STOUGHTON - Over the course of 2021-22, the Crossroad Quilters’ Guild has been busy creating a large piece.
Gloria Harrison is one of the 10 members who meet the first Saturday of every month at the Stoughton Drop-In Centre from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. so they can quilt and socialize.
Harrison said that each member is responsible for cutting and sewing the squares together. When the squares are assembled, two or three people sew them together, as one square has several pieces.
When the quilt is assembled with the squares, a top sash is attached, and it is sent to Terry Whitman from Estevan to have the batting and backing placed. Then it is quilted.
According to Harrison, Whitman does an excellent job of quilting the pieces.
It is then returned to the club for them to complete the stitching around the binding.
This quilt of purples, blues and greens began in 2021 and was completed in 2022.
The quilt was displayed at the 2022 quilt show held at the Stoughton Royal Canadian Legion branch during Stoughton Daze in July.
Each member is required to sell tickets on the quilt and recently was at the Stoughton Central School Craft Show in November.
Harrison said ticket sales went well and on Dec. 3 they drew a winner, Emerson Dempsey. A ticket was purchased in her name by her grandmother. Dempsey does not live in the area.
After all expenses were paid, they managed to make $600, and this money will be donated to Stoughton First Responders.
A date has not been set for the donation. In the meantime the quilters will begin another project.
“Anyone interested in joining the quilters’ guild is more than welcome,” said Harrison. “It is a wonderful time, and we only meet once a month.”
