Episode 120: Quilt Clothes Must Live, featuring Dani + Lesley

<p>Do you remember that one weekend in late January when everyone was super upset (or possibly super pleased) by a video about "dumb" quilt clothing?  Well, today we're going to talk allllllll about it.  Dani of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/picnicwear/">Picnicwear</a> and quilter/artist/all-around rad person <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lesley.gold/">Lesley</a> join Amanda to digest and dissect Mary Fons' <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8w91u2ARRs">January 2022 video</a> decrying clothing made from upcycled quilts. Two people were riled up and one person changed their mind on the entire matter!</p><p><a href="https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-cultural-appropriation-5070458">"What is Cultural Appropriation?"</a> Arlin Cucnic, Verywell Mind.</p><p>Quilt preservation/repair by Ann Wasserman <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ann_quilts/">@ann_quilts</a><br><a href="https://www.annquilts.com/">https://www.annquilts.com/</a></p><p><br><strong>See more of Lesley's work:</strong></p><p>Piecework Collective <a href="https://www.instagram.com/pieceworkcollective/">@pieceworkcollective</a></p><p><a href="http://pieceworkcollective.com/">http://pieceworkcollective.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href="http://lesleygold.com/">lesleygold.com</a> </p><p><strong>Attend Amanda's virtual workshop with the Lake Bluff Library!<br></strong>When: Tuesday, March 8, 7pm CST</p><p>Where: Zoom (you will receive the link after registering)</p><p>How to register: go to <a href="https://lakeblufflibrary.libcal.com/event/8795684">bit.ly/lake-bluff</a></p><p><br> <br><strong>NEW AUDIO ESSAY OPPORTUNITY ALERT!<br></strong>In last week's episode, we talked about the style “rules” that we have all had forced upon us as if they are actual laws. From “no mini skirts after 30 “ to “cut your hair short at some mysterious age,” we are swimming in a sea of style rules around age, gender, size, and lifestyle that are frankly, bullshit.  Yet we’ve been exposed to them for so long that we don’t know that they are bullshit?<