Keeping a Quilt Journal
If youre interested in writing about quilts , quilting, and quiltmakers, you might begin with your own quilts and the quilters in your family (if there are any other than yourself). This could be a journal and you have various formats to choose from. As you write about your quilts, you might find stories evolving, an interest developing into the history of quiltmaking itself, or a desire to develop patterns.
These forays into writing about quilts and quiltmakers in your life could lead to writing for publication, either magazines, online sites, your own blog, or a book.
*Keep a record of the quilts you make the fabrics used and why, the patterns you choose, and the dates you created these items.
For instance, one of my favorite quilt memories is tying a baby quilt for my grandson. My granddaughter, than four years old, sat with me on the floor of their living room and chattered about her new brother who soon would arrive. This quilt, in Rail Fence pattern, became my grandsons favorite blankie, which has seen much wear and patching.
*Did someone in your family take a quilt across the country as she followed a pioneer trail in a covered wagon, or perhaps in more recent years as a young Air Force wife living far from home while her husband followed a career as a pilot? We used a quilt my husbands grandmother gave us as a wedding gift to decorate our small apartment while Jim was in pilot training, and later at other homes as he was stationed around the country.
*Did you sit beside your grandmother and make a quilt for your bed? Or for siblings or Mom and Dad? My first experience with quiltmaking was sewing patches beside my grandmother in her farmhouse kitchen when I was eight years old as she made quilts for my family.
Search through your family memories or your life today for references and experiences with quiltmaking. Writing these down will make for enjoyable reading for your family and perhaps even see publication.
©2005
(If you have questions or experiences to share, write me at: me.allen@juno.com. Type quilt blog in the subject line.)
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