Alyice on April 23rd, 2008

The Quilt Phase

I have always loved the “idea” of quilt making—by hand. In fact, I still envision a group of women gathered in a circle working on our quilts as we discuss life, dreams, and Christianity. Will it ever really happen? I don’t know. But what I do know is that it’s a dream I continue to hold on to and now that we have the Museum of Visual Materials here in South Dakota it just might become a reality!

You see the Museum of Visual Materials hosts free and paid sewing classes at various times throughout the year. Although I have yet to attend—mainly because their sewing classes have been during winter months and I don’t do much winter driving since I span out of control two winters ago—I do hold on to the hope that they will hosts these classes in spring and summer. And once I get the basics down, I’m going to volunteer to host a Quilting Circle right there at the Museum of Visual Materials.

In fact, I have all these wonderful quilting ideas in my head: Heritage quilts showcasing material that has been passed down from generation to generation right along side photos of ancestors. Family trees designed to bridge the generation gap by showcasing each era in a family member’s life right next to a photo of that family member. Art quilts showcasing children’s artwork through the years and perhaps even a few adult pieces of art. T-shirt quilts showcasing all those favorite imprints or perhaps showcasing a shirt from each travel destination made over the years. And there might even be a few embroidered or cross-stitched pieces in there—complete with remnants of old jewelry.

My husband even bought me an old sewing machine at a garage sale last year—which he promises to clean up and have ready for me this summer.

There was even a time I thought I was well on my way to learning the wonderful art of quilting. I had met a woman at church who agreed to teach me. And for one month we met once a week to cut up old clothing and stitch two pieces together. But sixty pieces later her life got swamped and my quilting lessons ended.

It’s been nearly ten years and several state-to-state moves since I cut out that material and I still haven’t done anything with them. It’s not that I hadn’t looked for sewing classes in the past, believe me I tried. It’s just that there weren’t any sewing classes being offered—until now!

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