I found this site several months ago: http://momath.org/home/math-monday-08-16-10/. This should "tie in" with your accounting degree. I've been sewing 53yrs, and am a self-taught quilter. It's a part of my creativity process and a great "stress buster". Good luck on your presentation! I am sure you will do great! God Bless! and congratulations on all your hard work and education!

Quilting offers other types of therapy as well, for people with disabilities in the manner of cognitive and occupational therapy. My daughter learned to quilt while recovering from a traumatic brain injury. It helped her re-learn to focus, plan and execute the plan through following a pattern, measuring, precision cutting, piece placement and symmetry, precision sewing and regaining a sense of self-worth. By the way she will be graduating from college on Mothers day. It's been a long, difficult journey, and I believe that quilting helped her see that anything can be accomplished taking it step by step.

Hey! Look at some of the quilts from the quilt shows...you'll find everything from traditional to art form and everything in between. Lots of interesting stuff out there...just google American Quilter's Society and start from there. Good luck!

I have had several people say Quilting is a dying art and my reply to that is No, it is a Billion Dollar Business!!
Or the question a reporter asked Jenny Byers several years ago? Do only old people do quilting?
She said No, there are many young people doing it too. My DD was horrified when she found out he
asked the question, she worked at the TV station where he worked. She said My mom quilts and she isn't
old. He only knew old people who did it; we had a good laugh about it.
I find it helps me with my creative side and I am glad that someone else has done the math for me!!!
Lois in Kansas

Britannica Online defines art as "the use of skill and imagination in the creation of aesthetic objects, environments, or experiencesthat can be shared with others."
So according to this definition all quilts are "art". It is a great example of using both sides of the brain: the logical (mathematical) and the creative side.

I would include the art quilts from oversea shows in Dubai and Japan for example. They seem to be to be a different type of art quilt than we usually see here in the states. Those are also photographic in their detail while most of the ones I have seen in the US seem more broadly graphic. I would definitely mention that quilting is not just an American hobby but definitely is global.

Wonderful story, thanks for sharing!!!!

I have to chime in with the Victorian crazy quilts? http://www.caron-net.com/featurefiles/featmay.html

Cindy Brick, Nancy Kirk, Judith Baker Montano are a few well know names.

I love the creative stitches and embellishments that this form affords. The project can be small or large as time allows and the spirit desires.

piney

For some statistics go to the web site for Quilts, Inc They do a study every two years of the status of quilting.
I believe a summary is on their web site. Will give you the numbers and might make a good opening statement to your speech. Such as....There are now xxx million serious quilters in the US who spend xxx millions of dollars on their craft..........etc.

We all doodle while taking notes, chatting on the phone, etc. Some zentangle illustrations would tie in quilting, art quilting, and mindless doodling.