09.30.07
Posted in Worthwhile Websites, Quilting at 7:04 am by Administrator
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
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06.14.07
Posted in Uncategorized, Worthwhile Websites, Quilt Discoveries at 5:01 pm by Administrator
Today, in the United States, we celebrate “Flag Day.” There is a very interesting story that goes along with how the flag was named “Old Glory.” Captain William Driver, from Salem, MA, was given a flag with 24 stars, in 1831. Seeing it wave over the ocean vessel for the first time, he said, “Old Glory!”
There are quite a few recorded details about ensuing events. The Southern rebels were intent on destroying Driver’s flag. He told them that he no longer had it. When Union troops arrived in Nashville in 1862, Driver’s place of retirement, he took apart a quilt to reveal that “Old Glory” had been sewn into the quilt in order to hide it.
The flag was given to the Smithsonian by a family member, and is no longer photographed or displayed, presumably due to its fragile condition.
Happy Flag Day!
http://www.usflag.org/history/oldglorystory.html
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04.10.07
Posted in Uncategorized, Worthwhile Websites at 12:22 pm by Administrator
Last Sunday, I happened to watch a television show on our local broadcast station and the featured guests were leaders of the New Hampshire Girl Scouts. The Swift Water Council actually encompasses two counties of Vermont, too.
A program entitled “Operation Cookies,” allows those people who can resist the now transfat-free cookies, to support the Girl Scouts by ordering a case of cookies to be sent overseas to the military. The cost is just $42.00, and last year, 9,000 boxes were shipped to the troops. The organization now is offering cookies suitable for diabetics, as they are ever conscious of health issues.
More than ever, more Girl Scout volunteers are needed, whether or not one prefers to work directly with the girls, in activities, or in the office. In New Hampshire, the main office is located at 1 Commerce St. in Bedford, NH. Their toll-free number is: 1-800-654-1270. Please give them a call, if you’d like to help in any way.
Last month marked the 95th anniversary of the organization which started in 1912. The local members held a ceremony outside the State House to commemorate this milestone. For more information about the NH/VT chapter, please visit: www.swgirlscouts.org
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