:Quilts from the Denver Pow Wow 2008
Posted: March 22, 2008 Filed under: Apso Aficionados 1 Comment
Kathy shared…
These quilts are handmade and sold by a native American from
Wahpeton, ND., Patricia Stuen, Earth’s Daughter Originals. She
shared the importance of the Star quilt in native mythology: “The
mythology as well as the traditions of our North American Indian
Tribes shows a reverence for all the heavenly bodies. The Milky Way
is called the ‘Pathway of Departed Souls’. After death it is
believed, by many Indian Americans, that the spirit of the deceased
passes on this pathway to the Southern Star, the abiding place of the
dead. It is thought that to the stars the Great Spirit gave the
power to watch over mortals on earth and to impart to them spiritual
blessings. The Star Quilt is given today as a token of this belief!
Quilts are given at Christenings, graduations, weddings, and for
reasons of friendship at various honoring activities…” hand-out by
Esther B. Horne.
Kunza at FleetFire Timbers 
Thank you for sharing this, including the native mythology. It is the earth, the sky, the moon and the stars that speaks to my soul. The border of my yet-to-be-finished quilt contains Milky Way Stars.