A Traveler’s Memory Quilts
Quilt designs and fabric choices tell a quilter’s story in a memory quilt Journal Entry: August 6, 2021 The American Quilter magazine began the story… Traveling isn’t just about getting away from daily life, seeing the most advertised sites and gift shops. Acknowledging I do enjoy these things. Going off the beaten path leads to much more: learning about the influence of history, interests of local people, and exploring the surrounding landscape in a different way. Often, all these tend to inspire to a memory quilt design. I had so many different preconceptions about South Africa. When I found out…
Friendship Quilts: Mark Making on Fabric for Kids’ Quilts
Journal Entry: April 18, 2020. Friendship Quilts bring together the bond between family and friends. I bet if people are asked what they miss the most in the time of Coronavirus social distancing they will say the interactions with other people. It’s one of those things we aren’t likely to think about. As an active society, we take it for granted that we can be with family and friends every day. I think I came to my apex of feeling the void of outside humans in my life last week. I sensed that other folks were in the same place…