Name an illness, medical condition, or disease and you will find quiltmaking associated with it. From Alzheimer's to Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Lou Gehrig's Disease to Crigler-Najjar Syndrome, and for nearly every form of cancer, millions of quilts have been made in support of personal well-being, health education, patient advocacy, memorialization of victims, and fundraising. In Quilts and Health, Marsha MacDowell, Clare Luz, and Beth Donaldson explore the long historical connection between textiles and health and its continued and ever growing importance in contemporary society. This lavishly illustrated book brings together hundreds of health-related quilts—with imagery from abstract patterns to depictions of fibromyalgia to an ovarian cancer diary—and the stories behind the art, as told by makers, recipients, healthcare professionals, and many others. This incredible book speaks to the healing power of quilts and quiltmaking and to the deep connections between art and health.

Presents over thirty sewing projects designed by sewing and quilting celebrities that feature the color red to highlight women's heart health, and features personal stories as well as facts, resources, and heart-healthy recipes.

The creators of The Black Family Reunion Cookbook now offer recipes for wonderful dishes that capture all the down-home Southern flavor--but provide only minimal salt and fat. Uplifting anecdotes by Mary McLeod Bethune, the founder of the National Council of Negro Women, complement the recipes. Illustrations.

Quilts and Human Rights offers a new understanding of the history of global human rights as seen through textiles of awareness and activism. Of all the textile forms linked to human rights activities, one form--the quilt--has proved an especially potent and popular form for individuals, working alone or as part of organized groups, to subversively or overtly act for human rights. Through a description of this activity over time and space, Quilts and Human Rights advances awareness of critical human rights issues: suffrage, race relations, civil wars, natural disasters, HIV/AIDs, and ethnic, sexual, and gender discrimination. Quilts and Human Rights pays tribute to the individuals who have used needle skills to prick the conscience and encourage action against human rights violations.

Well known for their many award-winning precision-pieced quilts, the authors have teamed up again to bring us a new collection of patterns. Included also are foundation patterns from well-known designers Caryl Bryer Fallert, Alice Allen Kolb, Barbara Kaempfer, Kathlyn Sullivan and others. Projects are guaranteed to inspire you with their beauty and artistry. *Foundation patterns for string piecing, crazy piecing, Log Cabins, and Pineapples. *17 projects from antique to modern, beginning to master level. *Complete information on materials, fabric cutting, and construction techniques. *Perfect reference for every quilter's library.

Quilts are a reflection of the people who made, used, and cherished them through the years. The author has interviewed hundreds of old-time quilters, some of whom were over one hundred years old. The interviews are accompanied by a rich selection of photographs. Emphasis is placed on quilts and quilters in the Southern Appalachian region, but quilts from throughout America are included.

The companion book to the award-winning PBS documentary of the same name. It reveals the important role played by women and quilts in the nineteenth century's great movements and events.