book explores quiltmaking in the 1910s, highlighting the blend of late nineteenth-century styles with early twentieth-century innovations. It focuses on the rise of prominent quilt designers and the vibrant new aesthetics they introduced. However, the narrative is interrupted by the impacts of World War I and the 1918 Pandemic Flu, which shifted quiltmaking efforts towards supporting soldiers and the Red Cross. Women played a crucial role in this benevolent movement, creating thousands of quilts during a time of hardship and loss.

Quilts and Christmas are the perfect blend. This is an quilting arts book for creative sewists who love and cherish the poem "The Night Before Christmas." This book commemorates the 200th anniversary of the writing in 1822 and publication in 1823 of this most notable holiday poem. The poem has provided ten generations of children with delight and anticipation of Christmas. The poem, illustrated with 29 festive quilted scenes, offers a beautiful-to-read family experience, and nine antique and vintage quilts are patterned here, with complete instructions, to inspire today's quiltmakers to create their own holiday bed coverings. The nine patterns are appropriately named after the eight reindeer and, of course, Rudolph. Some patterns are recreations from old, traditional quilt designs, while others put a modern spin on a vintage design. Some patterns can be hand-pieced, while others use fast, new, rotary-cutting techniques.