Arlene's Memory Quilt

Arlene Swartzendruber brought in a memory quilt that contains signed squares from colleagues and friends who wished her a happy birthday when she hit the seventy year mark. Since the squares date from over ten years ago, she and I chuckled about how long it takes some of us to finish projects. We both enjoyed looking over the names and reflecting on the days when Pigeon River Mercantile & Wool Co., my former quilt shop, was a big part of our lives.

Names on the quilt include: Jenny Wheeler, Iris Viele, Isabel Leipprandt, Brenda Thompson, Ginny Kohr, Alice Sosnoski, Nancy Englehardt, Zita Sturm, Carol Bain, Doris Gettel, Margery Walendzek, Pauline Eichler, Wanda Eichler, Jane Braun, Goldie Gunden, Loretta Kramer, Gloria Busch, Gail & Lindsie Brown, Mary O'Brien Terbush, Janet Adler, Kellie Deming, Delia Favazza, and Jane Spencer.

Thank you to Mary Quintessa Damen for taking this photo of Arlene and me. Special thanks to Arlene for letting us display her quilt which brings back lots of memories!