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The unveiling of McPherson’s Kansas Sesquicentennial Celebration Quilt was Sunday on Kansas Day at Stitches.
Jan. 29, 2011, marked the 150th anniversary of the state of Kansas. In January 2011, the McPherson Museum and Arts Foundation launched a yearlong memorial quilt project and fundraiser to commemorate the anniversary for the McPherson community.
The quilt consists of 36 donated blocks commemorating people, organizations and businesses of the McPherson community. It will act as a snapshot of life in McPherson in 2011 for decades to come. Quilt block donors provided information for their blocks, and each block donor received a companion booklet at the presentation of the quilt. The quilt will be preserved at the McPherson Museum, to be shown each year on Kansas Day after the building of the new museum facility, and/or on other occasions as appropriate.
The quilt raised more than $5,000 for the museum.
“One hundred fifty years from now, people will be able to look at the quilt and know who was important in the community and what inspired them to be a part of the project,” said Carla Barber, executive director of the McPherson Museum.
The unveiling of McPherson’s Kansas Sesquicentennial Celebration Quilt was Sunday on Kansas Day at Stitches.
Jan. 29, 2011, marked the 150th anniversary of the state of Kansas. In January 2011, the McPherson Museum and Arts Foundation launched a yearlong memorial quilt project and fundraiser to commemorate the anniversary for the McPherson community.
The quilt consists of 36 donated blocks commemorating people, organizations and businesses of the McPherson community. It will act as a snapshot of life in McPherson in 2011 for decades to come. Quilt block donors provided information for their blocks, and each block donor received a companion booklet at the presentation of the quilt. The quilt will be preserved at the McPherson Museum, to be shown each year on Kansas Day after the building of the new museum facility, and/or on other occasions as appropriate.
The quilt raised more than $5,000 for the museum.
“One hundred fifty years from now, people will be able to look at the quilt and know who was important in the community and what inspired them to be a part of the project,” said Carla Barber, executive director of the McPherson Museum.
