The Women Build is proud to announce its latest fundraising effort, a project with a long "herstory" among women - quilting. Quilter extraordinaire Melissa Sarris, a Women Build Steering Committee member, will design and craft a signature quilt. Signature quilts have been, historically, a way women expressed themselves personally and politically. After the Civil War, women took the hobby of quilt making and used it as a way of becoming socially active. They created quilts with signatures on them to support a cause. Women also raised funds by selling spaces on the quilts and raffling the quilts, donating the money to the chosen cause.
Our Quilt Project will help us raise money toward our $70,000 goal, and, when finished, be presented as a gift to the family occupying the Women Build home. The quilt will be a reminder to the family of the caring community that helped them build a home.
Our Quilt Project will help us raise money toward our $70,000 goal, and, when finished, be presented as a gift to the family occupying the Women Build home. The quilt will be a reminder to the family of the caring community that helped them build a home.
Here's how you can participate:
* For a $10 donation, you can sign a strip of colorful fabric, either with your name or a short message; the strips will make up the quilt border.
* For a $25 donation, you can choose a quilt square crafted by local quilters, and again sign your name to it.
* For a $50 donation, you can choose one of the handmade blocks and have a brief saying, the name of your business, etc., embroidered on the square. The squares will make up the center of the quilt.
Quilters who wish to help us make squares, please visit Foofsique, the quilting store on Route 295 in Chatham. They have the instructions and fabric for making the squares (many thanks to Foofsique owners Anne Quinn and Sandy Parker, pictured here with Melissa Sarris preparing the fabric).
To make a donation and sign a piece of the quilt, contact Melissa Sarris at melissa@sarrisquilts.com. You can visit Melissa's website for additional information: www.sarrisquilts.com
