1930s Quilts - Carolyn Forster

1930s Quilts by Carolyn Forster is a practical and visually rich guide to American Depression-era quilting. Presented in hardback, it combines historical context with ten themed quilt projects, supported by colour illustrations and photography.

Key details

• Author: Carolyn Forster
• Hardback format
• 200 pages
• Publisher: Search Press
• Publication date: 14 July 2026
• ISBN: 9781800922532

Synopsis

This book explores the distinctive history, style and resourcefulness of 1930s American quiltmaking, opening with a short historical chapter that sets the period and its makers in context. Ten projects follow, each shaped around a defining feature of the era, including repurposed feedsacks, upcycled linens, characteristic piecing and quilting approaches, and redwork embroidery.

Every quilt includes a requirements list, step-by-step instructions with construction diagrams, photographs of the finished piece, and full-size templates. A techniques section at the back offers a refresher on quiltmaking, while a foreword by Kate Hebert, curator of the American Museum & Gardens in Bath, introduces the period and the book, alongside photographs of 1930s quilts from the museum’s collection. Suitable for confident beginner quilters and beyond.

Further details

• Subtitle: Explore the creativity of the Great Depression era with 10 stunning step-by-step quilts
• Dimensions: 216 x 280 x 19 mm
• Illustrations: Colour illustrations

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