[NFB-Krafters-Korner] National Worrld Quilting Day

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For all of you quilters out there this is your special day to quilt until
your heart is content.

 

History of National Quilting Day

The roots of National Quilting Day can be found in a "Quilters' Day Out"
organized by the Kentucky Heritage Quilt Society in 1989 to celebrate this
ancient tradition and how it was practiced in the state of Kentucky.  

2 years later the event was so popular that the National Quilting
Association took steps to have it declared an official holiday! At that
point, the name got changed to "National Quilting Day" and has attracted
celebrants all over the world to participate, helping to build and maintain
the global heritage of quilting.

The first remnants of quilting were dated to 3400BC, showing that this art
form had existed far into pre-history.  By the 5th Century AD in Europe, it
was an integral part of their tradition of needlework.

While they were traded extensively they wouldn't become commonplace until
sometime in the 12th century when these types of trade goods were returned
from the Middle East by the Crusaders.

Since then the tradition of quilting has been ongoing and developing, with
local styles developing everywhere the artform traveled.  Quilting was an
integral part of the Colonial textile arts and is one of the things that
these colonists were known for.

 

Did you know that the distance from your nose to your finger tips closely
equals a yard.