HILLSDALE & WESTWOOD, N.J.—Hillsdale Free Public Library is stitching together another crowd-sourced creative community project: The Fabric of the Community.
Contribute a piece of fabric representing your unique history that will be sewn into a kaleidoscopic crazy quilt. The library aims to represent the many people and stories that create community.
Staff will assist at the sewing machine on the main level of the library. The project ends on New Jersey Makers Day: March 21, 2020.
According to Hillsdale Library Director and “Chief of Fun” Dave Franz, examples of fabric and stories include a memorable concert T-shirt, a 5K finish, a bandanna worn by a family pet, and a favorite pair of jeans worn well past their prime.
Projects in the Think It, Make It, Share It series are made possible with the support of the Friends of the Hillsdale Free Public Library.
For more information contact Franz at dave@hfpl.org or (201) 358-5072.
Meanwhile, Celebrate Westwood announced that the Westwood Community Quilt will be on public display for the first time in its entirety from Friday, Dec. 6 through Friday, Dec. 27 in the windows of the former LN Grand 5&10 Cent Store building, 247 Westwood Ave.
As part of 125th anniversary year initiatives, the Celebrate Westwood Committee sponsored the creation of the quilt as a way to engage residents and leave a lasting mark on the borough.
Volunteer Lauren Letizia told Pascack Press that nearly 200 blocks were submitted and the resulting patchwork quilt “represents what is most beloved about Westwood.”
She said that in addition to families creating personal squares, two events were sponsored to encourage communal creativity and engagement. The segments are designed to be modular, but each unit has identical dimensions and is bound with the same unifying border.
After the initial display of the quilt in the Central Business District during the 2019 holiday season it will find a permanent home at the Westwood Community Center, 55 Jefferson Ave.
The temporary display of the quilt at 247 Westwood Ave is courtesy of the property’s new owner, Christopher Alepa, with installation assistance provided by Westwood Gallery.