Columbus Day Quiltathon at the UUAC

We accomplished quite a bit this year at our first quiltathon of the season. Two tops were completely quilted and are ready to be bound, five and 9/10 tops were constructed, four quilts were sandwiched, labels were sewn on several quilts that can now be donated, and fabric was selected and kits were made for the next round of quiltmaking. Best of all we enjoyed a day together and had a great lunch procured by Jill Carroll. I really appreciated getting to know some people that I hadn't had a chance to talk to much before. Thanks for participating, Alice, Rebecca, Beth, Sarah, Jill, Cathie, Margaret, Gloria, Tobi, Polly, Peter and probably a couple of other supportive husbands too, the volunteers that have pledged to continue this work at home, and the rest....Really thinking about it, there are so many more people to thank that I would fail in trying. But special thanks to the church for supporting our project, and all the people who spread the word about the availability of these quilts for people undergoing cancer treatment and other travails, for whom such a humble object as a quilt can be a source of comfort. Enjoy the pictures! -Cris

Sandwiched quilt being released from the roll of batting by Cris

 Beth quilting an entire top

 Alice sewing all the labels on a bunch of finished quilts

 Cathie Healey making more kits

 Some of the possibilities for new quilt tops

 Margaret's "1200" top - done by lunch!

 Tobi's "Comfort by the nines" top from start to finish!

 Gloria's "800" quilt with a lovely border.

 Margaret and the sixth top - probably finished by now!

Sarah holding a stunning quilt top in beautiful fall colors

January Quilt-a-thon at the UUAC in Sherborn

This was my first time leading the quilt-a-thon so I was too busy to take pictures, but I took a few at home of the quilts and tops that we made.

This is a nice and simple but striking top made by Carleen and quilted by yours truly, Cris Crawford. Finished at the quilt-a-thon by Sally Demler.

Next is a beautiful quilt made from a block swap.

This brilliant fabric selection was made by Paxton Roper, a student in the 7th and 8th grade Religious Education class at the UUAC. Pieced by Cris Crawford but not yet quilted.

A beautiful top made by Craig Cohen. Quilted and binded by Cris, and currently on display at church to inspire the quilters among us!

This is the "1200" strip pattern that was very popular at the quilt-a-thon this time. These aren't quilted yet, but shouldn't be too hard to finish. My daughter Cindy chose all pink strips.

Cindy chose all blue strips for this one - four of each color. I sewed all like colors together and ended up with a not-so-scrappy look.

Here is the 1200 quilt with a variation to highlight the blue-green strips that somehow ended up together! Made by Tobi Hoffman.

Many more beautiful tops were made, and many were sandwiched and taken home to be quilted. The next quilt-a-thon at the UUAC will be held on Saturday, March 16th, from 9:00 to 4:00.