Quilts

The memorial quilts were designed by Daisy Grubbs, author of The Art and Craft of Quilting and quilted by members of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Silver Spring, Maryland.

Seascape:
“... a memorial to members of this congregation who died between 1985 and August 1996.”

Flaming Chalice:
“... the flaming chalice quilt was made in 1992 as a memorial to those members of this congregation who died before 1985. The flaming chalice is the symbol of the Unitarian Universalist Church.”

Constellations:
“... dedicated to the memory of deceased sons and daughters of members of the congregation.”

They are not dead who live in the hearts they leave behind.
Tuscarora proverb.

The soul would have no rainbow if the eyes had no tears.
Minquass proverb.

May there be beauty all around me. In beauty it is finished.
Navaho chant.

We will be known forever by the tracks we leave.
Dakota proverb.