America's Printed Fabrics 1770-1890. • 8 Reproduction Quilt Projects • Historic Notes & Photographs • Dating Your Quilts

I like the book--it's full of pretty pictures of quilts. The author goes into a lot of detail about printing and dyeing methods through the 19th century, and shows quite a few samples of antique fabrics. However, I was looking for something fairly specific that I didn't find. I have some old quilt blocks, never set, and I wanted to both date them and get guidance on how to set them appropriately. What I found was mostly photos of reproduction quilts, lovely, but not necessarily authentic. Also, almost all the quilt photos were small, and I wanted large enough photos, or closeups of details, so that I could see the fabrics in the quilts themselves, not just swatches.In addition, when there was a page of historic fabrics, the caption might say they dated "from 1840s to 1890s." A lot changed in those years. Couldn't the swatches have individual labels? On one page, the date range ran all the way up to the 1940s!If you love old quilts, you'll like this book. But if you want historical depth, you won't find it here.

I am one of the few quilt conservators in the U.S. I continue studying old quilt patterns and textiles and their manufacture in my business of restoring antique quilts. My reports I write about each quilt I work with has detailed info about the textiles and the patterns used to produce the quilt(s). This book by Barbara Brackman is a must to have.

The fabric examples are clear, colors are documented as used by time period. There are even quilt designs based on period quilts. When I went to the fabric store I was interested to see how many (and which) fabric patterns are still in use and popular.

Yes, this book is one of Barbara Brackman's best books. I have all of her books and find this one to be of her usual top-notch quality for very interesting facts about fabric, and also patterns. Her books have never disappointed me in any way. It's just a pleasure to read them, even if you are not interested in the great history notes. The photographs are supreme.

This is an excellent resourse book if you are trying to date fabric of a given time period. The historical information is very interesting to read also.I just love this book. I couldn't put it down when I purchased it and have read almost all the way through it. For any quilter or anyone who is interested in old quilts.

I sew for mountain man re-enactments, and I have been looking for descriptions of textiles 1750-1850 that show actual fabrics and/or close-to-identical reproductions. This book has some beautifully colored illustrations and I find it quite useful when looking and purchasing fabric for the mercantile that my friends and I take to rendezvous.

I got this book for reference. It will serve that purpose well.Thanks to Barbara Brackman for her sharing her knowledge, which is vast!

The Book is an excellent book. Rated only four stars because it took forever to come once I ordered it.