Pennsylvania Plain People
Pennsylvania has a fascinating and complex history of welcoming religious reformers and visionaries. The commonwealth also has a rich contemporary culture of "plain people," which includes the large and diverse Mennonite tradition, its conservative schismatic Amish, and the Society of Friends who helped create such an accommodating refuge from European wars of religion. Here I feature some of the standards of the store, including a well-regarded mystery series by P.L. Gaus set in Ohio.
Quilts Among the Plain People ( People's Place Book #04 )
Quilts Among the Plain People ( People's Place Book #04 )
Discover why so many Amish and Mennonites, committed to a simple life, make beautiful quilts. This book looks at quilting among these "plain people" as well as the possible origins of quilt patterns popular among the Amish and Mennonites.
Discover why so many Amish and Mennonites, committed to a simple life, make beautiful quilts. This book looks at quilting in plain communities and the possible origins of quilt patterns popular among the Amish and Mennonites.
Why do so many Amish and Mennonites who are devoutly committed to a simple, austere life make beautiful quilts?
Why this splash of beauty?
What are the favorite designs?
How has quilting become a part of the very fabric of Amish and Mennonite life?
What are basic how-tos of quiltmaking?
"Quilting has survived among these frugal, simple people because a quilt is not only apiece of art. It is also functional."