Crafter Spotlight: Lavonna

If you aren’t aware, March in National Craft Month. In an effort to celebrate our loyal crafters, we are spotlighting a quilter each Thursday of March. Our first quilter is Lavonna. This is the story she shared with us:

“My favorite quilt of late was one I completed in July for my now 17- year-old son, Jonas. 

The quilt is an original design, started in 2001 from charm squares. The funny thing is that even though I started it when my son was 4 years old, I always pictured it would eventually be a quilt for him.

I have always loved being a creative person since I was a wee-little-kid. My grandmother taught me to sew when I was 12 years old, and I have been hooked on fabric ever since. I began quilting many years ago – I can’t really remember when I really began.  I do know that my first projects were very sad indeed. I couldn’t even cut straight with scissors  in the years before rotary cutters and using rulers to get a straight cut.  I tried to challenge myself throughout the years to improve upon my quilting skills, and I am proud to say that all my hard work paid off. I had the privilege of being one of the nine quilters chosen for Quiltmaker’s Back to School Party in 2013. It was an incredible experience and such an honor to participate in.

I had a very rough year in 2014 where my health went downhill and managing everyday life became very difficult. After going from doctor to doctor, trying to find solutions and healing, I finally found a Chiropractic Neurologist who knew what to do. We needed to re-connect new brain pathways so we could re-train my Nervous System to allow my body to function properly. Part of my healing process? Sewing and quilting. I know, how lucky could I be? The wonderful part of it all? It has worked. My health has improved thanks to the healing power of quilting, believe it or not.”