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Years ago I was reading Wallace Stegner’s novel, Crossing to Safety, and came across this sentence: “Here everything returns upon itself, repeats and renews itself, and present can hardly be told from past.” I was struck by how perfectly this statement describes Linwood. Yes, there is the repetition in tradition, but there’s also the renewal of the next generation, new ideas, so that we’re not stagnant. [5th row, #3]
I made the Linwood Park quilt square [1st row, #3]. I knew immediately what I was going to do and became very excited. Being a calligrapher it was going to say Linwood Park EST. 1884. The wording was written in the style of lettering used at that period of time. I wanted to include a special time at Linwood also – the sun setting over Lake Erie.
I first drew the piece out on graph paper. I found all the material from previous projects. Material was cut to size. Pieces were machine sewn in place. The sun and trees were hand appliquéd. The wording as well as the park benches, waves and sailboat were hand embroidered.
It turned out just as I wanted. Lots of fun.
Last summer I didn’t volunteer to make a square because both Lael (my daughter) and I made one for the last quilt, and I thought maybe some new people would like a chance to make one.
When Carol called on a Monday and asked if I would do a square because she was one square shy and she needed it yesterday, so I did one and mailed on Friday. I asked what pictures she had, most I thought of were already done, so I thought because in the last 25 years we had been associated with the Methodist Church, I would do the Cross and Flame emblem.
One of the reasons I chose the Cross and Flame is because a few years ago, both Al and I were presented with it for the volunteer work we do with our Home church. Al, because of the many years with Boy Scouts (since 1974) and to me for my work with the Girl Scouts (25 years) Boy Scouts, being Chairman of the Martha Circle, and Chairman of Funeral Luncheons for the church. The other reason was that I have been a Methodist since I was 3 years old, and Al has been one longer.
Janet Kessinger