When I hear a statement like the Apollo missions with men walking on the moon was faked, never happened, I go to Snopes Rumor Has It and see if they have anything on it.
Do you ever wonder if everything you’ve been taught about quilting is accurate? For example: what about the fabled Amish practice of purposely putting a mistake in every quilt (to show humility since only God is perfect)? According to Womenfolk, this turns out to be myth #8 of 11 they cover in their article Facts vs. Myths About America’s Quilting Past written by Judy Anne Breneman. Go here to see all eleven myths.
[tags]quilting myths, humility, pride, purposeful mistakes, facts, quilt history[/tags]
What an interesting article. Thanks for sharing. I love quilt history stuff.