A vacation, nowadays, is defined as going to museums that give people wonderment. Most museums being visited are space museums, or those who give people a peek on history, or aquatic museums that give land dwellers a peek on the life under the sea. However, quilt museums are deemed as boring due to its lack of high tech stuff. Vacationers are oblivious to the fact that these kinds of museums will give them a sense of pride for their country upon learning how and why quilts were made.
During the colonial period, the living conditions are tough. Families are to live in houses made from light materials that are unable to protect them from harsh temperatures. Plus, having three meals a day was a luxury rather than a necessity. With a combination of those two, family members get sick easily and death looming in.
The male species were the only ones to seek and receive employment from the government, and factories. Their female partners were to stay in their houses to maintain the house, serve and prolong food, and to take care of the children. Yet, no matter how men try to earn more, the salary is never enough to help the family thrive.
The salary is mostly used up in buying food. Seldom money is spent for the clothing, and spent on the purchase of dry goods that can help the family survive winter. With limited money on these things, housewives decided to wove pieces of cloths and fabrics together to warm them during the winter. The sewn fabrics are made into bed coverings, or are used to cover windows to prevent the cold from entering the house.
Throughout the years, making quilts has become a necessity to being a custom. During the 1800s, before an engagement, young girls will be required to show off their quilting skills by making 12 pieced utility quilts and 1 masterpiece quilt, that is either pieced or applique, for her bridal bed. After the engagement, all pieced quilts, and applique patches are woven together to make one finished quilt.
Mothers also give quilts to their children as heirlooms. As their children enter adulthood, the quilt will be given as a token of their family history. This quilt will be passed on to the next generations which will bring the future generations a peek at their family history.
However, quilting is not only done by one housewife inside the house. It can be a great bonding opportunity for the neighborhood as well. Some women organize a quilting bee that will bring all women of all ages a place to gather and party. There would be food shared, along with techniques to quilt and stories are shared, too.
The purpose of a quilt is not just to keep the sickness and death at bay. They can be put onto walls and become decorative pieces in the household. This would also manifest the talent of the women in the household.
Tourists should not limit their itineraries on places that will give them goosebumps on a rollercoaster. Consider those spots that will give you goosebumps because of feelings of awe and gratitude to the heroes of the past. The clothing that those heroes wore to liberate people from the cruelty of war might be seen on one of the pieces. The hero that served the past, the present, and the future with braveness, and heart.
During the colonial period, the living conditions are tough. Families are to live in houses made from light materials that are unable to protect them from harsh temperatures. Plus, having three meals a day was a luxury rather than a necessity. With a combination of those two, family members get sick easily and death looming in.
The male species were the only ones to seek and receive employment from the government, and factories. Their female partners were to stay in their houses to maintain the house, serve and prolong food, and to take care of the children. Yet, no matter how men try to earn more, the salary is never enough to help the family thrive.
The salary is mostly used up in buying food. Seldom money is spent for the clothing, and spent on the purchase of dry goods that can help the family survive winter. With limited money on these things, housewives decided to wove pieces of cloths and fabrics together to warm them during the winter. The sewn fabrics are made into bed coverings, or are used to cover windows to prevent the cold from entering the house.
Throughout the years, making quilts has become a necessity to being a custom. During the 1800s, before an engagement, young girls will be required to show off their quilting skills by making 12 pieced utility quilts and 1 masterpiece quilt, that is either pieced or applique, for her bridal bed. After the engagement, all pieced quilts, and applique patches are woven together to make one finished quilt.
Mothers also give quilts to their children as heirlooms. As their children enter adulthood, the quilt will be given as a token of their family history. This quilt will be passed on to the next generations which will bring the future generations a peek at their family history.
However, quilting is not only done by one housewife inside the house. It can be a great bonding opportunity for the neighborhood as well. Some women organize a quilting bee that will bring all women of all ages a place to gather and party. There would be food shared, along with techniques to quilt and stories are shared, too.
The purpose of a quilt is not just to keep the sickness and death at bay. They can be put onto walls and become decorative pieces in the household. This would also manifest the talent of the women in the household.
Tourists should not limit their itineraries on places that will give them goosebumps on a rollercoaster. Consider those spots that will give you goosebumps because of feelings of awe and gratitude to the heroes of the past. The clothing that those heroes wore to liberate people from the cruelty of war might be seen on one of the pieces. The hero that served the past, the present, and the future with braveness, and heart.
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