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	縫製拼布

1992 New Hampshire State Winner, quilt called 'Around America'

拼布名稱：
環繞美國(Around America)，
1992年新罕布夏州州冠軍

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Zenna Todd 談論拼布聚會(group quilting)的好處

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拼布保存回憶

拼布也能說故事。這張照片內的拼布述說著縫紉者的家庭假期。在過去的年代，朋友及家中成員會聚首以參加拼布聚會 (quilting bee) 。在拼布聚會上，縫紉者通常都是女人，她們會聚集在框架周圍，一邊縫製拼布，一邊交換最新資訊。您曾否聽過「人多好辦事」 (Many hands make light work) ？一起工作快過於獨自一人進行縫紉。交換故事有助於打發時間，而且會讓聚會搖身成為派對。時至今日，製做拼布仍是一件可與朋友共同進行的趣事。創立拼布的另一個理由是什麼？

Quilts can also tell stories. The quilt in this picture tells about the quilter's family vacations. In the old days friends and family members would come together for a "quilting bee." At a quilting bee, quilters, usually women, gathered around the quilting frame and exchanged stories while sewing the layers together. Have you heard the saying, 'Many hands make light work'? Working together, the women finished the quilt more quickly than if one person had done all the stitching herself. Swapping stories helped pass the time and made the "bee" like a party. Today, quilting remains a fun thing to do with friends. What's another reason quilts are created?

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出處: Calistro, Polly, quiltmaker. "1992 New Hampshire State Winner; Around America." 1989 - 1991. Quilts and Quiltmaking in America: 1978-1996, Library of Congress.
AUDIO CREDIT: Todd, Zenna, quilter; Johnson, Geraldine N., interviewer. "Group quilting is real good if you could get enough interested." September 27, 1978. Quilts and Quiltmaking in America: 1978-1996, Library of Congress.