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Quilting
Are you part of the
New Generation who is unleashing their artistic potential by
learning how to make a quilt?
August 27, 2005 – La Mesa, California
Did you know that there are more than 21 million quilters in
the United States? And that was as of the end of 2003! With a
50% increase in the number of people learning how to quilt between
1997 and 2003, I can only imagine how many quilters there are
today.
And quilting has spread to countries far beyond the United States.
A quick view online and in quilting magazines shows that making
quilts has taken a strong hold in England, Australia, New Zealand,
and Japan, as well as many Scandinavian countries.
To people who already quilt or who enjoy quilts that others make,
it is not too much of a mystery why quilting is spreading popularity.
For many it is an easy expression of artistic talent. If you are
like I am, and are presented with limited drawing and painting
talent (!), quilting is a fantastic way to create a work of art
with fabric. It is well understood that the “painting” will not
be perfect, and that colors and patterns are limited to what’s
available or what can be hand dyed.
Using existing quilt block patterns, the creation is in the selection
of fabric and color, and then the placement of those fabrics within
the pattern of the block. Beyond that, placement of the blocks
in their color variation within each quilt further creates the
art.
For example, a nine patch pattern, where there are simply nine
squares in each block, can change from a baby quilt to a scrap
quilt just by the selection of the colors of fabric used. Using
periwinkle blue and cotton candy pink creates a soft, baby-like
look. While brick red and midnight blue would appeal more to a
guy.
If you are a beginning quilter, Welcome and Happy Quilting!
Penny Halgren www.How-to-Quilt.com
Inspiration and Education for Beginning Quilters
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