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Talk of knitting and sewing conjures up images of rocking chairs and bi-focals. But au contraire. Picture the emerging culture meshing knitting needles and doc martensoan transformation of the art from quilt-covered sofas to dorm rooms. The pearl technique and Singer machines are part of the arts and crafts revolution sweeping the Yard and beyond...
...night. Guess what? It didn't have a website. I took my chances based on a good review, a great location and a bargain price. It wasn't a log cabin, and it was miles from the woods, but there were lace curtains, a hardwood floor and a quilt on the bed. With the ocean outside our window and a fireplace in the room, my New Year's Eve was just as cozy as I dreamed it would...
...film, Iree echoed Kennedy's faith in tradition. "My grandmother quilted from sheep's wool, my mama quilted, now I quilt and so will my daughter," she said...
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Milk's killing probably awakened as many gay people as his election had. His death inspired many associates--most notably Cleve Jones, who later envisioned the greatest work of American folk art, the AIDS quilt. But while assassination offered Milk something then rare for openly gay men--mainstream empathy--it would have been thrilling to see how far he could have gone as a leader. He had sworn off gay bathhouses when he entered public life, and he may have eluded the virus that killed so many of his contemporaries. He could have guided gay America through the confused start...