What would you do with an old quilt?

margaret | March 1, 2009

jacketweb11What would you do with an old quilt? No one really wants to cut up a quilt; but the smaller pieces can be turned into just about anything from ornaments to coasters or bags or oodles of other things.

Recently, at the end of a lecture I presented to a quilt guild I asked if there were any questions. A quilter held up her hand and the first question asked was, “where did you get your jacket”. I had just presented information on how to use a computer as a quilting aid and several ways to expand a quilter’s concept of computer uses within their homes and communities, yet, the most important thing on her mind was my jacket. Right on!

I began the story of the jacket by asking if any in the group had heard of “First Monday”. (more…)

Quilters and their poetry…

margaret | March 1, 2009

Our video quilting poems anthology continues to grow with the addition of  “A Quilter’s Tear” video to our multimedia player. This new video continues in the tradition of the “Tears in the Trees” and “If Only” also located in the multimedia player. Come join us as we exploring the relationship between quilts, technology, quilters, and their poetry.