Quilt in a Day...Well...Episode 1
Quilting has always fascinated me. Taking tiny cuts of cloth and stitching them together to make functional art has been a staple of American society. From the intricate quilts of the Native Americans , to First Lady Martha Washington to the freedom quilts of Gee's Bend , quilts have warmed bodies and souls, told stories, and become family heirlooms. I have longed to make fabric art of this magnitude. My first foray into sewing was in 7th grade when I took Home Economics (which, sadly, isn't taught in many schools now--but that's a rant for another day). Between high pitched insults and rants about how much she hated kids, the teacher (name withheld to protect the guilty) at least taught us how to thread the machine and to always backtack at the ends of a stitch. After a semester of sewing C-grade items, I was glad to move on to something else...like 8th grade! On of my best diaper bags After not touching a sew...