Quilt Museums Giving The Old And The Young A Rich Peek On History

By Margaret Price


Tourist would likely visit place that showcase recreational activity were invented during the digital area. Museums that do not showcase the works of Leonardo Da Vinci or other famous painters are less likely to have visitors. Tourists lack interest going to quilt museums since this kind of museum would only display huge pieces of colorful fabrics. Not knowing that these fabrics serve as a reminder of the horrid past that was left behind, and the heroes that made the past a thing in the past.

During the colonial period, the living conditions are tough. Families are to live in houses made from light materials that are unable to protect them from harsh temperatures. Plus, having three meals a day was a luxury rather than a necessity. With a combination of those two, family members get sick easily and death looming in.

Men during those times were the only ones allowed to work for money. Women were left in the houses, they were to take care of their respective houses, food preparation and preservation, and taking care of the other family members. However, the salaries of their husbands are too meager to make all ends meet.

As food is being prioritized, other needs like clothing, and or garments that can protect them from the cold becomes neglected. This is why some housewives resulted to quilting the used clothes of their parents, grandparents, and the clothes of family members. The housewives make quilts as bedcovers, or put up into their windows to stop the freeze from coming in, or to serve as blankets for their children.

Over the years, the skill of quilting becomes a necessary skill to be learned by all females. That the women made it a custom for the bride to be to make a dozen pieced quilts and one applique quilt for a bridal bed. When both sides of the families have agreed on the marriage, the young woman will then sew together every quilt that was made and make it into a one huge quilt.

Mothers also give quilts to their children as heirlooms. As their children enter adulthood, the quilt will be given as a token of their family history. This quilt will be passed on to the next generations which will bring the future generations a peek at their family history.

However, quilting is not only done by one housewife inside the house. It can be a great bonding opportunity for the neighborhood as well. Some women organize a quilting bee that will bring all women of all ages a place to gather and party. There would be food shared, along with techniques to quilt and stories are shared, too.

Other than protection from the harsh elements, they were also used as a decorative piece to showcase in their homes. These quilts are more elaborate than those bedcovers. This will showcase, also, the skills of the housewife, and the creativity that result in a beautiful masterpiece.

Tourists should not limit their itineraries on places that will give them goosebumps on a rollercoaster. Consider those spots that will give you goosebumps because of feelings of awe and gratitude to the heroes of the past. The clothing that those heroes wore to liberate people from the cruelty of war might be seen on one of the pieces. The hero that served the past, the present, and the future with braveness, and heart.




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