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COMING UP IN COMMUNITY MATTERS:
Quilting more than just a pastime
March 2017
It’s well known that making quilts takes a lot of patience and practice, but it may not be as well known that for many, it’s far more than just an artistic pastime. For Clay Center resident Verna Lee Musselman, it’s a way of life.
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One of her quilts, “Evening Star,” is featured in the Presbyterian Manors of Mid America’s Art is Ageless 2017 calendar, a high honor. “I’ve been quilting since 1987, when my son was a senior in high school. I wanted to make him a quilt to take to college. So I did.” From there, Verna’s gone on to make more than 100 quilts.
“I used to hand quilt them all, but skin allergies made that near impossible, so now I send them out to the quilt guild to finish up. Around 10 years ago, I was a charter member of the Piotique Quilter’s Guild, and we have nearly 50 members now. We’ve traveled all over the U.S. to various quilt museums and Quilting continued on page 3
Verna Lee Musselman created this “Evening Start Quilt”.