Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sonny, A very nice series of images from the show, very well done as usual. Thanks for sharing. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr@gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2007 11:27 AM Subject: [Leica] Quilters > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >