a Quilt for Marina

Marina and Vasily

Great Friends

Vasily and Marina holding their new quilt.

Me, Linda, Aliene, and Marina

A message that was placed on the quilt.

We have a wonderful friend. Her name is Marina. She is so thoughtful and kind and always willing to help and do anything for everyone. Linda, the EEA doctor's wife, wanted to do something for her before she went home in September. She decided on doing a pieced quilt. I told her I would be happy to quilt it with her. First, we had to find quilting frames in Moscow. If anyone would have them it would be someone from the International Branch because they have their home belongings shipped, not brought in a suit case like all missionaries. Quilting frames were found but not the ones we were used to. These frames were made from PVC pipe. They were easy to put up and take down and one person could do it. We didn't have to "roll" the quilt, use metal clamps or thumb tacs. They worked great! (I figured the man that created them for his wife, and packaged them to sale retail, must have been related to my dad.) So...Linda, Aliene and I spent a few days quilting.