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Ogemaw Hills Free Methodist Quilters are the "Peaced Together Quilt Group".------PEACED TOGETHER-------by the Peace of Christ in uniting us through His body, the church.
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| <click on the links | How We Get Our Materials |
| What We Hope to Accomplish | |
| Where Have All The Quilts Gone | |
| Quilt Stories | |
| Looking Back | |
| Contact Information |
GENERAL INFORMATION
We meet on Thursdays from 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. at the South Campus, which we have affectionately dubbed the Dome Home, because of it's dome shape. We have a beautiful room with four tables on which to set up our machines and cut out material. We have a table that has been converted into an ironing table and a design board on the wall. Several cupboards and shelves hold our material.
HOW WE GET OUR MATERIALS
We make the quilts out of materials donated by the wonderful people in our congregation. Sometimes we get the oddest assortment of materials. We sort them into piles according to color and pretty soon we have enough for a quilt. Here are some of the quilts we've made.
These are just 5 of the 16 quilts that went to Mexico.
When we needed help in buying battings and backings for the "40 Quilts for Zambia" it was suggested we display the quilt tops in the back of the sanctuary so the congregation could enjoy them as well as become aware of our need. In the past we bought the battings and backings for the 3 or 4 quilts we made, but this time we needed your help. We really appreciate the donations that have been given to help us. We are grateful for your generosity. You encourage us by your support. WE WILL SEW ON!!!
Here are some of the quilts we are working on for Zambia that were hung in the back of the sanctuary during March and April 2011.
WHAT WE HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH
Currently we are working on a huge project. The saying goes, "If you aim at nothing you will get it". Well that shouldn't be a problem for us! We are trying to make 40 quilts for AIDS orphans in a Village of Hope in Zambia, Africa. In the winter it is cold there since it is at a higher elevation. We have almost 20 tops pieced together so far. The quilts are twin bed size, approximately 70x95 inches.
There are 8 quilts with signature blocks in the center. The signatures are people in our church who will say a prayer for the person who will receive the quilt. In this way we will "blanket" them in prayer.
Here are more of the quilts for Village of Hope.
WHERE HAVE ALL THE QUILTS GONE
The first 16 quilts we made went to Mexico in 2008 to be distributed our missionaries, the Yosts.
The next year, 2009, we gave 8 quilts to the River House Shelter
for abused women and children.
Nine quilts went to the Haiti Rescue Mission the next year.
Five of the quilts were cut with the same pattern, but used different materials. The quilts were put together differently and used different borders. They were sent to Haiti through the Haiti Rescue Mission run by Jon Obermyer.
QUILT STORIES Every quilt has a story. Here is just one of them.
Terry gave our group an unfinished quilt from her dear sister-in-law who had died of cancer. Her sister-in-law, Laura, who must have been around my age,was a very accomplished seamstress and had made many beautiful quilts.
The quilt was a hexagon pattern and looked complicated. I took it home and it sat in a box for quite a while. I finally decided it was time to tackle it. There wasn't a pattern for the quilt, but the blocks were done. "Laura, what did you have in mind about how these should go together?", I asked as I worked putting them into rows. "What did you intend to do with all this solid colored material?" and most of all, "How do these seams fit?" As I ironed the blo
cks I could smell her perfume or the fabric softener that was in the material. It was a unique experience and there was just enough material to make a quilt for the size that is needed for the "40 quilts for Zambia" mentioned above. Here is a picture of it in progress. The picture of the finished quilt is posted above. The label on the back will say, "Laura's Quilt".
LOOKING BACK
The quilt frame we use is about 100 years old and belonged to Edith Teeple. She was a member of our Free Methodist Church when it was located where the St Vincent DePaul Resale store of West Branch is now. She used the frame to finish quilts when the
Women's Missionary Society was active in the Free Methodist Church. It seems fitting that once again the frame is pressed into service making quilts for missions.
Quilting Bees used to be "THE EVENT" back when there weren't a lot of events going on like there is now. We'd look forward to visiting while we tied off a quilt. During the 70's we made quilts less and less, and things changed. Now we have Women's Ministries and Missions is separate.
CONTACT INFORMATION: For any questions contact Sandy through e-mail by clicking on her name.
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