American quilts: the democratic art, 1780-2007

Introduction. American quilts, the democratic art

1. Old world traditions and American beginnings, 1780-1825

2. King Cotton, 1825-60

3. The golden age of appliqué, 1840-60

4. The rise of the pieced quilt, 1840-80

5. A nation divided, 1840-70

6. Exuberance and imagination, 1870-1910

7. Crazy quilts and log cabins, 1876-1920

8. Diversity, 1870-1940

9. The Amish, 1880-1940

10. Nostalgia, social causes, and hard times, 1910-1940

11. Simmering along, 1940-70

12. The great revival, 1970-2000

13. The art of intention, 1970-2000

14. Yesterday, today, and tomorrow, 2000-2007

Acknowledgments

Bibliography and resources

Index

Picture credits.