Barbara Brackman, author, quilt collector, and researcher, has become famous in the quilting world for her books on quilt history and fabric dating.  I’m always intrigued by her work.
I came across a fascinating blog entry, Clues in the Calico: A Short History, in which Barbara tells how she came to write her first book, Clues in the Calico. She was a schoolteacher and a quilt collector, who decided to delve further and share what she found in quilt history and fabric dating with others.
Now, 20 years later, this book which is out of print as a traditional book, is available …read more