Collection: Historical

Explore the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show through stunning visuals and compelling stories! Renowned as the world’s largest outdoor quilt show, the Si...

Discover the mystery of Bermuda’s 1600s indigo textiles and learn how research reshaped the history of these rare fabrics.

Did Quilts Really Lead the Way to Freedom? • What role did quilts play? Barbara explores the stories surrounding the Underground Railroad • Read...

The Civil War era...chronicled by quilters' hands This remarkable book features fifty quilt blocks to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civi...

Make the quilt the women of Elm Creek Valley made to support their Civil War soldiers Inspired by Jennifer Chiaverini’s best-selling novel, The Uni...

Quilts and their makers are an integral part of the story about this incredible period of American history. Barbara Brackman offers a rarely discus...

Discover the beautiful historic and contemporary quilts housed at the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell, Massachusetts. The Museum provides infor...

North and South, black and white - the story of the War Between the States is embedded in the soul of every American. In her second book on quilts ...

The Michigan State University Museum is home to a spectacular collection of over 500 quilts of unusually rich ethnic and artistic diversity. Inclu...

Explore Fabrics and Quilts from 1770–1890 with Barbara Brackman Quilt historian Barbara Brackman guides us through more than a century of America...

Make Your Quilts Look Like Antiques with Authentic Period Quilting Designs • Over 300 historically accurate quilting designs, organized into four...

This book is a must for quilt collectors, quilt lovers, museum goers, and antique buffs. Helen's handy little book will help you date quilts in min...

Along with the rest of the nation and the world, C&T Publishing was shocked and saddened by the terrorist attacks on the United States. We have...

Celebrating 20 years of beautiful books! Join C&T in celebrating 20 years of top-quality quilt books and paying tribute to the authors who made...

Take a Private Tour of a Premier Collection of American Quilts!"Collect with your heart, not your head" is the philosophy of these first-rate quilt...

Only available as an eBook Learn the Fascinating True Story of Fabrics in America...Make Your Own Period Quilts• The comprehensive guide to fabrics...

Pieced quilts that celebrate American architecture Celebrate the pairing of timeless quilt designs and classic American homes. Designer Ellen Murph...

THIS IS ONLY AVAILABLE AS AN EBOOK. In Clues in the Calico Barbara Brackman unveils a much-needed system for dating America's heirloom quilts. She ...

Indispensable Reference Guide for Quilt Collectors and Appliqué Lovers • Newly revised classic includes 2000 appliqué patterns from the 19th and 20...

Connecting with the past—a celebration of Baltimore Album quiltsHand stitch an intricate garden of flowers with renowned Baltimore Album teacher Ri...

Timeless Designs in Blue and White The beauty of Indigo quilts is undeniable. Step inside the Poos Collection of quilts, one of the largest private...

History Repeated: Block Exchange Quilts by the 19th-Century Patchwork Divas Betsy Chutchian and Carol Staehle –– Making a quilt is easier than you ...

Away from Home: Quilts Inspired by the Lowell Factory Girls Nancy and Oliver Rink –– Away From Home is woven from the diaries and letters of Lowell...

The Spirit of Sacagawea: A Textile Tribute to an American Heroine Laurie Simpson & Polly Minick –– The Spirit of Sacagawea: A Textile Tribute t...