Carol Honderich
Goshen, Indiana

This is the original Women of the Bible Quilt. I worked on it from 2000-2004. It was a semi-finalist in the 2005 AQS show in Paducah, Kentucky.

Each block is a traditional quilt block that I chose to represent a specific woman in the Bible based on the name of the block and the Bible woman's name, character or circumstances (Eve - Garden of Eden; Sarah - Sarah's Choice, etc.)

Just look what other's have done, below!

(If your quilt is here, please send me more information to post about your experience with this project.)

Cindy Williams

Cindy deserves a prize for including the most blocks! Cindy made additional blocks for many of the women we did not study. She has blocks for 94 women plus the larger tree of life center block.

Louise Bell
Yakima, Washington

Carrie Chelburg
Banning, CA

"I had no idea what to expect when I started the WOBQ project. It didn't take long and I was hooked. Each week I looked forward to a new study and a new block. When the study was finished I had a "lost" feeling. These women were amazing people. I've read the stories many times but never saw these women for who they were, what they did, their strengths and their weaknesses.
I think the woman who stands out most for me is Tamar, David's daughter. Perhaps it's due to my choice of fabrics for the block. Here she was a beautiful young virgin in beautiful clothing and then because of the rape by her half-brother she feel alone and ugly and scorned. And then not to have her father come to her defense! Most of the women, especially in the OT, were women of strength and determination. God used these women then as He uses us today."

Janis Nelson
Shipshewana, Indiana

Janis made more than 30 of her blocks while on a 10-day quilt vacation with her quilting buddies. She is currently working on the applique border.

Dietlind Winter

"The "Women of the Bible" quilt has been a personal road of restoration for me. When my husband of 45 years passed away five years ago, my world came to a standstill.

My daughter, who had been a quilter, suggested that I'd try quilting, as I liked sewing and had been for many years.

This project has been such a blessing to me, studying women mentioned in the bible and seeing God's grace over and over bestowed on them that I have come closer to God personally and appreciate His blessings for me more every
day."

Karan Flansche

Connie

Connie shared a photo of all her finished blocks before she began the assembly of the top.

Janice Pope
Raleigh, NC

About the process:
Mulling over each woman as I worked on her block addded a depth to this project that I had not really experienced in quilting before. Being a
person who likes to make a quilt in a weekend, tackling a project of this scope (knowing it was going to be over a year long) was definately
out of my comfort zone. Having the input of so many different participants from so many religous backgrounds also added richness and
depth to the experience.

Thank you so much Carol for inviting us to
share in the process with you! My faith has be deepened and strengthened!

Donna Farley

Donna's center wheat applique is her original design.

Who says you have to make a quilt?

While one woman worked on the quilt blocks, her hubby used the same designs for this beautiful oak table.