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Pieced symbols : quilt blocks from the global village / Myrah Brown Green.

Title
Pieced symbols : quilt blocks from the global village / Myrah Brown Green.
Author
Green, Myrah Brown
Publication
New York : Lark Books, c2009.

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Description
143 p. : col. ill.; 23 cm.
Summary
"This ... illustrated book presents patterns and assembly instructions for 22 quilt blocks based on characteristic symbols from six continents. Discover the origins of these diverse symbols, then learn the basics of foundation piecing."--P. [4] of cover.
Subject
  • Quilting > Patterns
  • Patchwork > Patterns
Genre/Form
Patterns
Note
  • Includes index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Getting started. Choosing fabric -- Supplies -- Piecing your quilt block -- Africa. Ankh -- Eye of Heru -- Kanaga crocodile -- Gye Nyame -- Lotus flower -- Completed quilts -- Asia. Butterfly -- Kimono -- Yin & Yang -- Parasol -- Pagoda -- Completed quilts -- Australia. Sacred totem -- Lightning spirit ancestor -- Rainbow serpent -- Completed quilts -- North America. Kachina -- Feather -- Kokopelli -- Completed quilts -- South America. Liama -- Nanuma duck -- Planet Venus -- Completed quilts -- Europe. Heart -- Goddess -- Maltese cross -- Completed quilts.
ISBN
9781600594243 (pbk.)
LCCN
^^2008033525
OCLC
  • 237199368
  • SCSB-11658789
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library