Overview
Drawing its inspiration from letters, journals, andmost importantlyquilts, this engaging account chronicles the history of the women who settled the town of Golden, Colorado, over the course of two centuries. Laced with true stories drawn from American quilting history, the narrative follows the transformation of the shanty mining village into a thriving community, moving through the Depression and up to the present day. Throughout the decades, the art of quilting provides a window into the lives of these women, their successes, and their sorrows. With more than 70 photographs and four vintage quilt patterns, this unique saga is a treasure for historians and quilters alike.""
Full Product Details
Author: Sandra Dallas ,
Povy Kendal Atchison ,
Nanette Simonds
Publisher: Breckling Press
Imprint: Breckling Press
Dimensions:
Width: 21.50cm
, Height: 1.20cm
, Length: 24.70cm
Weight: 0.680kg
ISBN: 9781933308173
ISBN 10: 1933308176
Pages: 167
Publication Date: 01 September 2007
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
""Sandra Dallas, who writes with a light and breezy style, pegs quilting to the pioneer women who sometimes used stitchery to preserve their sanity in the lonely, wide-open spaces of the West . . . a fascinating history."" ""The Denver Post"""" ""This book not only walks, it talks. And no quilt could have a better author to make it 'talk' than Sandra Dallas. A great book."" Pat Schroeder, president, Association of American Publishers, and former member of Congress"" ""True to her form as a master storyteller, Sandra Dallas creates lasting images of women and their quilts in this wonderful book of quilt history."" ""Quilter's World"""" ""Written by one of Colorado's finest writers, our quilted history is well told in ""The Quilt That Walked to Golden."" ""Rocky Mountain News""""
Sandra Dallas, who writes with a light and breezy style, pegs quilting to the pioneer women who sometimes used stitchery to preserve their sanity in the lonely, wide-open spaces of the West . . . a fascinating history. - The Denver Post
"""Sandra Dallas, who writes with a light and breezy style, pegs quilting to the pioneer women who sometimes used stitchery to preserve their sanity in the lonely, wide-open spaces of the West . . . a fascinating history."" ""The Denver Post"""" ""This book not only walks, it talks. And no quilt could have a better author to make it 'talk' than Sandra Dallas. A great book."" Pat Schroeder, president, Association of American Publishers, and former member of Congress"" ""True to her form as a master storyteller, Sandra Dallas creates lasting images of women and their quilts in this wonderful book of quilt history."" ""Quilter's World"""" ""Written by one of Colorado's finest writers, our quilted history is well told in ""The Quilt That Walked to Golden."" ""Rocky Mountain News"""""
True to her form as a master storyteller, Sandra Dallas creates lasting images of women and their quilts in this wonderful book of quilt history. -- Quilter's World
Author Information
Sandra Dallas is the author of ""Alice's Tulips,"" a finalist for the Women Writing the West Willa Award and the Colorado Book Award; ""Buster Midnight s Cafe""; ""The Chili Queen; The Diary of Mattie Spenser,"" a finalist for the 1998 Western Writers of America Best Western Novel; ""Tallgrass""; and ""The Persian Pickle Club."" She is the author of nine nonfiction books about the West, including ""Colorado Ghost Towns and Mining Camps"" and ""Sacred Paint,"" winner of the National Cowboy Hall of Fame Western Heritage Wrangler Award.Nanette Simonds is the president of the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum.They both live inDenver, Colorado. Povy Kendal Atchison is a photographer. She lives in Golden, Colorado.""
