Originally Posted by
jeaninmaine
There are a lot of people who purposely put a mistake in their quilts, the Amish or Shakers, I think.
This is a complete and total myth. The same is said about Mennonite quilts, Persian rugs, Chinese carvings, gothic architecture, and Native American crafts to name just a few. Whether it's called the humility block, the humble stitch, the spirit bead, or something else, it's a myth.Think about it. To assume that you have to include an intentional mistake in order to show your humility, that you are not perfect and are not to be confused with a higher power, is the very height of pridefulness...something that is neither an Amish nor Shaker trait.