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The Reedley Exponent B8 Thursday, August 9, 2018 Friends connected by quilting will have work
on display at Mennonite Quilt Center museum
TL Reed Class of 2018
By Jodie Reyna
Mid Valley Publishing
Two Fresno friends unit- ed by their love of quilting will display their work at the Mennonite Quilt Center’s mu- seum in downtown Reedley from Friday, Aug. 18 through the end of September.
The two friends are long- time quilters Janice Simmons and Cindy Wiens.
“We at the Mennonite Quilt Center are so very blessed to have published quilters like Janice and Cindy,” said Marci Vander- Griend, manager of the West Coast Mennonite Central Committee. “They are ex- tremely talented.”
The Mennonite Quilt Cen- ter is operated by the West Coast Mennonite Central Committee, 1012 G St.
Wiens is scheduled to be the instructor for the fall Quilt and Craft Retreat at Hartland Christian Camp Oct. 26-28. The retreat is presented by the Mennonite Quilt Center.
“The Mennonite Quilt Center is near and dear to my heart,” Wiens said. “I es- pecially appreciate the Third World relief support they give.”
Wiens has been quilting for the past 25 years. Com- ing from a Mennonite Breth- ren background, Wiens said quilting is part of her lineage. After trying other crafts and quickly losing interest, Wiens said she started quilting and “never looked back.” As a re- tired medical transcriptionist, Wiens now has more time for quilting.
Wiens designs most of her patterns herself, a technique that she said is becoming in- creasingly popular thanks to social media where quilters can share ideas and be in- spired.
"I appreciate the Mennonite Quilt Center's support of crafters all over the world. They really give back to them in a way that is rewarding."
– Janice Simmons, a Fresno quilter
Wiens uses mostly solid fabrics in her quilts, describ- ing her style as “a modern take on traditional quilts.”
Social media is also re- sponsible for friendships that Wiens has developed around the globe with a common bondofquilting. Sherecently returned from a trip to Min- nesota where she gathered with a group of seven quilters who initially met on a quilting blog. For almost a decade, the friends have traveled to Minnesota every July to quilt together.
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Quilts made by Janice Simmons of Fresno will be on display at the Mennonite Quilt Center museum in
Staff Report
T.L. Reed School held its eighth-grade promotion cer- emony on June 7.
The program included in- troduction of the students who earned Husky Honor recogni- tion and a student speech by Graciela Garcia. In addition, students Ava Aguilar and Kalleah Jimenez shared class memories and led the flag sa- lute.
The names in this article appear as they did in the pro- motion ceremony program.
Here are the members of the Class of 2018:
• The Husky Honor award recipients are Eric Domin- guez, who also was a Husky Scholar, had perfect atten- dance and a 4.0 grade point average; Samari Duran, also a Husky Scholar; Mauricio Ferreyra Ruiz, also a Husky Scholar, and had a 4.0 GPA; Jo- siah Edward Friedenberg, also a Husky Scholar, and had a 4.0 GPA; Madison Gabaldon, also a Husky Scholar; Elizabeth Ni- cole Galvan Santillan, a Husky Scholar who had perfect at- tendance; Graciela Elizabeth Garcia, also a Husky Scholar; Rachael Gutierrez, also Husky Scholar, had perfect atten- dance and a 4.0 GPA; Michael Gutierrez-Tottoc, also a Husky Scholar.
Riley Anne Hammond, also a Husky Scholar; Kalleah Mai Jimenez, also a Husky Scholar and had perfect at- tendance; Austin Jones, also a Husky Scholar, had perfect attendance and a 4.0 GPA; Maryjane Lucero, also a Husky Scholar, and had a 4.0 GPA; Emiliano Medina, also a Husky Scholar, had perfect attendance and a 4.0 GPA; Mariah Faith Breanna Nou- rian, also a Husky Scholar and had perfect attendance; Angelina Marie Romero, also a Husky Scholar; Josh Santia- go, also a Husky Scholar and 8th Grade Husky Achiever, and had perfect attendance; Madalyn Scroggins, also a Husky Scholar and had a 4.0 GPA; and Lauren Marie Tor- res, also a Husky Scholar and had perfect attendance.
• Other Husky Scholar re- cipients were Makai Blanco, who also was an 8th Grady Husky Achiever; Victoria Stephanie Cervantes; Yesly Flores Torrez; Will Gagnon; Ana Hernandez; Sariah Nicole
Johnson, also an 8th Grade Husky of the Year; Lissette Esperanza Navarro, who also had perfect attendance; Alex- ander Perez Cabello; Bladimir Pizano Jr., who also had per- fect attendance; Hannah Ro- bles, also an 8th Grade Husky of the Year; Jadyn Robles, also an 8th Grade Husky of the Year; and Valeria Septien Ruiz, who also had a 4.0 GPA.
• One other 8th Grade Husky of the Year honoree was Naime Karen.
• Other 8th Grade Husky Achievers were Dustin Glen Maldin, who also had perfect attendance, and Luis Solano.
• The other members of the promotion class are Ava Lauren Aguilar, Omar Al-Fthe, Galilea Alcaraz, Antonio Alco- cer Jr. (perfect attendance), Rey Balladarez, Jocelyn Yes- enia Adalida Barrera, Arlette Cabrera, Guadalupe Samantha Campos, Marco Antonio Cer- vantes-Trujillo, Kayden Cierra Crutchfield.
Juliana Duarte, Kloe Lau- ryn Dunigan, Jenny Edghill, Amanda Marie Esquerra, Francisco Josue Flores Ma- tias, Joel Garduno, Karen Ivanna Garibay, Kaleb Gar- nier, Romiro Gonzalez, Ange- lina Sky Gonzalez, Kimberly Gonzalez, Gabriel Gutierrez.
Joel Jaime (perfect at- tendance), Naomi Esperanza Herrera, Ethan Lee Hoff- man, Andrea Guadalupe Le- mus Hernandez, Christopher Enrique Morales (perfect at- tendance), Angel Mosqueda (perfect attendance), Angel Navarro Zamora, Jack Neva- rez.
Daniel Dean Peters (per- fect attendance), Hector Ramiro Preciado, Joseph Ryn Quezada, Dylan Cristian Quin- tana, Vance Ramirez, Kenny Ramos Garcia, Jessica Rivas (perfect attendance), Juan Rodriguez Espinoza, Cindy Rodriguez, Larissa Rose Ro- driguez, Vanessa Rodriguez (perfect attendance), Ruben Rodriguez-Ramirez (perfect attendance), Serenity Marie Rubio.
Mohammad Saphieh, Amy Jolee Serna, Nathaniel Trejo, Harley Jo Tuttle, Ry- ann Nickole Vasquez, Heze- kiah L. Velasco, Eliazar Ven- tura, Nicholas Vetter, Michael Angel Villicana (perfect at- tendance), Halle Victoriana Vowell, and Ruby Guadalupe Zarate Diaz.
downtown Reedley Aug. 18 to the end of September. Pieced designs.
Simmons' quilts feature mostly English Paper-
“Quilting has brought me some very good friends,” Wiens said. “We meet in Min- nesota for a week and sew non-stop.”
Wiens said quilting is any- thing but a dying art, noting that it is a multi-billion dollar industry. For Wiens, quilt- ing has brought her through some tough times in life.
“There’s an aspect to it that’s good for my soul,” she said. “It’s fun to make some- thing beautiful.”
Unlike Wiens, Simmons does not design her own pat- terns. In recent years, she discovered a love for English Paper-Pieced designs, which now dominates her quilting style.
Simmons was not always fond of quilting. She began quilting in 1990 after prod- ding from her daughter who worked at a quilt store in Morro Bay. Simmons was reluctant after a prior bad experience with quilting.
“I said this is not for me,” she said.
However, Simmons took her daughter up on her offer and tried a “quilt-in-a-day” challenge. She finished the quilt that night at 10:30 p.m. and “after that I was hooked.”
Simmons describes her- self as a “self-taught” quilter, reading books over the years and challenging herself to learn new techniques. She would quilt in hotel rooms and on airplanes while trav- eling for work.
“There were a few fail- ures along the way,” she said. “I started out as a traditional quilter, but transitioned into contemporary styles.”
Simmons now teaches others how to quilt. Her work has been shown at Best of the Valley Quilt Show and most recently at Bay Quilts in Richmond. Simmons also contributed to Tula Pink’s em- broidery book, Coloring with
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Cindy wiens, a Fresno quilter, will have her work on display at the Mennonite Quilt Center museum in downtown Reedley. wiens designs most of her quilt patterns herself.
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Simmons said she too
has connected with quilters around the world via social media and shared ideas. She has “quilty friends” as far away as Australia and London. She said there are endless possibilities when it comes to self-designed quilt patterns.
“Today, people make pat- terns out of any shape they want,” Simmons said.
She said quilting is her “happy place.”
“When life is stressful, it helps calm my mind,” she said. “I can’t just sit and not do something. I have a drive to create things.”
Both Wiens and Simmons create quilts for friends and family. Neither has a desire
to sell their work.
“I like making quilts
for people I know. I find a lot of joy in that,” Simmons said. “While I’m making the quilt, I’m thinking only good thoughts about that person.”
Simmons said she and Wiens inspire one another and have a “real positive friendship.” Both ladies are scheduled to teach classes at the Mennonite Quilt Center in the near future.
“I appreciate the Menno- nite Quilt Center’s support of crafters all over the world,” Simmons said. “They really give back to them in a way that is rewarding.”
For information about quilting classes offered at the Mennonite Quilt Center, call (559) 638-3560.
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