Visit to the Past
Quilting from present to past
Last weekend my wife and I went to the Shelburne Museum, in Shelburne Vt. it was museum day – sponsored by the Smithsonian. We figured if they are going to give us free admission – why not!
The Shelburn is a variety of life style snapshots back thru this countries history. One of the exhibits was on Quilting past and as present Art. The older quilts on display – one made with 1″ squares – over 12,000 different squares, were really something to see. Although they were made for the most part as practical everyday quilts the way in which they were crafted by hand – they are works of art.
Then there were the present day Art Quilts – a couple of them were very nice, the rest were quilting craft gone wrong. One in particular had started out very nice then the “artist” just went nuts with freehand stitching, there was no rime nor reason, in fact it detracted from the original work.
I can’t say that the Quilting Art exhibit was the highlight of the days visit, but getting the chance to see some of the 100 year old handcrafted quilts was very interesting – the older quilts where very much “works of art”.
you can just sit down and work. Not only do you need a good work spot but storage for the no-yet-complete, or the “stash” which will grow with time. A desk or table in the guest bedroom, or den? A corner of the kitchen table, (that’s where ours is)? How good will the light be to work, do I need extra lighting? You need to find an area that will be big enough to work on your quilt without a whole lot of extra arranging to be able to get strated.
for pattern printing. My wife and our printer barely speak, although that is improving. Can you get access to a long arm to do that, every once in while project, instead of a big investment in something you don’t really need?
