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Friday, April 17th, 2009

We applaud all of the quilters who entered quilts in the MQX show, but from all of the quilts we viewed, we have chosen two favorites. Quilter’s Muse Publications would like to award a “virtual blue ribbon” to these spectacular quilts:

Elsie Campbell Quilt

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Elsie Campbell’s quilt reflects the symmetry of traditional quilt styles. Her appliqué work and quilting are exquisitely-done. Visually, the quilt is cheerful due to its inclusion of the color yellow. This quilt is striking from a distance, due to contrasts in color. The quilt is even more appreciated close-up. The Celtic designs, rendered in solid green, are well-chosen and placed, and are expertly done. This quilt is not too “busy.” The quilter leaves space on the quilt’s surface for the eye to “rest.” After savoring this quilt, it is not surprising to know that Elsie has been named a “master quilter” by the National Quilter’s Association. All in all, we love the colors, the design, and the workmanship of her quilt, and give it a two thumbs up.

Quilt by Renae Haddadin

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Renae Haddadin’s quilts are never a disappointment. The quilt featured here is outstanding because of its appeal both from a distance and close-up. We marveled at all of the quilting motifs, and the quilter’s outstanding use of color. The striped, curved border is unusual and adds even more interest to the quilt. We understand that Renae has a book, soon to be published by the American Quilter’s Society. We will certainly look for this title.

The show was a real treat, and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves. Many thanks to show organizers, Janet-Lee Santeusanio and Mary Schilke, and all of the volunteers who kept the show running smoothly. The MQX show runs through Saturday, at the Center of NH / Radisson Hotel in Manchester, New Hampshire. Don’t miss it! Admission is $10.00 each. Be sure to bring extra money for all of the wonderful products offered by the vendors!

Patricia Cummings

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Thursday, April 16th, 2009

Often, when a special event is coming up, like a wedding, I am asked by a non-quilter who wants to learn how to quilt in a hurry, “What would be the best kind of quilt to make for a gift?” Usually, there is a deadline involved and the person is at a zero skill level or a minimal one. This is such a difficult question!

The obvious, easy answer is to make a “cheater cloth” quilt and have the top machine-quilted by someone else. That involves no pain, no strain, and puts the burden of the quilt’s creation on another person’s shoulders. Even more simple a plan is to buy a quilt that is ready-made, but that, too, gets involved. If a person would like a hand-quilted quilt, they can be purchased in department store, but may fall apart, if ever washed. The low price translates to mean that the quality of hand-quilting is not good. Believe me, two stitches per inch is far below the norm of even “acceptable” hand quilting. Most of those are imported quilts, some made in something akin to a slave-labor situation, in other words, sweat shops that do not treat their workers well, making employees work long hours, for little pay, and with hardly a break.

However, both the idea of a quick quilt or a bought quilt, miss the point. Really, the gift giver wants to craft their own vision and use their own color choices to make something memorable, of good, if not high, quality. The gift giver want to provide something home-y, made with love, in the hope that the gift will be treasured.

If you are limited for time and not sure how well a bed quilt would be appreciated, consider making a wall hanging. Wall quilts can be artistically-expressive, decorative, and will be less of an investment in terms of money, in case the bride does not like the quilt.

That reason may account, at least partially, for the number of unused wedding quilts that have come down through the ages and are now antiques. There are countless antique quilts that were never used. They were tucked away into a trunk, and except for a musty smell, or a few acid stains from wood oils leaching into the fabrics, they are in pristine condition.

People tend to hoard material things and save them “for best.” “Best” comes along when the first wife dies, and the second one throws all caution to the wind, deciding to actually use the item, be it a doily, a crocheted afghan, or … a quilt!

If you decide that you really want to make a bed quilt, enlist help. Make it a community project! Construct blocks that have space for writing in the center, such as the Home of the Brave Block or the traditional Autograph Quilt block. After pressing the back of the block to the shiny side of freezer paper, in order to stabilize the top surface for writing, send a block to friends, neighbors, classmates, co-workers, or church or alumni associates of the bride and groom. Have them add their names and a message, if they wish, but be sure they write it in permanent ink. I like Pigma Pen ink, applied with the size nib of your choice. I find that #1 or #3 Pigma Pens work well. When you get the blocks back, be sure to heat press them on both top and bottom sides of the block, after removing the paper.

16 patch quilt

This antique quilt, seen above, is a 16 patch. Found in a Connecticut home, it is in pristine condition, in spite of its having been around since the 19th century. It is superbly hand-quilted. Was it a wedding present? We will never know!

Whatever design you choose, keep it simple, especially if you are the mother of the bride. No doubt, you will have to help out in many other areas of wedding planning. “Nine patch” is the block that traditionally was used to teach little girls to piece. If you have never quilted before, that might be a good place to start. Keep the couples’ favorite colors in mind, or the quilt will end up as a bed for their dog, or worse, decorating the landfill.

These are just a few of my ideas on this busy morning. Have a wonderful day today. The sun is shining in New Hampshire and all is right with the world.

We would love to see examples of wedding quilts that you have made or been given. Send photos to:

Patricia Cummings

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Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

From April 13-18, 2009, the MQX quilt show (Machine Quilters Exposition) is the hottest thing happening in Manchester, New Hampshire. With quilt teachers flying in from all over the country, as well as vendors, and show participants arriving to see their work on display, this show has become so large that next year it is moving to the Providence, Rhode Island Civic Center.

The public is welcome to enjoy the quilts on display, starting TOMORROW, April 16, from 10-6. Additional viewing opportunities are on Friday, from 9-6, and on Saturday, 9-5.

The vendors at this show always offer many tantalizing items to make quilting easier, more pleasurable, and more fun! From hand-dyed fabrics to beads to fat quarters to fill out your stash palette, there is something for everyone, and every pocketbook.

To read more about the show, please visit the

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“Bear of the Trail,” by Janet Fogg, Lake Oswego, Oregon, is an example of a quilt featured in a in 2006.

Enjoy the show, if you are in the area!

Patricia Cummings

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Sunday, April 12th, 2009

PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
April 10, 2009

Contact:
Amy E. Milne, Executive Director
(828) 251-7073

AMERICAN FOLKLIFE CENTER QUILTS ON QUILT INDEX
ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

The latest quilts to be posted online at the Quilt Index come from two significant collections archived at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. Made in the late 20th century, these 300-plus quilts represent a broad range of techniques and tell a powerful story about the diversity, artistry and motivations of quiltmakers across the country.

The Folklife Center, which documents a wide variety of folklife traditions including music, crafts and food, boasts more than 4,000 collections. The just-posted quilts come from two collections. The Blue Ridge Parkway Folklife Project Collection from 1978 covers quilts made by six Appalachian quiltmakers from North Carolina and Virginia.

This collection at the Folklife Center site includes 229 photographs and 181 interviews with the six quiltmakers, delving into detail about their daily lives. It’s worthwhile to study the quilts on the Index, and link back to the Center’s online presentation to read about these quiltmakers.

quilt by Marnie Lee Parks Bryan

One quilt studied in the project is a simple, practical 16-patch bed quilt made by Mamie Lee Parks Bryan, one of the six Appalachian quilters included in the project. Mamie, born in 1900, led a hardscrabble life with her coal miner husband and six children.

A very different aesthetic is represented by the second collection from the Folklife Center, now searchable on the Index, consisting of 180 winning quilts from the All-American Quilt Contest sponsored by Land’s End and drug finder info from 1992 to 1996. These exemplary quilts from all over the country include many original designs meant to be wall hangings rather than bedding.

Below is an art quilt completed in 1992 by Edna Harbison of Ontonagon, Michigan.

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Michael Taft, head of the archive at the Folklife Center, said of the announcement, “The American Folklife Center is pleased and excited to be represented in the Quilt Index. The U.S. Congress has directed the Center to ‘preserve and present’ American folklife, and having the Center’s two major collections of quilts in the Quilt Index meets this mandate.”

Taft added that this is an especially fitting relationship, since the Folklife Center “is already the repository for Quilters’ S.O.S. – Save Our Stories, a project in partnership with the Alliance for American Quilts.” Materials from the 900-plus QSOS oral history interviews posted on the Alliance website () are archived at the Center.

The Quilt Index is run in partnership by the Alliance for American Quilts, Michigan State University Museum, and MATRIX – The Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences at Michigan State University. The Quilt Index merges tradition with technology and springs from the work of a unique team of researchers and experts committed to making significant, quilt-related data widely accessible to both scholars and the general public.

Applications are now being accepted from institutions or quilt documentation projects who are interested in becoming a Quilt Index contributor, with a deadline of May 31, 2009. Information and application materials can be found at:

The Alliance for American Quilts is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

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Sunday, April 12th, 2009

Happy Easter card

This Easter, Christians across the world will celebrate the Risen Christ and the hope of Redemption and the Life Hereafter.

card depicting Jesus

This card was distributed at my grandmother’s funeral. She was a staunch Irish Catholic who died at age 71, a year before I was born. A prayer is on the back of the card.

As a child, when I would wake up on Easter morning, I knew that my mother would have prepared a large Easter basket with all kinds of chocolate candy and jelly beans. She wrapped the whole basket in colored cellophane.

One year, when I was about seven years old, my brother Jack, who was working at a local supermarket and had some spending money of his own, bought me a black duck that you see me holding in the photo, below.

Easter 1958

The flounce skirt, knee highs, and patent leather shoes were the height of fashion in 1958. I can’t tell what I am wearing on my head, but it seems to be an improvement over the usual “new Easter bonnet.”

If I remember correctly, the song, “Here Comes Peter Cottontail, Hopping Down the Bunny Trail,” was a hit tune, at the time.

Charlotte Crofts' Lilies photos

Flowers were an important part of celebrating Easter. The church was always full of white lilies. Here is a photo of Lilies taken by Charlotte Croft.

I came across a little poem that had been saved in the family album, by my mother. It is short, but poignant, and says a lot about being in contact with those we love, while they are still here.

poem by unknown author

Lamb of God line drawing

“Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, grant us peace.”

This holiday, I shall remember times past, and think of all of my good friends, whom I treasure.

Happy Easter!

Patricia Cummings
Quilter’s Muse Publications

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Thursday, April 9th, 2009

Grapes Symbolic of the Blood of Christ

Elly Sienkiewicz’ lexicon, drug finder info, is a self-published book (1980) that is now out of print and hard to find. Featured is a list of botanical and floral images for which Elly provides traditional meanings. Grapes can represent the blood of Christ, as believed present in the Eucharist, and green grape leaves can symbolize the promise of renewed hope (in the Risen Christ).

Block re-created by Patricia Cummings

12″ quilt block made by Patricia Cummings in 1992, from the pattern design provided in drug finder info

An interesting thing happened when I re-created the antique (Swale) Grapevine Wreath block design in Elly’s book. When I washed the block with its 120 tiny grapes, the hand-dyed purple fabrics discharged color, leaving “shading” on the white background. This calls to mind the symbolic meaning of the grapes.

Block made by “Elynore,” who was born in January 1923.

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To see a whole view of this , see the quilt for sale on Ruby Lane, by seller “french72.”

This week, a woman wrote to me asking about the “value” of an unfinished, appliquéd quilt block that was made by her late mother-in-law. The only other information provided was that she had belonged to the Church of the Nazarene, except that on four unfinished blocks, the lines have all been drawn in pencil. Could this be an original design?

Since posting the photo on the front page of our website, I have heard from a reader who sent along information about a four block quilt called “Flowers and Grapes,” in the descriptive details supplied by the International Quilt Study Center for the 82″ x 82″ quilt in their collection, donated by Ardis and Robert James. The person who wrote to me owns an example of this same ornate block design, thought to have been made in the 1860-1880 era.

grapes and flowers block

Isolated block of a quilt that has been documented as “Grapes and Flowers.”

To see the IQSC example, “Google” their site and enter the i.d. number: 1997.007.0378, into their database search engine.

After posting the initial file about this topic, we heard from Barbara Burnham, member of the Baltimore Appliqué Society. She sent two images.

a block from the Rev. Lipscomb quilt

close-up of Rev. Lipscomb quilt block

Of these Barbara says, drug finder info by Dena Katzenberg, when the Lovely Lane quilts were on loan to Baltimore Museum of Art in 1981. In 2005, Lovely Lane Museum held an exhibit and offered a pattern set of selected blocks from four Baltimore Album quilts, drafted by the Baltimore Applique Society. It was wonderful to see the quilts up close. This is the center block of the Lipscomb quilt, and an extreme closeup including the fully-stuffed shaded grapes, and truly amazing buttonhole applique,drug finder info, and embroidered tendrils, all done in coordinating colors of wool thread.

The American Alliance for the Quilt’s “Quilt Index” brings up three pages of quilts with grapes if the word “grape” is keyed into their search index. .

Hope you enjoyed this file!

Patricia Cummings

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Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

Yesterday, as I was standing in line at the post office, waiting to part with some cold cash, the total amount owed by the man in front of me was $54.40. He said to the postal clerk, “54.40 or Fight?” Confused, the clerk had never heard the historical term “54-40.” The customer went into a detailed explanation about the term’s connection to disputed land ownership in the Oregon County/Columbia District, with both the United States and the British having had an interest in claiming the land that reached from the 42N to the 54 40 N parallel. To read the details for yourself, please visit .

I spoke up and stated that “54-40 or Fight” is a name for an historically-based, quilt block. He said, “a WHAT?” I replied “a quilt block.” I’m sure I lost him.

Balloons for Barb

This photo, taken by me in May 1994, with a Polaroid camera, shows two blocks on the right that are of that same pattern. The other two blocks are “Ohio Star.” The sashings is a Hoffman print, I believe, of hot air balloons. The quilt measures 37 1/2″ square and was a gift to my sister. The name of it is “Balloons for Barb.” I took the photo so that I would have a memory of the quilt, as she lives clear across the country and I knew I would never see it again.

one block - 54-40 or fight block

I made a single “54-40 or Fight” block in red, white, and blue, to illustrate an article for drug finder info magazine. Quilt blocks that have associations or greater meanings are very appealing. They are like mini-recordings of historical moments.

Have a great Wednesday!

Patricia Cummings
– The front page has a photo of an unidentified quilt block of grapes and leaves. Have you seen this before?

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Monday, April 6th, 2009

There are so many charitable organizations in existence! My father once told me that if he gave even a dollar to everyone who asked him for money, he couldn’t live, himself. He did give a lot of money to the missionaries in Nigeria. After he died, and I was cleaning out his old records, I did not even want to add up the total amount he had sent to a mission that eventually was burned down, and to missionaries that were killed in route. My father’s intentions were good.

If an organization reports that (only) 15% of what they take in actually goes to help intended recipients, then anyone can realize that the other 85% is allocated to other purposes. This can be “administrative costs,” often a big catch-all category, and an excuse for raking money off the top.

Maybe I am suspicious of anyone who wants “somefin’ for nuttin’,” but I have reached the point that I would much rather give “in-kind” gifts. Canned goods donated to a community food pantry are always welcome, as is pet food to animal shelters. Quilts are equally welcome by many organizations, to use either as fundraisers or as gifts to those in need, to brighten their lives.

For awhile, there was an organization started by New Hampshire resident, Ellen Ahlgren, that collected and distributed quilts to children with HIV/AIDS. That group has since disbanded, for some reason unknown to me.

There are a lot of quilt causes: To the Top Project that makes quilts for veterans, The so-called “Ugly Quilts” program to make quilts for the homeless (they are made from selvaged materials and are intended only for protection from the elements), and then, there is the “Home of the Brave Quilts” to honor those U.S. servicemen and women who died in Afghanistan or Iraq. Ami Simms created a program to raise money for Alzheimer’s research, and often calls for mini-quilts to be auctioned.

The American Alliance for the Quilt runs contests in which the finished quilts are auctioned to raise money. The American Quilt Study Group is forever soliciting funds from businesses and individuals. The International Quilt Study Center collects funds for their ongoing work, as does the New England Quilt Museum, who also accepts old quilt magazines to be sold in their little store.

“Quilt for a Cure” cruises (for breast cancer research) is another good cause. Some quilters make quilts to auction for their local hospital, and other groups make quilts to be used by pediatric patients. Very small quilts can be created to place over neo-natal units, for a decorative effect and cheerfulness for staff and parents.

snake

Beware of “the snake in the grass” when dealing with charities, and support those who do the most good for others.

A while ago, and I don’t remember the figures now, I heard a report about the high percentage that so many non-profits designate for high executive salaries. It seems sinful that anyone would be so greedy, when donated money is expected to be used for something other than to grease the palms of a few.

All I am saying is that I am very careful to whom I give money. Personally, I would trust the Salvation Army over any other group out there. No, I am not a member. The Red Cross is another group that is always right there in time of fire, natural disaster, and other community needs, and seems to be a very worthwhile cause.

However limited our funds, we can always find a way to help others. Think about doing something nice for someone else, today!

Patricia Cummings

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Sunday, April 5th, 2009

Sometimes, I can get so caught in the idiocy of other people’s behavior, I let it affect my mood. I have to stop and purposely refocus and conjure up imagery that is pleasant, like a child flying a kite on a beach, or a moonlit night, or the mountains with just a little fog hanging over the top. I have to realize that “this” (life) can’t be all there is. Thank God for that. I am sure that peace awaits.

This afternoon, I was particularly melancholy and upset. I decided to record a song, “,” which I have sung since I was a teenager. I felt better. “Like a bird, whose prison walls has flown, I’ll fly away.”

I’ll fly away, as in a hot air balloon rising, as in a swallow on the wind, as in a rocket to the moon! What a pleasant thought that there drug finder info an end to earthly trials, physical pain, and mental suffering.

Music has always been a good “outlet,” as it is sometimes called. It is good to know that I am not the only person to ever (heavily) consider the matters of life and death, and what life is, or should mean, in the interim. Country/Western themes often explore life/death topics, as does folk music. My father called that kind of music, “crying music.” There is a lot to cry about in this life. He could have told you that. The people you expect will love you, don’t. The most kindness you will ever find in your life, may come from a total stranger.

Tomorrow, I shall count my blessings. Sunday is always a good day to take stock of things and think about the hereafter.

I am always happy “to meander to the tune of a different drummer.” Those are my thoughts for this evening.

Patricia Cummings

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Saturday, April 4th, 2009

Having lived in New Hampshire most of my life, I certainly had known about the story of the Willey family in the White Mountains. Recently, it was brought to mind again in a class about Early NH History, given by R. Stuart Wallace, Ph.D.. The Willey House story is worth recounting.

In the autumn of 1825, Samuel Willey, Jr., (1766-1826), of Bartlett, New Hampshire, asked some hired hands to help him move a small house in Crawford Notch. The house was re-located “in the shadow” of what is now known as Mt. Willey. Mr. and Mrs. Willey had lived there about a year with their five children and two hired hands. There was a terrible drought that year and when the rains came, the Willeys heard a thunderous roar of a landslide one night. Running out of their house, they fled for safety, but it was not to be.

In the morning, their house stood unscathed, but the entire family had been killed, as well as the hired hands. Three of the children have never been found.

The poet John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892) immortalized the incident with a poem, which I have yet to track down. Read another poem online by Thomas William Parsons, titled “The Willey House.” There is an image of the house, and a copy of the poem in a Google book that you will have to “Google” to access.

Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote a short story about the incident. He liked to travel to the White Mts. with his friend, Franklin Pierce (the only president from New Hampshire), and in fact, Hawthorne died there. If you “Google” these exact words: “photo of Willey House, NH,” you will come up with another wonderful file, with lots of links.

The White Mountains have drawn poets and artists as well as foolishly-unprepared hikers, many of whom have perished there by falling into deep ravines, freezing to death, or getting lost. Our highest peak is Mt. Washington, the coldest place in the northeast, on any given day. Mrs. Ellen Webster, about whom I have written so much, liked to hike up Mt. Moosilaukee.

Here is a link to a YouTube video of painted White Mountain scenes, with lovely background music: White Mountain Art

Just a wee bit of history on this cold, gray day in central New Hampshire, where the women are strong, the wind is blowing, and the buds are forming on the Lilacs.

Patricia Cummings

http://www.quiltersmuse.com

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Friday, April 3rd, 2009

A quilt based on the Nearly Insane book by Liz Lois, 94

Commission quilt, 94″ square, inspired by the book, drug finder info, by Liz Lois.

Recently, I was contacted by Jennifer Bolger, the daughter of Georgina and Richard Bellwether of Bellwether’s Dry Goods, Lothian, Maryland. She states that her mother has decided to sell 25 of her quilts, and will be on hand at the 21st Annual Rotary Antique Quilt Show in Paducah, KY from April 22-25, 2009.

If you have visited quilt shows along the east coast, then you may have run into the Bellwethers, at one time or another. This is their 27th year in business. They offer commission quilts, finishing of quilts by hand quilting done by Amish and Mennonite women (not group quilting; each is finished by one person). They sell note cards, ecology cloth by the bolt, and quilt patterns. They produce or sell Signature Quilts, provide trunk shows/lectures upon request, and will make “memory quilts” from a deceased family member’s clothing.

Many of the quilts that have come to them for hand quilting and finishing have been at the request of quilt professionals; other Amish/Mennonite hand-quilted quilts have won show awards.

For more information about any of the above, please visit their site: m, or call Georgina at (410) 867-0665.

This is not a paid advertisement; just a notice.

My best wishes,

Patricia Cummings
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Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

From a distance, the new sign that cropped up on my neighbor’s lawn this week, appears to depict Jesus, with a bright red, bloody tongue hanging out, and His head covered with blood. Writing, at the bottom of the sign, provides the name of the church who issued the sign. I don’t know what anyone else thinks of the sign. I’ve seen it posted in several other places on our street. To me, it is tasteless, and that opinion has NOTHING at all to do with my own personal religious orientation.

In the past two days, I have been reading some books about tribal beliefs in spirits. Included are their superstitions, their fears, and their forebodings. They reason: “If I don’t do x, then something bad will happen. If I do y and z, something good will happen, or else, at least nothing bad will happen.”

I think that sometimes what is mistaken for religious belief is really learned behavior based on experience.

There is a tendency among human beings to want to hang out with others who reinforce their particular brand of religion, sort of like saying, “Hey, if we all believe this, then it MUST be right! It’s everyone else in the world who is uninformed, and we must try to make them see the light!”

That opinion has had dire consequences, if we look even briefly at History (the Spanish Inquisition, the Salem Witch Trials, need I say more?).

Another thought comes to mind: a statement by the famous Spanish writer, Ortega y Gassett, who intimated that religion is the opiate of the masses. Religion tames people and calms them down. Is that the theory? Makes them malleable and controllable? I don’t know. In order to “fit in,” some Japanese pretended to be of other religions but secretly, they were basement Christians, performing their rituals in the secrecy of their own home.

I have known some people during my lifetime who were adamant Atheists. They felt that, “You just get buried, and that is it!” – Done!

The truth of the matter is this: we are all brainwashed. This happens when we are very small. In order to “fit in” (to the tribe), we follow along with whatever we are told to believe. That is true, whether you are a Christian, a Jew, a Muslim, a Native American Indian, from an Asian group, or from an Indian tribe in South America. Social expectations are ever present and with those prescribed ways of acting, come religious attitudes.

The religion to which anyone else subscribes does not influence my life or my thoughts. Anyone is free to possess any ideas of their own. However, I really resent having to look at a bloody sign across the street. As a Christian, I prefer to revel in the thought of the promise of Everlasting Life, as symbolized by the Risen Christ. We all know the story of Christ, whether or not, you, individually, believe that he was the Messiah.

Jesus sculpture - artist unknown

As I said, I believe in religious tolerance, and anyone is entitled to their own belief system, whether or not they believe in drug finder info or ghosts or seances involving those who have passed on.

Live and let live. That’s my motto. Some people won’t do that. The actions of some “Christians” gives “Christ” a bad name. Just saying …

I would not be a bit surprised if that sign was not distracting enough to have caused the bad car accident in front of my house this week. No, it would not surprise me one bit!

Believe whatever you want, and preferably, keep it to yourself. For the most part, I do.

Patricia Cummings

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Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

A good rule of thumb is to avoid using the words “never” or “always” when discussing anything, but particularly, quilt history. There will be someone who will take you to task and find the exception to the rule. Recently, someone stated that quilt frames that lift to the ceiling were never used in New England. I remembered seeing one, in a museum, although even the museum officials in the small town museum, don’t recall that particular display, if indeed, they even know to what I refer.

Yesterday, I received word from a friend in Vermont that her friend used a wooden frame that lifted to the ceiling, when not in use. It is a practical thing to do, when one is short on space. I don’t have as many details as I would like, as I have not asked any other questions yet.

I queried an architectural historian, via a message to his wife, but have heard nothing from that arena.

Not to belabor a point, or try to say that another historian is wrong. I just questioned the idea as it doesn’t seem logical that quilt frames of this type were drug finder info used here. The verdict is not in. For me, it is just a point of intellectual curiosity.

Patricia Cummings

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