Warm heritage : Old Patchwork Quilts & Coverlets in New Zealand & the Women Who Made Them Pamela Fitz Gerald

Softcover with self-wraps (no hardcover published). 144 pages. Very good condition. Profusely illustrated with over 80 colour photographs. Bibliography, index & list of collections.

This extensively researched book looks at historic quilts & coverlets in New Zealand, from those brought out as family heirlooms with the earliest settlers, through to quilts created up to the 1950s. Beginning with an overview of the history of quilting in general, Pamela FitzGerald then examines the techniques & textiles used by New Zealand quilters from colonial times. Over 20 years of research has gone into finding & documenting the best examples of the quilt-makers art in this country, & examining the lives of the women who often spent years creating these breathtaking works. Many of the quilts featured are well over 100 years old, & were often stitched in the settlers' homeland before coming to New Zealand. There are quilts from France, England, Wales, Ireland, North America & Switzerland, as well as those created in New Zealand. Includes: Log Cabins Hexagons, Diamonds & other English piercing Applique, Broderie Perse & Embroidered Quilts Medallion Quilts Crazy Quilts Turkey Red Quilts Wartime Quilts Signature Quilts