A couple of years ago, on a whim, I bid on and won a bunch of Marj's vintage hankies. The online auction benefited our Old Labor Hall, a historic meeting space built by granite workers in 1900 and lovingly restored over the last 25 years. Marj was one of the original board members, and when she passed away a few years ago, she left her country/square dancing clothes and some other items to the group for a fund raiser. No one seemed interested in the hankies except me, and I used many of them in this little quilt.
It just so happened that I had a bundle of Jane Austen at Home fat quarters that went with them, as well as a ragged little embroidered tablecloth that my son's great great aunt made many years ago. That's what makes the center of the Dresden Plate.
This quilt will be in a silent auction to benefit the Old Labor Hall at its April 30 Primo Maggio dinner and program. Marj's hankies will once again do their part to raise funds for our beloved historic building, a UNESCO World Heritage Site!
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