Barbara Brackman, Quilt Scholar and Author
Quilting and the history of women are central to all my projects. My newest project is Barbara Brackman's Underground Railroad Club, an online feature from C&T Publishing. Subscribers receive a monthly full-size pattern with an accurate history of women and the Underground Railroad. For more information see the bottom of the page.
I've also got a new book from C&T Publishing. Making History: Quilts & Fabric from 1890-1970 is a guide to quilt styles and fabric from the machine age to the atomic age. The book has 9 projects for reproduction quilts inspired by vintage quilts. For more information about this book and others I've done for C&T see their web site www.ctpub.com.
My latest fabric designs for Moda ® feature reproductions of mid-19th-century prints in a line called "Civil War Crossing". You can find pictures of the fabrics at Moda's website. Click on this link: http://www.unitednotions.com/un_main.nsf/main?openpage.
On the home page, click on Fabric and then choose What's New or Designers and search by the fabric name or by mine. Click on Civil War Crossing (the gray button for the Swatch Page) to see pictures of the fabric and a kit we've designed in conjunction with the Alliance for American Quilts and Quilters Newsletter.
I've retired from teaching and lecturing. I realized I had a lot of books to write that weren't getting done while I was traveling, but I do continue to teach with the online club. Right now I'm working on a book for Kansas City Star books to be published in the fall called Carrie Hall's Sampler:Favorite Blocks from a Classic Pattern Collection, which will feature a block-of-the-month program we did at the Kaw Valley Quilters Guild a few years ago. This will be a treat for fans of traditional applique.
Featured Quilt
Criss Cross, 36" x 36"
by Jean Stanclift, 2006
Jean and I created a quilt with a true 1930s look by using reproduction prints. Many see quilts like this as growing from Depression-era economics but in Making History I look at the effects of modernism and high fashion on 1930s aesthetics.
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Each month subscribers receive a full-size pattern for a block to make into a striking sampler quilt plus a fascinating story about the true workings of the Underground Railroad. The patterns---new star designs with a traditional look---celebrate people and places in the fight to end slavery. You'll find links to web pages that tell the history of the Underground Railroad through photographs, maps and documents. There's an interactive forum where you can see and discuss the latest news on the controversial history of quilts and slavery with other members.
The cost is $19.95 for 12 issues which will run until October 2008. Subscribers can access the archives to get back issues. For more information click on this link:
http://www.ctpub.com/client/client_pages/onlineclubs.cfm
Barbara Brackman
3115 W 6th St. #C-237, Lawrence, KS, 66049