A Warm “Thank You” By Guest Blogger Carolyn Johnson “Quilting is a journey, always something to learn, change, do and share with friends.” –Jo Morton ‘Would any young man really care about a quilt?’ That was my mistaken thought when a friend asked me to sew for Quilts of Valor. My first mistake – […]
“Chase your dream, but always know the road that will lead you home again.” The phone rang. My thoughts about the stories I heard in the Restorative Justice class that afternoon were interrupted. “Hi, Mom.” It’s always easy to tell when Rene’ masks her exhausted state with an overly peppy voice. Life as an adult […]
“We may think we are nurturing our garden, but of course it’s our garden that is really nurturing us.” Jenny Uglow The circle of the seasons is in completion. Autumn breezes blow crisp leaves across the soil now planted with dwarf peas for ground cover. Raised beds that stood tall with green stalks and flowing […]
“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” Anatole France Quilters love animals. It can’t be denied. The proliferation of one-of-a-kind fabric tributes to creatures with fur, fins or feathers is beyond count. The subject matter draws on the heart strings and puts the thread to the bobbin. Gone Fishing […]
“Quilts are active agents in history and vivid storytellers.” (Click the text above to learn about Macia Fuller and her Underground Railroad quilts.) Women with needles. Creating maps and codes. Freeing countless precious souls from slavery. Photo courtesy of: Time http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1606271,00.html One group of stitchers was the Quakers who ran the safe houses, or stations […]
Textileevolution.com The tinkle of ice cubes in tall tea glasses blended with the chatter of women engaged in conversation. The scent of Italian dishes smothered in cheeses and oregano activated my salivary glands. It was going to be a satisfying meal with a group of readers that wanted me to talk about my books. So […]
“With its clubs for recreation, its coffee and doughnuts in the forward areas… (with) the devotion and warmhearted sympathy of the Red Cross girl.. The Red Cross has often seemed to be the friendly hand of this nation, reaching across the sea to sustain its fighting men.”- Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1945 Photo […]
quilter Every year, the publishers of dictionaries nominate new words that have become culturally accepted. Noticeably lacking are the descriptors for quilters. Here are five nominees for “quilter words” that need to be entered in the upcoming editions of the dictionary. Proquiltinating– This word is a verb. The active part of the word, proquilt, is […]
“I think I reach people because I’m with them, not apart from them.” – Loretta Lynn, singer Quilt is from trinastrinketts.blogspot.com and made by Stephanie Urban. The Ken Burns’ television series about Country Music has brought so much enjoyment to my husband and me. With a snack of potato chips, we sing along to songs we had […]
“Instead of putting others in their place, put yourself in their place.” -Amish Proverb The hours of inactivity in the Thai refugee camp deadened the spirit and the soul. So the Hmong women turned to the comfort that needle and thread had given to generations of women before them. As their sharp needles […]