tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463388.post111530299105833833..comments2023-11-14T11:54:07.648-08:00Comments on A Stitch in Time...: Best Laid PlansDebrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07504185070473121551noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463388.post-1115352575725657612005-05-05T21:09:00.000-07:002005-05-05T21:09:00.000-07:00See, if had given a presentation on that topic and...See, if had given a presentation on that topic and not that I could or anything, but from what I understand the African aesthestics show up in quilts labeled as African American...such as stylized line patterns and symbolic meaning/story-telling in quilts. And the other thing if I'm guessing can be found that would be distinct to the American experience for Africans descendents would be improvisational patterns that grow out of "make do with catch is as catch can" (thats a phrase my mother sometimes says)...it doesn't mean that these characteristics are exclusive because afterall culture is fluid even though we sometimes discuss it as something static and unyielding. <BR/><BR/>But thats my 2 cents...Karodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12659789966973636488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463388.post-1115334328267517742005-05-05T16:05:00.000-07:002005-05-05T16:05:00.000-07:00Jenny,I understand what you were saying that there...Jenny,<BR/><BR/>I understand what you were saying that there is a strong sense that unifies many Afro-American quilts. And I did enjoy the website you sent.<BR/><BR/>But still... if I attend a workshop with many other quilts.. and half of them are Afro-American... and we all make, say floral Stack and Whack quilts. The quilts are Stack and Whacks. But, according to this speaker.. those half would be "properly" identied as Afro=American quilts simply because of the makers heritage. They would not look different than any other quilt in the group. But they would "require" or atleast "qualify for" a separate identifier.<BR/><BR/>But WHY?<BR/><BR/>Should I identify my quilts as being constructed by a Euro-American, ex-Catholic, child-free woman? Does it change something about the quality of the quilt? Does it effect how someone would respond to it? No. The label adds nothing to it. And if the label doesn't add something to the appreciation of the quilt, they I don't understand people using a label.<BR/><BR/>And nothing on that website explained that to me.Debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07504185070473121551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463388.post-1115332069272779622005-05-05T15:27:00.000-07:002005-05-05T15:27:00.000-07:00Sounds like you had a wonderful time! I wish I cou...Sounds like you had a wonderful time! I wish I could have been there.<BR/>About African-American quilts, there is a very strong sense of history and culture that unifies them despite stylistic differences.<BR/>Browse around http://www.quiltethnic.com/afam.html for a while, and you can read all kinds of wonderful historical information. It also gave me a better understanding of why the unity is needed and celebrated. JenJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434285077911542373noreply@blogger.com