Turnout was good at the Easton Quilt-a-thon held March 1, 2008 at the Senior Center at Parker Terrace in Easton. Quilters came with their children and grandchildren, all of whom helped out with the various tasks at the Quilt-A-Thon, from pinning tops to backs, to sewing and ironing, the many hands made the many tasks go quickly during the day.
Organizer Patty Locke provided for snacks while we worked, as well as a wonderful lunch of pasta and salad.
We had participants who sewed their very first quilt top at this quilt-a-thon, as well as participants who worked on tops at their second quilt-a-thon, even though they were not even teenagers yet!
It was an amazing day of sharing and caring, and a large number of tops were created, as well as quilts sandwiched, and binding and labels applied.
The surprise of the day was a donated quilt, in memory of Jean, brought in by 2 quilters. (see the related blog entry for pictures and story). Jean had received a quilt while beeing treated at Brockton Hospital, and asked her quilter friends to return the favor.
No one was too young or too old to participate at the quilt-a-thon. Many thanks to Patty Locke for organizing this great event.
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