Material Mavens: Two Mavens and an Extraordinary Birthday Gift !

Friday, March 15, 2013

Two Mavens and an Extraordinary Birthday Gift !

Dear Mavens, I wanted to share this incredible story with you. A few days ago, I received a package from fellow Maven, Judy Wedemeyer (Anchorage, AK). Judy W. and I the best of friends, and we address each other as "Sistah!" My 65th birthday is next week, and Jude included the most extraordinary gift in her package. I was overwhelmed and burst into tears. Was this really for me ? Was she just wanting me to see it in person ? Did I need to send it back to her ? A phone call confirmed that this gift really is for me, and I continue to be overwhelmed.

Thank you, Dear Sistah for this most cherished gift. I love it, and I love you even more for what you have done for me. Love, Kath

The words Judy included on her "Communication" challenge quilt are: "Whenever in Distress Send God an SOS (printed on the top of the quilt) and "Without a Spoken Word Your Voice Will Still Be Heard." (printed on the bottom of the quilt)

4 comments:

Nedra WeaverMarch 16, 2013 at 11:48 AM
What a lovely gift and an early Happy Birthday to you!!
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AndreaMarch 16, 2013 at 9:22 PM
Great gift! Nedra made me a birthday 12 x 12 last summer when I turned....60 ( which I still can't believe!), that I love. Wishing you a very Happy Birthday Kathy!
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loistheartistMarch 17, 2013 at 10:10 AM
Happy Birthday, and What a lovely gift. Surprises from the heart are always the best gifts.
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CarolynMarch 19, 2013 at 4:37 PM
A wonderful birthday gift. Thanks for sharing, and Happy Birthday!
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Themes for the Quilts

Below are the themes on which our quilts have been based:

Round One Quilts

9/15/11 Harmony

11/15/15 Surprise

1/15/12 South
3/15/12 Element
5/15/12 Mystery
7/15/12 Daydream
9/15/12 Spiral
11/15/12 Travel
1/15/13 Interwoven
3/15/13 Communication
5/15/13 Canyon

7/15/13 Cell

9/15/13 Green

11/15/13 Comfort

1/15/14 Strong

3/15/14 Translate

5/15/14 Spring

7/15/14 Friendship

Round Two Quilts

10/15/14 Contrast

1/15/15 Modern
4/15/15 Neighbor
7/15/15 Time
10/15/15 Circle(s)
1/15/16 Pun

4/15/16 Doodle

7/15/16 Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

10/15/16 Reflection

1/15/17 Boundaries

4/15/17 Quote

7/15/17 Space

10/15/17 Reach

1/15/18 Rock

4/15/18 Blues

THE MATERIAL MAVENS

We are a group of art quilters who come from various parts of the United States, from the East coast and then south to Arkansas and Texas. We were inspired by the original Twelve by Twelve international art quilting group.

Beginning in September, 2011, we started posting our 12"x 12" art quilts, which were based on themes chosen in turn by our members. For Round One, we posted quilts every two months, always on the 15th of the designated months.

Round Two of The Material Mavens began in October, 2014. Some changes were made: quilts were posted every three months, and the quilts could be be either 12"x 12" or rectangular ones measuring 11" x 14", either horizontal or vertical in orientation.

Round Three of The Material Mavens began in July, 2018. Again, changes have been made. Now those members who wish to stay affiliated with the group are free to post quilts every time or every now and then. Two, our blog administrator collected suggested themes from the members who wanted to remain affiliated. These themes were then pulled at random from a "hat," and they were then assigned in order for the posting dates. Since we had 13 members who wanted to remain, we will be posting quilts every 3 months until 2021! This date is significant and appropriate, because 2021 will be the 10th year that our group has been in existence.

MEMBERS REMAINING

1. Alice Baird (Waco, TX) (abaird125@gmail.com)

2. Andrea Willey (MA)
3. Carolyn Henson (TX) (cjhenson214@gmail.com)

5. Gail Bradney (AR)
6. Jane Hartfield (AR) (arkjjhart@mynewroads.com)
7. Judy Steward (TX)
8. Kathy Harte (TX)

9. Karen Pulaski
10. Sara Norris (TX)
11. Tricia Deck (Lincoln, (MA)

12. Teresa Schlabach (AR)

13. Nedra Weaver