Underground Railroad Quilt
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My daughter loves to read so I made her a bookcase quilt with paper pieced books on the shelves. Very, very easy. That might be an idea for a quilt for a librarian if you decide not to do the Underground Railroad.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quilts_...round_Railroad
people can 'believe' whatever they want to believe, but making up stories doesn't make them true, and writing books and articles about the made up stories do not make them true...
if you want to believe in the easter bunny and santa claus and quilt stories, you can do that....
have fun...
people can 'believe' whatever they want to believe, but making up stories doesn't make them true, and writing books and articles about the made up stories do not make them true...
if you want to believe in the easter bunny and santa claus and quilt stories, you can do that....
have fun...
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Originally Posted by JanetM
Originally Posted by JJs
just remember that the Underground Railroad quilt stories are not true....
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Originally Posted by JJs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quilts_...round_Railroad
people can 'believe' whatever they want to believe, but making up stories doesn't make them true, and writing books and articles about the made up stories do not make them true...
if you want to believe in the easter bunny and santa claus and quilt stories, you can do that....
have fun...
people can 'believe' whatever they want to believe, but making up stories doesn't make them true, and writing books and articles about the made up stories do not make them true...
if you want to believe in the easter bunny and santa claus and quilt stories, you can do that....
have fun...
I am just curious JJ's why is YOUR information true??????????
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as I said, believe what you want to believe - if it makes you happy to believe in the underground railroad quilts, do so...
some of the patterns attributed to use in such quilts weren't even around then but, I guess if you believe hard enough then it's true..
how about we agree to disagree - sounds good to me...
I personally don't believe in the underground railroad quilts touted in books as a total thing... there may have been particular quilts used a particular way - I don't know, I wasn't there, just as someone mentioned that hobos used to mark fence posts, it's possible that someone somewhere hung a quilt out and somebody else said, hey there's that quilt we're supposed to be looking for...
who knows...
some of the patterns attributed to use in such quilts weren't even around then but, I guess if you believe hard enough then it's true..
how about we agree to disagree - sounds good to me...
I personally don't believe in the underground railroad quilts touted in books as a total thing... there may have been particular quilts used a particular way - I don't know, I wasn't there, just as someone mentioned that hobos used to mark fence posts, it's possible that someone somewhere hung a quilt out and somebody else said, hey there's that quilt we're supposed to be looking for...
who knows...
#16
Ladies. None of us were there. No one that we know were there. It has been proven over and over that a good lot of "history" we know has been "embellished".
I choose to beleive it can be true. JJ chooses to beleive it is not. No one will ever be able to prove beyond the shadow of a doubt that it is or is not so let's agree to dissagree and discuss the actual point, beautiful quilts.
I choose to beleive it can be true. JJ chooses to beleive it is not. No one will ever be able to prove beyond the shadow of a doubt that it is or is not so let's agree to dissagree and discuss the actual point, beautiful quilts.
#17
My friend made the one from Eleanor Burns book and it turned out beautiful. There is a page that you can copy that explains the "supposed" code. As for me and my family we believe this
could be very valid. As was said, I wasn't there and don't know
anyone that was. There is a house about 6 miles from me that
was used to hide escaped slaves. My house was a "blind pig" back in the days of prohibition. I wish the walls could talk and tell me the history and happenings.
could be very valid. As was said, I wasn't there and don't know
anyone that was. There is a house about 6 miles from me that
was used to hide escaped slaves. My house was a "blind pig" back in the days of prohibition. I wish the walls could talk and tell me the history and happenings.
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Sounds like it will be a great idea, particularly for a Librarian (maybe some book inspired fabric thrown in!). I can't say I have read much about the Underground Railroad, but this has piqued my interest. I come from the deep south-west of England, legends and stories abound from beasts on the moors to tales my elders would tell of smugglers and later local exploits during WWII. I find often the truth is stranger than fiction and there have been many very inventive ways used for people to overcome the difficulties they face. Thanks everyone for contributing to this excellent thread.
#20
Originally Posted by lacikat
My friend made the one from Eleanor Burns book and it turned out beautiful. There is a page that you can copy that explains the "supposed" code. As for me and my family we believe this
could be very valid. As was said, I wasn't there and don't know
anyone that was. There is a house about 6 miles from me that
was used to hide escaped slaves. My house was a "blind pig" back in the days of prohibition. I wish the walls could talk and tell me the history and happenings.
could be very valid. As was said, I wasn't there and don't know
anyone that was. There is a house about 6 miles from me that
was used to hide escaped slaves. My house was a "blind pig" back in the days of prohibition. I wish the walls could talk and tell me the history and happenings.
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