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Welcome to
Merivale United Church of the United Church of Canada Nepean, Ontario, Canada |
| The Merivale Quilters |
| A highlight of life at Merivale is the weekly gathering every Wednesday morning of the Merivale Quilters and their friends. The Quilters first came together to create a banner for the Ontario Bicentennial (1984). They so much enjoyed the work and the fellowship that they have continued to meet ever since. Every second year, they invite the community to a big quilt show. The next show is planned for October |
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A current project is a "Red Hat" wall hanging, designed and stitched by Marcelle Eburne It
will be an interesting one to see, as it is to be quilted first and then
embellished with all manner of extras such as feathers, ribbons, jewellery,
veils, etc. The "Red Hat" quilt has provided the inspiration for our quilt show this October. The quilt show will also feature handicrafts with a "Red Hat" motif. |
| The cross-stitched roses and ivy
quilt has been completed and is available for purchase. once it has
been washed to remove the quilting lines. The quilters take great pride
in their workmanship and are excited about its completion after three
years of concentrated labour by a number of members. More than 1200 hours have gone into this quilt. |
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The Quilters have recently finished a lovely quilt of the Dresden Plate
design. It has multicoloured curved "blades" on a white
background, with green centre disks, sashing strips and borders. The top was created almost twenty years ago by the Galbraith family. It is interesting to note the differences between the fabrics of that era and today. |
| The Merivale Quilters hard at work on the Galbraith quilt. |  |
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Also
completed during March 2006 was a batch of 21 "fidget quilts". These are
little lap-sized quilts designed to offer sensory stimulation to
Alzheimer's patients. Much ingenuity went into finding and fitting together fabrics with interesting colours and textures, and fastening down little surprises such as tiny teddy bears and chains of beads.  |
| A very popular project is the creation of a crib quilt for a new baby in the church family. |  |
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The
Merivale Quilters enjoying their mid-morning break together. The
Quilters always invite their friends to join them for refreshments, and
the break session typically includes the minister, the church
secretary, the church gardeners and multiple volunteers who are working
on various projects around the church buildings. Wednesday morning has evolved into a pleasant social occasion at Merivale. |