Barbara Brackman

For other people of the same name, see Brackman.

Barbara Brackman (born July 6, 1945) is a quilter, quilt historian and author, currently residing in Lawrence, Kansas.

Barbara has written numerous books on quilting during the Civil War including Facts & Fabrications: Unraveling the History of Quilts and Slavery, Barbara Brackman's Civil War Sampler, Barbara Brackman's Encyclopedia of Appliqué, America's Printed Fabrics 1770-1890, Civil War Women, Clues in the Calico, Emporia Rose Appliqué Quilts, Making History–Quilts & Fabric from 1890-1970, and Quilts from the Civil War, all published by C&T Publishing. Her Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns contains more than 4000 pieced quilt patterns, derived from printed sources published between 1830 and 1970.

Additionally, Brackman designs reproduction fabrics and has served as a consultant on many major state quilt research projects. She was inducted into the Quilters Hall of Fame of Marion, Indiana in 2001.

Works

• Patterns of Progress: Quilts in the Machine Age, Autry Museum of Western Heritage, 1997, ISBN 9781882880034
• Quilts from the Civil War. C&T Publishing. 1997. ISBN 978-1-57120-033-4.
• America's Printed Fabrics 1770-1890. C&T Publishing. 2004. ISBN 978-1-57120-255-0.
• Making History–Quilts & Fabric from 1890-1970. C&T Publishing. 2008. ISBN 978-1-57120-453-0.
• Clues in the Calico. C&T Publishing. 2009. ISBN 978-1-57120-918-4.
• Emporia Rose Appliqué Quilts. C&T Publishing. 2014. ISBN 978-1-60705-890-8.

External links

• Official website
• Works by or about Barbara Brackman in libraries (WorldCat catalog)