A few more people in our community share their ideas of what community means to them. Through the Our Song, Your Reflection project, I wanted to share stories of how community has helped, influenced, transformed the work and lives of quilters/artists/businesspeople. I invited a some to make star blocks and tell us their story. I will be assembling these blocks into a collaborative quilt later this summer.
But first, we could not talk about quilting and community and not talk about our local quilt shops (LQS). They are a meeting place. This is mine, Patch Halifax.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bj5Gk3DDOpp/?taken-by=3rdstoryworkshop
From Shannon Fraser of Shannon Fraser Designs: “It warms my heart to know that we continue to lift one another up in our individual creative journeys. I’m amazed at the talent we have and our willingness to share our learnings.”
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bjr6zRcDhUd/?taken-by=shannonfraserdesigns
From Mathew Boudreaux of Mister Domestic: “To me, the quilting community is an utopia of acceptance and inclusion, where uniqueness and individuality are celebrated. You do you absolutely. ”
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bj7c-g5A_yl/?taken-by=misterdomestic
From Kim Soper of Leland Ave Studios: “Does a craft make us more compassionate? I truly believe it does, and here is why: we all feel a need to belong to something greater than ourselves.”
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bj91_BGjulm/?taken-by=lelandavestudios
Stay tuned for more odes to community. This is Our Song.