GUILFORD — A love of quilting, artistic interests, and enjoying the camaraderie of friends were all motivating factors when six area women joined forces to create a unique quilt.
The women - Carol Barber, Marianne Buttner, Maisie Crowther, Christina Gibbons, Sarah Page, and Ede Thomas - worked on what evolved into the Kipling Quilt, based on the 12 Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling and true to his pen and ink illustrations.
This locally-made treasure is being raffled by the Guilford Community Church during its Christmas Bazaar on Dec. 3. Tickets at one for $5, or five for $20.
The quilt, created in 1994, was also meant to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of Kipling's house, Naulakha, in Dummerston, where he was living when he began writing the stories for his daughter, Josephine.
Transferred onto carefully selected fabric of greens and blues and making sure the colors and tones were balanced, each woman appliquéd two of the scenes onto fabric. Accents of orange and gold and similar colors in the border were inspired by a Rousseau painting of the jungle.
The quilt was entered in the 1995 Vermont Quilt Festival and was one point shy of placing in the third-place category.
Visit the Guilford Church website and click on “upcoming events” to purchase tickets. Tickets will also be on sale that day.