From sea to shining sea, the United States is filled with a mix of American Homesteads. Ellen Murphy is long-time lover of house tours, garden tours, and historic tours. Her book, American Homestead Quilts was inspired by the United States' eclectic mix of cultures and diversity that reflects their home décor and style.
In this book, there are nine quilt projects that are inspired by iconic house styles from Brownstone and Saltbox to Craftsman and Farmhouses. Along with each quilt, Ellen also included some inspirational photographs featuring iconic American homes. These traditional and classic quilts are great for building your sewing skills, beginning with simple squares and working your way to more challenging diamond patterns. We absolutely love these traditionally pieced quilts that are perfect for any décor.
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| Inspirational photographs of American Homestead Quilts |
Here are a few examples of quilts in the book.
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| Garden Cottage and Vintage Bungalow quilts |
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| Craftsman Home and City Brownstone quilts |
It's time for our 2014 Summer Book Club giveaway! We are giving away a stash of books to ten lucky winners from now until the end of August. To enter, comment below and let us know what iconic American Homestead are you most inspired by when quilting. One winner will be picked each week and all the winners will be announced August 26th. Good Luck and happy quilting!
Sew hard to choose, but I would have to say that Vintage bungalow style really speaks to me when picking a new quilt pattern to make!! Thanks so much for doing this giveaway-would love to win this book. Have a great day!!
ReplyDeleteI do love those vintage bungalow or cottage styles you have featured! Thanks for sharing- looks like a fun book.
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The City Brownstone pictured would be one I'd try but the Craftsman quilt also caught my eye. Thanks for the book reviews, FQS!
ReplyDeleteI am inspired by the simplicity of old farmhouses. Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely Garden Cottages, with the soft pastels and the symmetry.
ReplyDeleteI am inspired by gardens. I love how nature plays with colour.
ReplyDeleteHELLO,I'm inspired by the old farmhouses>their beauty in simplicity! Thank You for sharing a great giveaway!
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I think the Garden Cottage style suits me best.
ReplyDeleteI love seaside houses!!
ReplyDeleteI am inspired by the old farmhouses....have always loved them. Thanks
ReplyDeleteI love the City Brownstone quilts. Thanks!
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Garden cottage!
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I fell in love immediately with the Farmhouse quilt on the cover of this book! It speaks to my heart - the pattern, the colors, and the patriotic theme. Keeping my fingers crossed.
ReplyDeleteI like the Garden Cottage because I have one for a summer home. So cosy.
ReplyDeleteNext week we are digging ground on our "modern" Craftsman home. I have been in love with the American Bungalow look for years and so the colours, shapes and look of arts and crafts speaks to me
ReplyDeleteCraftsman homes are my favorite, especially Frank Llyod Wright
ReplyDeleteGarden cottage for me! I only wish I could have a real one to put my quilt in.
ReplyDeleteOld Farmhouse would be my style! thanks!
ReplyDeleteI am definitely an old farmhouse kinda gal!
ReplyDeleteI love old farmhouses! Thanks for the chance to win some books!
ReplyDeleteCraftsman style homes - love the look completely.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a fun book! Garden cottage is my style.
ReplyDeleteI love really old houses. They seem to have much more character than the modern ones.
ReplyDeleteThis book looks really interesting. The cover quilt reminds me of the Chicago flag. That inspires me to to make things simple with fewer fabrics. It is stunning.
ReplyDeleteCraftsman Home is definitely my favorite inspiration.Thanks for a wonderful giveaway <3
ReplyDeleteI like garden cottage but I tend to make more of the craftsman home style.
ReplyDeleteGarden Cottage soothe to me on looking at these beautiful quilts! Thank you for a great giveaway!
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ReplyDeleteVintage Bungalow is what I aspire to eventually make.
ReplyDeleteThe garden cottage design is cute.
ReplyDeleteI love the Colonial Saltbox.
ReplyDeleteGarden Cottage inspires me the most! The colors are soft and feminine but the shapes are more masculine
ReplyDeleteI love the saltbox houses. They remind me of my aunt, who was also a quilter, and was a big inspiration to me when I first started quilting.
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Love the Garden Cottage!
ReplyDeleteAnything with patriotic colors calls my name. Regardless of design or era.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the vintage bungalow quilt!!! The color and pattern are what I love the most.
ReplyDeleteI like the one pictured over Wisconsin and Illinois-- maybe it's the Craftsman? Thanks. Cool idea for a quilting book.
ReplyDeleteI am most inspired by the Vintage Bungalow style. Thank you for the chance to win. Take care and God bless, Cory
ReplyDeleteLOG CABINS!!!! I've always wanted to live in a real log cabin which is probably why my favorite quilts are also log cabins! What an interesting looking book!
ReplyDeleteMy inspiration would be my grandmother's house. It is circa 1940's, was originally 1 bedroom, but was built-on haphazardly as they needed more space. I recall fondly playing with her scraps in the enclosed back porch where her treadle Singer machine was located, and when it got hot in the summers, swinging on the front porch swing while eating an apple from the nearby apple tree.
ReplyDeleteThe Garden Cottage would be my choice. I love the colors! Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI am inspired by the traditional block quilt that is on the barn door. Love it!
ReplyDeleteI live on a lake, so I would have to say I'm inspired by a lakeshore cottage!
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to pick, but I guess it would be Vintage Bungalow...
ReplyDeleteMy favorite would be the Vintage Bungalow even though we live in a farmhouse stlye :/
ReplyDeleteI like Vintage Bungalow but in the picture of the map I like the quilt that looks like a log cabin with a pinwheel in the center. Love that!
ReplyDeleteThe Garden Cottage quilt is the one that inspires me the most!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway!
I love Farmhouse style quilts/primitive type. Thanks for a chance to win what appears to be a great and fun book. :)
ReplyDeleteWould have to say the LOG CABIN- the first quilt I fell in love with.
ReplyDeleteI love the first one the red white and blue stars.
ReplyDeleteThanks for a chance at a great prize:)
I am always inspired by old farm houses and old barns.
ReplyDeleteI've always loved the simplicity of Craftsman style homes so that's the one I pick. Love the colors in it!
ReplyDeleteThanks!!
I'm inspired by weathered grey shingled homes on the coast of Maine.
ReplyDeleteI think log cabins...because quilts and pioneers and homesteading all go together in my head.
ReplyDeleteCraftsman homes, with their use of pattern in everything from flooring to tile work to wooden furniture, always inspire me. Their workmanship is something to aspire to as well.
ReplyDeleteGarden Cottage is my choice. I love pastels which makes this pattern stand out.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely Vintage Bungalow!
ReplyDeleteCity Brownstone is my favorite.
ReplyDeleteVintage Bungalow inspires me! Thanks for the chance to win this fun book!
ReplyDeleteI am inspired by the garden cottage but I wouldn't mind living in that fantastic plantation house (if someone else paid the mortgage!)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win.
I love the craftsman. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great giveaway! I'm going through a love affair with farmhouses now. I'd love to live in one.
ReplyDeleteVintage Bungalow
ReplyDeleteSince I live in the Midwest, farmhouses are all around me and they hold their own person charm. Thanks for the chance to win some amazing books.
ReplyDeleteI am inspired by the plantation type homes, with the wraparound porches & windows from floor to ceiling!
ReplyDeleteI love old farmehouses.
ReplyDeleteOld farm houses definitely. Thanks so much for the fun!
ReplyDeleteI would try city brownstone first!
ReplyDeleteI would like the cottage garden. I haven't seen the book inside but wouldn't a beach cottage from the NE coast be fun!
ReplyDeleteOld farmhouses inspire me, love them! Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteTHE FARMHOUSE IS MY INSPIRATION AS I AM AN OLD SOUL.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite house style is the garden cottage. My house is decorated in an English Country garden theme, which I love.
ReplyDeleteI have always LOVED Craftsman style homes but I do love the round turret in a Queen Anne revival. Oh if ionly I could win the littery so I can have one of each!!!
ReplyDeleteI live out in the country in the South. All around me are older houses and barns, some falling down, some in good shape. The wrap around porches on the homes are amazing. The barns intrigue me. I don't dare walk inside but I would love to. Those high lofts I can just imagine.
ReplyDeleteIf I have to pick just one it would be the farmhouse style. Thanks for the opportunity to win!
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to choose, but we are building a craftsman style home, so I guess that would be the one!
ReplyDeleteI love the Garden Cottage!
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited about this giveaway. I hope I'm one of the lucky ones chosen.
ReplyDeleteA Craftsman would be my style. Thanks for the chance to participate in the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteA Sears home or Frank Lloyd Wright. Such and Arts and Crafts movement lover. *sigh*
ReplyDeleteI would have to say Garden Cottage inspire me because I love all the Charming colors. But the craftsman style also inspires me with the geometric shapes and symmetry.
ReplyDeleteLove the Cottage Style, you have really featured some Beautiful Book selections this year, I am holing off on my Book buying until after the drawing~ Sew exciting!
ReplyDeleteThanks Nancy
It's difficult to choose, but if I have to I would say my favorites are the garden cottage quilts - especially when they are done in 30s reproduction fabrics!
ReplyDeleteI like the vintage bungalo. carolann427@aol.com
ReplyDeleteGarden cottages are my favorites
ReplyDeleteI love vintage cottages as well as anything that represents vintage seaside looks. So dreamy and relaxing with soft hues!
ReplyDeleteLoooove the Cottage Bungalow!!! Love old Log Cabins & Scrappy crazy quilt styles...where they use every scrap of fabric! lol
ReplyDeleteOld farmhouse is more my style
ReplyDeleteToday, I'm inspired by the garden cottage quilt. Scrap quilts are my favorite!
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