Panora quilters who have made more than 200 quilts win a state award
A Guthrie County quilting group that has made more than 200 quilts for people in need won a statewide volunteer award. The stitchers meet in Panora.
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A Panora quilting circle that has made more than 200 quilts for people in need won a statewide volunteer award, The Perry News reported. Guthrie County REC and the stitch-and-chatter team shared the recognition.
Two hundred is the quilts already given. The award names that work. It does not, by itself, sew the next one.
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In Panora, Iowa, a group of quilters called a stitch-and-chatter team has made more than 200 quilts for people who need them. Guthrie County Rural Electric Cooperative and the quilters were recognized together with a statewide volunteer award. A quilt is a warm blanket sewn from pieces of cloth. Two hundred is a lot of blankets, given away rather than sold. The award is a thank-you from the state for that volunteer work. The news is the honor and the pile of quilts already made, not a promise of 200 more next year.
- What can a group finish if it meets again and again?
- Who might need a handmade blanket?
- How is an award different from the quilts themselves?
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