‘Veronica’s Village’ quilts on display

By Joan Janzen
joanjanzen@yahoo.com

On Thursday, April 15th, the staff at Veronica’s Sewing Supplies, located at 100 Main St., Kindersley, arranged two separate presentations of quilts throughout the day. These quilts’ origins began with a Block of the Month program, which started back in 2013.

Beth Bakanec, at Veronica’s, explained that every month ladies would come in for a class. Veronica’s Sewing Supplies would supply the pattern, and each lady would make a block. “It was interesting seeing all these people’s pieces which were made over all those years,” Beth said. “In 2020, the company called Fabric Shop Network Incorporated created a quilt pattern called ‘Veronica’s Village.’ At the end of 2020, everyone came in and were given their pieces so they could complete their quilts; however, because of COVID, nobody has been able to see anyone’s finished work.” Therefore the staff at Veronica’s provided an opportunity for these forty ladies to see each other’s work. One of the ladies from the group is finishing the quilt that Veronica had started before she passed away in 2020. The quilt will go back to Veronica’s family after being displayed.

There were eleven unique ‘Veronica’s Village’ quilts on display Thursday morning and afternoon. These quilts were the work of ladies from Kindersley, Glidden, Flaxcombe, Leader, Sibbald and Oyen.