Alternate Title: Putting the ‘f’ in folk

I made two quilts out of old clothes my kids wore and they are among the coolest things I have ever produced…apart from maybe those same kids. It was an odyssey into the heart of folk art that involved a lot of f-bombs.

Can quilting ever be cool? I think the short answer to that is no. It is too time consuming and finicky and concerned about angles and maths to ever be really cool. After a three month foray into the world of quilting I can safely say I don’t think it is about to go all trendy like knitting did. There may be attempts at “Stitch and Bitch” groups but there is an over-reliance on words like “True Quilt” and “Heirloom” for it to adopt any kind of street cred. I suppose you could try naming it Cloth Mash-Up but I think it will still sit there looking uncomfortable like it would rather wait in the car.

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