tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post204740286133091388..comments2024-03-18T10:05:20.991-05:00Comments on Barbara Brackman's <br> MATERIAL CULTURE: Uncommon Patience or Useless Work?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-74325505897992244842018-02-12T19:09:15.885-06:002018-02-12T19:09:15.885-06:00I have experienced the scorn toward the art of qui...I have experienced the scorn toward the art of quiltmaking from members of my own family. Why should you waste your time putting that together when you can go to the five and dime and pick up a blanket? That was the 1990s.<br />It infuriated me then and it still does. These quilts are amazing and definitely not a useless waste of time.<br />Alice Cookseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796979608701324819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-69563023633904235062018-02-12T12:30:34.058-06:002018-02-12T12:30:34.058-06:00Fantastic post! I must admit to being one of those...Fantastic post! I must admit to being one of those people who has always a hand work project at the ready. In fact I often have one in every room and I most definitely keep one in the glovebox in case of emergency idleness. I am rarely obsessed with the number of pieces (my record is 7,230) but I do tend to get carried away with the variety of fabrics. It is far easier to make a charm quilt than a purely scrappy one that may inadvertently have a union (or even close proximity) of the same fabric. Wendy Caton Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122151466664580872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-38690245190192410022018-02-12T04:35:42.132-06:002018-02-12T04:35:42.132-06:00Some people who knit or hand sew a lot say their h...Some people who knit or hand sew a lot say their hands are just restless for something to do when they're sitting quietly watching t.v. or listening to something. I think for some people there is something to that. I keep a long cable knitted scarf in progress on hand at home for this purpose and have been missing it lately because I need to order another ball of yarn to complete it. <br /><br />Some people think this feeling is built-in because in earlier days, we needed to have busy hands pretty much all the time to keep up with a family's needs -- think knitting, sewing, spinning, carding, weaving etc. <br /><br />When I don't have my project at hand, I find myself shopping online. "Idle hands are the Devil's workshop" indeed!<br /> Suzanne Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08387297696390711279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-86211746272522070292018-02-11T16:58:51.134-06:002018-02-11T16:58:51.134-06:00Love the newspaper's positioning of the advert...Love the newspaper's positioning of the advert for "fresh drugs" next to comments about the 16 year old girl possibly suffering damage to her mind.<br />These quilts are a fine example of our need for manual activity. Surely no worse than swiping at a smart phone all day. And more to show for it in the end. And way better than smoking!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-6769978577167893012018-02-11T15:48:49.616-06:002018-02-11T15:48:49.616-06:00Amazing quilts - I think if I attempted one it wou...Amazing quilts - I think if I attempted one it would be so wonky!Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07759875955040163206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-53145345926030361562018-02-11T14:54:01.227-06:002018-02-11T14:54:01.227-06:00A work of beauty is never useless.A work of beauty is never useless.Angie in SoCalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01689281551068732574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-42327542381069747262018-02-11T12:42:16.187-06:002018-02-11T12:42:16.187-06:00There seemed to be a lot of discord in the ninetee...There seemed to be a lot of discord in the nineteenth century between those who gloried in an quilt of many pieces and those who scorned their makers for the time invested in them.Kathyhttp://kduncanquilts.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-des-moines-iowa-quilt-war.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-88581281783624550202018-02-11T11:21:11.669-06:002018-02-11T11:21:11.669-06:00Excellent question.Excellent question.Barbara Brackmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948219446078848778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-57853898181885935522018-02-11T08:28:20.524-06:002018-02-11T08:28:20.524-06:00I am about 1/3 of the way into a 9749 piece quilt....I am about 1/3 of the way into a 9749 piece quilt. It will probably take me 2-1/2 years to finish completely, but it will be beautiful. Other people watch reality TV. I quilt. Which is more useless, I ask you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com