This group of pictures is mostly of the 1970′s youth group, with a few others scattered in.
Phillip & Mary (Graber) Knepp

Mervin & Jewel (Knepp) Miller

Allen & Lucinda (Heatwole) Schrock. Lucinda and I were and still are friends from school days.

Daniel and Rosetta (Mast) Petre

John, Lesley, & Ruth Mast

Paul & Vada Shirk

John & Cheryl (Mast) Mullet

Titus & Lois (Graber) Schrock and Daddy (Ben) Graber

Kenneth & Miriam (Graber) Schrock

Sarah (Lloyd) Miller, Joyce (Elwayne) Mast, and Shirlene (Jay) Knepp Hoover

Ernest & Lois Ann (Hilty) Mast

I’ve finally finished this scrappy quilt and I think I’ll call it
“The North Wind Doth Blow …”
Remember that little poem?
The North wind doth blow and we shall have snow,
And what will poor robin do then, poor thing?
He’ll sit in a barn and keep himself warm
and hide his head under his wing, poor thing.

Back in 2008 I took a “North Wind” class with Dorinda Evans. Here’s my post back then of our class.
http://pauljuliagraber.xanga.com/673385567/quilt-class-with-dorinda/

It was fun again to sing with the Magnolia Melodies. We used to get together every week to practice singing. And now it brought back good memories of days gone by. Click on the side link of “A Lovely Rose” to hear one of the songs we sang.

The next 2 pictures are part of the youth group from the 1960s.

This is part of the 1970s youth group.

These are all Schrock girls from 2 separate families. Their mothers are Nettie and Anna.

Galen and Jeannie (Graber) Schrock

Wayne & Pauline Miller

Lester & Louise (Knepp) Schrock

Walter & Myra (Borntrager) Kleis

Glen & Waneda (Mast) Bontrager and daughter Sharon

Gertrude (Schrock) Miller

Norman & Marietta Lee

Lavern & Miriam (Schrock) Bontrager

Floyd & Lois (Lee) Borntrager

I can just imagine that Jason & Paul’s dad are in a deep discussion.

This young lady, Julie is probably getting a sweet treat for herself & siblings.

My sister Emily came for a visit today with her son Aaron & Aimee.

Emily wanted to sew all day long and brought along enough projects to keep her busy. This John Deere fleece throw is for her husband, Perry.

She brought along a bunch of “Jelly Rolls” that she found for a bargain price and started making blocks for a quilt. And then she graciously gave some “Jelly Rolls” to me too.

She helped Aimee make this John Deere throw for their new baby.

I finished up this little picture of Sally and got her bound.

In no particular order, here are some of the people that attended.

David & Rachel Schrock

Siblings: Nelson Lee, Tillie Miller, & Gertie Beachy

Rollin & Sandra Miller

Friends: Kathryn Schrock, Jewel Knepp, Barbara Lee, & Rosetta Petre

Levi & Gladys Schrock

Nettie Schrock with her daughters, Marie Miller & Kathryn Schrock

Barbara (Lee) … I forget her husband’s name.

Lloyd & Sarah Miller

Brothers: Nelson & Albert Lee

Monroe & Ruby (Miller) Hoschtetler

Alan & Bertha (Schrock) Gingerich

Dennis & Vi (Schrock) Miller

Sylvia Miller & her daughter Thelma Bontrager

Otis & Anna Mae Mast

Leland & Alma (Schrock) Miller

Edward & Gertie (Lee) Beachy

Edwin & Tressa (Schrock) Knepp

Stanley & Anna Schrock

Last weekend we celebrated our church’s 50th anniversary. Way back then they met in this old Salem school building. That was before I came to Mississippi.

The back door let us in.

Levi S. and David S. share memories at the top of the steps.

Jewel remembers laying on the platform there where they had a mattress or blanket to lay the sleeping babies and waking up from her nap and people were looking at her.

Sharing memories.

The steps that led to the upstairs meeting room.

Parting Shot

Mother gave me a “cake roll” as a hostess gift. I was delighted and thought I could make a quick quilt, but I had no pattern and not much of a plan. I first cut the strips lengthwise and got 2 1/2″ strips. Then I started to make “log cabins” with no rhyme or reason in mind. Bad idea! After getting the blocks together it looked awful!

So, I took each block and sliced it both vertically and horizonally and got 4 blocks from 1 block and laid them out. A little better but still needs improvement!

So, I took each of those blocks and sliced them both vertically and horizonally (not necessarily in the center) ending up with 272 blocks that I sewed back into 5 1/4 inches square. The end result is “Autumn Jumble” and I am happy with that! I had saved some of the darker strips from the “cake roll” for the border and that worked fine.

Rick & Leona were our guests this past weekend.

She enjoys quilts just like me. She made this one with fabric she had on hand.

This one is for one of her grandchildren.

And she brought these blocks along and I helped her sew them together into a top. She wants to add a few borders yet.

For our monthly quilt meeting in Columbus we made these blocks for Annette. She chose a brown & turquoise color theme.

February Show & Tell

for Travis and Paul’s niece, Melinda.

And that’s been 2 weeks ago, already.