Quilts Sold!: A Guide to Heirloom and Antique Quilts

Prochnow, Kathy, Prochnow, Dave

ISBN 10: 1589803752 / ISBN 13: 9781589803756

Editore: Pelican Publishing, 2006

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• Titolo: Quilts Sold!: A Guide to Heirloom and Antique Quilts
• Editore: Pelican Publishing
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1589803752
• ISBN 13: 9781589803756
• Rilegatura: Rilegato
• Condizione: very good

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Riassunto

This illustrated handbook features descriptions and actual selling prices for historic quilts sold, reflecting the authors� 15 years of research at auction and estate sales. There are also invaluable hints for starting a collection, caring for old quilts, and making new ones based on vintage patterns.

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Your complete guide to buying, selling, creating, and preserving antique quilts!

-Accurately read the condition of quilts at auctions or estate sales.
-Learn what quilts recently sold for at major auction houses.
-Assess the value of your vintage quilts.
-Make your own auction house quilt reproduction.
-Actively preserve your quilt treasures.

Get ready to bid on or create that antique quilt you've always wanted! Whether you are a collector of quilts, a passionate owner of family heirlooms, or an antiques enthusiast buying a quilt for the first time at auction, this book is for you. An exhaustive guide to quilt types and patterns pricing will give you the knowledge you need to shop for, assess, and preserve antique quilts. This is an excellent reference book for anyone interested in quilt patterns, techniques, and textiles.

Authors Dave and Kathy Prochnow have written popular nonfiction and how-to books on topics ranging from technology to fine furniture building. Kathy's column, "Auction Blocks," written for Traditional Quilter magazine in the late 1990s, served as the catalyst for the development of Quilts Sold!