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1930s Quilts

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

Author Carolyn Forster

Hardcover (Cloth-over-Board, no jacket)

$40.00 US

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8-1/2"W x 11"H | 20 oz | 12 per carton

On sale Jul 14, 2026 | 200 Pages | 9781800922532

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Embark on a fascinating journey through the unique history, style and ingenuity of American Depression-era quilts, 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 colorways. 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 quilts – 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 color, ingenuity and creativity.

Carolyn Forster started making quilts when she was a teenager and went on to study Textiles at the University of Bath. Since graduating, she has taught patchwork and quilting both in the UK and the USA and has had her quilts featured in a number of books and magazines, including Fabrications, Popular Patchwork and Patchwork and Quilting. Carolyn lives in Tunbridge Wells, UK with her husband and son. View titles by Carolyn Forster

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• Maldives

• Mali

• Malta

• Marshall island

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• Micronesia

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• Mongolia

• Montenegro

• Montserrat

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• Mozambique

• Myanmar

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• Nauru

• Nepal

• Netherlands

• New Caledonia

• New Zealand

• Niger

• Nigeria

• Niue

• Norfolk Island

• North Korea

• Norway

• Oman

• Pakistan

• Palau

• Palestinian Ter

• PapuaNewGuinea

• Philippines

• Pitcairn Islnds

• Poland

• Portugal

• Qatar

• Reunion Island

• Romania

• Russian Fed.

• Rwanda

• S. Sandwich Ins

• San Marino

• SaoTome Princip

• Saudi Arabia

• Senegal

• Serbia

• Seychelles

• Sierra Leone

• Singapore

• Slovakia

• Slovenia

• Solomon Islands

• Somalia

• South Africa

• South Korea

• South Sudan

• Spain

• Sri Lanka

• St. Helena

• St. Vincent

• Sth Terr. Franc

• Sudan

• Svalbard

• Swaziland

• Sweden

• Switzerland

• Syria

• Tadschikistan

• Taiwan

• Tanzania

• Thailand

• Timor-Leste

• Togo

• Tokelau Islands

• Tonga

• Tunisia

• Turkey

• Turkmenistan

• Tuvalu

• Uganda

• Ukraine

• Unit.Arab Emir.

• United Kingdom

• Uzbekistan

• Vanuatu

• Vatican City

• Vietnam

• West Saharan

• Western Samoa

• Yemen

• Zambia

• Zimbabwe

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

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 quilts – 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.

Creators

Available for sale exclusive:

• Anguilla

• Antigua/Barbuda

• Argentina

• Aruba

• Bahamas

• Barbados

• Belize

• Bermuda

• Bolivia

• Bonaire, Saba

• Bouvet Island

• Brazil

• Brit.Virgin Is.

• Canada

• Cayman Islands

• Chile

• Colombia

• Costa Rica

• Cuba

• Curacao

• Dominica

• Dominican Rep.

• Ecuador

• El Salvador

• Falkland Islnds

• Grenada

• Guadeloupe

• Guam

• Guatemala

• Haiti

• Honduras

• Jamaica

• Martinique

• Mexico

• Minor Outl.Ins.

• Nicaragua

• North Mariana

• Panama

• Paraguay

• Peru

• Puerto Rico

• Saint Martin

• Samoa,American

• Sint Maarten

• St Barthelemy

• St. Lucia

• St.Chr.,Nevis

• St.Pier,Miquel.

• Suriname

• Trinidad,Tobago

• Turks&Caicos Is

• US Virgin Is.

• USA

• Uruguay

• Venezuela

• Wallis,Futuna

Not available for sale:

• Afghanistan

• Aland Islands

• Albania

• Algeria

• Andorra

• Angola

• Antarctica

• Armenia

• Australia

• Austria

• Azerbaijan

• Bahrain

• Bangladesh

• Belarus

• Belgium

• Benin

• Bhutan

• Bosnia Herzeg.

• Botswana

• Brit.Ind.Oc.Ter

• Brunei

• Bulgaria

• Burkina Faso

• Burundi

• Cambodia

• Cameroon

• Cape Verde

• Centr.Afr.Rep.

• Chad

• China

• Christmas Islnd

• Cocos Islands

• Comoro Is.

• Congo

• Cook Islands

• Croatia

• Cyprus

• Czech Republic

• Dem. Rep. Congo

• Denmark

• Djibouti

• Egypt

• Equatorial Gui.

• Eritrea

• Estonia

• Ethiopia

• Faroe Islands

• Fiji

• Finland

• France

• Fren.Polynesia

• French Guinea

• Gabon

• Gambia

• Georgia

• Germany

• Ghana

• Gibraltar

• Greece

• Greenland

• Guernsey

• Guinea Republic

• Guinea-Bissau

• Guyana

• Heard/McDon.Isl

• Hong Kong

• Hungary

• Iceland

• India

• Indonesia

• Iran

• Iraq

• Ireland

• Isle of Man

• Israel

• Italy

• Ivory Coast

• Japan

• Jersey

• Jordan

• Kazakhstan

• Kenya

• Kiribati

• Kuwait

• Kyrgyzstan

• Laos

• Latvia

• Lebanon

• Lesotho

• Liberia

• Libya

• Liechtenstein

• Lithuania

• Luxembourg

• Macau

• Macedonia

• Madagascar

• Malawi

• Malaysia

• Maldives

• Mali

• Malta

• Marshall island

• Mauritania

• Mauritius

• Mayotte

• Micronesia

• Moldavia

• Monaco

• Mongolia

• Montenegro

• Montserrat

• Morocco

• Mozambique

• Myanmar

• Namibia

• Nauru

• Nepal

• Netherlands

• New Caledonia

• New Zealand

• Niger

• Nigeria

• Niue

• Norfolk Island

• North Korea

• Norway

• Oman

• Pakistan

• Palau

• Palestinian Ter

• PapuaNewGuinea

• Philippines

• Pitcairn Islnds

• Poland

• Portugal

• Qatar

• Reunion Island

• Romania

• Russian Fed.

• Rwanda

• S. Sandwich Ins

• San Marino

• SaoTome Princip

• Saudi Arabia

• Senegal

• Serbia

• Seychelles

• Sierra Leone

• Singapore

• Slovakia

• Slovenia

• Solomon Islands

• Somalia

• South Africa

• South Korea

• South Sudan

• Spain

• Sri Lanka

• St. Helena

• St. Vincent

• Sth Terr. Franc

• Sudan

• Svalbard

• Swaziland

• Sweden

• Switzerland

• Syria

• Tadschikistan

• Taiwan

• Tanzania

• Thailand

• Timor-Leste

• Togo

• Tokelau Islands

• Tonga

• Tunisia

• Turkey

• Turkmenistan

• Tuvalu

• Uganda

• Ukraine

• Unit.Arab Emir.

• United Kingdom

• Uzbekistan

• Vanuatu

• Vatican City

• Vietnam

• West Saharan

• Western Samoa

• Yemen

• Zambia

• Zimbabwe

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