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Loading... The Quilt That Walked to Golden: Women and Quilts in the Mountain West--From the Overland Trail to Contemporary Colorado (edition 2004)by Sandra Dallas
Work InformationThe Quilt That Walked to Golden: Women and Quilts in the Mountain West--From the Overland Trail to Contemporary Colorado by Sandra Dallas
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. I really enjoyed reading about early quilters of Colorado. The history is fantastic. I always think about how hard it must have been for those women back in the day and how easy I have it in 2015. ( ) In the first bit of this book, one thing the author says is how little we know about women who walked across the country towards the west. I think that will be rue when historians look back at our time since people no longer keep diaries. Yes, they keep blogs, which will help those historians, but I wonder if it is the same. no reviews | add a review
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Inspiration drawn from letters, journals, historical sources, and--essential vehicles of women's storytelling through the years--quilts fills this narrative re-creation of the history of the West from the time of the early pioneers to the present day. The purpose of quilts and the art of quilting provide a window into the lives of these women, their friendships, and their sorrows. Quilts provided warmth and occasionally served as death shrouds during the gold rush years. They were nailed to the walls and floors of rough-hewn cabins of shanty mining settlements. Quilting bees provided a rare opportunity for female fellowship at the turn of the century. The voice of a masterful storyteller brings to life the heroic and heartbreaking stories of generations of women in this sensitive and artistic portrait. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)746.46The arts Graphic arts and decorative arts Textile arts Needlework QuiltingLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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