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african-american folk artist harriet powers, now nationally recognized for her quilts, was born in rural georgia on october 29, 1837. using traditional applique(嵌花的,贴花的) technique, powers recorded local legends, bible stories, and 1 events on her quilts. considered among the finest examples of nineteenth-century southern quilting, powers's work is on display at the smithsonian institution and is featured in the online exhibition seven southern quilters.

in 1938, one hundred years after powers's birth, mayme reese shared her own memories of quilting in turn-of-the-century south carolina with a federal writers' project interviewer. just as the beauty of powers's work 2(超越) race and class, reese's recollections(回忆,记忆) suggest fine quilting was a skill southern women of all classes appreciated. reese remembered:

sometimes rich white women would hear that such and such a person had won the prize for pretty quilts, they'd come and ask that person to make them a quilt…sometimes they'd make it and sometimes they wouldn't…if they did make it, they'd get around five dollars…sometimes they'd furnish the 3 and sometimes they wouldn't. most of the time, though, they'd buy pieces of goods and give it to the person who was making the quilt to cut up.

although prized for their beauty, quilts were necessities of life for pioneer families. quilts not only 4(装饰,佩戴) beds, but also served as makeshift(临时的) doors, windows, and cloaks. patching quilts to keep large pioneer families warm was one of many housewifely duties. writing about newly 5 anne janette kellogg, gerald carson characterized the lot of the early michigan wife:

thus began another woman's life in pioneer michigan—the hanging of the almanac(历书,年鉴) from the clock shelf, the childbearing, the round of baking, sewing, washing, canning, threading dried apples on 6, the interminable(无限的,冗长的) making of carpet rags; quilts and comforters; filling bed ticks(被套) with oat straw(燕麦杆); of ironing, patching and mending.

during the depression, the handcrafting of quilts from scraps(小块,碎屑) and surplus materials helped rural southerners survive hard times. photographers of the farm security administration documented quilting activities in small towns throughout the united states. these photographs also reveal the social and intergenerational nature of the pastime.

sharing the work of quilting with friends and neighbors lightened the burden and created an occasion for fun and conversation. new englander ella bartlett recalled the quilting bees of her youth for an wpa interviewer in 1938:

we would think we'd got everybody quilted up, when some mornin' there'd be a knock at the front door and some boy or girl would be there to say that 'ma sent her compliments' and would i come to her quiltin' bee, and then we'd know another of the girls had got engaged.



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1 ketyo     
adj.天文学的,(数字)极大的
参考例句:
  • he was an expert on ancient chinese astronomical literature.他是研究中国古代天文学文献的专家。
  • houses in the village are selling for astronomical prices.乡村的房价正在飙升。
2 a7a0e6bdf6a24ce6bdbaf8c2ffe3d3b7     
超出或超越(经验、信念、描写能力等)的范围( transcend的过去式和过去分词 ); 优于或胜过…
参考例句:
  • he wanted assurance that he had transcended what was inherently ambiguous. 他要证明,他已经超越了本来就是混淆不清的事情。
  • it transcended site to speak to universal human concerns. 它超越了场所的局限,表达了人类共同的心声。
3 737e4017931b7285cdd1fa3eb9dd77a3     
油渣
参考例句:
  • don't litter up the floor with scraps of paper. 不要在地板上乱扔纸屑。
  • a patchwork quilt is a good way of using up scraps of material. 做杂拼花布棉被是利用零碎布料的好办法。
4 1e50de930eb057fcf0ac85ca485114c8     
[计]被修饰的
参考例句:
  • the walls were adorned with paintings. 墙上装饰了绘画。
  • and his coat was adorned with a flamboyant bunch of flowers. 他的外套上面装饰着一束艳丽刺目的鲜花。
5 mgfwc     
v.娶,嫁,与…结婚
参考例句:
  • the couple eventually wed after three year engagement.这对夫妇在订婚三年后终于结婚了。
  • the prince was very determined to wed one of the king's daughters.王子下定决心要娶国王的其中一位女儿。
6 nh0zbe     
n.弦
参考例句:
  • he sat on the bed,idly plucking the strings of his guitar.他坐在床上,随意地拨着吉他的弦。
  • she swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。
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