Quilts Story

  

Mennonites have a long tradition of quiltmaking as part of their history.  SMC grew in the early years with students coming to study at the UW, and many people coming to Seattle for Mennonite Voluntary Service who ended up staying.  Before long there were new babies and the tradition of quiltmaking became real for a new generation.   A tradition was started to give a baby quilt to the first-born child of a family worshiping at SMC.   Before long the young children were graduating from high school, and we celebrated by giving a tied comforter to high school graduates, and another new tradition began.  Along the way there have been quilts for special occasions, fundraising, and quilts donated to MCC. 

Here was the first baby quit was made in 1980. 

1980 Baby Quilt

And the current 2010 high school graduation comforters: 
    

 A more complete listing will be coming soon, but in the meatime, here are the most recent years:
Seattle Mennonite Church Quilts from 2006-2010

Here is a photo montage of a few of the quilts completed by Seattle and Evergreen Mennonite churches over the last 30 years.