2029 Family Quilt / Courtepointe Familiale

For our Les Guédry-Labine d'Asteur Reunion in August 2004 in Nova Scotia we had a Family Quilt Project. Folks could put together a fabric square decorated to represent their family in any way they wished. They sent their completed square to Cindy Guidry Herdt who then quilted all the squares together and produced our Guédry-Labine Family Quilt. As an added option, each person could send a short article to Cindy about their square explaining what each symbol in their square meant. The 2004 Guédry-Labine Quilt and the booklet of articles have been displayed at every Congrès Mondial Acadien and Grand Réveil Acadien Family Reunion since 2004. Attendees always enjoy seeing the Guédry-Labine Quilt and the articles. Those that submitted squares excitedly tell others about THEIR square. The Guédry-Labine Quilt truly has become a family heirloom!

Often we are asked when are we going to do another family quilt?

Now is the time!! We are going to do a Les Guédry et Petitpas d'Asteur Family Quilt for our reunion at the 2029 Congrès Mondial Acadien in Campbellton, New Brunswick. You say that is a long time away, do you? Yes, it is; however, these projects take a long time to complete. The 2004 Guédry-Labine Quilt took over a year to complete. And our family is not a “last minute family”. Now is your chance to get your family square done early before the cutoff date.

How the 2029 Les Guédry et Petitpas Quilt Project will work

Cindy will prepare blank quilting squares of a set size. You can email Martin Guidry guidryRmartin@gmail.com or Cindy at cherdt@nwi.net if you would like a square and include your mailing address. Cindy will then mail you a square.

We will receive the materials to construct the quilt in early April 2026 at which time Cindy will prepare the squares and send them to all who have requested them. After these early requests are filled, Cindy will continue sending out requested squares until mid-January 2028.

You then add your family symbols and words to tell your family's story. Get some hints from the 2004 Guédry-Labine Quilt or be creative with your family square. The symbols and words can be pieced fabric, fabric painted, appliqué, needlework, photo printed, drawn with permanent ink, raw edge appliqué, sewn or any combination of these. This is a great project to include the children and grandchildren. They definitely can help with great ideas and even do some of the actual work on the square. Once you have your square completed, send it to Cindy at:

Don't forget to return the brief description of the meaning of the symbols and how the square describes your family - be it a family of one or family of many. It can be your immediate family or perhaps 2-3 generations. This form will be included with your fabric square along with the instructions.

After Cindy gets the completed squares, she will then combine them into a beautiful cover and quilt them into the Guédry et Petitpas Family Quilt. The Guédry et Petitpas Family Quilt will join the Guédry-Labine Family Quilt as heirlooms of our family and will be displayed at our gatherings for years to come.

Because of the time it takes to assemble the squares, stitch them together and then quilt them, we must set a hard deadline for receiving your completed squares. The deadline for Cindy to receive the family squares is February 28, 2028.

So get started early. Order your blank square today and get together with the family to design and complete your family story. Get the square done early and return the completed square to Cindy as soon as your family completes it. And encourage others in our family to do their square also.

Who can participate? Any descendant of Claude Guédry & Marguerite Petitpas and/or Claude Petitpas & Catherine Bugaret. Being married to one of these ornery descendants would qualify you also.

There is no cost to you to participate in this project except your costs to assemble your family square and mail it back to Cindy. We just ask that, if you request a square, you complete it and return it. Les Guédry et Petitpas d'Asteur will pay the supplies and overhead costs for the project. As usual, we are all volunteers so there is no payment to individuals.

View the 2004 Family Quilt