The women of the Ladies of the Lakes quilt guild meet at Fabric Warehouse on the second Saturday of the month. Each meeting focuses on a project or a lesson. Today, they’re hosting a “charity sewalong,” piecing quilts to be donated to local organizations.
“We are about to start our race,” Donna Bishop announces to the 12 women gathered at the back of the store.
The quilters began arriving at around 9 a.m., their sewing machines in tow. Each has a jelly roll: a bundle of pre-cut strips of fabric, about two-and-half-inches wide, coordinated by colors — vivid, pastel — and themes such as holidays or flowers…