Quilters in the Mississippi Delta fear future generations will turn their backs on a traditional …
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- Quilting in the Mississippi Delta is a centuries-old tradition. But with its slow, methodical pace, some quilters fear that the art will die off as future generations turn their backs on the craft.
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As a quilter I just truly appreciate the works of these women. I've always loved the quilts of Gees Bend, the history of those quilts and the women who made them, the story behind the quilts and the women. And these women are carrying on that tradition, and that is so important to a culture. There are very few young people where I live here in central Pennsylvania who quilt, although the Amish young girls do quilt, but when I lived in St Louis the modern quilt guild was just loaded with young girls in their twenties and thirties. Yes they were doing modern quilts but they were still quilting beautiful quilts and carrying on a tradition in a different way. I don't have the patience to hand quilt but I also can't anymore because of arthritis, but there's so much to be said for it. The meditative time, the thinking time, the time where your mind is just on what you're doing when you get in the flow and your mind is not on your problems. Much has to be said for hand quilting and I realize that. Bless these ladies for carrying on a beautiful tradition.
I am proud that my mother and her mother passed along to me the art of sewing and quilting. To have seen them take different pieces of fabric, a needle and thread and create something warm for me to sleep under was allowing me to see an agape love as a small child. Growing up in small places with more dirt roads than one could imagine, quilting was a lifestyle. It was a different type of work. For some, it was a way of allowing fabric to tell a story of times past while also an expression of a hope or dream for the future for others. My family had to make time to quilt because it was not quite as important as working in the fields, tending to the children and doing house chores. Today, quilting is amongst my biggest passions! It fills my heart with joy to pass on any knowledge available to fellows quilters or seamstress. Count me in! I am all aboard this train ride to keep true quilting alive! Thanks for making awareness and for filming so, so close to my neck of the woods.
There are more quilters in North America than you would think Many still finish with hand quilting Some do use machines You can go to any state in the US and find quilters The old ones almost always tell an important story of history and their lives at the time
This is beautiful. Look at the amazing things we have contributed given the circumstances.
Love this story. I just finished a quilt for my recent granddaughter. Now my table is cleared but not for long lol have to make a unicorn quilt for new step granddaughter 😃 so I'm on the hunt for a good pattern...but I don't want easy..lol I started quilts way back when. I was inspired when watching Marsh Adams in her cooking show Cooking from Quilt Country. She would put on white gloves and talk about the guest Quilt. Then I stumbled on Alex Anderson show Simply Quilts. Then all the magazines and books. My daughter and then I stumbled on you tube. Another grand daughter shows great interest she's 7. She use to play with my fabric...spread it out everywhere lol and sit on my lap while sewing. Any way it's not all lost. It is expensive and time consuming but satisfying to the soul.
I hand quilt all my quilts, but I have never made such beautiful designs as these talented artists! Absolutely Beautiful!!!
Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful bit of the history of my ancestors with us today. It definitely warms my heart ...
I quilt. I LOVE it. My grandmother taught me to sew when I was young. I love telling stories in my quilts.
Love this story, hand made quilts are like a hug from who made it
It is not a lost art. There are many young, and new elders, starting to quilt. I started to quilt in 2020. I have been a garment and home decor sewest all my life. The beautiful fabrics found in privately owned quilt shops, spurned my interest. The pattern ideas, as well as tutorials on CZcams, get your creative minds moving. I may hand tie, but will never hand quilt. I want to know the time invested will provide a strong life while being used by my grandchildren. Quilters, hand and machine, are a kind and welcoming group.
That last one was really a beauty. That quilt should be hanging in display someplace for all to see. Wow.
quilting has saved my sanity during this Pandemic, and it is not over yet.
That last quilt was a beauty and should be hanging someplace for all to see. Wow. The fabrics used of people is great.
Quilting is alive and well and a very large industry. There are traditional quilts, art quilts, modern quilts, etc. During the pandemic there was a large increase in machine sales and it wasn't just about masks. If you have an interest just explore. There is something for everyone. The older quilters may think younger people aren't interested but they are just hiding out in the modern or art groups.
I appreciated the story and enjoyed seeing these ladies’ work. But with a single hand quilting FB group having over 22K members, it’s not exactly a lost art.
My wife's mother and grandmother and aunts were all Arkansas quilters. This reminds me of their work. Our wedding gift quilt was a masterpiece in star work. Why don't we have a PBS program with Black women quilters? Only white women have had programs.
It's a beautiful art form. But times change. And that's okay.
I think quilting is very alive and well. It may not be all hand quilting but quilting is a big industry.
Young people may show no interest now, but as they grow older, it will be a precious part of their memories, and the desire to learn will come. Especially after the kids are grown and they're retired. And patience will come. Quilting taught me patience.
There are quilt guilds, shows, specialized stores, and CZcams videos from all across America, Gayle. Just spend a little time looking. You’ll be amazed!