09.30.07
Quilting - An Idea that is Spreading
Recently, I received several notes from a woman in Uruguay who had stumbled upon our website, Quilter’s Muse Publications and Virtual Museum. She reveals that there is now a group of quilters in Uruguay.
I am told that they are very much influenced by art quilter, Alison Swabe, who has moved from Australia to their country. Via the internet, this small group has found other quilters in Brazil and Argentina, and they will all be teaming up soon for an exhibit (on October 11, 2007).
Alison has a blog that she writes from Montevideo, Uruguay. In it, she mentions “the Street of the Tentmakers” in Cairo, that she personally visited, and shows photos in her write up.
There is a file about Egyptian appliqué on our website. Hearing more news of the location via a letter from Uruguay about a visit to Egypt by an Australian makes me realize how small the world has become!
An exhibit that I once saw at Disneyworld in California was called, “It’s A Small World After All.” I can still hear the voices of children singing the song. However, for quilters, that statement is more true than ever before, with internet contacts, international quilt shows, and the trade of quilt patterns and knowledge, worldwide, via the Internet.
Enjoy the day. Do some quilting!
Patricia Cummings
