Quilt Museums Are Beautiful To Look At

By Jeffrey Cook


People often turn their hobbies into a commercial venture when the improve at the hobby quite a bit. Proficiency is the key when someone goes from avocation to vocation. Spending a lot of time on a certain skill, they find themselves wanting to advance to a more full-time basis on the skill. You can learn a lot about quilting by visiting quilt museums.

The Internet can direct you of where to find a museum that displays quilts. Find out their hours and schedule a time in time to visit. Look at each display and enjoy its beauty. The person that made what you look at probably took a lot of time to design it and to decide where to put each pattern.

When you visit a museum, ask if you can take pictures. You could use these photos in your creative space in your home to inspire you. Creativity is a wonderful concept to engage in. It enhances life a great deal and gives you options to turn to when this grey, cold world gets you down. Work on developing this side of you as much as you can.

Some quilts from a museum could be from the past. They may have some that are from the Civil War period or other times in history. You could learn about history as well as soak in the colors. Many women went through a lot of hardships during difficult times and they may have found sewing quilts to be soothing and therapeutic, thus helping them endure those hard times.

Hobbies like this are not bound to a certain gender. People of all shapes and sizes can engage in this hobby. It does not matter whether you are a man or a woman. Do what you feel in your heart which is all that matters. Men have been known to sit at a sewing machine and get creative. If you know a man in your life who wants to sew a quilt or anything, encourage him to follow his dream.

Your patterns can be your own creation. You can become very sophisticated or keep it very simple. The decision is yours which is the beauty of creativity. It is just an experience between you and yourself. Enjoy every minute of your experience. Some people do not have the audacity to even explore their creativity. See what you can do with colors and shapes. Turn on your sewing machine and sees what happens.

Meet with people in a group who have this similar interest. You could ask them for ideas to get started if you are new to the craft. You could also ask them if they can help you if you are stuck on a project that you are already working on.

Visiting any museum is exciting. You could find yourself getting lost in the artist's interpretation of something that you relate to. You could find yourself wanting to create something similiar while respecting copyright laws. Sewing is an art just like any other art and can easily inspire you. Whatever you do, make your art your own. Each person is created individually and has something unique to offer.




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