The world of crazy quilting is fun and
a fantastic outlet, for allowing freedom of expression and
creativity. As we know, creativity refers to the ability to 'make
something that has not existed before' through intelligence and
skill. Quite a few of our world's wonders, small or large, can be
credited to collective works, of a team behind the scenes. Why not
round up a circle of friends, to create a crazy quilt?
A few quilt block swap activities can
be found and seen online. We can also start up our own quilt block
swap or donation, by sending an invitation to our friends and family.
An invitation to create and contribute one or two crazy quilt blocks,
for the assembly of a full quilt. After all, contributions from a
collective can prove to 'speed' up the completion of a crazy quilt
project.
Immense pleasure can be found working
alone on a crazy quilt project, indeed, but, maybe there's a special
occasion coming up. Gifting with a crazy quilt, by a group of
friends, could prove an interesting surprise. Use of teamwork in
personal or professional settings, has proven to provide benefits on
quick completion of a project. In following this example, a group
could have a full size crazy quilt as a gift in a short time.
The idea of creating your own quilting
circle, can be quite useful towards providing a handcrafted
one-of-a-kind gift, for any special occasion, civic or alternative
holiday. Who says we can't start our own tradition for a holiday?
Suggestions for new traditions is always an option for friends and
family. A visit to your local library and research into
non-traditional holiday alamanac's, may prove to be a fun group
activity.
Setting up your own crazy quilt circle
could also be useful for fundraising activities. A beautiful crazy
quilt, can be quite an attractive and popular item for auction.
Donating the quilt to a charity or non-profit, to raffle or auction
off, can be a rewarding experience. Raising awareness of your skill
may draw attention and too many requests, so thoughtful and shrewd
consideration may be required, so not to be taken advantage or over
worked.
The design of your crazy quilt can be a
group decision. Share and exchange ideas for, choice of colors,
design ideas, size, length, number of blocks per person, purpose of
creating the quilt. Let the event, holiday or tradition be your guide
to follow, but let everybody's personal creativity flow, for each
quilt block. Once the blocks are brought together, layout of the
blocks can also be a group decision or left to one, to produce the
finished quilt. Once complete, it will be a surprise for the whole
group.
Gathering a small circle of friends,
into an informal quilting circle, can be a great activity for
producing a crazy quilt. A step further may include setting up a
Crazy quilt guild which is a somewhat more formalized group. This
could be set up as a non-profit organization with memberships. Cash
donations may be gathered for hosting classes, advertising,
galleries, raffles, educational resources, and their own shows.
A quilting circle can be a formal or
informal group but the goal of enjoying the creation of quilts
remains true. Discussing a long term vision of your existing group
would be best to explore the possibility and next step of action to
consider. For now, enjoy your immediate quilting circle and have fun
with your project.
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Gin G. Is a graduate in business development, Nursing, and passionate
about arts and crafts.
