I belong to the CCQ - the Clark County Quilt Guild. Last week was the 41st Anniversary of their annual quilt show, "Circle of Life". There were 282 quilts in the show. Five I quilted professionally for clients, and one I designed, pieced and quilted.
A client quilt entry is being shown in this post, with the others to come in future posts.
She used the most darling fabrics for all the stages of family life.
In my client's words:
Using the double wedding ring pattern symbolized the circle of life with all the interwoven love and support the generations of our family past (grey rings) and present (red rings) give today's family. They have passed on their love, values, beliefs, traditions and love.
The outer fussy cut appliqued rings represent today's women.
The rings (beginning at the top and moving clockwise) represent the cycle of a daughters life: romance, love, engagement, marriage, honeymoon, homemaking, having children, and raising the next generation of daughters through preschool, teens, college, work and their own romance, marriage...and the circle of love, circle of life continues.
I was inspired by the old gospel lyrics "will the circle be unbroken" and by the six generations of oldest daughters in my family.
Will the circle be unbroken
Bye and bye Lord, bye and bye
There's a better home awaiting
In the sky Lord, in the sky
(The Survivors, 1982)
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