THE CRONE QUILT PROJECT

Every quilt has a story....or several. The Crone Quilt Project began in the late 1990's after a discussion with then "Country Crone" writer Jeanne Hardy of Winthrop, Washington. We were searching for new ways for women to connect. Being raised with quilting and quilts, as well as loving them, the idea for a Crone Quilt was born.

In my own family, we made quilts one winter for each of the ten siblings and their 26 children. Pieces of the fabrics our mother used to make dresses for my seven sisters and me were saved and would later show up some of these quilts.

Keeping this in mind, I requested quilters who wished, to send a 9" x 9" square with something representing themselves or what Crone means to them. To date we have fifteen squares, not all in the required size but each unique and wonderful. Their stories truly enhance the piece. There may be more than one quilt before we are finished! Periodically a new square and its story will be featured on this page. Check it out!

The reverse side of the quilt will be squares signed by Crones, imbuing the whole project with Crone energy throughout. When a quilt is finished, it will go to the Crone Counsel for each year's gathering.

Glenda Martin

This center square was made on 1999 by Fanny Weirauch of Keil, WI. She and her daughters jump-started this project with six squares. They will be featured here as we go along. The center square identifies this project. Fanny included our totem crow/raven as well as The Goddess, as she has been portrayed thougout the centuries, on a background of purple. A royal, Crone color! Please join us in this celebration of women's creativity!