Some of us ladies and children met at the school gym to pin comfort tops, batting and backs into the frames.
We also cut out bibs from towels for the local nursing home.
Bias tape was sewed around the edges of the bibs.
Later we decided that we could serge the edges instead of using the bias tape.
Our day’s labor produced three stacks of bibs.
The children had fun playing while we worked.
I loved seeing all the comforters leaning up against the walls …
… ready to be tied with yarn.
Dorcas brought her school children out to tie one of the crib comforters.
I think they were pleased as punch with their accomplishment.
People started arriving around 5:00 pm for the evening knotting.
Rolling ‘er up and getting ‘er done!
George and Beth enjoy a little time together.
I remember years ago my mother telling me, “many hands make light work.”
I’ve heard it said that “every quilt needs a little yellow.”
It was fun to watch the boys around this comforter. Evidentially a cup of tea was needed to get the job done.
My favorite spot for the evening was sitting at this quilt.
I think little Abby is plenty young to be roller skating.
An what could be more fun than a game of dodge ball to end the evening?
And now comes the job of binding all 16 of the comforters.
6 comments:
This is so nice! I'm going to have to check if our Mennonite Church does this. I don't go there but it's just down the street. Looks like you had fun!
looks like a great evening. where do all these quilts/comforts end up? MCC?
looks like a great evening. where do all these quilts/comforts end up? MCC?
The quilts are beautiful :-) lovely to see them all set out around the hall, and it's inspirational to see such work and service for others.
I know it's a great community social effort to knot them, but would it not maybe be worthwhile the church funding a long arm quilting machine; one that does the entire quilt on a frame ? I'm told that when hired to individuals that they can quickly recoup their outlay and still be a resource for the group/church. Still need a group effort to bind them off though.
The towelling bibs are a good idea; I'm going to copy those for the elderly relations who won't sit at a table to eat now, but eat while watching the tv.
Thank you for posting the photographs.
Kind regards,
Mary
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