Mystery of the Sewing Squares???

Hi all,

Of all thing sewing,I just read this amazing article in the Tempe News and thought, you never know who reads what, or who know what, this world is a small place really. Someone who reads this blog just may know someone who was involved in making the squares.

It seems the sewing has been done very well and I hope they will put up a photo when the quilt is completed.

Anyway, anyone who knows anything about it the contact information is at the end of the article. Let's hope someone can help as it would be great for whoever purchases the quilt to have the history too.

I can't understand anyone just bundling up something as rare as that and giving it away.

Still to each his own....

Take care

Carmel
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Tempe News
Tempe sewing group uncovers bedspread mystery
By Hayley Ringle, Tribune
April 7, 2006
It’s a mystery of children’s drawings that became a handsewn coverlet. And the 20 women and lone man of the Contempo Tempe Sewing Group would love to have it solved.
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“We’ve had a lot of fun just looking at it,” Catherine Hoiland said. “Gosh, all the details.”

The group — which sews dresses, pajamas and play clothes for children from working poor families — thought they’d received just another bag of donated material last December. But these 45 fabric squares, each signed by a child, were special.

There are pictures of Babylonian art from 1700 B.C., drawn by Nadia Robeson. A Sumerian husband and wife from 3000 B.C. were drawn by Debbie Bencomo. Jessica Clark wrote out the Magna Carta, while Roxanna Apaez drew a map of Lower Egypt.

The sewing group believes the students were given a geography or history lesson on ancient Egypt, and then each student was given a topic to draw, said Mary Rupert, 74.

“I think it’s amazing,” said Gwen Hoover, 82. “I think it was a big project someone was doing as a group. It took a lot of kids doing a lot of work. Each patch is so fascinating.”

But the group has no idea who those students are, what school they’re from, what teacher gave the assignment and why the drawings were given away.

The pieces don’t appear to be too old.

The mystery is deepened further because the bag of children’s drawings was donated by club member Virginia Cook, who died suddenly in December. She was a volunteer for a Scottsdale hospice, and had received the pieces from the hospice’s thrift shop.

The group decided to put the pieces together into a coverlet to preserve the fun, unique drawings.

They plan to raffle off the coverlet in December to raise money for other sewing projects. They’d like to have some background for the raffle winner, and maybe even have some of the children who made the drawings at the annual Christmas dinner.

But most of all, the women want to show these children that their drawings were put to good use, and to show them the finished product.

“They deserve to be recognized,” said Frances Winokur, 91.

Mystery drawings
Information: If you have any information on the mystery drawings, call (602) 438-9751.
Donations: To donate fabric, zippers, lace, flannel, buttons or knitting supplies to the Contempo Tempe Sewing Group, call (602) 438-9751.

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