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Quilting America
A new exhibition shows how craftspeople and artists, most of them women, turned quilts into a record of American history.
Piecework quilts have long been embedded, so to speak, in American life. Assembled from dozens, if not hundreds, of individual fabric pieces, their colorful geometries became popular in the decades before the Civil War, taking the place of wool “bed ruggs” and other colonial-era coverings. “Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories,” a new exhibition opening Oct. 10 at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, explores the enduring hold of quilts on the American imagination, with more than 50 textile works dating from the late 17th century to this year.
I had no idea there was a fiber arts thread. I got interested in mixed fiber art in college in the ‘70s. Needle arts are challenging with my eyesight, so I just tried my hand at macrame and made an angel as a Christmas gift. I was surprised how nicely it turned out, so it looks like angels all around this year. It’s filling the gap till my 80+ year old neighbor can teach me how to crochet decently.
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So glad to see this thread today! I have a question and maybe one of you can help.
I’m almost finished hand quilting a baby quilt for our friends. Trouble is that I’ve been Covid-ing for the last week. Any ideas as to the best way to ensure all will be safe and well when giving the gift?
Baby isn’t due for over a month, so I figure that much time, along with Lysol spray in the dryer should be fine. Add to that, several days in fresh, sunny, TN air.
Anything else to add? Thanks!
I had both the pastel green and peach yarns already so I loved being able to use "stash" yarn. Actually, the peach blanket was the 4th project with this yarn - I frogged the previous 3, just didn't like them. I bought the white yarn specifically for that blanket - it was to be a baptismal blanket. The peach and white are Simply Soft & the pastel green is Pound of Love. I have found some other patterns I want to make; however, I think I need to start working on that Christmas stocking before I get involved in another blanket.
This blog post hit my feed this morning & it sums up what knitting has been for me this year .... my mental health therapy. I find that I am “addicted” to it ... want to be knitting, have a hard time with ‘empty hands’.
Since I rarely can go anywhere care taking my elderly folks (grocery store, doctors’ offices are about it) & once I’ve exhausted the outlets of mowing/gardening, I end up in the porch swing with the blue birds flying around (great bug catchers!), the hummers at the feeder, the maple leaves blowing in the breeze & I also listen to podcasts. When it gets hot, I put a fan on the porch - a little breeze works wonders. When it’s chilly, I take off the flip flops, put on socks/tennis & add some layers ... fleece shirt/jacket, etc. I stay out when it’s raining, unless the wind is blowing rain on the porch. Knitting outdoors has been (still is) wonderful for my mental status.
So here’s the link to what she wrote:
Knitting Therapy - Why Knitting is Good for You
https://www.handylittleme.com/knitting-therapy-why-knitting-is-good-for-you/
I feel calmer, anxiety fades away when I’m knitting - even if I don’t have to concentrate hard on a particular piece or section of pattern, there’s something about the busy hands/brain connection. Funny thing - I don’t get the same effect from crocheting although I have crocheted decades longer than I’ve knitted and I do love crochet. Maybe it’s the difference between one ‘live’ stitch & a knitting needle full of them! :-)