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littlemissmartypants

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5. Symbols of...industry

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Thu Jan 29, 2026, 02:05 PM

15 hrs ago

Spiders & webbs are often added to crazy quilts as symbols of good luck and industry. Crazy quilts, popular in the 19thc, are created with a patchwork of irregular fabric scraps, thus differing from quilts with neat geometric patterns #Womensart
— (@womensartbluesky.bsky.social) 2026-01-29T05:09:40.181Z

Spiders & webbs are often added to crazy quilts as symbols of good luck and industry. Crazy quilts, popular in the 19thc, are created with a patchwork of irregular fabric scraps, thus differing from quilts with neat geometric patterns #Womensart

Look at those lovely embroidery stitches!

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