tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244865727892186735.post1330048601833432874..comments2024-03-26T01:31:05.260-04:00Comments on The Root Connection: A little bit of India Sujata Shahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08342637667662268215noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244865727892186735.post-75675812447666013382015-04-03T19:47:37.477-04:002015-04-03T19:47:37.477-04:00Wonderful post. Thanks for letting us live vicario...Wonderful post. Thanks for letting us live vicariously through you and your travels! And yes, "To Improvise is not a style, it's a way of living "... that line really hit me as well. Beautifully said, and one for me to ruminate on.Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913095438247860953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244865727892186735.post-54491390560707738112015-03-23T09:45:34.369-04:002015-03-23T09:45:34.369-04:00So wonderful to hear the quilts are cherished. So wonderful to hear the quilts are cherished. Terry https://www.blogger.com/profile/13588558091175269647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244865727892186735.post-43079468218866609852015-03-23T08:19:04.916-04:002015-03-23T08:19:04.916-04:00It was amazing to see them in piles that were at-l...It was amazing to see them in piles that were at-least three to four feet high! I came away with a wonderful experience and loads of memories. Sujata Shahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08342637667662268215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244865727892186735.post-20907497336679560402015-03-22T22:13:17.480-04:002015-03-22T22:13:17.480-04:00beautiful quilts and philosophy....just like early...beautiful quilts and philosophy....just like early american quilters who quilted out of necessity only, for warmth, and not with new or bought fabric either....thank you for a lovely and interesting post!cityquilter gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769584628450845408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244865727892186735.post-10154069822559790472015-03-22T18:59:46.500-04:002015-03-22T18:59:46.500-04:00You are having an incredible journey. Thank you s...You are having an incredible journey. Thank you so very much for sharing it with us. It would be a dream come true to travel to India with you and explore the world of women and fabrics in your native country.Mary Keaslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908710230407490209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244865727892186735.post-40877911627149942782015-03-22T00:51:29.713-04:002015-03-22T00:51:29.713-04:00Thank you for sharing these beautiful quilts from ...Thank you for sharing these beautiful quilts from Gujarat. What joy they put into their work! I am delighted to know they keep the best and most precious for themselves because they will always be valued and never fall out of style. You were so privileged to be able to see them.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922656955543465650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244865727892186735.post-37496185470894396972015-03-21T03:03:16.344-04:002015-03-21T03:03:16.344-04:00The personal use quilts are incredible. Love the m...The personal use quilts are incredible. Love the make-do fixes. It really gives the quilt a beautiful look and texture!audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18102559813211702736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244865727892186735.post-65891341200208210602015-03-20T07:24:51.950-04:002015-03-20T07:24:51.950-04:00Interesting to learn about their quilting culture....Interesting to learn about their quilting culture. You never see quilts from India in books, magazines or at shows. It seem it is a highly personal expressive art form. The stitching is amazing.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08619642267222624728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244865727892186735.post-67477765807740430002015-03-20T02:09:21.895-04:002015-03-20T02:09:21.895-04:00Aren't these quilts amazing!! I love your phot...Aren't these quilts amazing!! I love your photo of the quilt with the small patch and multi coloured thread - what stories they have to tell.Mystic Quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13233427034920359604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244865727892186735.post-24825236634766286772015-03-20T01:32:54.160-04:002015-03-20T01:32:54.160-04:00Maybe improvisation is the difference between &quo...Maybe improvisation is the difference between "art" versus "craft". A well crafted item is a good thing, but a item created with emotion and hopes for a long future is art, just as these quilts are. I too enjoy a slightly imperfect wonky quilt, one that embraces history and skill. It is a skill to marry together all types of fabric and make it work. I was always drawn to a scrappy style with quilts and ignoring rules, now you have shown me how others take it to a higher level. Thank you, for sharing these snippets of far flung places that serve to connect us more.Susan C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14282598209734296568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244865727892186735.post-41457723570231412022015-03-19T22:45:39.360-04:002015-03-19T22:45:39.360-04:00You have the best posts! LOVE the star quilt and ...You have the best posts! LOVE the star quilt and the woman that made it. She is so proud! Beautiful. Wish I could have seen you in Seattle and am SO glad your son is better. How scary!!! Welcome home. Settle in. We'll be here.Megohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425793763775935565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244865727892186735.post-91783373596093164642015-03-19T18:31:08.243-04:002015-03-19T18:31:08.243-04:00Thank you for sharing these photos, and tales of y...Thank you for sharing these photos, and tales of your trip.What a wonderful journey on many different levels, to meet the quilters of these beautiful quilts. I love that they didn't want to sell them because of the history contained in their stitches. I too found your sentence "To Improvise is not a style, it's a way of living " stood out. Rachaeldaisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437603769773251690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244865727892186735.post-19285966926364044512015-03-19T18:02:53.885-04:002015-03-19T18:02:53.885-04:00Thank you for sharing these with us. Even the &qu...Thank you for sharing these with us. Even the "perfect" quilts are beautiful, and have their own Indian aesthetic. I, like you, would prefer the "personal" quilts. You said it very well, "To improvise is not a style, it's a way of living." So true. I think the necessity to make quilts with limited materials fuels improvisation. Those conditions are hard to replicate in these times.Nifty Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11249020129403851346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244865727892186735.post-88497575832826525932015-03-19T13:59:22.572-04:002015-03-19T13:59:22.572-04:00That is a lovely story Sujata, I really like that ...That is a lovely story Sujata, I really like that phrase "to improvise is not a style, it is a way of living"Piphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07024358673602132526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244865727892186735.post-21092359941724237922015-03-19T12:31:06.490-04:002015-03-19T12:31:06.490-04:00Thank you for this article! A couple years ago, I ...Thank you for this article! A couple years ago, I made my own version of a sari, or kantha quilt. I used voile fabric, wool bat, large thread and stitches for quilting, and no rulers. 'Also whip-stitched the edges, rather than bind. The quilt is not like anything I have ever made before, and I loved making it, and giving it away.Dionne Matthies-Bubanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10605476704088903164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244865727892186735.post-59663104716985149972015-03-19T11:58:52.098-04:002015-03-19T11:58:52.098-04:00I was so impatient to hear from your experiences i...I was so impatient to hear from your experiences in India! Good friends of mine travel over there each year to make fair trade with some artisans - for stamp-printed fabrics. This country is harsh to live but the people have to much to teach us too!<br />Thank you Sujata!<br />Quilteuse Foreverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13179324412942419093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244865727892186735.post-40367118214825058502015-03-19T11:41:01.773-04:002015-03-19T11:41:01.773-04:00A beautiful story! I love the the family history t...A beautiful story! I love the the family history that their quilts represent....so much more than just a quilt.Sally Tharpe Rowleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782027642498401036noreply@blogger.com