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Page 16 / July 2001 Niagara Farmers' Monthly \ www.hiagarafarmers.com Millennium quiltexhibit visits North Pelham initiatiVe. She Says that the idea of ' from right across Canada, church By Maribeth F itts - With hours and hours of handi-- work involved, the quilts are care- fully packed and-unpacked (using special gloves of course!) every few weeks as they , make their way across Canada. The Presbyte--V' rian Churchrof Canada's Millennium fareron: a road trip andFiitst Pres-- byterian Church in North Pelham was fortunate to be one ofthe stops on the tour last month. for the V 1 exhibit. According to'Rever-- end Mary Whitson, the quilts were made by the members of Presbyterian churches all across Canada and were de- signed to incorporate one or all of three themes: the 125th anniver- sary of the national Presbyterian church in Canada; the 2000 mil- lennium' or the church's Jubilee the quilt exhibit was a great means of linking the past with the present and celebrating these three events. The exhibit consists of forty-- three quilts and is a mix of old and new quilts. They are all sizes and shapes and colours. Some are ma- chine quilted, some made by hand only and some are a combination of techniques. With contributors members that participated put their)? ' own interpretation on the projech '7 For example, at a church in Ontario, the quilt pieces were put by the. ' men and the-quilting was done by the women of the if?" congregation. In Alberta? quilt bloclmiwere piece by individual churche and then combnied*for the ; : » finished quilt. " ' . After seeing the CE) 7 , L pleted quilts all together, the national Presbyterian ,. Church adminiStrators de- ' ' cided to send the display " on tour for members across the country to enjoy. Whitson immediately put in a re- quest for the North Pelham church to be one of the tour stops. The quilts were shown at private viewings as well as public events over the second week of June. '