six historical quilts have inspired a collection of floral quilting patterns for quilt-makers an non-quilting historians. all are suitable for today's newer techniques: fusible appliqué, embroidery, fabric painting and stenciling, as well as for quilting.85 quilting patterns and sampler designs were provided by nineteenth-century artists whose "canvas and brush" methods were a square of muslin and a needle.Large block motifs showcase fanciful quilting designs that are perfect for pieced and appliquéd quilts and projects. Antique stems and folk-art flowers fit beautifully into the "nook and cranny's" formed between the blocks.