| Last week I received an invitation to one of Thelma | | | | quilts. |
| Lou's quilting circles where we would construct another | | | | Last year, we created a beautiful double wedding ring |
| Double Wedding Ring Quilt. Of course, these Quilt | | | | quilt; the rings were all a soft gold and such. It was the |
| Circles foster a greater participation in quilting activities | | | | first gift presented to the bride and was signed by all |
| and give members a chance to get to know each | | | | us girls. Then it was used for the entire wedding party |
| other better. But that's not why anyone would want to | | | | to sign along with the gift they brought. Most registries |
| go. That wasn't just any old quilting circle when you're | | | | get lost in a storage closet somewhere, this one has |
| requested at one of Thelma Lou's Double Wedding | | | | found its way were it will be proudly displayed. The |
| Ring Quilting circles. This is where new lives and | | | | double wedding ring quilt is meant to last a lifetime just |
| fortunes were made and carved out as the master | | | | as is the love of the marriage. |
| match maker knew darned well who the most eligible | | | | When I was married, it was one of the most beautiful |
| up and comer's were. If you were a single woman | | | | autumns in memory. My double wedding ring quilt was |
| from anywhere in the five counties, you're sure to be | | | | made from the fall accents and reflects the wonder of |
| there to show off your quilting skills and perhaps gain | | | | the season. Not only is Thelma Lou the crowned |
| Thelma Lou's notice. If you were already a married | | | | Queen of Matchmaking USA, she is undoubtedly the |
| woman, just to be part of history in the making was all | | | | finest quilter I know. |
| you'd need to make sure your schedule was adjusted | | | | I want to show you how to rotary cut with a |
| to be there and add your stitch to that double wedding | | | | permanent template that you can make on your own |
| ring quilt. | | | | once that lasts forever and does not need to be |
| Now the double wedding ring quilt that we'll be starting | | | | made over with every quilt made Once you see how |
| next week is for this poor girl, Kathy Wilson. Even with | | | | easy it is to shape and form your own templates from |
| that girl's dreadful past, (which I was sworn to secrecy | | | | the components of a quilt block, you will be less |
| about) she's still getting herself quite a catch! This only | | | | hesitant to attempt a more trying pattern on your own. |
| proves no one is beyond redemption. That was the | | | | Visit my website at |
| miracle behind these quilting circles and the magic that | | | | Start your own Quilting Circle tradition in your home |
| was sewn into each one of these double wedding ring | | | | town. |