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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 35th MCC Relief Sale & Auction June 11 & 12, 2004
Barns through the Seasons by |
Our time in Saskatoon was filled with a variety of sale quilt-related activity: a tour to MCC Material Resources where at least six of the forty-three quilts and wall-hangings sold at the sale were stitched  ; a visit to the quilter’s group at
Bethany Manor
 ; meals with Sharon’s aunts and uncles where we
invariably talked about our project. Sharon’s aunt, Melitta
Penner
 displays a quilt donated by the Herbert women that she bought at
an early MCC sale; an interview with Ed Roth, the auctioneer for every
relief sale from the beginning in 1970 until retiring in 1990; visiting
with Char Bueckert, quilter and manager of the Village Green Thrift
Shops where quilts are stitched and sold for MCC; meeting Doug and
Harriet Berg (MCC relief sale coordinators); interviewing Esther Patkau,
author of Canadian Women in Mission, 1895-1952-2002, attending
the evaluation meeting of the sale quilt committee on Monday after the
sale, and of course, attending the sale itself. Notice in
the photo how beautifully the quilts were displayed. |
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Pictured here on
Friday evening is Sharon with Darlene Wahl, quilt committee chair, in
front of the featured quilt,
With the popularity of machine-quilting on the rise, we have heard both yeas and nays on whether machine quilted quilts should be accepted by relief sales. However, we have seen them at every sale, and they are beautiful and for the most part have brought good prices. Another “shortcut” we have seen a lot more of is the pre-printed quilt (“cheater cloth” in quilting lingo). Marilyn is standing by a gorgeous pre-printed “Dresden Plate” that was beautifully hand-quilted by Emma Berg. It sold for one of the higher prices of $525. The quilters from Sharon Church in Guernsey, Saskatchewan donated their last quilts as their church is closing this year. But the Guernsey women have quite a good reputation for quilting, bringing in a total of $1800 for the three quilts this year, and are expected to quilt as part of a new church. |
 Dresdan Plate
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“Hearts of Roses,” made by Susan
Neufeld, Drake. On Saturday, it brought in the highest price at $2025.
The “Barns through the Seasons” wall-hanging pieced by Anita Dyck and
quilted by Betty Edwards of Saskatoon, brought in $1500.
Overall, the quilt auction raised more than $12,000 for world relief.
