American Quilt Classics: From the Collection of Patricia Cox

Wonderful quilt book! I've spent hours reading and thumbing through this book, it is wonderful! If you love history and quilts, you need this book. There are some nice patterns with good instructions, beautiful pictures of classic quilts. This will be a collector's item in the future! Worth buying even if you never make a quilt from it.

This is a nice overview of quilt history as you are taken through photographs of Fox's extensive quilt collection. The quilts are divided up by blocks or style and each section also includes a project based on a block or style. Many stunning quilts pictured here. My favorite is a Wedgewood blue and white colored quilt from 1930 called Lacy Flowers.

Patricia Cox and Maggi Gorden effectively collaborate to present American Quilt Classics, a beautiful, full-color photographic showcase of Patricia's personal collection of more than 300 antique quilts. From an 1820's strippy chintz to quilts made for the Red Cross during World War I and quilts created from feed sacks during the Great Depression, American Quilt Classics is a showcase that captures a slice of history as well as amazing craft patterns. The text describing the known history of individual quilts adds flair to their presentation, and sample quilting projects for the reader are also included. American Quilt Classics is an informative and inspiring book for needlecrafters with a passion for quilts!