amish quilts
10-14-2011, 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by dunster
The times they are a-changing. Traditional Amish quilts were solids with very simple patterns. Now Amish women are producing quilts with all kinds of non-Amish designs (including the one in my avatar), lots of batiks, applique, anything that will sell, and they're being sold on the internet as well as in Amish communities.
10-14-2011, 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by dar627742
i was under the impression that the amish don't use prints of any kind ,but i've seen so many on qb that have print fabrics in their quilts. am i mistaken?
thanks for your input/
dar
thanks for your input/
dar
Even the Old Order Amish vary in the strictness of their Ordnung (for instance, in some Old Order communities it is okay to have electricity in the barn but not in the house).
It may also depend on whether the quilt was produced for an Amish family or for sale to the tourist trade. Many of the Amish are very pragmatic and canny about producing products that appeal to the most people.
10-14-2011, 02:22 PM
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National Geographic had an article about Amish quilting. Some communities stitch the tops and ship them - by the container full - overseas to be hand quilted. They ship them to Southeast Asia. And when the quilts come back, they are hand-quilted.
Everyone has to make a living, somehow.
Everyone has to make a living, somehow.
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