Overview
If Mary and Joseph had been Amish . . . !Create a nativity like no other. These charming peasant dolls stand quietly over the manger, cradling a child covered with-of course!-a traditional Amish quilt.
The book offers clear, ready-to-use patterns for making the Holy Family (and their simple clothing), the attending shepherds and the curious animals-all of fabric. It also includes templates and instructions for making a miniature Amish quilt.
The dolls are fashioned without faces, in keeping with the Amish tradition of humility. But their quiet presence is unmistakably peaceful-an unusually wonderful addition to Christmas celebrating.
Synopsis
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If Mary and Joseph had been Amish . . . !
Create a nativity like no other. These charming peasant dolls stand quietly over the manger, cradling a child covered with-of course!-a traditional Amish quilt.
The book offers clear, ready-to-use patterns for making the Holy Family (and their simple clothing), the attending shepherds and the curious animals-all of fabric. It also includes templates and instructions for making four miniature Amish quilts.
The dolls are fashioned without faces, in keeping with the Amish tradition of humility. But their quiet presence is unmistakably peaceful-an unusually wonderful addition to Christmas celebrating.
Ruth Ann Gingrich is an expert seamstress and quiltmaker. She is assistant manager of The Old Country Store in Intercourse, Pennsylvania, located in the heart of the Old Order Amish settlement. The original figures of The Amish Nativity, which Ruth Ann designed, go on exhibit each Christmas season in The Old Country Store.
Jan Steffy Mast, also an experienced seamstress, is the co-author of Patterns for Making Amish Dolls and Doll Clothes. She is manager of The People's Place, a heritage interpretation center about the Amish and Mennonites, also in the village of Intercourse, Pennsylvania.