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Author: Saloma Miller Furlong Publisher: MSU Press ISBN: 1609172043 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 300
Book Description
There are two ways to leave the Amish—one is through life and the other through death. When Saloma Miller Furlong’s father dies during her first semester at Smith College, she returns to the Amish community she had left twenty four years earlier to attend his funeral. Her journey home prompts a flood of memories. Now a mother with grown children of her own, Furlong recalls her painful childhood in a family defined by her father’s mental illness, her brother’s brutality, her mother’s frustration, and the austere traditions of the Amish—traditions Furlong struggled to accept for years before making the difficult decision to leave the community. In this personal and moving memoir, Furlong traces the genesis of her desire for freedom and education and chronicles her conflicted quest for independence. Eloquently told, Why I Left the Amish is a revealing portrait of life within—and without—this frequently misunderstood community.
Author: Saloma Miller Furlong Publisher: MSU Press ISBN: 1609172043 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 300
Book Description
There are two ways to leave the Amish—one is through life and the other through death. When Saloma Miller Furlong’s father dies during her first semester at Smith College, she returns to the Amish community she had left twenty four years earlier to attend his funeral. Her journey home prompts a flood of memories. Now a mother with grown children of her own, Furlong recalls her painful childhood in a family defined by her father’s mental illness, her brother’s brutality, her mother’s frustration, and the austere traditions of the Amish—traditions Furlong struggled to accept for years before making the difficult decision to leave the community. In this personal and moving memoir, Furlong traces the genesis of her desire for freedom and education and chronicles her conflicted quest for independence. Eloquently told, Why I Left the Amish is a revealing portrait of life within—and without—this frequently misunderstood community.
Author: Cherri House Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc ISBN: 1607055422 Category : Crafts & Hobbies Languages : en Pages : 243
Book Description
The bestselling author of City Quilts is back with “12 projects in her graphic, modern and colorful style, all created with solid or near-solid fabrics” (Down Under Quilts Magazine). Cherri House invites you to continue on her quilt making journey in her latest book Urban Views. In this collection of 12 all-new projects, you’ll learn how to quilt with triangles as well as master a variety of innovative techniques. In the “City Challenge,” the author explores 4 more U.S. cities with new quilt designs. All of the projects are rendered in House’s beloved signature style and will surely inspire sewists of every skill level. Beginner and experienced sewists alike can create modern, must-have quilts with innovative techniques Features modern solid fabric quilt designs with a universal appeal, making them excellent gifts for men and women alike “House comes down solidly on the side of solids, and with her imaginative designs, the fabrics soar.”—Publishers Weekly
Author: Janneken Smucker Publisher: JHU Press ISBN: 1421410532 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 290
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By thoroughly examining all of these aspects, Amish Quilts is an essential resource for anyone interested in the history of these beautiful works.--Roderick Kiracofe, author of The American Quilt: A History of Cloth and Comfort, 1750-1950 "Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies"
Author: Cherri House Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc ISBN: 1607051400 Category : Crafts & Hobbies Languages : en Pages : 116
Book Description
Discover Endless Design Possibilities in Everything from Parks to Parking Lots! • Create city-inspired quilts by piecing together simple geometric shapes • Beginner-friendly project designs are inspired by modern urban architecture and landscapes • Learn how to achieve dramatic looks with more effective use of color, value, and placement • Work with traditional blocks like Flying Geese and Log Cabin in a new way Turn your love of urban cityscapes into beautiful quilts. In this book, you'll discover the secrets of minimalist design-how to find beauty in the basic elements of your environment. These projects deliver exciting, vivid results with solid color fabrics. City Quilts was named one of the Best Books of 2010 in the Fiber Crafts Category by Library Journal, and is a finalist in the 2010 Foreword Book of the Year Awards.
Author: Myra Harder Publisher: Martingale ISBN: 1604683783 Category : Crafts & Hobbies Languages : en Pages : 187
Book Description
Discover an irresistible collection of 12 quilts for Baby from talented designer Myra Harder. With these fast and fun designs, you can create the perfect quilt for a special little someone. Learn techniques such as easy plush appliqué, curved seams, and monogrammed lettering Choose from a wide variety of styles and showcase a delightful array of fabrics Create baby quilts that are so appealing, they can be used for wall hangings as well as for cuddling
Author: Yehoshua Karsh Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 059542628X Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 90
Book Description
Notes of an Urban Amish, is deep, funny, sometimes irreverent, and never boring. Karsh has something he deeply needs to share, yet he writes with an ease and calm that belie any sense of urgency. For the reader it is a pleasant journey to a place they vaguely remember; a fragrance which suggests a poignant, forgotten, moment. In this work, Karsh is not so much a teacher, as a guide to a place of mystery, which he delights in sharing with any who will join him.
Author: Sue Bender Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0061873837 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 191
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"I had an obsession with the Amish. Plan and simple. Objectively it made no sense. I, who worked hard at being special, fell in love with a people who valued being ordinary." So begins Sue Bender's story, the captivating and inspiring true story of a harried urban Californian moved by the beauty of a display of quilts to seek out and live with the Amish. Discovering lives shaped by unfamiliar yet comforting ideas about time, work, and community, Bender is gently coaxed to consider, "Is there another way to lead a good life?" Her journey begins in a New York men's clothing store. There she is spellbound by the vibrant colors and stunning geometric simplicity of the Amish quilts "spoke directly to me," writes Bender. Somehow, "they went straight to my heart." Heeding a persistent inner voice, Bender searches for Amish families willing to allow her to visit and share in there daily lives. Plain and Simple vividly recounts sojourns with two Amish families, visits during which Bender enters a world without television, telephone, electric light, or refrigerators; a world where clutter and hurry are replaced with inner quiet and calm ritual; a world where a sunny kitchen "glows" and "no distinction was made between the sacred and the everyday." In nine interrelated chapters--as simple and elegant as a classic nine-patch Amish quilt--Bender shares the quiet power she found reflected in lives of joyful simplicity, humanity, and clarity. The fast-paced, opinionated, often frazzled Bender returns home and reworks her "crazy-quilt" life, integrating the soul-soothing qualities she has observed in the Amish, and celebrating the patterns in the Amish, and celebrating the patterns formed by the distinctive "patches" of her own life. Charmingly illustrated and refreshingly spare, Plain and Simple speaks to the seeker in each of us.
Author: Donald B. Kraybill Publisher: Penn State Press ISBN: 0271028653 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 376
Book Description
Examining how the Wengers have cautiously and incrementally adapted to the changes swirling around them, this book offers an invaluable case study of a traditional group caught in the throes of a postmodern world."--Jacket.
Author: David J. Walbert Publisher: ISBN: 0195148436 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 271
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Each year, millions of tourists are drawn to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to experience first-hand the quintessential pastoral--both as an escape from urban life and as a rare opportunity to become immersed in history. The area has attracted visitors eager to catch a glimpse of the distinctive religious community of the Old Order Amish, to appreciate the beauty of the farmland, to enjoy the abundant and delicious food of the Pennsylvania Dutch...and, most recently, to shop at the area's outlet malls. For nearly three hundred years, Lancaster county has been a model of agricultural prosperity, rooted in the family farm. The rural character of the place remains Lancaster's predominant tourist attraction, but is at odds with its rapidly rising population and the commercial and residential growth that has brought. It is the tension between rural tradition, progress, and urbanization that lies at the core of Garden Spot. David Walbert examines how twentieth century American culture has come to define and appreciate rurality, and how growth and economic expansion can co-exist with preservation of the traditional ways of life in the region. Will small farms fail in a culture that has increasingly come to value productivity over quality of life? What impact will further development have on maintaining this region's character? Can rurality and progress co-exist in the 21st century? A vivid portrayal of the land and people, residents and outsiders alike, Garden Spot narrates the history of this region and considers the challenges Lancaster County and its people face in order to preserve their unique place.
Author: Saloma Miller Furlong
Author: Saloma Miller Furlong
Author: Cherri House
Author: Janneken Smucker
Author: Cherri House
Author: Myra Harder
Author: Yehoshua Karsh
Author: Sue Bender
Author: Richard A. Stevick
Author: Donald B. Kraybill
Author: David J. Walbert