{"id":1526847,"date":"2023-10-16T22:58:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T05:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quiltfolk.com\/?p=1526847"},"modified":"2023-10-17T17:04:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T00:04:51","slug":"rocky-mountain-wa-shonaji-quilt-guild","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quiltfolk.com\/journal\/rocky-mountain-wa-shonaji-quilt-guild\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocky Mountain Wa Shonaji Quilt Guild"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Rocky Mountain Wa Shonaji Quilt Guild (RMWSQG) was founded in 1994 by Helen Kearney and four other charter members. This group of dedicated fiber artists and quilters represented their heritage and set out to teach their art from an African American perspective. The name references their geographic and cultural heritage; <\/span>Wa Shonaji <\/span><\/i>is Swahili for \u201cpeople who sew.\u201d The predominantly African American guild celebrates and shares its heritage with its community and welcomes others to join. Often, but not always, quilts feature an African American aesthetic through the use of color, cultural patterns, and\/or design. RMWSQG\u2019s 67 members span culture, gender, and age with twenty-somethings, octogenarians, and nonagenarians.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Members of the Rocky Mountain Wa Shonaji Quilt Guild with their quilts as Cheesman Park in Denver, CO. \nBack Row L-R: Mary Lassiter, Linda White, Connie Turner, Joanne Walton, Stephanie Hobson, Di Nyce, Brooks-Gough, Joette Bailey-Keown and Edith Shelton.\nFront Row (L-R): Pennie Estrada, Sandra Coleman, Camilla Edwards, Karen von Phul, Marcia Walker, De Lois Powell and Brenda Ames.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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The RMWSQG mantra, \u201cEach One, Teach One\u201d is woven into its nearly 30-year history. This mantra, along with a warm and inviting atmosphere, and their free quilting lessons help them attract younger quilters and male quilters to their ranks. The teaching is not unidirectional; Joanne Walton, a member, said the younger quilters have helped them keep up with technology.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Joanne Walton (center) and members of the Rocky Mountain Wa Shonaji Quilt Guild admiring each other's quilts.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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At their Trunk Shows, they display quilts in a unique<\/i> way: rather than hanging them, they show quilts with storytelling and song, from an African American perspective, incorporating historical events, people, and ideas. I believe they are the only quilt guild with a chorus and a music director. The idea came from Joanne as a way to honor her late mother. Joanne called the chorus \u201cthe binding on the quilt.\u201d Chorus members are scattered in the audience, and they begin the trunk show by singing \u201cThis Little Quilt of Mine\u201d as they carry small quilts and come forward. The music, script, and quilt display vary and each is a \u201cshow\u201d in terms of production. The songs may be hymns, spirituals, and\/or \u201cLift Every Voice and Sing,\u201d which is often called the Black National Anthem. Some songs are new and written for a specific trunk show; one member contributes poetry. They have hosted an outdoor quilt exhibit at a member\u2019s home, where members could invite guests to enjoy the displayed quilts, food, and fellowship.
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Members of the Rocky Mountain Wa Shonaji Quilt Guild admire each other's quilts at Cheesman Park in Denver, CO. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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In addition to performing these Trunk Shows throughout the state, the guild has exhibited twice at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, one of only nine museums of this caliber in the U.S<\/span>.<\/span> In turn, members are asked to support the museum. Like Joanne, many of the RMWSQG members relocated to Colorado from another state, and their 2018 <\/span>My Road to Denver <\/span><\/i>exhibit at the museum chronicled their individual journeys to Denver. An upcoming exhibit, <\/span>Perfect Patchwork<\/span><\/i>, will be on display at the Denver International Airport this October through February 2024.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Marcia Walker with her quilt Tied Together (2022). The ties used in this quilt are from Marcia\u2019s late husband Winston Walker, who was an avid hiker. Because of his height, it was hard to shop for him. When he needed a change in wardrobe, he would buy another tie. Sadly, he passed away in 2019. A park trail has been named in Winston\u2019s honor. It is located in O\u2019Fallon Park, near Kittridge, CO.<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Community service is also a part of the guild\u2019s commitment to their community. They have worked with Meals on Wheels to provide placemats, created comfort quilts for those in need, and constructed fidget quilts for Alzheimer\u2019s patients. They have partnered with eQuilter on some community service projects. They also make quilts that celebrate members or their milestones, like a new addition to the family or the passing of a family member. Members have also volunteered with Colorado Quilting Council, Inc., which is a non-profit, statewide organization whose objective is to assist in preserving the heritage of quilting, and guild members have helped with the documentation of quilts.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Stephanie Hobson with Masks of Diversity (2023). It is machine embroidered and free motion quilted, and contains 21 embroidered masks. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Joette Bailey-Keown holding Just Orange Scraps (2023). Joette, like any quilter, has amassed fabric scraps of various colors and shapes. She sews them into quilts to avoid waste and environmental harm.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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A retreat in the mountains<\/span>,<\/span> with prepared meals where the focus is quilting,<\/span> is an annual highlight for members, and as you finish a project, a bell is rung. Every five years, they celebrate their creative circle. A theme is selected, a quilt is made, and a luncheon or other event is held. In addition to the anniversary quilts, members created a cookbook containing their recipes as well as quilts. For their 30th anniversary in 2024, the RMWSQG is creating a pictorial book of quilts, summarizing the guild\u2019s rich 30-year history. The theme is \u201c30 Years: This is What We Do Best.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Rocky Mountain Wa Shonaji Quilt Guild meets at CrossPurpose, 3050 Richard Allen Court, Denver, CO 80205, at 10:30 AM on the first Saturday of the month, except if the first Saturday falls on a holiday weekend. You can find the guild\u2019s website, including links to other African American guilds and a wonderful gallery, at https:\/\/www.washonaji.org<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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