tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post5121933971352044115..comments2024-03-11T06:44:18.577-07:00Comments on Wonkyworld: Tell Them What You ThinkBill Volckeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212965199140126299noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-15522670537803838202012-11-23T01:32:58.618-08:002012-11-23T01:32:58.618-08:00A few books to read:
Passing on the comfort by Lyn...A few books to read:<br />Passing on the comfort by Lynn Kaplanian-Bueller and Ann Keuning-Tichelaar, showing the importance of quilts in the Dutch resistance during WW2. Without quilts there would not have been warmth to so many in peril.<br />History of Dutch Quilts by Ann Moonen, tracking down the roots of quilting back to Roman and Etruscian times. American quilting is heir to the Roman Empire! Do you realize that? <br />History further tells that quilts were among the main belongings of fugitives from Europe to the America's, along with their dreams and hopes.<br />And the elephant over here still recalls the donation of quilts during all major disasters in the last decades, from floods, hurricanes to tsunami's....<br />The money for ONE stealth airplane will do to maintain a hundred museums for more than a lifetime, and what use do we have from this single airplane when people come to their senses and stop killing each other?<br />We don't opiniate, we know. Life is more precious than any tax payment can cover, quilters and their quilts cherish life. Not greed over their own or other people's purses....<br />Love from Amsterdam, Netherlands<br />IreneIrene Onderweegshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04203549705147874055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-10434482113688961382012-11-22T23:50:49.398-08:002012-11-22T23:50:49.398-08:00Thanks for bringing that article to my (and everyo...Thanks for bringing that article to my (and everyone else's) attention.<br />But yes the first things attacked when there is tax money to be spent are art, culture and education. IT's a sad statement for humanity, but sadly holds true in almst every country int he world... Leohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04456092236170418634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-63624476249014824602012-11-22T10:50:32.887-08:002012-11-22T10:50:32.887-08:00After hearing from members of the quilt community ...After hearing from members of the quilt community during the last 24 hours, I'm sure the Chattanooga Times Free Press will never diss quilts and quiltmakers again. Bill Volckeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02212965199140126299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-18004873525821188982012-11-22T10:42:33.501-08:002012-11-22T10:42:33.501-08:00I had to look up boondoggle, never heard of that. ...I had to look up boondoggle, never heard of that. I will keep my opinions to myself , he is a blank... uneducated. I will post this everywhere I visit on line and tell my friends. On my bucket list is a trip to this museum and the University of Michigan and the DAR in Washington DC to see all the quilts! Shame on this man. <br />Rondirondiquiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02427819258052227241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-35398485107032411122012-11-21T18:59:09.465-08:002012-11-21T18:59:09.465-08:00Done. Thanks. Done. Thanks. Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10898753000711746930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-71395736723633315422012-11-21T18:44:19.317-08:002012-11-21T18:44:19.317-08:00Perhaps they should attend a quilt show. For here...Perhaps they should attend a quilt show. For here in New York, quilt shows are plentiful, and are very well attended by the Waltons, the Aunt Bees, the Ingalls and every other creative soul who has an ounce of compassion. It is the quilters of this world who have learned a timeless craft that will live on past the generations of the latest technology. I am not a quilter myself, but the treasure I have hanging in my kitchen, torn and tattered has a story to tell with the fabrics it is made from. For they tell of old shirts worn thin, and sheets that have been torn, dresses that no longer fit. This gem hangs next to a brand new quilt made for my 3rd child when she was born embroidered with her name and special date. The quilt on my bed, The Double Wedding Ring beauty given to us by a friend when she retired and sold her antique business, remains a favorite for she has since passed away. Each of our 3 children has a special quilt of their own, with very special sentiments attached simply by the maker and the giver. They each have a Christmas stocking made from the remnants of a quilt my own mother made a zillion years ago. Yes, quilts are the fabric of a wholesome existence. I have no intention of reading the opinion you mention above. I love quilts, and sadly the writer of the piece has obviously never been on the receiving end of such a wonderful work of art. Art from the soul. "Blessed are the piecemakers...for they shall inherit the quilts."hula-lahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17573985532086059343noreply@blogger.com