Ann Wasserman’s New Book: Preserving Our Quilt Legacy

Ann Wasserman’s New Book: Preserving Our Quilt Legacy

Ann Wasserman has repaired and rehabilitated countless quilts over the last 30 years. She has vast experience and a curator’s attitude towards the work. And a great deal of common sense. Most quilters think that they know about repairing quilts. We also think we know about storing quilts. 


It’s not necessarily so. We know about stitching and color, but the skills to repair a  really damaged quilt are really different. Machine quilting isn’t any help here. Repair and conservation require a knowledge of fabric history, a skilled set of stitches and a sense of restraint.  Ann’s new book, Preserving Our Quilt Legacy provides all that.

There is a mountain of information about fabrics from different periods of time, bats, and nicely drawn stitch diagrams. But more than that, there’s a wealth of information about the difference between  restoration and conservation. She offers a very sensible set of guidelines for when to repair and when to simply preserve a quilt that respects the quilt as an historic document. And a huge base of information about storage, care, and sensible display. 

If you have a lovely old quilt in your life, this book is solid information for it’s care. For a collector of old quilts it would be an invaluable resource. For anyone doing restoration or conservation, a bible.
She also answers the age old question," When should I wash an old quilt."

Ann is also an established contemporary quilter. You’ll find her own work and her book for sale on her web site at www.annquilts.com.