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(Left to
right: Mary Kate Jordan, Pam Johnson, Cathy Bracken, Glynis Oliver, Gige
O'Connell, Carol Zarlin, Marcia Doelman, Jan Emmons)
Seen here
uncharacteristically not working, but as usual having great fun, are the
Monterey Piece Makers, with the exception of Anita Carol Weldon, who was
conducting a tour pf the museum, and Barbara Tryon who took the celebratory
photograph at The Bidwell House. The occasion was a late summer lunch to
mark the successful completion of the
Stars in the Garden
Quilt, raffled
to benefit the museum. |
Left to right: Barbara Tryon, Pam
Johnson, Cathy Bracken, Carol Zarlin, Shirley Olds, Anita Carol Weldon,
Mary Kate Jordan. Not seen, Jan Emmons.
Photo Martin Zarlin 1997 |
Carol Zarlin, a
weekender from Long Island and retired quilt teacher, first suggested
the idea of a quilt to commemorate Monterey's sesquicentennial. Word
spread and a small group gathered to share ideas. We quickly decided
to make a wall hanging and space constraints in the town hall determined
the overall size.
The distinctive and decorative town seal lent itself to a folk-art
interpretation in appliqué and became a natural centerpiece worked on
by all.
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Emmons is credited with the idea of surrounding it with silhouettes of
animals of the area - domestic and wild - which she drew. Carol
appliquéd them by machine, as she did the lettering - a heroic task -
and created the barns for the corners. The assembled piece was passed
from person to person to be hand-quilted and the finished product was
handed over as part of the mid-summer anniversary celebrations on a
rainy Sunday. |
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had such fun making that quilt, we found another project, an even more
ambitious one - a queen-sized quilt to be raffled to benefit the
Monterey Meeting House Capital Campaign. There had been no space for
flowers in the previous quilt, so that became the central theme. Many of
the members revealed artistic talents and were able to create drawings
to form the templates. One fun morning was spent coloring them in so
that we could get an idea of fabric needs. |
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Many of us enjoyed jaunts to Greenfield and
Hudson in search of fabrics (and a good lunch) as well as many
expeditions to The Pumpkin Patch in Lee. The quilt raised $3,457 and was
won by long-time summer residents Carole Adele Weitz and her daughter,
Chelsea. |
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Lady slipper appliqué
detail
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Morning glories appliqué
detail
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Iris appliqué detail
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Glynis climbs upon the
table to miter a corner. |
| Next we tackled another ambitious project,
another queen sized quilt, hand pieced, embroidered and quilted, to
benefit The Bidwell House Museum. Click on
Stars
in the Garden
to see this quilt. |
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