Quilt Guilds and other Sewing Group Book Titles

Here are a few books by or about quilting guilds. Consider the title and sub-titles here.

• Quilts from the Booneslick Trail Quilters' Guild
• Miniature quilts from the Quilters Guild of Greater Kansas City
• Visions and Voices: The History of a Quilt Guild (the Quilters' Connection in Arlington, MA)
• The New Work of Our Hands: Contemporary Jewish Needlework and Quilts
• Crafted Lives: Stories and Studies of African American Quilters

What would be the title of your quilting guild's book?!

Stories That Cover Us - new book by the Pacific Northwest African American Quilters

When you can, do add yo your library "Stories That Cover Us: Meditations and Fiber Art by the Pacific Northwest African American Quilters" by Lynne K. Varner-Hollie and Deborah Boone. Edited by Gwen Maxwell-Williams. Foreword by Rachel Clark. This book is available on Blurb.com.

This coffee-table, gorgeous full-color catalog is 75 pages and includes quilts and short biographical sketches from sistah quilters including: Patricia Batiste-Brown, Deborah Boone, Carol Flanagan-Frank, Iris Franklin, Lynnette Gallon-Harrell, Antoinette Hall, Annie Harper, Antoinette Lewis Bush, Oneda Elizabeth Harris, Cheryl Haskins, Chistine Jordan-Bell, Donna Kimbrough, Paula Maranan, Gwen Maxwell-Williams, Johnnie Miller, Wadiyah Nelson-Shimabukuro, Vera Patterson, Lynne K. Varner-Hollie, Brenetta Ward, and Marilyn Wilson-Hanseling. The hardcover is $45. The softcover is $32. I love that the Pacific Northwest African American Quilters guild are documenting and sharing their work with us! Enjoy!

The Needle Rules! Society of Detroit publishes One Stitch At A Time on Blurb.com

Sistah quilters of the Needle Rules! Society have published "One Stitch At a Time," a 24 page full-color book documenting an inter-generational quiltmaking workshop. The text was written by Louise Hamm and photographs taken by Christina Drane. The book is available via the website Blurb for $50 softback and $60 hardback. Congratulations!

President Obama: A Celebration in Art Quilts - exhibit catalog

Sue Whalen and the 60-member strong ObamaQuilters have collaborated on both an exhibit of Obama-themed quilts and a catalog. The group published their 120-page, full-color catalog via Blurb.com. President Obama: A Celebration in Art Quilts is available in softback, hardback with dust jacket and hardback with an image wrap (photo printed on the hard cover). The softback is $24.95.

Blurb.com has free software to assist you in the bookmaking process. The software allows even the non-techie among us to create photo books of our own quilts. With Blurb.com your book is printed after it is ordered online. This process is called print-on-demand printing. Little more expensive than other print methods, but better for the environment. The one downside to a Blurb.com book? No ISBN - the 13 digit code that unlocks the world of other book distribution. You won't see a Blurb.com book on Amazon or other online sellers, for the most part.

I've just ordered my copy of President Obama: A Celebration in Art Quilts and look forward to seeing the glorious quilts included. Congratulations to the ObamaQuilters. Enjoy!

AAQC of Durham, NC self-publishes

The African American Quilt Circle of Durham, North Carolina self-published an 84-page full-color catalog in 2008. ISBN: 978-0-615-17337-5. Each guild's 34 members had a two-page spread to feature at least one of their quilts, include a personal statement and self-portrait. You can read an interview about how the AAQC guild created their book by clicking here.

There was a limited number of books published. It is my understanding the book is $29.95 + US shipping and handling $6.75. You can order the book from the African American Quilt Circle, 4706 High Meadow Road, Durham, NC 27712.