Today I am going to write about my favorite quilt pattern of all time: The log cabin pattern. It symbolizes shelter and safety. Slaves trying to make their way North could rely on the pattern as a symbol that a person is safe to speak with or that the house nearby was a safe house along the Underground Railroad. Sometimes they would draw the pattern in the dirt to symbolize shelter and safety.Below is a picture of a wall hanging I made my Grandma Meyer, who taught me to quilt. She was gracious enough to hang it above her and my Grandfather's bed. She pinned my name to it so that someday I would get it back. It now lives in my craft room and I think of my Grandparents, who always made me feel sheltered and safe.
It took me a minute to hold it together when I read your post. My grandmother passed away this summer and before she died she made three quilts for me and my family. If you go to my blog you can see the first one she made for me when I was deployed and I got from her when I got back. It is called broken pathways. It was a warning to slave that there route had be compromised and they would have to seek another way to the north. Now I don't know she named it that because if you look at the patterns all the pathway appear to be open but then again there may lies the message. I love your quilts.
ReplyDeleteThat is so pretty. I admire your talent and patience with quilting....also my eyesight is not so good and I can't even see to thread a needle....have to ask my hubby or daughter.lol
ReplyDeleteThey make these handy things called needle threaders for youngsters that have progressive lenses:)
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