Earl Proulxs Yankee Home Hints [32120]

Earl Proulxs Yankee Home Hints by Earl Proulx. Published by Yankee Publishing Inc, New York, NY, 1993. 1st Edition 7th Printing. Hardbound. No DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Fine. 390 Pgs. ISBN 0899093655. LCCN 92-46642. The author provides a sprightly and sometimes poignantly insightful overview of how Texas' particular social customs, cultural institutions, and historical development have shaped quiltmaking. Profiles of older Texas quilters and sketches of notable Texas women who have made quilts, including Jan Long, Sam Houston's wife, and Governor Miriam A Ferguson, personalize the story. She explores the social aspects of quiltmaking and traces the ways in which various cultural and racial influences have been applied to the creation of quilts in the state. Bringing the book into the present, she compares traditional quilting clubs with the most important contemporary focus of quiltmaking in Texas, the quilt guild. Illustrated with black & white and color photos of Texas quilts and quiltmakers. Description text copyright 2017 www.BooksForComfort.net. Item ID 32120.