Girl Scouts marking 100th anniversary by making quilt

Post on: 2011-11-02 By: admin

Girl Scouting is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, and the Bayberry Service Unit (Ipswich, Newbury, Newburyport, Rowley and Salisbury) is commemorating this special event with a 100th anniversary quilt. Both current and past Girl Scouts are invited to celebrate the Girl Scouts' centennial by creating squares for the quilt.
The quilt will have 100 original squares, plus a center medallion and four corner squares that will feature Girl Scout insignia and slogans. All current Girl Scout troops are invited to contribute an 8-inch block. In addition, past Girl Scouts, Girl Scout troops and leaders are also invited to submit squares for the quilt. Contributors can create a traditional pieced quilt square, a square featuring appliqué© or iron-on fabric or a square decorated with fabric markers.
"The Girl Scouts' Mission Statement is 'Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place,'" said Ellena Preston, service unit coordinator for the Bayberry Service Unit. "We're delighted to celebrate this special anniversary year with a project that spans the generations of Girl Scouting and gives current Girl Scouts the opportunity to connect with past Girl Scouts."
Squares are due by Dec. 15. The quilt will be assembled and quilted in January and February and unveiled at the annual Bayberry Service Unit Mother-Daughter Tea on March 11.
For more information or to receive a quilt square, contact Karen Schmuch at 978-948-5026.
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