The needles were flying, and the machines humming as a group of Saltair quilters put the final stitches into a giant 10 foot quilt that was unveiled in June as a run-up to Canada Day 150. Christa Stegemann and her crew of about 12 quilters talked with me just before the unveiling about the significance of the project and the pleasures of quilting at their space in the Saltair Community Centre on South Oyster School Road.
Work on the project began about a year ago, when the quilters group heard the Saltair Community Centre was planning a grand opening event in June. What better way to recognized the the now and then of Saltair, than by coming together in the production of a commemorative quilt. “I thought that it would be a good idea to provide a quilt that would somehow reflect the local scenery, and also reflect our love of quilting,” Stegemann said. Continue reading “Saltair Quilters celebrate Canada’s 150th”
