Since I have been mulling this whole thing in my mind during supper, I decided to post more of my opinions.
I think the college course title is almost insulting. I think that a person can study the camaraderie between quilters, as well as the creativity expressed by a quilter's art. However to understand intimacy between quilters, you need to experience it. Bernina, you will learn more about that when you quilt with your grandmother this summer. Intimacy is private, it is deep, and it is a treasure. It is nobody else's business. It has nothing to do with geography, how many hours a week a person quilts, or how technically savvy she/he is. It has to do with the building of a relationship.