Quilted Planet: A Sourcebook Of Quilts From Around The World - Hardcover

A richly illustrated survey of quilting traditions around the globe presents more than forty quilting techniques from North and Central America, Europe, Asia, and Africa, along with a gallery of modern quilts that reveal how these quilting methods have evolved, an introduction to basic techniques and tools, an inspirational compilation of designs, and an extensive bibiliography. 12,500 first printing.

Celia Eddy discovered patchwork in the 1970s and was fascinated by the infinite design possibilities of mosaic pattern. She has been quilting ever since and is also a keen researcher of the history of patchwork and quilting in American and British traditions. Celia is a member of the Quilters’ Guild of the British Isles, for which she has been Acting Heritage Officer, and also the coordinator of the British Quilt Study Group, which she founded in 1998. She is also a member of the American Quilt Study Group. Between giving talks and workshops and writing articles on quilt history, tradition, and design, she has authored a number of books. Celia runs her own online quilting and patchwork magazine, QuiltStory at quilt.co.uk.