Once upon a time I promised to make a blanket for a friend. I very quickly discovered it was more of an undertaking than I realized, and looked for ways to get out of the work. I kept my promise, but only barely. I was reminded of this story as I read The Promise Quilt for … [Read more...]
Maryland: Fredrick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and the Underground Railroad
I had fabulous plans for what I was going to do for these two brave people. Glorious plans, first we were going to read these two books: Which we did, and then we were going to make Underground Railroad quilts. Like the ones in the Quilt Code. But, here’s the problem, … [Read more...]
Battle of Gettysburg lesson
"Four score and seven years ago our forefathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great Civil War, testing whether that nation, or any nation so … [Read more...]