While on our little get a way this week. Tom and I stopped by at the Ground Zero Katrina Musuem in Waveland Ms. It was only about ten miles from where we stayed and after seeing all the empty lots we felt like we wanted to know more. It's not a big museum but just a little museum the locals put together to remember what happened. It contained the usually things like the water line in the building showing how how much water had surged in from the hurricane. But, I was surprised that above that water line were little quilts. Nothing was said of them on our tour, but Tom asked about them.
They were made by a Canadian quilter, Solveig Wells,who had a home in the area. She came down after the hurricane to find all her fabric and home gone. I can't imagine what that would be like. Her story is told here. Her story of recovery is pretty amazing. After she passed, her husband donated the 55 little quilts to the museum.
I was told she made all of these little quilts in 18 months. Being a quilter myself, I can understand the need to stitch and recovery can take many forms for different people. I keep thinking about the day she found a bit of her fabric poking thru the sand at the beach. A bit of hope! Another bit of proof of that quilts are art, a way for Mrs Wells to express her feelings!
They were made by a Canadian quilter, Solveig Wells,who had a home in the area. She came down after the hurricane to find all her fabric and home gone. I can't imagine what that would be like. Her story is told here. Her story of recovery is pretty amazing. After she passed, her husband donated the 55 little quilts to the museum.
I was told she made all of these little quilts in 18 months. Being a quilter myself, I can understand the need to stitch and recovery can take many forms for different people. I keep thinking about the day she found a bit of her fabric poking thru the sand at the beach. A bit of hope! Another bit of proof of that quilts are art, a way for Mrs Wells to express her feelings!
