underground railroad quilt
06-04-2010, 07:06 AM
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Good Morning, I havet he Eleanor Burnes ugrr book and I am going to start on it this summer, I have all the material and am looking forward to being able to sit and sew all, day.
I think it is a beautiful quilt and that is what matters to me, maybe they did use quuilts for directions, it makes sence to me. Some Men would not have a notion what the quilt ment but the women would. I think is is a nice story,
I think it is a beautiful quilt and that is what matters to me, maybe they did use quuilts for directions, it makes sence to me. Some Men would not have a notion what the quilt ment but the women would. I think is is a nice story,
06-04-2010, 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Charlee
Like all historical "stories", I believe this one starts with the truth and then gets 'morphed' into a more interesting tale...
I recently read somewhere that women made log cabin quilts with black centers to hang outside indicating that the home was a "runaway" safe haven. That I believe. That entire "sampler" quilts were made with the blocks being instructions? Heh! Not so much. Remembering that the slaves, for the most part, were uneducated, and that human nature itself says that not everyone was good at puzzles, I have trouble believing the later...also, many whites of the time, even tho they had sympathy for the slaves and wanted to help, believed that blacks were simpletons, and to expect them to remember what the secret meanings of 12 quilt blocks were would have been beyond their comprehension. I think everything would have been kept much less complicated as the log cabin quilts with the black centers indicates.
I believe that instructions for escaping slaves would have been given one step at a time, since things were constantly changing as the "underground rail stations" were discovered and "closed"
Just my not so humble opinion! ;) :lol:
I recently read somewhere that women made log cabin quilts with black centers to hang outside indicating that the home was a "runaway" safe haven. That I believe. That entire "sampler" quilts were made with the blocks being instructions? Heh! Not so much. Remembering that the slaves, for the most part, were uneducated, and that human nature itself says that not everyone was good at puzzles, I have trouble believing the later...also, many whites of the time, even tho they had sympathy for the slaves and wanted to help, believed that blacks were simpletons, and to expect them to remember what the secret meanings of 12 quilt blocks were would have been beyond their comprehension. I think everything would have been kept much less complicated as the log cabin quilts with the black centers indicates.
I believe that instructions for escaping slaves would have been given one step at a time, since things were constantly changing as the "underground rail stations" were discovered and "closed"
Just my not so humble opinion! ;) :lol:
06-04-2010, 12:22 PM
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I am working on a jelly roll quilt now for one of my great grandaughters, and the other quilt is for the other one. I love the jellyrolls, they make up sso pretty and with lots of different designs. when I get it finished I will try to post a picture, I still have not got my pictures to post.
what is your thoughts on jelly rolls?
what is your thoughts on jelly rolls?
06-04-2010, 12:57 PM
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06-04-2010, 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Chrickett
I am working on a jelly roll quilt now for one of my great grandaughters, and the other quilt is for the other one. I love the jellyrolls, they make up sso pretty and with lots of different designs. when I get it finished I will try to post a picture, I still have not got my pictures to post.
what is your thoughts on jelly rolls?
what is your thoughts on jelly rolls?
06-04-2010, 01:41 PM
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It's nice to have faith in something rich with personal meaning. It is quite another thing to spread misinformation.
It's not a fairytale. We're talking about revising history here. Embellishing it for reasons uncertain (although there have been those who profited, I'm certain that is not the foundation). Children get too much of that now. Why add more?
No one should attempt to prove a negative. It's not up to the naysayers to prove a negative. It's up to the believers to provide proof or just stand by while others shoot down 30 yr old theories until none are left.
There may be a truth the size of a pebble. Not Pebble Beach. A pebble. *I believe* a disservice is done to the pebble when you don a bikini to go visit it.
I am a descendant of folks who moved west prior to the worst period of the south, thanks in part to Moravian education and assistance. Any Moravian dedicated quilt blocks out there? I'll go have a look. How about any Black Indian quilt blocks? I'll look for that, too.
I also think it's a bit silly to "p*** into the wind," as my grandfather would say. So, I'll stop complaining about urban myths now. I'm off to wait for the man with the hook to pull on my car door...
It's not a fairytale. We're talking about revising history here. Embellishing it for reasons uncertain (although there have been those who profited, I'm certain that is not the foundation). Children get too much of that now. Why add more?
No one should attempt to prove a negative. It's not up to the naysayers to prove a negative. It's up to the believers to provide proof or just stand by while others shoot down 30 yr old theories until none are left.
There may be a truth the size of a pebble. Not Pebble Beach. A pebble. *I believe* a disservice is done to the pebble when you don a bikini to go visit it.
I am a descendant of folks who moved west prior to the worst period of the south, thanks in part to Moravian education and assistance. Any Moravian dedicated quilt blocks out there? I'll go have a look. How about any Black Indian quilt blocks? I'll look for that, too.
I also think it's a bit silly to "p*** into the wind," as my grandfather would say. So, I'll stop complaining about urban myths now. I'm off to wait for the man with the hook to pull on my car door...
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