{"id":24099,"date":"2019-09-12T12:46:58","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T16:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/?p=24099"},"modified":"2024-07-25T14:06:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T18:06:31","slug":"centennial-quilt-nearly-two-years-in-the-making-revealed-and-dedicated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/es\/2019\/09\/centennial-quilt-nearly-two-years-in-the-making-revealed-and-dedicated\/","title":{"rendered":"Centennial Quilt Revealed and Dedicated"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nearly two years in the making, students, faculty and staff saw the finished EMS Centennial quilt at a chapel service on September 12, 2019, and shared in a prayer of dedication and blessing.<\/p>\n

The quilt, 90 inches wide by 102 inches long, was created as part of the school\u2019s centennial celebration during the academic year 2017-2018. EMS families donated 100 scraps of fabric in shades of blue for the project. The scrapes were pieced together with the EMS logo (updated in 2019<\/a>) as the center design. Paul Lehman, head of school, joined in the fun, cutting up an old shirt for one of the squares. Several scraps of fabric came from overseas. Other material came from feedsack clothing worn by EMS students many years ago.<\/p>\n

Librarian Julianne Burkholder \u201801 Ross<\/a> coordinated the project and enlisted the expertise of Evie King for design and construction knowledge. Diana Suter \u201870 Berkshire and Sara Brennman \u201801 Halteman joined them to cut the squares and piece the top.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was such a beautiful project bringing together people from generations past to present,\u201d said Diana Berkshire, alum, long-time volunteer and past employee. \u201cEvie King was central to this project. And the fact that she could contribute cloth from dresses her sisters wore to school in the 1950s\u2026 that was remarkable.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the October 2017 Centennial Celebration Day, Evie King and Dorothy Logan taught students how to hand quilt. The quilt remained in the library for the school year, and students dropped by to add their stitches and watch the progress during study halls and after school.<\/p>\n

On Quilting Day in May 2018, community quilter experts joined in throughout the day to quilt alongside students. The crowded quiltop included grandparents, past EMS teachers, current students and faculty, and quilters from area churches.<\/p>\n

"Este proyecto reuni\u00f3 a una amplia muestra representativa de nuestra comunidad EMS", dice Julianne Ross. \u201cMi sue\u00f1o con esta colcha era honrar los 100 a\u00f1os de comunidad de los Menonitas del Este a trav\u00e9s de la tradici\u00f3n menonita de hacer colchas. El D\u00eda del Quilting nos reuni\u00f3 alrededor de la colcha para aprender el arte de coser a mano, as\u00ed como para hablar, re\u00edr, compartir recuerdos de EMS y ser una comunidad juntos\u201d.<\/p>\n

The quilt will be hung in the EMS upper (middle and high school) building for future generations to enjoy. Guests to Homecoming Weekend<\/a> will be among the first to see it.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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