With This Ring I Journey

Quilt: To stitch designs through layers of cloth, to fasten between two pieces of material, to stitch or sew in layers with padding in between. Also something practical made beautiful. And useful. And symbolic. We associate quilts with warmth, beauty, family, and home. A quilt can also stand for a personal journey, a celebration, and the vows one makes to oneself. Upon her grandmother's death, Lorie Kleiner Eckert inherited her grandfather's ring. Recently separated herself, she slipped her grandfather's ring on and slipped off her own wedding band. Feeling that some sort of vows were appropriate, she decided to make vows to herself-to become a quilt lecturer and teacher, to trust her inner voice, and love herself. The resulting project is a series of [read more]