From 1888 to 1918, a community of Miami Valley neighbors and relatives made album presentation quilts to celebrate life passages. Their sharing of designs and construction techniques led to the development of a distinctive regional quilt style that has never been duplicated in any other region of the state or country.
Sue C. Cummings is a quilt collector and researcher whose specialty is Ohio textiles.
“Part textile history, part genealogy, and part detective story,
this book shares Cummings’s research journeys while giving the
reader a look into life in southwestern Ohio around the end of the
19th century.”
*Maine Antiques Digest*
“Every once in a while a book crosses my desk that leaves me
flipping through the pages in amazement and delight. This is one
such book, documenting more than 30 examples of album quilts in a
small section of the Miami Valley in west-central Ohio....”
*AntiqueWeek*
“The book’s author couldn’t be better qualified to present this
subject … Cummings puts her impeccable research skills to work,
creating a well-documented, engagingly told tale. … This
attractive, colorful, and abundantly illustrated book doubly serves
as an interesting read and a valuable reference.”
*Ohioana Quarterly*
“In moving beyond the artifacts themselves, Cummings weaves the
artifacts into the fabric of the community that produced them.…The
illustrations are beautiful and add to the richness of the
text.”
*Ohio History*
“The difference between album quilts from Baltimore, New England,
and even other parts of Ohio is beautifully illustrated through the
use of extensive photographs of complete quilts and details of
their unique features. Due to their size and level of detail,
quilts are notoriously difficult to photograph, and this volume
does not disappoint with regard to its illustrations.”
*Northwest Ohio History*
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