Wedding Festival Quilts

The following quilts are similar to American Crazy Quilts in that the fabrics are fitted together in a willy nilly manner. The difference is  that the pieces of ornately beaded & embroidered pieces are from Wedding Festival Clothing. Indian weddings are elaborate events that take place sometimes over weeks. At the end of these events often the exquisite clothing is cut up & given out to attendees in commemoration of these extraordinary festivities. Eventually these pieces are gathered & made into these beautiful colorful quilts. You can recognize parts of garments in the quilts, an arm here, a yoke there. I always feel happy when i see these not only because of the amazing craftsmanship but because they represent the happiness of the wedding events.

Typically they are designed to hang with rod pockets sewn into the velvet or cotton framing fabrics...but not always. They

are  dazzling wall decorations as they sparkle in the sunlight.

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‘Mangalyam Tantunanena Mama Jivana Hethuna, Kanthe Badhnami Subhage Twam Jeeva Sarada Satam’

Translation: This is a sacred thread. This is essential for my long life. I tie this around your neck, O maiden having many auspicious attributes, May you live happily for a hundred years.