The huz & I took a trip to San Francisco this month, & while there, I was able to visit the Amish Abstractions exhibit at the de Young Museum. It was amazing.
If you can get there, I highly recommend it. It was fascinating to see the quilts up close & notice the interesting details. For example, they all have machine-stitched bindings without mitered corners; a separate strip of binding was stitched on to each side. The huz also bought me the book while we were there (since photography was not allowed), & it has great pictures, as well as lots of interesting information about the Amish community & their relationship to quilts. I have very few quilt books, because I prefer inspiration over actual patterns. This one will definitely be a favorite.
