Guest guest Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 >Our metaphor for coping with "diversity" used to be the melting pot - now it is supposed to be >the "beautiful patchwork quilt." But what is a patchwork quilt but a cobbled together fabric of >rags? Dan, really! You may not know that quilting is considered a gift to the world from America. It is a true art n museums have collections. Right here in my village there is a weekly quilting bee n exhibits galore. It came out of thrift and necessity wh acquiring cloth of any kind was hard in the early days n so women turned the need for warmth into an artform with lovely geometric patterns. Making one by hand requires cutting matching pieces n an infinite number of stitches. My house goes back at its center to the late 1700's n many generations have lived here. I found 2 old quilts in the attic n u can pick out the cheap ginghams of worn out dresses scattered to make stars/flowers etc. They are treasures. Think of the love, heartache, and pride that went into the many hours of creating them. A machine does not put soul into its products; only things handmade have that. I think of all the cheap plastic toys so soon discarded. But I still have a small wooden wagon w/wooden colored blocks that was given to my son 55 yrs ago. The gr-grands pull it out ev visit....... Americana at its best. Sure it's a girl thing but I gather u are fond of old cars - just a heap of rusting metal? We ladies demand an apology! Virgo Prunefiddle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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