When Beckie Binder and some other Laker parents noticed the beloved Laker fight song had been covered in paint as part of the secondary school renovation in the summer of 2014, they shared their concern with Laker Secondary School Principal Brian Keim. They missed seeing it displayed along the once white hallway wall leading from the office to the FFA/woodshop area.
They wanted to know if there was a plan to somehow replace the fight song display. Keim said not at this time.
While disappointed, Binder also was inspired.
A quilter for 18 years, Binder decided to recreate the beloved display – just in a different format. She decided to create a quilt to display at the school. Keim loved the idea.
Binder, who owns the Backstreet Quilt Shop in Bad Axe with her mother, Barbie Brooks, spent 25-30 hours on the quilt, which is large enough to cover a double-size bed. Jeff Rubin at Main Street Mercantile in Bad Axe did the lettering.
The quilt is all hand guided – no computer work was involved, Binder noted.
She said her children – Kole, Karson and Keegan – gave her input along the way.
The quilt is now proudly on display in the front lobby of the secondary school. The white wall really sets off the colors of the quilt.
“It really catches your eye,” Keim said.
When Binder saw it displayed for the first time at the school, she was pleased the vision she and Keim had for the quilt matched the end product.
“I was excited to see how good it looked,” Binder added.
Keim, who graduated with Binder from Lakers in 1991, said he’d like to add a plaque alongside the quilt that states who created the quilt and when.
They wanted to know if there was a plan to somehow replace the fight song display. Keim said not at this time.
While disappointed, Binder also was inspired.
A quilter for 18 years, Binder decided to recreate the beloved display – just in a different format. She decided to create a quilt to display at the school. Keim loved the idea.
Binder, who owns the Backstreet Quilt Shop in Bad Axe with her mother, Barbie Brooks, spent 25-30 hours on the quilt, which is large enough to cover a double-size bed. Jeff Rubin at Main Street Mercantile in Bad Axe did the lettering.
The quilt is all hand guided – no computer work was involved, Binder noted.
She said her children – Kole, Karson and Keegan – gave her input along the way.
The quilt is now proudly on display in the front lobby of the secondary school. The white wall really sets off the colors of the quilt.
“It really catches your eye,” Keim said.
When Binder saw it displayed for the first time at the school, she was pleased the vision she and Keim had for the quilt matched the end product.
“I was excited to see how good it looked,” Binder added.
Keim, who graduated with Binder from Lakers in 1991, said he’d like to add a plaque alongside the quilt that states who created the quilt and when.