I am thrilled to post that we have our first quilt square sponsors and sites. After one and a half months of mostly computer and paper work, securing our first quilt squares is a momentous and celebrated event.
The first of the quilt squares will be installed at the Hunters Valley Winery near Liverpool, Pennsylvania. Situated just 1/3 mile off of route 11, I was delighted to encounter a view of the vineyard overlooking the Susquehanna River and its surrounding mountains. Even with high humidity compromising the clarity of the vista, the view from Hunter Mountain Winery was spectacular. After sampling a lovely semi-sweet red wine, I enjoyed the lovely breeze and pictured visitors picnicking on the grounds with their recently purchased bottle of wine, grown, fermented and bottled just a few feet away.
Not much more than twenty minutes away at The Sewing Shanty, in the charming town of Selinsgrove, is the site of our second quilt square . I was delightfully surprised by this shop which is chock full of fabrics and finished sewn and quilted pieces. For the short while I was there, I was inspired and awed by the shop's fabrics and quilts. Shop owner Debbie has a developed eye for interesting colors and patterns. Without exaggeration, I could have spent the entire day there looking through her inventory. Debbie and her brother are creating a wooden quilt together to be displayed in the store window as a memorial to their father. This unique quilt will be made by using various types of wood pieces cut into triangles and squares, forming a Sawtooth quilt pattern to commemorate the years their father spent as an owner of a sawmill. A touching tribute which promises to be beautiful and unique.
