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In 1992, a group of Woman's Club members decided to hold a quilting class. Fifteen of those ladies, including Virginia McGuinness, decided to make a Friendship quilt. Each of the ladies made 15 squares. When these were completed, each lady selected one square from each of the fifteen. Five or six years later, Virginia McGuinness died -- we miss her. After her death her husband, Charlie, came across Virginia's squares and gave them back to the Woman's Club. Then began a process which lasted, off and on, for two years to turn the squares into a quilt. Fiorst, Maggie Peterson stitched them all together. The back and the padding were added and at last the quilt was attached to a large quilting from at the Olde Church. Barbara Whitlock was the driving force that organized the actual quilting process. For about a month last summer, ladies from the Woman's Club, the Historical Society and anyone else who was interested, came each Thursday to work on the final stage -- the actual quilting.
It must have been very similar to a quilting bee of long ago -- ladies making small, perfect stitches while talking about their families, the latest news (it used to be word of mouth, now it's on TV) as well as the local happenings around Lakeside. After a month, or so, the quilt was finished. It was decided to give it to the Lakeside Historical Society where Virginia had been a much liked member.
This is the quilt which will be raffled off October 28th at the Home Town Reunion dinner. The raffle tickets are on sale now at the store and they will be on sale at the dinner (October 28) at 6 for $5.00, or $1.00 each.
It's a good way to remember Virginia. It's a good way to remember friendship. It's a good way to help the Lakeside Historical Society raise the money needed to record, protect and preserve Lakeside's history.
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