1.
First, I want to say this isn't as well-written or as in depth as it should be.
But then, I didn't plan on procrastinating this quite this long either.
2.
Quilts commemorate stuff. That seemed to be a central theme of the exhibit anyway.
3.
The other central theme is that Quilts tell a story. I guess Paperback Writer had it right.
The story about the quilt the V&A commissioned from prisoners at a British museum, in particular, stands out. It has finer stitches that I could achieve, I am almost ashamed to say.
4.
I really want Diana Harrison's Box I and II.
Gail Baxter writes and has pictures of them.
5.
On Twitter, I mocked the idea that a Scripture quilt could protect one from illness.
But now I look at it in a different way.
A handmade quilt as protection. As something to snuggle up under. It's a different kind of protection, for one's heart and soul, but protection all the same.
6.
I don't normally go for the ones that try to make a statement about the world, but I really liked Stockwell's money quilt.
It is called A Chinese Dream, and here's what the artist has to say about it:
There's more stuff at the Victoria & Albert Museum page for the exhibit here.
Thanks to Jacqueline Holdsworth of Needleprint for the recommendation!
8.
Despite my love of geometries, quilting never really interested me. Too much effort -- like making thousands of little stitches on linen isn't effort...
But now I really want to learn flat quilting. Go figure.
First, I want to say this isn't as well-written or as in depth as it should be.
But then, I didn't plan on procrastinating this quite this long either.
2.
Quilts commemorate stuff. That seemed to be a central theme of the exhibit anyway.
3.
The other central theme is that Quilts tell a story. I guess Paperback Writer had it right.
The story about the quilt the V&A commissioned from prisoners at a British museum, in particular, stands out. It has finer stitches that I could achieve, I am almost ashamed to say.
4.
I really want Diana Harrison's Box I and II.
Gail Baxter writes and has pictures of them.
5.
On Twitter, I mocked the idea that a Scripture quilt could protect one from illness.
But now I look at it in a different way.
A handmade quilt as protection. As something to snuggle up under. It's a different kind of protection, for one's heart and soul, but protection all the same.
6.
I don't normally go for the ones that try to make a statement about the world, but I really liked Stockwell's money quilt.
It is called A Chinese Dream, and here's what the artist has to say about it:
I’ve stitched and crafted almost 1000 Chinese money notes into a7.
patterned, quilted map of the world. Like most of my work the piece
refers to trade, ecology, the present economic crisis and the shifting
global economy. For me personally it’s a beautiful, hand-made quilt
stemming from a tradition of women recycling old clothes, passing on
keepsakes and sharing in a familial process that transcends generations.
Ironically the ritual processes involved in making a quilt seem to
counter the crassness of money and consumerism.
There's more stuff at the Victoria & Albert Museum page for the exhibit here.
Thanks to Jacqueline Holdsworth of Needleprint for the recommendation!
8.
Despite my love of geometries, quilting never really interested me. Too much effort -- like making thousands of little stitches on linen isn't effort...
But now I really want to learn flat quilting. Go figure.
