Amish Quilters and Mistakes Made with Abandon

Some people see me as a talented quilter, but I realize all of my shortcomings: I'm not precise in terms of cutting or stitching. I've figured out projects that work for me. I want to stitch so that I have something to do during times of TV watching, so sewing on the machine won't work. I don't like hand quilting as much on big projects, but modern batting doesn't need extensive quilting to keep it in place, so I quilt less. Some people pay for long arm quilters to finish their projects, but so far, I haven't.Quilt Camp always reminds me of how many ways we can create fabric arts. I'm also reminded of how often quilting finds its way into my poems.Ten years ago, four years before I went to my first Quilt Camp, I wrote a poem with some of these ideas, a poem which was also a response to a poem by Luisa Igloria. It appeared in a post on Dave Bonta's Via Negativa site. One Intentional Mistake “how for years I was taught: fly low under the radar.” “Only” by Luisa Igloria Amish quilters…

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