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Littleton Quilt Trail welcomed
Jennifer Smith
7/1/11
The city welcomed its new Crabapple Route in spring, and it now boasts the state’s first official Quilt Trail, as well.
Colorado Quilt Trails, chaired by Littleton resident Betty La Pan, this morning unveiled the Littleton Quilt Trail during a reception at Natural Surroundings, 5738 S. Rapp St. Eleven historic buildings now feature quilt blocks in their windows, all with significance to the owners.
“Every quilt block has its own story,” explained La Pan. The one hanging at A Knitted Peace, for example, is based on one that owner Marsha Ashiem found inside a family-heirloom quilt, serving as its stuffing.
“My mother did the same thing,” remembered Councilman Jim Taylor during the reception. “We’d use a quilt until it was falling apart, then she’d use it as filling for a new quilt because we couldn’t afford a new one.”
Natural Surroundings’ block features a pattern called “Crossroads,” which La Pan said represents the building’s location nestled at the intersection of Main Street, Alamo and Santa Fe – the “crossroads” of Littleton, she said.
"Good therapy"
La Pan, a lifetime seamstress who just began quilting 15 years ago, also has a quilt hanging at the State Capitol as part of a show running through mid-August. That one represents her three winning battles against breast cancer – she used Susan G. Komen T-shirts and head scarves, and incorporated photos of family and friends who were her support team.
“Quilting was good therapy for me during that time,” she said.
"Thriving form of art"
La Pan said the council is proud to be launching the trail in a city with so much history, and members hope to expand it to other buildings and even other cities.
“Quilting is a thriving form of art,” added member Angie Nofziger. “Some people think that quilting is dying, but it’s not. It’s an art form.”
For more information on the trail, the Colorado Capitol Quilt Show or the Colorado Quilting Council, or to request a block for your building, call La Pan at 303-933-9306 or click here.
See quilt blocks at Natural Surroundings, Vintage Vendors, Vandel Antiques, Pink Alley Cat, Broads Off Broadway, Pottery Studio, Serendipitea, A Knitted Peace, Fancimats & More, Charlotte’s Rustic Rose and Nona’s Attic. Photo by Jennifer Smith
