Don't Destroy My Quilt

 

Don’t Destroy My Quilt

  As I was listening to all the destruction that is happening, quilts and quilt blocks came to mind.  (My mind wonders to quilting often.)  Do you realize that a lot of our quilt blocks were named for famous people, places or events.

  Every U.S. state has its own quilt block and many of the cities or places within that state does also.  Such as Ozark Trail, Rocky Mountain Puzzle, and Savannah Star to name a few.

Clay's Choice

  Some blocks are named after everyday people as Aunt Eliza’s Star, Kelly’s block and Clay’s Choice.  Who was Aunt Eliza, Kelly or Clay?  How great it is that a quilt block was named for them.

  Some blocks describe people as Old Maid’s Ramble, Farmer’s Daughter, Little Giant and Contrary Wife.  How about the quilt blocks that are named for objects like Snowball, Shooting Star and Lucky Clover.  That list can go on and on and on.

 

Lucky Clover

Some quilt blocks have ethnic names in them as Mexican Star, Greek Cross, Irish Chain and Indian Trails.  None of these are indented to insult anyone.  With what is going on today how are we suppose to know?

  We have quilt blocks that depict politics—Tippecanoe & Tyler, Too, Eisenhower Star or Lincoln’s Platform.  Historical places or events—Whitehouse Steps and Lindy’s Plane.  Religions—Walls of Jericho and Jacob’s Ladder.  Battles—Hull’s Victory, Battle of the Alamo or Burgoyne Surrounded.

Hulls' Victory

  We name quilt blocks based on that moment in time, whether it be a person, place or thing.  For us, quilters, they are beautiful blocks that we enjoy putting in our quilts.  You don’t have to be from Ohio to like the Ohio Star or be Irish to make an Irish Chain.  Are we now suppose to eliminate those quilt blocks because they might offend someone?  If we do, will there be any quilt blocks left?

  Even baseball has a quilt block called Baseball.  But if you are not a baseball fan maybe you will be offended.

  So PLEASE don’t destroy my quilt.

      Terry