Konza Prairie Quilters' Guild |
May Show and Share
Due to our Apron Parade, Show and Share included only a few members who were showing their creations since they would soon be gifting their quilts to special people.
The exception was our KPQG 2025 President, Michelle Crisler, who displayed her completed President's Quilt. What a beauty! Blocks were made by member with fabric of their choice that featured a paisley design. The blocks could be embellished with beads and/or embroidery then framed in a shadow box by Michelle.
Shown in the gallery are quilts made by:
*Joy Edwards made this purple and lavender quilt for a granddaughter.
*Lynn Colquhoun and Jody Cheatum recently attended a workshop where they refashioned sweatshirts into quilted designs. Also participating in the workshop were guild members Michelle Crisler and Alison McCullough.
*Zoom in to see the details in these two quilts that Dona Koster made for her 7-year-old twin granddaughters. Each is made with onesies that the girls wore, along with a few special loving messages.
*Marjorie Devlin made this blossom burst quilt with leftover Kaffe Fassett fabrics. She also made the quilt with cheery, chubby blossoms for her granddaughter.
*"Never Say Never." That is the name that Michelle Crisler has given her Drunkard Path knock-off quilt that she said to herself, "Who needs a pattern?"
*Ruth Prescott shared the landscape quilt that she completed following the workshop with Kathy Menzie. Well done, Ruth!
View KPQG Apron Parade Composite
In honor of Mother's Day and the importance of their history
and tradition, aprons are being featured at our May meeting.
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From Fancy to Functional, aprons have taken on many forms depending on their purpose. Half aprons, bib aprons, full wrap aprons, crossback styles, pinafores, and historic work tabards all have historical and practical significance. Today, aprons are valued both for practicality and style. The are used in cooking crafting, and professional settings, and have experienced a resurgence in popularity due to movements emphasizing home cooking and retro fashion. Aprons now come in a wide variey of fabrics, colors, and designs, reflecting both functional and person expression. Aprons are more than protective garments. They are historical artifacts that reflect social roles, cultural values, and evolving fashion trends across centuries. |
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Guild member, Jewel Christopherson has shared this fun prose about aprons. Read and smile! (source unknown)
"I don't think our kids know what an apron is. The principal use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress underneath, but along with that, it served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven.
It was wonderful for drying children's tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears. From the chicken coop, the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven.
When company came, those aprons were ideal hiding places for shy kids. And when the weather was cold, Grandma wrapped it around her arms. Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow while Grandma was bent over the hot wood stove. Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that apron.
From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables. After the peas had been shelled, it carried out the hulls. In the fall, the apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees.
When unexpected company drove up the road, it was surprising how much furniture that old apron could dust in a matter of seconds.
When dinner was ready, grandma walked out onto the porch, waved her apron, and the men knew it was time to come in from the fields to dinner. It will be a long time before someone invents something that will replace that "old-time apron" that served so many purposes.
Grandma used to set her hot baked apple pies on the windowsill to cool. Her granddaughter set theirs on the windowsill to thaw."