Whitley County Country Quilters donate quilt, auction planned for Tuesday to support Ag Museum
(Talk of the Town photo by James Romano) The quilt above, featuring a rural landscape, has been stitched and donated by the Whitley County Country Quilters to the Whitley County Agricultural History Museum and 4-H Learning Center. The quilt will be auctioned off on Tuesday, July 19, with proceeds raised helping to support the museum's efforts to educate the community about it's agrarian past.
By Jennifer Zartman Romano
A very special quilt has been lovingly stitched and donated to the Whitley County Agricultural History Museum and 4-H Learning Center in hopes of continuing that organization's mission for future generations.
The quilt will be auctioned off on Tuesday, July 19, 2011, at 6:45 p.m. in the museum on the grounds of the Whitley County 4-H Fairgrounds.
Designed by Jo Crace, the quilt was stitched by members of the Whitley County Country Quilters, block by block. Custom quilting for the project was completed by Cindy Fletcher.
The quilt features a barn, windmill and rural landscape design, surrounded by star blocks and colors of brown, red brick and gold.
The quilt has been on display this week in the Star Financial Bank window at Chauncey and Van Buren Streets and will be on display during the first several days of the Whitley County 4-H Fair, beginning Saturday.
All proceeds raised will support the efforts to share Whitley County's rich agricultural history and traditions with the residents of Whitley County.