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' . l q _ ' 977 ;| , THE QUILT COURSE , / y r. i . [ l , one day, iwthe fall of '73 Then the lining must be laid _ \';Martha and Hannah did agree Straight and true on a wooden To learn quiWmairing, which is an name, _ ' _ _ art t ' l Batting and top size to be the And then, their knowledge to im- same. 5 - part. Now the quilting can begin, So, off to the Parish Hall, they Keep the lines one quarter inch in. went Along both sides of seam it must With other ladies, two days were go, N spent. ' Looks quite nice, but oht so slow! Easting and stitching a block to. At last the quilting has been done, gettier. Out of the frame, then, take each So pretty and just as light as a one.- T . -- feather. ' i _ _ Last, ' but not least, comes the Finally, the course was ended - binding -. And they, their snowy way wendcd Did'we eat a wide enough lining? Back to their homes to plan and Fold it carefully over the top, - remember Mitre the corners before you stop. To start a class for each interest- Carefully stitch each side around ed member. . Before we know it, the block is The ladies came from pear and ' bound. ' . far _ ' F q Quilt blocks, cushions, pot holders To the Institute home, by truck galore, and car. We wists we had time to make ' Hannah and Martha had. called m some Wore. '. . them by phone _ . As the ‘enetgy crisis and hardships Be sure pot to leave their material -unfold T "home,.' _ _ _ We may need more-quilts to keep' Scissors and. ruler, needle, and out the cold. _ _ thread I f Now enough has been said, I guess Visions of beautiful quilts in each it’s time, head. To' call an end to this little rhymh Down to the business of cutting a We hope this course was enjoyad' Pt . by all , “as y make stitches neat and And we may try another again I , a} _ , _ next tall. _ 1 l. "t i iahldit,st, knew it, the block was MBS, GEO. Sm i'.;, _ - ',r' ‘* f _ i' _ a! wr. - Carp, _ .. Fri' ----d