Carrie Hall Blocks: Over 800 Historical Patterns from the College of the Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas

An enterprising young woman in the early 1900s, Carrie Alma Hackett Hall was determined to piece a cloth block for every known patchwork pattern of more than 850 blocks. This new release makes most of that historic collection available to everyone in splendid full-color photographs and features over 200 patterns and assembly diagrams to help you reproduce the blocks in your own quilts. AUTHORBIO: Carrie Alma Hackett Hall is best known for her partnership in the book "The Romance of the Patchwork Quilt in America" with Rose Kretsinger. She was responsible for preserving nearly every known patchwork pattern from their era! Author Bettina Havig takes the historical approach to the collection one step further and features piecing diagrams for sewing and pattern templates for creating 200 of these blocks. REVIEW: Provides over 800 historical patterns from the collection of the Spencer Museum of Art, presented by a woman known for co-authoring another fine quilting guide. This hardcover features small color photos of each quilt pattern with notes on templates and original size.