If only I could machine sew a quilt as beautiful and as complex as the Amish communities of North East America. The designs are inspirational and some may make it onto my glass cutting table as plates, bowls or panels. Some may become small quilted panels, cushion covers or even bedspreads for the farmhouse. Having made two quilts to date and lots of cushion covers I have a long way to go before I can say that I have made a 'perfect' quilt. There is a myth about the Amish putting in a humility block - a block with one mistaken stitch to acknowledge that only God is perfect. Not true at all but a nice story. My quilts are absolutely full of humility!!
There is another myth that black American slaves used quilts as signals when they tried to escape on the 'Underground Railway'. Another great story but not true. Quilts have been made to celebrate, if that is the right word, their lives and escapes but not at the time as signs for safe houses.
In the spirit of the humility block though I would like to nominate the southern half of Lot 5 as the most unpretentious and mistake ridden block on the property.....Not sure we will ever get it to be as productive as the rest but it does fit in the whole!
Ciao.
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