One of the discoveries more and more women are embracing is Quilting, and this page is about the modern “Quilting Quest” that I and thousands of other women are rediscovering today.
If you’ve always associated quilting with “little old ladies,” be prepared to be shocked at what we were never taught about in school, and the incredible significance quilting represents to every woman today — in fact, many of the societal advances made over the last 100 years –for women AND men — may have never come about as quickly if not for women stitching quilts! To show you what I mean,
As a young girl I loved visiting my Grand, and one of my earliest memories is snuggling up with an old satin quilt in her bed. To me it was the plushest, most elegant thing I had ever seen.
“I have a quilt that my grandmother gave me as a wedding gift 24 years ago. All of my married life it has been like getting a hug from grandma just to hold it. I’ve always felt that a quilt (blanket) should be used, loved, and worn out.”
I learned quilting from Grand the way women handed it down for hundreds of years: organically, bit by bit. My Grand loved quilting with her lady friends, sometimes two or three times a week. When I got to go with I never felt “babysat.” I was part of her world, of her circle of friends! We chatted together, they let me cut squares of cloth and later let me join in the needlework with them… easy enough for even a small girl. I treasured our time together, and our quilting was an invaluable experience we shared.
While learning this way is wonderful, in today’s world we don’t have years...
Quilting Made Simple - QUILTING QUEST
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