Annual Conference Quilts

Many congregations have folks who continue the art of quilting. We have an opportunity to fulfill a request from our Annual Conference moderator as well as provide a contribution to our district. Moderator Robert Alley recently wrote each district requesting “a comforter… This should be a pieced and knotted comforter (not a stitched quilt). Please make it colorful.” It will be brought forth during one of the worship services at Annual Conference this year in Grand Rapids and be displayed as part of our worship/business space. We hope to have many congregations create comforters. One will be sent to Annual Conference; the others will be displayed and auctioned off at District Conference this November to benefit the District. Each comforter should fit a double or queen-sized bed and the dimensions should be 86 by 88 inches or 96 by 100 inches. Projects should be completed by June 15.

I hope you will discuss this with other creative people in your church and accept the invitation to participate. Please notify me of your intention to participate by March 15, and I will gladly make arrangements to get your gift to the appropriate location. Thank you for your consideration in the creative project.

Ed Garrison, Standing Committee Representative, Illinois/Wisconsin District egarrison207@comcast.net (815) 734-4565