Amish quilts in Munich

Posted by Roberta Zollner on April 2, 2007, 11:40 am

A German art collector in the neighborhood got hooked on Amish quilts some
years ago, and now part of her collection is on view in the modern art
museum. This is wonderful for local quilters! Except that the show is
entirely from the "modern art" viewpoint, the graphic designs and use of
color. Nobody involved in writing the catalog apparently ran it by a
quilter. Of course it's enlightening to see how non-quilters think about
quilts, but at the same time irritating to have blocks mis-named, and
nothing more than the bare minimum about the textile aspect.

The women's club wanted a group tour and volunteered me to lead it, because
I'm in charge of our needlework group. So I did some research on the Web and
found that the Amish did not quilt at all until coming to America, that the
first ones arrived in Pennsylvania at the invitation of William Penn. And
that in the early years of Pennsylvania colony, a third of the population
was Welsh. Nobody has any clear documentation to offer, but there's plenty
of connection between the Welsh strippy quilts and square-in-a-square
designs, and the Amish designs. The tour's in 10 days, so if any of you have
some brilliant insights to offer, feel free! There's a book out, "Making
Amish Quilts", which explores the connection, but I doubt it would arrive in
time. Anybody own a copy? Is it worth buying?
Roberta in D, new to the tour guide thing

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Roberta in D

Posted by Marcella Peek on April 2, 2007, 1:09 pm

Here are a few on-line articles on Amish quilting. Maybe they will help.

http://www.womenfolk.com/quilting_history/amish.htm

http://www.amishnews.com/featurearticles/our%20unique%20amish%20quilt%20h
eritage.htm

http://magazines.ivillage.com/countryliving/collect/ar/articles/0,,284656
_293945-2,00.html

marcella

Posted by Polly Esther on April 2, 2007, 3:07 pm

Now that sounds like just a heap of fun. I haven't done the tour guide
thing since I was much younger but you will certainly enjoy it. Do invite
them to ask questions and at the same time, explain that you may not know
the answer. You might mention that you do know where the bathroom is and
where they can find a good cup of tea (or whatever the beverage of choice
is.) There's a state group of fishermen lobbying for a permit to fish here
in the Swamp. I've been thinking I could give them a tour. Ah. Yes.
Polly

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Posted by Roberta Zollner on April 3, 2007, 8:21 am

You'll hire a few gators as assistant docents, yes?
Good point about the tea and facilities.
Roberta in D

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Posted by Roberta Zollner on April 3, 2007, 8:20 am

Thanks Marcella! I had seen the 1st and 3rd already, but not the 2nd
one -good info there!
Roberta in D

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