Quilting Resolutions for the New Year

It's now the new year, and winter is upon us. Have you set any quilting related resolutions for the New Year? Perhaps you want to try machine quilting, or hand piecing or improve on some other quilting technique. I always have this fear that things are not going to work out right, and I am going to spoil my project. In fact, sometime I spend more time worrying than I would have needed to actually go ahead and do something.

One great advantage of the Power of the Quilt Project is the quilts made for this project are destined for people who need comfort quilts, and the quilts are not destined for the judges at a quilt show, or those dreaded "Quilt Police". People undergoing cancer treatment are not going to complain that all the points don't line up, that there is a thread knot on the back, or that the quilting line is off center. They have much larger worries to worry about and they are just thrilled that someone thought of them in their time of need.

Perhaps this year is when you want to step outside your box and work with colors that are outside of what you have in your stash, or you want to try a bold, bright look compared to what you currently are doing.

We have opportunities for everyone. With quilt top kits, as well as tops needing quilting and binding, the Power of the Quilt Project can help you improve your quilting skills, while at the same time providing a comfort quilt for someone in need. One of our members got her granddaughter a sewing machine for Christmas. In the first two days, the 10 year old was able to piece 4 tops from PQP kits. Another person was teaching a friend how to hand piece, and used a PQP kit as the basis for instruction. So if you have thought about mentoring a new sewer or quilter, what better way than to create a comfort quilt at the same time!

Contact Paul Burega (paulburega@gmail.com) at a RNQG meeting or at a Quilt-a-thon for kits and tops.