A recent box from the folks at Kansas City Star Quilts was filled with treasures: books I have thoroughly enjoyed reading. You’ll want to take a look at today’s featured title.
Nancy and Oliver Rink have put together a keeper in Away from Home: Quilts Inspired by the Lowell Factory Girls. I first read it cover to cover because the history is that interesting (Oliver is a history buff and retired professor of history at California State University-Bakersfield).
Then I went back through the book to admire and study the quilts.
Away from Home, 100" x 100"
They include a sampler depicting two mill girls surrounded by nine pieced and appliqued blocks, shown above. Eight other projects feature piecing, applique and nice combinations of both.
Starring Judie, 99" x 99"
The pink and brown “Starring Judie” shown above is stunning. All of the quilts in the book were made with fabrics designed by Judie Rothermel for Marcus Fabrics.
Marcus Fabrics swatch card of the Mill Girls collection
A special collection of fabrics, The Mill Girls 1830–1850, is also used. The collection will be available at independent quilt retailers in August.
Flowers in the Mills, 54.25" x 54.25"
If you enjoy history or beautiful traditional quilts, this is a book to own.
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Hawaiian Snowflake by Nancy Rink
Once upon a time I bought my SIL a series of books that were the patterns from the KC Star bound in paperback with those plastic binder rings. Wish I could find those again now that I’m a quilter. I do love their selection of books.