In honor of it being Friday the 13th, I thought I'd share this list of Stitcher's superstitions that was published in our guild's newsletter in August, 2010. I stumbled across the list when the newsletter became my job and thought it would be fun to post here. Originally the list was found on Quilts by the Creek.
These superstitions were gathered from different sources and references regarding quilting superstitions.
1. If you begin a quilt on Friday, you'll never live to finish it.
2. NEVER quilt on Sunday. [It is the day of rest.]
3. Bad luck to break a thread.
4. Stitch a spider web in a quilt and bring good luck.
5. Never make a perfect quilt because only God can make something perfect.
6. While sleeping under a quilt for the first time and you dream, your dream will come true.
7. If you break a needle while quilting, the next baby will be yours. (Oh my good gravy ... I did this not too long ago ... Todd will NOT be happy to hear this one!)
8. Don't put the last stitch in the quilt unless you want to become an old maid.
I got curious and decided to do a little quilt superstition googling. Here's some other superstitions I found . . .
• After a quilt is completed, the quilter should sleep with the quilt one night and then give it to the special person it is made for.
• When a person is ill, it is said if they sleep with a quilt, all the love from the quilt will heal them.
• Never make human figures on a quilt. It is believed the figures will walk and visit you at night.
I found another interesting post on quilting superstitions and lore on Rikstacket.
Any other superstitious quilters out there?? Anything you will or won't do on Friday the 13th?!
Mmwaaahahahahaa!!
:)
1. If you begin a quilt on Friday, you'll never live to finish it.
2. NEVER quilt on Sunday. [It is the day of rest.]
3. Bad luck to break a thread.
4. Stitch a spider web in a quilt and bring good luck.
5. Never make a perfect quilt because only God can make something perfect.
6. While sleeping under a quilt for the first time and you dream, your dream will come true.
7. If you break a needle while quilting, the next baby will be yours. (Oh my good gravy ... I did this not too long ago ... Todd will NOT be happy to hear this one!)
8. Don't put the last stitch in the quilt unless you want to become an old maid.
I got curious and decided to do a little quilt superstition googling. Here's some other superstitions I found . . .
• After a quilt is completed, the quilter should sleep with the quilt one night and then give it to the special person it is made for.
• When a person is ill, it is said if they sleep with a quilt, all the love from the quilt will heal them.
• Never make human figures on a quilt. It is believed the figures will walk and visit you at night.
Any other superstitious quilters out there?? Anything you will or won't do on Friday the 13th?!
Mmwaaahahahahaa!!
:)
