Our quilt guild, the AuSable Quilt Guild of Grayling, Michigan, just completed a double-sided quilt with all the blocks from the book, The Quiltmakers Gift. Since there were 39 blocks in the book, our guild block, the Crossed Canoes pattern, was the 40th block and we put 20 - 12" blocks on each side. We presented the book and the quilt to the Deveriux Memorial Crawford County Museum in Grayling, MI, to celebrate their first anniversary. It is now hanging in the Children's section of the library and is a most colorful addition.
It took almost a year to find patterns, draft patterns, pull fabric from stashes, make up kits for members and pass them out. It only took 2 months to get all the finished blocks back. We kept the colors and many of the fabrics true to the book so that children could easily find them during story hour at the library.
– Sue Gilpin Michigan

I read the story to the children and let them make their own quilt patch. They made a large quilt that we displayed in the hallway. The children were able to explore generosity and listen to a great story! – Marlena S., NY