Presents 150 quilts from the author's collection which were made during the second half of the twentieth century by anonymous quilters in the United States, along with a series of essays on quilt making as an art form.

"STC Craft / A Melanie Falick Book."

Never seen a blanket / Natalie Chanin -- In dialogue with an anonymous quilt / Amelia Peck -- A Texas quiltmaker's life: an interview with Sherry Ann Byrd / Roderick Kiracofe & Sherry Ann Byrd -- Unconventional wisdom: the myths and quilts that came before / Janneken Smucker -- A brief history of quilts in contemporary art / Elissa Auther -- From under the bedcovers: a culture curator's perspective / Ulysses Grant Dietz -- Quilts are quilts / Allison Smith -- The joyous anarchy of color and pattern / Kaffe Fassett -- The beauty of making do / Denyse Schmidt -- This picture is not a family heirloom / Abner Nolan.