Quilts, Etc.

I love red! I used to tease my Mom that she brought me home from the hospital wrapped in a red blanket. I have collected red fabric–solids, print on print, grunge, stripes, prints, seasonal prints and especially polka dots, probably my favorite. My quilting friends learned of my obsession and have gifted me or pointed me to more.

And, I also love cherries, especially my Grandma Ella’s cherry crisp, cherry and chocolate ice cream and Cherry Fabric Prints. Cherry prints that give off a vintage 30’s flavor are best. I have made placemats and table runners featuring cherries.

Cherry print fabric is perfect for aprons–with or without ric rac!

I had never by fortunate enough to attend a Red and White Quilt show but my DIL gifted me a coffee table book featuring NYC quilt show and I have admired the versatility of red and white quilts. So when I happened on Nancy Mahoney’s Cherries and Cream quilt published in Fon’s and Porter’s Love of Quilting May/June 2020 magazine, I knew this was the one to start my own collection!

I loved piecing it! But when I put the pieced top on my bed, I decided nope–it wouldn’t live there happily so I am donating mine to the Quilt Etc. Sale and Auction. It is still at the long-arm quilters. I am tempted to add some tiny cherry prints in the binding but won’t—

Here is my version hanging from our deck before it went to the quilter.

Cherries and Cream | Finished Size 80″ x 98″

If you’re looking for the perfect quilt to start your own Red & White Quilt Collection, come to the sale.

About thirty women come together every Wednesday to work on diverse fabric works of art. Our artists create quilts of all sizes, table placemats and runners, wall-hangings, seasonal decor, bags, embroidered items, baby things, ETC. Items are both hand- and machine-quilted.

For 28 years we had sold these items at an auction one autumn Saturday night to raise money for the TV ministry and the Religious Nature Center at First. In 2020, COVID forced the creation of a new format — in 2021we had a three day “by appointment” sale and no auction. October 2021, we had have a two day sale –without appointments– and the return of our auction featuring 30 quilts on Sat afternoon. In 2022 we are had a two day sale in Wilke Family Life Center on October 21 and 22 and raised $21,000 split between the TV Ministry and Religious Nurture Center for Disabled Adults. In 2024 we were able to present a check of $9,500 to both groups. We have scheduled our 2025 sale for the week of October 15 through 18 . Probably a new location in the Church–but not sure yet..so keep reading!

This blog was created to show you all our diverse items we will have for sale! These photos are an enticing preview. Sizes and other important details will be included. The PHOTO GALLERY is the best way to quickly see what we have at present.

We love fabric! We love creating! We love offering these treasures to you which in turns helps to support programs of our church!