Quilting on the Fly

Born on July 16th: Roald Amundsen, Margaret Smith Court, Corey Feldman, Will Ferrell, Bess Myerson, Ginger Rogers, Barbara Stanwyck via NNDB


Quotation of the Day: A mind is like a parachute; it only works when it is open. - Lily Tomlin

I've never made a quilt, but I love quilts (I love sleeping under them; love looking at them; love knowing a bit of their history). It's an interesting medium, one that has often had its roots in necessity and that is ever changing. The whole community aspect of quilting in past years appeals to me. The business of using clothing that was no longer useful or using meaningful pieces of cloth to piece the quilt can turn a quilt into a living piece of history. And while I don't think I would ever have the patience to complete something so time consuming, I am drawn to quilts and enjoy studying them (and yes, I know. I write books, and books take...patience and are sometimes daunting, but it's different. I was born to write books, but I think I was born to simply admire quilts). 

An article in Collector's Weekly deals with Improvisational Quilts, ones which don't follow the traditional patterns. And while I tend to be a person who likes symmetry, these are interesting and very...alive. These were produced by six generations of Sherry Anne Byrd's family (a family descended from a former slave).