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Once upon a time in the city of New York and points
north, south, east and west of this magical city, there appeared on a major
network a most wondrous and romantic modern day fairy tale. Now this fairy tale
so deeply and positively affected its viewers sometimes known as fans- that
they sought to express their gratitude to the creators of this tale. An idea
was born, an expression of thanks as unique and timeless as the tale itself, a
handmade quilt dedicated to those who had illuminated words with such insight
and magic so as to transform them into the essential elements of what it is to
be human. A call went out and followers from worlds far and near, from the USA
and Canada, from England, Belgium, Turkey, West Germany and South Africa - all
responded with bits and pieces of woven memories. As creators had spoken their
truths with words embellished with gesture, art, light, and music, the fans
fashioned theirs with the fabrics of their lives - a favourite
pair of jeans, a wedding dress, the blanket in which they had wrapped their
babies, a dress given in memory of a friend who had died - All were stitched
together with a thread called Love. Long before the first thousand or even the
first hundred stitches had been sewn, these fans discovered something
wonderful! They found that friendships, hearts, dreams, and memories had
somehow been stitched in, right along with the fabric. Sally Newman. 1990 |