A STITCH IN TIME QUILTMAKER, FRIENDS WORK TO HELP FLOOD VICTIMS.Byline: Carol Rock Staff Writer CANYON COUNTRY - As she draped drape v. draped, drap·ing, drapes v.tr. 1. To cover, dress, or hang with or as if with cloth in loose folds: draped the coffin with a flag; a robe that draped her figure. quilt after quilt over the green seats of the theater at Canyon High School Canyon High School can refer to:
``This one would be good for a cat lover,'' she said, smoothing the surface of a multicolor feline feline of, or pertaining to, members of the family Felidae. See also cat. feline agranulocytosis see feline panleukopenia (below). feline actinic dermatitis see solar dermatitis. print, taken from a large collection of fabrics she had at home. ``This one would be good for a baby. Some of these patterns are absolutely ancient, but they'll serve their purpose.'' She is one of thousands of stitchers across the country participating in ``Quilters Comfort America,'' an effort to get blankets and bedding to the refugees from Hurricane Katrina  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. who are
being sent out of the flooded areas to shelters with little more than
the clothes on their backs.
Pilkey, her daughter and a few friends spent Labor Day Labor Day, holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on the first Monday in September to honor the laborer. It was inaugurated by the Knights of Labor in 1882 and made a national holiday by the U.S. Congress in 1894. filling, stitching and tying the quilts that she mailed off Tuesday afternoon. ``Each one of them has a little note attached that says, Made for you with love by friends in the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. . We are praying for you.'' The national effort is being spearheaded by the International Quilt Festival, which is distributing quilts sent to its Houston headquarters through the American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. . Along with the quilts, the group also is soliciting clean bedsheets and pillowcases. Canyon's stagecraft stage·craft n. Skill in the techniques and devices of the theater. stagecraft the art or skill of producing or staging plays. See also: Drama Noun 1. classes and some of the school's teaching assistants are also working on the quilts as materials come in. Pilkey is soliciting donations of clean blankets, mattress pads or beach towels to be used as fillers for quilt fabric she has waiting for assembly. ``Colors don't matter and beach towels are plenty large enough for children's or baby quilts,'' she wrote in an e-mail sent to staff members and fellow stitchers. Pilkey is also accepting donations to defray de·fray tr.v. de·frayed, de·fray·ing, de·frays To undertake the payment of (costs or expenses); pay. [French défrayer, from Old French desfrayer : des-, the cost of mailing the finished quilts to Houston. The school will have a giant tying session Friday at lunch on the outdoor stage, in hopes of finishing a large number to be shipped over the weekend. A lifelong quilter, Pilkey has responded to disasters with her stitchery before, contributing to a memorial quilt after the East Coast terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Her work has been on exhibit in both museum exhibits and galleries as well as in her friends' homes. But this is the first time she's whip-stitched instant comfort for people in need. ``They need a spot of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color that means, this is where my family lives,'' she said of the victims sleeping on concrete floors. ``They need something smooth, something warm and tactile that says I love you.'' Carol Rock, (661) 257-5252 carol.rock(at)dailynews.com HOW YOU CAN HELP Donations of clean blankets, beach towels, sheets and pillowcases can be dropped off at Canyon High School, 19300 W. Nadal St., Canyon Country CA 91351, Attn. Marilyn Pilkey. Donations to cover mailing costs are also being accepted and can be mailed to the above address. CAPTION(S): 2 photos, box Photo: (1 -- color) Marilyn Pilkey displays the seven quilts that she made in one day, gifts to help victims of Hurricane Katrina. (2) This message is being sent by Marilyn Pilkey with each quilt delivered to Katrina victims. David Crane/Staff Photographer Box: HOW YOU CAN HELP (see text) |
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