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Two of the oldest quills with the conveners of the fair. Left to right: Mrs. R. G. Brown, Miss Annie King, Mrs. E. J. Martin, Mrs. Wilfred Gardiner, Mrs. W. C. Barrie, and lhe presi» dent, Mrs. M. J. Cochran. #Kitchener Waterloo Record Photo Quilt Fair In A Farm How? ‘ N [HEN Central Dumfries Women's Insti- tute in Waterloo county decided to have a Quilt Fair and to hold it at the farm home of a member, Mrs. W. C. Barrie, they had no idea the thing would grow to such propor- tions. that 150 quilts would be brought in for display and that 350 people from Ontario and the United States would come to see them. There was even a visitor from Australia â€" an Institute member, too â€" but she didn’t come all the way from Australia to attend the fair; she was visiting in the county at the time. It would tax most homes to find space to disâ€" play 150 quilts, but the spacious old Barrie home has been host to big community events before, and it could provide five rooms for show rooms. When Mr. Barrie had fitted the walls with lines of scaffolding, the quilts could be hung “like pictures in a gallery.“ On the veranda there were three large autographed quilts made by the Institute and bearing 1000 names. Children’s quilts. woven counterpanes and homemade rugs added to the exhibition. To advertise the event to passersâ€"by or to mark the place for visitors from outside the com- munity, two quilts flapped on the Barrie clothesline and a quilting bee was in progress on the laWn. A quilt fair of this sort naturally had a great attraction for women of the district because of the human interest associated with the old quills. each a family heirloom with a history of its own. There was a good deal of compar- ing of the old quilts with the newer models. too. Most of the newer ones were appliqued rather than pieced; the patterns Were larger and usually part of the work, such as sewing blocks together was done by machine. Occaâ€" sionally the design was original â€" sometimes 18 the designing was the quiltâ€"maker" libby; sometimes originality of design had u re- quired for a competition at the time quilt was made. The older quilts were 3 yet conventional patterns, such old favori' : the Log Cabin, Dresden Plate, Flower F Slur burst, Churn Dash, Wedding Ring, Rr- Star. Goose Tracks, Gouge Chase, Chimney nwer Basket, Oak Leaf and others. Something of the patience of the lime quiltâ€"makers was shown in notes all pi to exhibits. For a quilt named “Ramin ‘Uild the Green" the maker had used 335. res. A glazed chintz quilt was made up 9% pieces. A quilt entitled “Child's Play“ ‘ ween made‘by a present Institute member. 31‘:- drew Taylor when she was a child. . had bought the patches at the dime store 1 at at a time for a cent apiece. A quilt ownerI Mrs A. Dunnett and made by her grer $931 grandmother was over 150 years old. tiff belongs to the oldest resident of “the Mrs. Ophelia Rife aged 104; the quilt. - 6 lb; Mrs. Rife‘s grandmother is over 100 3‘1; hull A “Goose Chase“ quilt made in lE-L. a woman of 34, Mrs. John Eaton, was c: @651 by her granddaughter, Mrs. E. J. :1tm. Some quilts were for sale but most at 6,03 ones are held as family treasures. Si N]. people wanted to come to the quilt 51" the“ it was held over for a second (13)“ re Perhaps it should be added that 5‘ {ll-l ago the conveners of the fair, Ml'5-_L~ J 7 Mrs. Barrie and Mrs. Walter Filsmgi‘lv "WK the annual Simcoe County Call-1i” and i" “Re held at Collingwood. Perhaps sending gem gation to this fair would be a good? any Institute considering hOIdmg a M own. (if its HOME AND C‘TUN'RY