Don't believe they teach quilting although it would certainly be conducive to the subject of math with the different angles degrees. Has helped my little niece with her math and they are amazed when she says she used a ruler to cut a certain angle degree. One of her teachers wanted her to bring her ruler to school. Her mother explained that because of the cost of the ruler she didn't want it to become lost at the school. She sent the teacher an email with some photos of the ruler. her mother told the teacher where she could purchase the ruler.
Originally Posted by
tron80
Well GeriB, there aren't a lot of shops in the diferente cities of Spain, in Madrid (3 million hab.) are only 6 or 7 actually quilting-oriented.
The imported fabrics and notions are charged a lot: a charm pack from Moda (I love them) for example is twice the price here 18-20 dollars, the yardage 20 dollars/yr.
The "patchwork" here is a hobby, a very expensive hobby, not a way of life and a very lively tradition as in USA, Some primary schools there teachs quilting, isn't it? (awww, sorry for my awful grammar...
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