Who This Author Is

Barbara Brackman has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 13 catalog-linked books across 1989 to 2009, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Encyclopedia of Applique: An Illustrated, Numerical Index to Traditional and Modern Patterns and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1989 to 2009; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Howell Pr and Kansas City Star Books.

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Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Howell Pr and Kansas City Star Books

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1989 to 2009; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Howell Pr and Kansas City Star Books.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Encyclopedia of Applique: An Illustrated, Numerical Index to Traditional and Modern Patterns

    Howell Pr • 1993 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1993 • 200 pages.

  2. Clues in the Calico: A Guide to Identifying and Dating Antique Quilts

    Howell Pr • 1989 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1989 • 200 pages.

  3. Making History - Quilts & Fabric from 1890-1970

    C&T Publishing • 2008 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2008 • 128 pages.

  4. Borderland in Butternut & Blue

    Kansas City Star Books • 2007 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2007 • 124 pages.

  5. Patterns of Progress: Quilts in the Machine Age

    Univ of Washington Pr • 1998 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1998 • 127 pages.

  6. Kansas trivia

    Thomas Nelson Inc • 1997 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1997 • 191 pages.

  7. Quilts from the Civil War

    St Martins Pr • 1997 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1997 • 128 pages.

  8. Patterns of History, 1930-1950

    Kansas City Star Books • 2004 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2004 • 23 pages.

  9. Susan McCord, the Unforgettable Artistry of an Indiana Quilter (Our Favorite Quiltmakers)

    Sunflower Pattern Cooperative • 2004 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2004 • 64 pages.

  10. The Cat in the Picture

    Sirius Press • 2003 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2003 • 64 pages.

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