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Women regularly met to help each other in ways other than mending and sewing. They shared recipes, tips on managing a household and discussed issues related to the community. The women in this collage were waiting while their husbands attended a political meeting. |
The year was 1951, and these women were visiting and sewing while waiting for their husbands who were attending a political meeting. The image was taken from LIFE magazine.
ReplyDeleteIn the early '90s, quilting really made a comeback. I worked night shift as an RN in the neonatal nursery, and we'd all bring our quilt projects to work on, in between feedings and diaper changes.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations for being a neonatal RN, and using your down time so constructively. Did you manage to complete your quilt? I took a quilting class in the early 90s also, and learned to make the difficult double wedding ring pattern. Should have begun with the 9-square...
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