Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/25

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Subject: [Leica] Quilters
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Mon Jun 25 11:55:37 2007
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Hi Sonny,

Looks like a fun show.
I liked the composition and colors of this one most:
http://www.sonc.com/quilters/pages/L1005278.htm

Thanks for sohwing,
Philippe



Op 24-jun-07, om 18:27 heeft Sonny Carter het volgende geschreven:

> My mother was a quilter, her mother and  her grandmother were as well.
>
> Quilts are not just  folksy ways to keep warm on a winter's night,  
> they are
> handcrafted in patterns from scraps of  cloth.  In the case of  my  
> family,
> many of the scraps came from the leftovers from hand-made garments  
> for the
> family.  In one of my Mom's quilts there's a patch that came from  
> some of my
> pajamas  made when I was five.
>
> That background made me want to go see a production of "The  
> Quilters" at the
> NSU  Summer Theatre.   These are usually well worth the time and  
> the modest
> admission, and this was more than that.  I snapped a few pictures  
> of the
> show.  It depicts through song, dance and not a few moving dramatic  
> scenes,
> childbirth, prairie fires,  marriage, and most all  glimpses of   
> the lives
> of the women who shaped a great portion of our country.
>
> Five pictures begin here:
>
> http://www.sonc.com/quilters/pages/L1005276.htm
>
> -- 
> Regards,
>
> Sonny
> http://www.sonc.com
> Natchitoches, Louisiana
> USA
>
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