[NFB-Krafters-Korner] National Worrld Quilting Day

[Yolanda Thompson]

LOL I did know that from the tip of my nose to the tip of my middle
finger is approximately a yard, and I use it constantly. Too funny.

On 3/19/22, SHELLEY SCHUETT via NFB-Krafters-Korner
<nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> For all of you quilters out there this is your special day to quilt until
> your heart is content.
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> History of National Quilting Day
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Did you know that the distance from your nose to your finger tips closely
> equals a yard.
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