Quilting in a Japanese Prison
August 15, 2007 by Mary Emma Allen
Filed under Home & Living
As I listened to the song, Time Flies, by Cathy Miller, who sings many songs about quilts and quilting, I thought, “I’ve got to learn more about those quilts in her song!” But then my schedule became hectic, and I forgot about it.
Yesterday, I read John Flynn’s blog post, New Piece of Quilt History, and thought, “The information has come to me! Is this coincidence or what?”
John mentions reading Sheila Allan’s Diary of a Girl in Changi, about her experience as a civilian prisoner in the Japanese prison, Changi, during World War II. One of the projects the Red Cross used to …read more




