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Elizabeth Davis’s A Stitch in Time: Quilts from Genesee Country Village & Museum features patterns of quilts in the collection of the Genesee Country Village & Museum in Mumford, NY. Davis beings with an introduction explaining the history and care of Genesee Country Village’s quilt collection before examining the role and construction of quilts in nineteenth-century American society. She also offers general comments on quilters and how quilting bees served as a major social function in show more the winter months. The majority of Davis’s A Stitch in Time features images of quilts divided into two sections: Whole-Cloth Quilts and Appliquéd & Pieced Quilts. Davis features images of the quilts themselves with accompanying captions discussing the history of the pattern, construction, and materials involved. Finally, A Stitch in Time ends with a glossary and selected bibliography. The work is a great guide to Genesee Country Village and Museum’s collections as well as a good introduction to historic fabric arts for those interested in the topic. show less