Welcome! We are multi-faceted. We began as a research podcast by Dr. Townsend Gard at Tulane University.
We've grown into a community about quilting, crafting, entrepreneurship and intellectual property.
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We experiment in all kinds of fun.
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We are undefinable.
Our research is based at Tulane University, and our products are sold through Quilting Army Krewe, LLC.
Virginia Postrel
Interviewed by Elizabeth Townsend Gard
Date January 2018
Virginia Postrel came by way of Brian Frye, a law professor and part of our Quilting Army. Virginia is a well-known author. She has written about Glamour and Beauty, and also quilts.
She wrote, "Love your homemade quilt? Thank Capitalism" She is working on a project, The Fabric of Civilization, which will be a forthcoming book.
Topics
Role of industrialization and quilting
Textiles and Technology
The Fabric of Civilization
Work on "glamour" - theory and practice
Role of economics in your work
Glamour and Quilting - "if only I could sew that quilt!"
Glamour is like humor: something glamour and there is an audience. way the audience reacts
Wealth v. gold.