New Quilt Guild Member (2 of 2)

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New Guild Member (2 of 2)


My first contribution to the guild.

I soon found that lots of activity goes on in a guild. Aside from the show-and-tell portion of a meeting and the opportunity to meet other quilters, the guild invites guest speakers to share their work. It's a great source of information, which you don't get when you're alone in your sewing room.

A mission of this guild is to share the art of quilting and give back to the community. Members have created baby quilts for the Public Health Department, and donated quilts to people affected by the Thomas fires and last year's mass shooting in our area. With this in mind, they are gathering "text" blocks from members for their 2020 Quilt Con charity quilt. The theme is: "The Spirit of Giving" and submissions are words that reflect why we create quilts and give them away.

Second contribution: "comfort".

Since I've worked a lot with hexagons, I thought I'd experiment with using them for letters and chose a short word- just in case it didn't go as I had envisioned. "Joy" seemed appropriate because it's a quality that comes with both giving and receiving. Then I thought of wrapping someone who had lost their home in a fire, or a loved one in the shooting, in the warmth of a quilt made with love. The word "comfort" came to mind for my second contribution.

This little project has sent me off in a new direction and I've been enjoying experimenting with my skills to create new words for a text quilt of my own. How about that? Imagine getting inspiration from venturing off on a new experience!

I've already completed a few words for this project, and who knows where it will lead. Right now I'm just following the lead and going down this road of...
 One of the words for my text quilt project.

... I suppose I could have ventured out earlier, but it's never too late to get new inspiration.


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