My family requires submittal of a Christmas Wish List no later than Thanksgiving night dessert. This actually works out well, Black Friday shopping is an option (not my cup of tea), plenty of time for internet shipping, and everyone is much less likely to have to deal with returns later.
My list screams Quilt GEEK every year – How do I define Quilt Geek in regards to Christmas presents?
I primarily request Quilt related books or videos for presents. This wouldn’t be bad until you discover, for someone out there pushing the boundaries of what is a quilt, I enjoy reading the history of quilts and women’s history as it all is so amazingly intertwined. Some of the books that top my list this year include:
- Textiles in America 1650-1870, Florence M Montgomery – one of the previous books I read noted a 300% mark up on textiles from Europe in the 1700’s and went on to cover some of the highlights of how textile printing developed in America which obviously impacted the styles of quilts being created by the different classes of people
- Women’s Education in the United States 1780-1840, Margaret A Nash – women’s education was originally steeped in needle work skills, in fact it was believed that women didn’t have the constitution for the four R’s education but as this myth was slowly dismissed needles skills in education remained but with less emphasis, this also impacted quilting styles
- Parlor Politics: In Which the Ladies of Washington Help Build a City and a Government (Jeffersonian America), Catherine Allgor – women’s behind closed door role in politics is just interesting
I know, not your typical rotary cutter or quilt shop gift certificate, that said, it does make me wonder what’s on other Quilter’s wish lists.
P.S. Sorry for the break in posting, my puppies have been sick lately.