"Humility Blocks"
07-17-2011, 06:35 AM
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Thanks for your post. It was also really interesting to read about machine quilting after the Civil War.
My Grandmother and Mother both told me about the Amish and "Humilty blocks" when I was young. Even as a youth, I can remember thinking that it was a rather UN-humble thing to think you had to purposefully add imperfection to a quilt. Heck, so far my quilts have almost entirely been an exercise in humility. ;)
My Grandmother and Mother both told me about the Amish and "Humilty blocks" when I was young. Even as a youth, I can remember thinking that it was a rather UN-humble thing to think you had to purposefully add imperfection to a quilt. Heck, so far my quilts have almost entirely been an exercise in humility. ;)
07-17-2011, 07:50 AM
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What wonderful pieces of history -- So many "new" things are really old. Thanks for the link
Mim
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Originally Posted by noveltyjunkie
I thought this was worth sharing, from http://hartcottagequilts.com/his9.htm
