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  • Publisher: Search Press
  • Edition: BB Hardback
  • Publication: 14 July 2026
  • ISBN 13/EAN: 9781800922532
  • Stock: Not Yet Published
  • Size: 216x280 mm
  • Illustrations: 0
  • Pages: 200
  • RRP: $25.00

1930s Quilts

$25.00

Explore the creativity of the Great Depression era with 10 stunning step-by-step quilts by Carolyn Forster

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Book Description

Embark on a fascinating, hands-on journey through the unique history, style and ingenuity of American Depression-era quilting, and create 10 stunning 1930s-style quilts of your own.

In this unique and beautiful book from quilt extraordinaire Carolyn Forster, explore and celebrate the incredible designs created by America's quiltmakers during the 1930s by making 10 quilts of your own, all inspired by the period's techniques, motifs and colourways. Nearly one hundred years on, their ingenuity still contains inspiration for quilters around the world. 

  • A small historical chapter sets the scene, describing the fascinating and tumultuous backdrop of the quilts and their makers. 
  • There are 10 themed quilts to sew, each inspired by a different key feature of 1930s quilting from using repurposed feedsacks and upcycled linens to key piecing and quilting styles, plus the use of redwork embroidery.
  • Every quilt project includes a detailed requirements list, clear step-by-step instructions with construction diagrams, and beautiful photographs of the finished quilt. 
  • Full-size templates are included.
  • For readers needing a refresher, a detailed techniques section on making quilts is given at the back of the book.
  • A foreword by the curator of the American Museum & Gardens in Bath in the UK, Kate Hebert, provides a captivating overview of the period and book.
  • Photographs of beautiful 1930s quilts from the museum's collection offer mouth-watering examples of what the makers before us have achieved.

This is a one-of-kind book that gives you the opportunity to unearth and recreate the incredible workmanship of America's quilters who, in spite of economic and political instability, created stunning quilts that are brimming with colour, ingenuity and creativity. 

Table of Contents

Foreword

Hello and Welcome

A Small History of 1930s Quilts

The Quilts
Historical Technique No.1: Using Solids
Ric-Rac Baskets Quilt

Historical Technique No.2: Fine Hand Quilting
Scrap Basket Quilt

Historical Technique No.3: Complex Piecing
Grandmother’s Prize Quilt

Historical Technique No.4: Using White Fabric
Endless Chain Quilt

Historical Technique No.5: Friendship and Community
Friendship Garden Quilt

Historical Technique No.6: Embroidering Quilts
Embroidered Linen Squares Quilt

Historical Technique No.7: Black Accents
Split Nine-Patch Quilt

Historical Technique No.8: Using Feedsacks
Five-Patch Star Quilt

Historical Technique No.9: Using Scraps
Scrap Doll Quilt

Historical Technique No.10: Redwork Embroidery
Redwork Cot Quilt

Patchwork and Quilting Basics

Templates

Glossary

Index

About the Author

About Carolyn Forster

Carolyn Forster is a best-selling quilting author, with over 150,000 books sold worldwide. She started making quilts when she was a teenager, and her passion for patchwork and quilting led her to study Textiles at Bath Spa University, UK. Since then, she has taught patchwork, quilting and embroidery both in the UK and the USA, and has had her quilts featured in a number of books and magazines, including Today’s Quilter and French magazine Magic Patch. Carolyn lives in Tunbridge Wells, UK.

www.carolynforster.co.uk | @quiltingonthego

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