Don't forget to get out your spare or unused fabric and join us Tues., Aug. 18 at 6:30 p.m. for a quilting party at the new LDS Church chapel on South St. in Geneseo. Now, I know some of you are thinking, "But I don't quilt." Me neither. I am proficient in straight lines and have little patience for quilting. The point is, we will need MANY hands to lighten our load. For instance, you might not be able to sew, but could you help cut out fabric? Do you want to learn more about sewing? We will have some pretty knowledgeable folks on hand. And dessert. Don't forget the dessert.
I've been working on taking scrap fabric from our closet at church and turning it into a quilt. The hardest part was figuring out what kind of a pattern I could make with fabric I had. As I am no mathematician, this was not easy. In fact, the more I work on this quilting project, the more I realize that for some people, quilting is not a factory, line 'em up, get 'em done sort of thing.
The other day, I was speaking with Betsy Matthews of Geneseo's Central Presbyterian Church. She and some of her friends are working on at least one quilt top for this project. She asked me how we planned to bind the quilts. Well, I figured we'd just roll the backing and sew them up. Betsy HAND BINDS her quilts. She has been working on a queen-sized one for FIVE YEARS. That is amazing dedication.
In previous generations, women were noted for their quilt work. A nice stitch was a matter of pride, a busy hand curbed idleness. Old clothing was scrap cloth. New cloth was named and shared. Quilting has a long and varied history and is in its own right a beautiful art form.
Unfortunately, the best I can do is aim straight and pour a lot of love in it. Love. Service. They go hand-in-hand. Join us Tuesday to help us get a jump on our quilt tops.
By the way: If anyone is working on a quilt or bags for the hygiene kits, please feel free to send me pictures to post. I threw these up today of my feeble efforts just to break up my wordy words.
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