Pic Today 10/24/12

AMISH QUILTS:

FOR THE BED, FOR THE BARN

Amish quilts are world famous

for their fine hand stitching & graphic design.

(Vintage Amish quilts have sold 

at auction for 6-figures!)

But not until you drive through

Amish country in Iowa

(especially Washington County),

do you see a different, bolder side of 

Amish quilt designs . . .

"barn quilts."

Giant, hand painted "quilts" are

affixed to the sides of barns,

in dazzling colors and geometric designs.

It takes this respected Amish craft

to a whole new level,

for roadway enjoyment.

(Side note:  The 5 Amish dolls

in the first photo are turn-of-the-century

hand sewn child dolls with no faces.

The Amish do not pose for photographs,

nor represent faces in any of their crafts,

an objection based on the scriptural 

admonition to "make no graven image."

Facial images and photographs

are interpreted as a form of idolatry.)