It’s always a much anticipated day, the St. Margaret’s parish picnic.
After all there’s a bunch of us church ladies who have put endless hours into buying fabric, piecing, and then quilting them every Tuesday! The fellowship we share is priceless. Lunch is provided by parishioners and is always a treat!
Mulberry Lane. This was a memory quilt from fabric of my fellow classmate, Linda Call Hood. It sold for $650.
Fishing. Sold for $275
Real men drive red tractors. Pieced by Janet Koetting. Sold for $525.
Broken Star brought $700.
Prairie Star. Purchased by a friend of mine for $500.
Christmas panel went for $175.
Stars and Pinwheels sold for $550.00
This is an embroidered lap quilt, done by fellow quilter, Willy Borgmeyer. It sold for $175.
Jungle Animals sold for $300.
Country Garden sold for $700.
Courthouse Square. Sold for $1,050.
50’s fabric Boy sold for $300.
Woodland critters sold for $250.
Baby boy hobby horse. Bought by a neighbor for $450.
Wyoming Valley Star. Probably my favorite one! It sold for $950, I didn’t buy it, because the blacksmith says I have enough quilts!
Sesame Street. I pieced this using a panel. It sold for $200.
Tiny 9 patch, pieced and quilted by Hilda Schulte. This sold for $475.
Triple Irish Chain sold for $1,100.
Starry night sold for $1,150.
Colorado Star log cabin sold for $1,150.
I pieced this quilt that was titled Patriotic Farm Figures. It sold for $850.
Old time John Deere. I purchased this panel in Chillicothe Missouri for Janet Koetting. It sold for $450.
50’s fabrics Girl sold $300.
It was a beautiful day in God’s country, a little hot, but delicious food and lots of neighbors and friends to visit with.
Last fall I discovered colored pencils for embroidery work. Crabtree Hill studios.
For some reason Halloween prints appealed to me. I made one, two, three, and they just keep coming.
So, I decided to make them into a quilt.
I had just purchased this vintage bolt of polished cotton, 36 inches wide, and original price was .39 cents a yard. I paid $10 for the bolt.
This sheen made it perfect for a Halloween quilt.
I am a hand quilter at heart; however I was just a little leery of the old fabric. I thought machine quilting would be a better option. Especially since I had a lot of big spaces!
In less than 10 days I had it back! Her quilting is unbelievable!
She told me there’s 22 hours of machine stitching in this!
So just for your viewing pleasure, I will stop talking and let you examine her magic in every block.
P. S. Betsy, our mutual friend who introduced us, saw Becky's Facebook post of the quilt, and wanted to know if it was for sale. Girls that think alike!
