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From the Book Review Digest, volume 21 (The H. W. Wilson Company – 1916) Entry for: Webster, Marie D. and her book Quilts: Their story and how to make them. (Doubleday)
WEBSTER, MARIE D. Quilts: their story and how to make them. il *$2.50 (7c) Doubleday 745 15-26705
Particularly timely in this day of the revival of quilt making is a volume which, in addition to the history of quilts, shows with historical details how quilts can be made to-day. Chapters: Patchwork and antiquity; Patchwork and quilting during the middle ages; Patchwork and quilting in old England; The quilt in America; How quilts are made; Quilt names; Quilt collections and exhibitions; The quilt’s place in American life. The illustrations, some in colors, show the fine specimens of the quilt maker’s art, the patterns of some of which may be obtained from the author.
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+ A L A Bkl 12:176 Ja ’16
“Miss Webster has gathered her material on this subject most conscientiously. The book is interesting, and the colored plates illustrating the designs are beautiful. It will be an invaluable addition to any reference library. ”
+ Boston Transcript p8 N 27 ’15 380w
“An elaborately illustrated book. Some conception of the possibilities of Miss Webster’s theme may be gained from the mere fact that her appended list of quilt names has nearly five hundred entries.”
+ Dial 59:498 N 25 ’15 200w
+ N Y Times 20:471 N 28 ’15 90w
+ Springfield Republican p12 D 12 ’15 570
“A good companion to ‘Book of hand-woven coverlets.’ “
+ Wis Lib Bull 11:368 D ’15 60w
