A Few Quilts in Lancaster County

Friday, October 7th, my wife and I spent a day together out in Lancaster County, PA enjoying their local scenery. We stopped at a number of shops and participated in a number of activities like eating cinnamon sugar pretzels, eating at a couple local restaurants that reflect the culture of the area, and taking a horse and wagon ride to an Amish farm. However, this post is centering around some Amish-Mennonite quilts that were on display at one of the local shops in the town of Intercourse in Lancaster County.

I chose to include this photo of Noah and the Ark with a quilt in the

background because sometimes quilting becomes a refuge from the

world and a place to sort out one's thoughts.

Sometimes quilts are a patchwork of material left over from

other projects or older clothing no longer being worn.

Amish-Mennonite quilts can be bright or dark although

from the sampling I saw on this visit most were dark

colors. There was also one quilt that was all white

except for the stitching in the quilt.

As shown in this quilt and the one above, some quilts keep

repeating a standard pattern but change the colors.

More Reflections on Mom

My Mom is a special person. And here I want to preserve some memories of her and her life.

My mom enjoyed quilting at home and at church. She also quilted each year
for our local Christian school spring auction. Here she is working on a crazy patch quilt.

My mom made this quilt in 1985. My wife and I are blessed
to have this quilt on our bed in colder weather.

She also quilted wall hangings.

My dad got this apron for my mom many years ago.
My dad was a poultry farmer.

Here mom is holding a ring-necked pheasant. My dad used to hunt them
every year on his farm and mom would make pheasant pie.

Here mom is attempting to feed a peacock probably at the Philadelphia Zoo.
Us children looked forward to those trips to the zoo.

Here's mom from before my arrival on this earth.

Here's mom as a young child.

And here's mom as a toddler.