My Mother tagged me in a quilting hack video for the Robbing Peter to Pay Paul quilt and it piqued my interest. So I delved into the collection of quilting magazines that I have looking for some direction. Yes, a paper magazine with black and white pictures and graph paper patterns.
Let’s go back to the beginning, way back. The term Robbing Peter to Pay Paul dates back to 1296 in the Science of Cirurgie of Lanfranc of Milan in reference to the taxes that were required to be paid to Saint Paul’s Cathedral of London and Saint Peter’s Cathedral of Rome. With the Reformation, London parishioners neglected paying Peter’s tax to pay Paul’s. In subtle, gentle fashion women put this rebellion into their blatantly domestic voice – a quilt. I might be obsessed.
I set about re-creating this pattern with craft paper and testing. My first attempt was off by about half and inch and left lots to be desired. Not discouraged, I tried again and changed the order of my piecing. In this process, I learn. I learn more about my pattern drafting. I learn piecing order. I learn patience and understanding. I learn why young women of years ago were required to make 12 quilts before marriage. They were not only learning a skill of homemaking, they were learning so much more about themselves.
This Lil Pig Studios 