A number of years ago Diane Karr put together a quilt top for me that was made up of a number of crazy-quilt blocks set around a central medallian. The blocks had been made by members of the now defunct ACQL list, which was then the first crazyquilt related list on Yahoo. I am still in touch with a number of the folks who made blocks for this quilt top. The top never made it into a finished quilt (long story) and was finally given to me unfinished. It is a beauty and one of my priorities is to get it backed and tacked(or tied) with the names of folks embroidered on the backing. Along withthe quilt top itself came a spiral bound book made by Nikki Young who, along with Deb Tuffree and Diane Karr organized the whole effort. The book has a picture of each block along with a message from each of the block-creators. I have the book in full view in a cupboard in the dining room. If there were someone in my family to inherit the book and the quilt, they would both be heirlooms.
This quilt is an incredibly special piece of work, not only because of the quality of the stitching but because of the incredible efforts and warmth of the people who made it.I often think that one of these days I would like to have NOTHING in my living room but a few pieces of furniture...and this quilt.
The Central Medallian
Debbie Tuffree
Anita Pennington(Neets)
Betty Densford
Carole Miesenhelter
Carolyn Adams
Daphne Secker
Dian Moore
Dorothy Matheson
Helen Thorkelson
Ida Billig
Jane Cunningham
Janet Killups
Janie Jones
Linda Knott
Mae Vernon
Nikki Young
Patti Schreiner
Sandy Fields
Sharon Brewer
Sue Trautman
Valentina Burbank
