QUILTING: IT'S NOT JUST FOR WOMEN

Until recently I never even gave it a thought that men quilted. When I think of the history of quilting, I think of women and quilting and  that it was originally a necessary art form years ago and then as it progressed it became more creative and competitive. A women in my quilt group has a son Kenneth who is an engineer. Awhile back, Cynthia, Kenneth's mother, had back surgery and he would bring her to quilting and stay until she was ready to go home. He started helping our by cutting and pressing and before you know it he was quilting. We have our meetings at a quilt shop and two of his quilts are hanging up there. He is an incredible quilter. I was in awe of his quilts. My grandson Evan has shown interest in learning to quilt. He decided he is going to start on a quilt project soon. He has made pillowcases and even did a speech at school on how to make a pillowcase. I went on line today to google men and quilting and found some amazing stories and pictures of men who quilt. A man by the name of Joe Cunningham wrote a book called Men and the Art of Quilting plus there are pictures of his quilts. Also a gentleman by the name of Luke Haynes did a fantastic self portrait quilt. Thomas Knauer is another quilter. I'm sure there are loads of men who quilt. Every year there is a big quilt show here in Houston. I have  never gone but will go this year and also work in our booth. Don't forget to check out our quilts and see Kenneth's quilts. Until next time, happy quilting!