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MUSINGS FROM THE PRESIDENT


I am so bummed I was too busy at work to join you all in the Bolt to Bed, but my heart is warmed as we look at all the smiles and wonderful stories of all that was accomplished.

Reflecting on this love month, what is the greatest gift we can give? Sacrificing ourselves through time and money to make a quilt of love for someone who is struggling? As you know, I am working in the county with some of the folks most hurting, and I know what just listening is doing, but realizing some of them may be receiving a quilt from our Guild to wrap up like a warm hug fills me with joy.

Many of you may have heard that a while ago, we had a foster daughter who was abruptly removed from her house. By some miracle, she received a quilt from Mid-Valley Quilt Guild that Christmas. It became her dearest treasure along with a pillowcase my mom made for her. When she had to leave her home, those were the first two things to go into the suitcase we had gotten her.

Take the time to make a quilt of love for someone in our community. Let’s double our numbers from 2024. I know all the excuses: I don’t have time, I am a new quilter, I have so many gifts to make, or I don’t have the fabric. I can help you with the fabric, and although I am not a new quilter, with my eyesight I am not the best quilter. I am working full time but trying to take 15 to 30 minutes a night to work on one. I challenge you as I challenge myself to make a quilt of love.

”The gift of a quilt is an act of love.”


Lori Henry, PM President