tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post1943095794137010516..comments2024-03-11T06:44:18.577-07:00Comments on Wonkyworld: The stuff of legends, part 9: the evolving myth of the "humility block"Bill Volckeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212965199140126299noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-54129555419582595522019-03-09T16:03:08.748-08:002019-03-09T16:03:08.748-08:00I think it’s most likely that a block becomes a hu...I think it’s most likely that a block becomes a humility block after it is done and sewn into the quilt, because who would want to rip all that out? I always thought the notion of a deliberate humility Block was not very likely. Makes a good story, as usual. mistakes are kind of fun to find later. JaneVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13948495719991029946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-1336493736993478172017-09-30T14:41:18.388-07:002017-09-30T14:41:18.388-07:00A deliberate humility block is just saying, "...A deliberate humility block is just saying, "I could have made a perfect quilt if I wanted to." The opposite of humility!abelianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12435435610527429193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-41723563569416690052017-09-30T14:38:43.362-07:002017-09-30T14:38:43.362-07:00The concept of the "humility" block alwa...The concept of the "humility" block always struck me as very prideful rather than humble. It seemed to be saying that the maker could have done the pattern perfectly if they wanted to, but deliberately didn't.<br /><br />I've really enjoyed your "myth" series.Vireyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16464838238295059335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-89908951696266418132017-09-30T11:34:44.383-07:002017-09-30T11:34:44.383-07:00Thank you, Bill, for researching and reporting on ...Thank you, Bill, for researching and reporting on this!! I love the "mistakes" in quilts, and I've wondered about the notion of "humility" blocks. So true, mistakes happen. I think a more likely theory, and one that I learned from my grandmother, is that the quilter wouldn't toss out good fabric and time spent. They'd use go ahead and use it in the quilt, considering it either hidden, funny or "good enough." The quilts I like best are those that were made by women who didn't have money, fabric or time to waste. I suspect it was more about "waste not, want not," a far more prevalent thought of the day. Nifty Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11249020129403851346noreply@blogger.com