Linda Campbell

Quilting Therapy

I was newly divorced with two preschool daughters; my sister was graduating from college. My sister Cathy wanted to give herself a graduation gift – a quilting class. She asked me to take the class with her, but I couldn’t afford the fabric and supplies. When I told her that, she said she would pay for all my supplies if I would just keep her company for the class. Ten weeks later when the class finished, neither of us had a quilt, but we had some finished squares and lots of cut fabric that was on its way to turning into squares. I had loved the class, Cathy less so. A few days later she gave me a bag full of her fabric and squares. That was nearly 40 years ago, and I didn’t quilt again.