Women of Grace & Charm: A Quilting Tribute to the Women Who Served in WWII

by Alma Allen and Barb Adams

They were the unsung heroines of World War II - the women who built the planes, wrapped the bandages, nursed the wounded. Now their inspiring personal stories are combined with beautiful quilt work in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0974000981
• ISBN13: 9780974000985
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Kansas City Star Books
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 9.0" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Great history behind quilt blocks!

I love the background informaton provided for each woman the quilt bocks were created to represent. I was born the spring after Pearl Harbor and I remember my mother being so excited when she was able to buy a stove --during a time rationing was a big part of our lives (I, of course, wasn't aware of that at the time). My mother worked on the farm, as so many women did at that time. With small girls, working in the factories was not an option. The stories of the women pilots, women in communcations, in factories building airplanes and other industrial needs our country had, not to mention the mothers who spent their time praying for the sons and daughters directly involved, are awe inspiring. The history of our nation is represented in quilts, and this book shares a part of that history.

great stories

I'm a quilter but I didn't buy this one for the patterns (though they're interesting). A friend had a copy of this and I was flipping through it and was fascinated about the accounts of women pilots, etc on almost everypage of the book. fascinating history for women! and easy to read.

Grace and charm

simply the best. I enjoyed the stories of the women who was called to serve. It takes a special kind of person give thier servie to this country. Thank you being one of them.

I've made four quilts from this book.

I love this book. I orignally made the quilt in a Block-of-the-month program at my local quilt shop. But the colors and the stories of the women held me fast. I have since made 3 more quilts one of which was made entirely of the 1st block in the book. The stars are tricky to make and take some perserverance but they are worth it. I am hooked on Barb Adams and Alma Allen's patterns and books.