Mia Min-Jing Stowe was an eight-year-old visiting her
grandmother’s home when she stumbled upon the retired culinary arts teacher’s
stash – of fabric. (Well, what were YOU thinking?) Grandma had a lot of scraps
left over from when she used to make clothing for her daughter, Mia’s mom.
Neither Mia nor her grandmother had ever quilted before (piecing a quilt top and
stitching an article of clothing are NOT the same thing) but they decided to
give it a try. Their first attempt, a jumble of plaids, florals and solids with
three blue borders, was more than a little skiwampus. Mia’s second quilt was much
more dramatic: a series of batik squares set in diagonal lines across a bright orange
background. It won first place in the Junior Beta Club statewide competition in
the fabric arts category. Mia, now twelve, is already starting to make the
quilt she means to enter in next year’s competition.
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