...and preshrunk. Some of the quilts are made with reversible sides so you can either show a beautiful patchwork look or a solid flower pattern. The Greenland Home Antique Chic King Quilt Set is oversized yet light and long enough to provide a nice draping over the mattress. The quilted patterns are arranged to mix and match easily. The bedspread and shams can be used all season round, however, it's suggested for use during summer and fall. With good care this set will last you for years and never be out of fashion. Another good set is the Greenland Home Blooming Prairie Full/Queen Quilt Set. This vibrant colored quilt is best used between early spring and late winter. This particular set is recommended for pet owners, it's very durable and any pet hair is barely...
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...Reading Response: The Miracle Quilt By: Kelly Cleary This story was about a quilt that a woman bought at a city- wide garage sale. It was a sweet story about the old days when her grandmother showed Janine how to sew. I was thinking this story was too descriptive. It went on and on about the details of making a quilt and the details on the three pound miracle this woman had found. I personally did not like that part much. This sort of thing doesn’t interest me. It reminds me of a time when I saw my friend crochet and thought I should try it. I found out the hard way, that crochet is very difficult, and tedious. It just wasn’t my sort of hobby. I didn’t completely hate the story because it was very nice that the woman took such an interest in this quilt and who made it. I also liked when the grandmother was telling Janine about the days when the women were stuck in their homes and they started quilting to keep them from going stir crazy. I couldn’t imagine living in a place where there was no television or neighbors for miles. I also liked that there was so much love and work put into these quilts. All the history and stories behind quilts was very interesting. Before this story I never knew how quilts came to be. Personally I don’t like the design. I’m more modern. I think quilts are mostly used by older people. I don’t think that the quilt Janine found was a...
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...Kristina Presbitero Professor Bush English Composition II September 13, 2012 Young Adulthood: The Fitting Room for Identities Just as we use a fitting room to try clothing on before we purchase it, young adulthood can be seen as a fitting room for the many identities that we are familiar with, along with the ones we are still discovering. As we grow older, we try to fit ourselves into one particular group that seems familiar to us. While reading “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker, we see Dee’s world revolving around this premise. The article “Stylish vs Sacred in ‘Everyday Use’” written by Houston Baker provides great evidence for this idea. Dee’s arrival home brings an unwelcome surprise as they notice she has altered her physical appearance, and attitude alike. This leads to her betrayal of family values. Dee’s arrival home makes a strong impression on her family. Walker writes, “A dress down to the ground, in this hot weather. A dress so loud it hurts my eyes. There are yellows and oranges enough to throw back the light of the sun” (Walker 365). This gives the impression that Dee wants to stand out above all others. Along with the flashy dress, she pairs huge bangles and hoop earrings, as if the outfit needed an extra pop of color. This dress may have made sense if not for its impracticality. Even though Dee finds the dress hot and cumbersome, she still wears it to sport her newfound identity for her family. She accomplishes her goal of standing out when compared to her...
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...appliqué. Festive patchwork textiles created for special occasions are found in many places throughout India. Pieced and appliquéd household items are made by women for dowries. These objects include decorative bags, pillows and sitting mats. Appliqué played a part in religious textiles as well. It has long been used to make decorative clothing, because most clothing is used until it is worn out and then again reused to create beautiful patterns out of the worn fabric. This serves both economic and decorative purposes. Small pieces of fabric are cut and joined side by side to make a large piece of fabric or for repairing a damaged fabric. The craft seems to have been prevalent all over India. “ In all periods there are to be found in pieced quilts both unique and conventional designs; within the framework of the latter each maker had full liberty in terms of colors, arrangements, sizes of the...
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...The Symbolism of Quilts Designs used in quilts are not necessarily symmetrically organized; rather the art of quilting reflects an aesthetic understanding by the makers of what the quilt represents for them in their everyday experience. (Barkley-Brown, 1990). The shape of a quilt results from the meaning that the individual quilters give to the pieces that compose it. This art form is known as gumbo ya ya in Creole which means everybody talking at once. (Barkley-Brown, 1990). Alice Walker’s usage of quilts in her short story Everyday Use reflects the importance and significance of a quilt in African-American history. A quilt embodies heritage and personal stories and events; a quilt is similar to a person’s own journey in that each scrap stitched into a quilt represents “a person’s world view [which] is made up of events, circumstances and influences that shape how [she] see[s] and respond[s] to the world.” (Eshbaugh, 2008, August 21). Narrated by the mother of the two main characters, the symbolism of the hand-stitched quilts in Everyday Use represents the conflicts between two sisters who each experience the world and their heritage differently. The story begins with Dee, the eldest daughter, first homecoming since leaving for college. Walker describes Dee as a woman who no one ever told “no.” Dee is well-educated, wears bright colors that accentuates her full-figured body and exudes confidence. However, Dee will never be satisfied in life, and she...
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...while managing their tasks as caregivers and overseers of the brood. In the early Western communities, quilting began as a way of using limited supplies in a unique way in order to create bounty where naught could be found. “It is pioneer women, who overcame limited supplies with great creativity and perserverence of spirit, and brought the humble Patchwork Quilt into the fabric of American history and society. The Pioneer Quilting Bee was a spring and summertime way of socializing after being housebound all winter (and of finishing the quilt tops that were pieced throughout the winter months).” (Amish Quilter website) Bees, as they were called, were borne from necessity and grew into a greater power. The power of the feminine bond is strong. Women storytelling is a core of the bee. Quilting became an outlet and a form of sisterhood that is now very much the root of the Amish family order. “Like the traditional barn-raising, where members of the community work together to build a barn, quilting bees offer opportunities for the women to help each other. Socializing as they work, Amish quilters gather around a quilt frame and finish several tops in a single afternoon. “(Quilting in America) Although it began as a simple form of piecing scraps together to make use of every bit, the art of quilting became an outlet it seems for the women of this society. Quilting became a freedom from the boundaries. Eccentric designs have arisen where nondescript where the norm. It became...
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...modern times, a quilt is generally thought of as a decorative bed covering. However, the term actually originates from the sewing method. Quilting is the act of stitching through three layers of material, generally a top, a middle filler layer of down, flax or wool, and then a bottom layer. Stitching the layers to hold them together provides more insulation and warmth (History). ”One of the most universal fabric arts is quilting.” (Bonnice) In addition to providing a layer of warmth for beds, quilts were also hung over windows and doorways to help keep out the cold weather (Johnson). At first, the stitching on quilts was just a rough tying together of the material. (Lewis, p 2). The tufted quilt is tied in enough places to keep the filling from shifting and bunching (History) This method was not extremely durable, and since European women were already practiced embroiders, they began to use those techniques on quilts as well, to hold the filler materials in place better. (Lewis, p 2) Like other household goods, quilts were brough by the colonists when they came to settle here in America. (Lews, p 10) The colonists only had the fabric material they brought with them to use. Quilts were functional items, as the women did not have time for the artistic traditions of quilting which they had learned in Europe (Johnson). As these household goods wore out, blankets were patched, and even combined with old cothes and other blankets as filler material in a new quilt. (Johnson) Fabric...
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...Assignment Artifact: antique quilt from rural Appalachian village in West Virginia from 1890, currently on display in the Heritage Farm Museum of cultural artifacts in Huntington, West Virginia. Appalachian Quilts For this assignment I have decided to focus on quilts and their cultural and historic importance. One in particular caught my eye, which is a multi-colored antique quilt that I discovered while researching the Appalachian people of rural West Virginia. While there are many different cultural artifacts that are a part of the history of the Appalachian people, this is one that has deep roots in that often times quilts get passed down from generation to generation. It is a patchwork quilt that was first started by the grandmother of a coal miner, Leanne Thomas in 1890 who left the quilt unfinished in order for her children to add patches to it and then continue the tradition. The colors featured are cream and red. The prints used also feature yellow, blue, orange, purple, green, black, tan, and brown. It is hand-sewn with triangle pieces that are attached together with pieces of yarn. The quilt has an abstract geometric pattern that is made by altering the direction and placement of both blocks and rows. Each particular patch was said to signify an important event such as a birth or death that occurred, as well as to represent a member of the family. This specific quilt is unique because it was said to be one of the original quilts created with both synthetic dyes...
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...If you are new to quilting, the idea of beginning your first solo quilt can be both exciting and intimidating. However, everyone needs to start somewhere. Quilting is one of the most relaxing, easy, and fun ways to create something you can treasure for years to come. Not sure where to start? Begin your quilting journey by reading these fun and easy tips. Invest some time into your first quilt by planning ahead. Before you start your first stitch, you should have a basic idea of what you want your first quilt to look like. Buying a couple of quilting books with pre-planned quilting patterns is the easiest way to make a great quilt with a beginner's skillset. Many free quilt patterns are also available online, if you're on a budget....
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...A quilt is a warm bed covering made of three layers: top, padding, and backing. Quilting is an ancient craft that has been the subject of many changes of use over the centuries. Quilts are one of the most useful objects within numerous cultures and throughout history, as they carry far more than a form of warmth and protection. However, quilts are so much more than that, as they have also developed as an art form of decoration. The art of quilting means something different to everyone, but all quilts have a unique appearance and tradition. Quilts are used for various reasons throughout history and they have been a sentimental part of the real–world quilt culture for many years. Quilting has played a significant role in society, as it...
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...Slave Quilts Slave Quilts There is an interesting legend that in the early and mid-1800's, slaves in America's southern states developed a secret code to help refugee slaves escape to the Northern states for freedom. Legend has it that they would make quilts and hang them in the window or on the clothesline out side. So when escaped slaves would see these quilts they would know if it was safe there or if they were going the correct way. The quilts were made with different patterns/ images, for example if the quilt had a wagon wheel it would tell the slave to leave that it wasn’t safe their. Some also had a North Star pattern that meant they were going the correct way North. They used patterns to communicate because slaves did not know how to read or write it was against the law for a slave to know how to read or write. The plantation owners had no idea about the hidden messages they only saw a quilt and a slave hanging laundry. This was during the Underground Railroad; so not only did slaves make these quilts but also the Americans that were apart of the Underground Railroad. QUILT PATTERNS & THEIR MEANINGS *Monkey Wrench This meant the slaves were to gather all the tools they might need on the journey to freedom. Tools meant: something with which to build shelters, compasses for determining direction, or tools to serve as weapons for defending themselves. *Wagon Wheel This was the second pattern to be displayed, which signaled the slaves to pack all...
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...African-American slave, folk artist, and quilt maker. She was born in on October 29, 1837 in Athens, Georgia. For most of her life she lived in Sandy Creek. She had her first child at the age of 18, and would later have eight more with Armstead Powers her husband. It is believed that Powers was a part of the plantation owned by John and Nancy Lester. Black women slaves learned needlework either from their mistress or other older black slaves. Most women made the quilts to keep their families warm at night. Powers used traditional techniques in her quilts to record local legends, Bible stories and astronomical events on her quilts. One of the panels on Powers quilts illustrate the "dark day" of May 19, 1780 (which is now known as dense smoke over North America caused by Canadian wildfires) and the November 13, 1833, as the "night of falling stars" that convinced many terrified Americans that Judgment Day had come, but was later identified as the Leonid meteor storm. Two of her quilts are on display at the National Museum of American History in Washington, DC; Bible Quilt of 1886 and Pictorial Quilt of 1898....
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...Word Quilt; and continues to create books currently. Most of her books deals with helping children know that they have open opportunities to be whoever they want to be and explore places where freedom is. Ringgold also is a dominant voice for the African-American people and wants to expand America’s knowledge about them. Some works I will be discussing from Ringgold’s collection are Who’s Afraid of Aunt Jemima, The Tar Beach, The French Collection, and Shades of Alice. Her most famous narrative quilt is Who’s Afraid of Aunt Jemima? It was the first story quilt she made. It describes a fiction about herself, particularly about her body. She has often noted her own identification with Aunt Jemima as a figure of power and economic success. She made that quilt after her sister Barbara’s and mother’s death. Aunt Jemima to...
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...Submitted by:GROUP 6Torcal, Giellan Eunice L.Yrad, Jenesis T.Hsieh, Jeemily A.Tubosa, Mark AnthonyRosales, Gillian M.Torres, Matthew RexTrumata, DanielSubmitted to:Dr. Mirabelle J. EngcoySubject ProfessorDate Submitted:September 3, 2012Main Problem:* There was no assurance of having back the same position in the company to the project team members whom were part of the institution already if ever the Operation Mexicano Project is done.Objectives: * To have an alternative solution of giving the former project team members another job which is not contractual.Alternative Courses of Action (ACA):i. Offer a position under the newly finished project which is compatible with the job description and expertise of the workers.Advantage:* The project team members who were unfortunate enough to keep their job will be able to start anew.Disadvantage:* There is no assurance of getting the same position that they had in their previous work at Linderman Industries for a reason that there are already some Mexican employees being assigned to certain jobs in the company.ii. Offer a monetary incentive provided that it will be a foundation for them to make their own business or look for another job.Advantage:* They will have an additional capital to begin aDisadvantage:* Additional cost for the company to incur.iii. Recommend them to other business firms.Advantage:* The company will be able to lessen the no. of excess employees.Disadvantage:* Not all of them will be able to have a job if ever there...
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...Was Linderman Industries' adoption of project organization an appropriate one for getting the Mexican subsidiary started? Adopting the project organization for getting the Mexican subsidiary started was an appropriate measure by Linderman Industries. Notably, starting up a new subsidiary is an exercise that would require considerable planning, preparation and strategizing so as to ensure that the activities would run smoothly once it was in operation (Kerzner, 2009). The kind of effort required in making this a reality is time consuming and employees within the organization may not be able to handle the project while performing their other normal duties. Consequently, there is bound to be high levels of inefficiency and poor organization. The project organization, in turn, ensures that the persons involved only concentrate on the project such that it is likely to be successful. Project organizations prove appropriate for vital projects due to the factors discussed below. Project management allows for fuller utilization of employees. Conway and Delgado should have agreed on priorities in order for the project to be effective. Both must be willing to negotiate for resources. However, when both maintain a high degree of authority; it becomes difficult for the project manager to do what is best for the project. Decision-making in a matrix organization alone is a difficult process. When working on transitioning, it becomes difficult for the employees to do what is right when their...
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