Tomorrow (that's Saturday) the wife and I are trekking to the Lebanon Expo Center in my hometown of Lebanon, PA, to visit the annual Brethren Relief Auction. There you will find one hand-pieced, handmade quilt after another -- made the old school way -- and they are extraordinary! My wife and youngest daughter are the very proud owners owners of quilts from this auction. To say the least, the place is packed ranging from just onlookers, to quilt owner-hopefuls, to those who buy and resell them. They can, and do, auction off for $1,000-plus quite often. My wife (said) she was getting up at 6 a.m. so we can be there for the 9 a.m. start. We shall see -- LOL.
I haven't been to one in a few years as work always got in the way, but not this year! I would say, even though sparse, hand piecing and hand quilting is far from going extinct.
Terry
(pedal-powered sewing machines -- the ultimate energy saver!)