PieceWork · No. 7

PieceWork September-October 2007

Knit quilt blocks for handmade note cards, discover beautiful Civil War quilts, meet early quilt entrepreneur Marie Webster, and learn how to recycle clothes into quilts.

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Patterns, stories, and extras printed in PieceWork September-October 2007.

Knit 3 Quilt Blocks to Brighten Someone’s Day!
Trade your sewing machine for knitting needles in this cheerful subscriber-exclusive pattern.
Ann Budd
Sujnis: Recycling Clothing into Quilts in India
For centuries, the need to create warm bedding together with an endless supply of old clothing has resulted in the production of elaborately embroidered sujnis in Bihar.
Chitra Balasubramaniam

What’s inside

Indexed from PieceWork September-October 2007, in page order.

Quilts Sold: A Guide to Heirloom and Antique Quiltsp. 7
Quilts of Provence: The Art and Craft of French Quiltmakingp. 7
Quilts in a Material Worldp. 7
Facts and Fabrications: Unraveling the History of Quilts and Slaveryp. 7
Katy’s Quiltp. 12
Miniature Bedcover to Embroider and Quilt, Ap. 14
Civil War–Era Quiltsp. 16
Kappies: The Quilted Sunbonnets of Nineteenth-Century South Africap. 20
Sujnis: Recycling Clothing into Quilts in India

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Friendship Quilt for a Mount Holyoke Graduate, Ap. 26

Making a Difference, One Quilt after Another (after Another) Muriel Cochranp. 30

Marie Webster: Early-Twentieth-Century Quilt Designerp. 32

Quilt Blocks to Knitp. 36

Alex’s Quiltp. 40

Table Runner from Quilt Blocksp. 48

Grandmother’s Fan Necktie Pillowp. 48

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PieceWork September-October 2007

Knit 3 Quilt Blocks to Brighten Someone’s Day!

Sujnis: Recycling Clothing into Quilts in India