Bram
Recycles dryer sheets
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I am a quilter, went recently to a "workship" by a nationally known quilter who also had their newly published book on sale. Hot off the press, reduced price for us!
A little background about quilting: it is a truly American inspired art/craft rooted in the pioneer days. Quilters... the true blue "purist" types... avoid buying "foreign made" fabric, if at all possible (but that is, of course, becoming more difficult).
So back to the new book. The name is Freedom Quilts and all the quilts in it are inspired from the 1940's with connections to WW II. Along with the usual instructions & pictures of quilts, there are interesting vignettes about the era scattered throughout the book .... FDR, victory gardens, women working in men's jobs, rationing, etc. etc. It is really an nice book & I have always loved the woman who authored it, Eleanor Burns.
What's wrong?
The book was printed in CHINA!!
::just shaking my head::
A little background about quilting: it is a truly American inspired art/craft rooted in the pioneer days. Quilters... the true blue "purist" types... avoid buying "foreign made" fabric, if at all possible (but that is, of course, becoming more difficult).
So back to the new book. The name is Freedom Quilts and all the quilts in it are inspired from the 1940's with connections to WW II. Along with the usual instructions & pictures of quilts, there are interesting vignettes about the era scattered throughout the book .... FDR, victory gardens, women working in men's jobs, rationing, etc. etc. It is really an nice book & I have always loved the woman who authored it, Eleanor Burns.
What's wrong?
The book was printed in CHINA!!
::just shaking my head::