Sew Loved Quilts on Display June 23 in the Nave, Rice Village Campus

A collection of Sew Loved Quilts will be on display in the nave on Sunday, June 23. Sew Loved Quilters are a group of members and friends of our congregation who joined together in 2023 to create quilts for individuals facing difficult life challenges, including new immigrants, people undergoing medical treatment, domestic abuse victims, and elderly vets. With the help of grants from the CTK Foundation and Thrivent, as well as personal donations of in-kind materials and a phenomenal treasure trove of donated fabric and batting, this group produced over 40 quilts last year. Some of the quilters are very experienced; others have never before put together a quilt. The quilts are machine quilted or tied, not hand quilted like the archival quality quilts that Piecemakers produce each year. 

This is a very casually organized group that is becoming a very tight-knit community as we reach out to others with the gifts we have been given. We work on our own at home and meet several times during the year for lunch, where we can select new fabric from donated sources, show the items we are working on, and hear from agencies who have received our quilts. We always welcome guests to ooh and ahh over our creations even if they haven’t yet begun a quilt of their own.

You are invited to learn more at lunch on Wednesday, June 26, at Gretchen Miertschin’s home. We will have a speaker from the Houston Area Women’s Center. If you would like to join us or if you just want to learn more about us, contact Gretchen Miertschin, gnmier@swbell.net.