PILGRIM AND ROY CHALLENGE QUILTS 2008

   The Pilgrim/Roy Invitational Quilt Challenge,

   named for Gerald E. Roy and the late Paul D. Pilgrim

   is an annual quilt challenge sponsored by Hancock’s of Paducah

   and Hobbs Bonded Fibers.

   Promising talented new and nationally known quiltmakers are selected

   by Gerald E. Roy to participate in the annual challenge.

   Using only donated fabrics by the challenge’s sponsors, Hancock’s of Paducah,

   quiltmakers create unique and engaging wall quilts.

HEALING GARDEN QUILTS

Healing Gardens: The Link Between Plants, Art, and the Healing of Cancer

The original “healing garden” is in Meadowlark Gardens in Vienna, Virginia. It was planted in memory of Lenore Ann Parham, who died in 1997 after a four-year battle with ovarian cancer. Within the year following her death, Lenore’s husband, Dr. Walter Parham, developed the garden in Vienna as a natural source of comfort and inspiration for cancer patients.

Because Lenore had been an accomplished quilter and quilting teacher, Dr. Parham also encouraged her friends to commemorate her life by making quilts that feature the healing plants. These artistic representations have brought the concept of the healing garden to thousands since the Society for the Arts in Healthcare began making them available to the public in a traveling display.

 Source: Kathleen K. Reeder