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fejocjiptifof lji il i- js handmade quilts to be auctioned at stouffvicce country craft show j by kate gilderdale correspondent m g long painstaking hours go into the making of a mennonite quilt just ask mariea marton- wiles whose beautiful handmade quilts will be up for auction at the stouffville country market nov 30 the hungarian native learned her craft from a member of mount forests mennonite com munity who has been her mentor since the two 00 m o women met eight years ago a bank executive for 25 years martonwiles quit her job and was planning to take courses at the university of guelph when she was sidetracked by a road side sign advertising home made jams and pickles i spent all my universi ty money on them and started going to outdoor markets i kept adding things like baked goods and maple syrup all made with the mennonite focus and then i moved to mount forest it was the mother of one of her mennonite friends who taught her traditional quiltmaking a skill which was com plemented by her back ground in interior design while i was working at the bank i was also doing that and she andl start ed out designing togeth er martonwiles now cre ates her own blueprints and employs 250 mennonite women to make the intricate and unique quilts which have become her trademark traditionally women worked in quilting bees of six to eight but some times its difficult for dif ferent people to create the samesize stitch so i have a single person working on each quilt from start to finish the quilts are hand- stitched with eight to 10 stitches per inch we use the finest of cottons and we consider the quilt should last from 50 to 100 years its a threegeneration heir loom the cost for materials alone is about 300 and a single quilt can take years to complete the value of the ones at the auction will range from 600 to 2500 and there is no reserve price on any of them she noted a percentage of the proceeds will be donated to childrens charities martonwiles now works fulltime designing and selling her quilts and other traditional mennonite goods and will be a regular vendor at stouffville country market from next april i am one of only five canadian quilt designers who do this on a full- time basis she noted the quilt auction takes place saturday nov 30 from 1 1 am to 2 pm as part of the stouffville country craft show at the market the show will feature the work of more than 75 crafters and runs nov 29 from 4 to 9 pm nov 30 from 8 am to 4 pm and dec 1 from 9 am to 5 pm parking and admission are free and youngsters are invited to drop by and meet santa oiasc now has automatic scoring watch for our reopening specials nov 30 great fresh specials daily merry christmas to all from the staff k 69 brock st w jfl 9058523141 6180 main st stouffville mens hairstyling 6403549 m why look to the rest when you get the best steps from the stouffville go station appointments available but not necessary serving stouffville since 1967 5 art line decorrest grown design lexington ap bermex universal leda equus fabrics hpl i v crystal lead doors mahogany or heritage cherry 3 beautiful styles to choose from matching coffee end tables available with the same aualily workmanship on sal now make someones christmas dream come true beautiful magnificent solid maple from the heritage collection 3 colours to choose from on sale now canadian solid maple harvest table 4 chairs choice of stain and colour reg 1995 spec 1 499 buffet hutch also available stouffville open aljtaitmriarsk 235 accessories saturday 96 sunday 125 stouffville 6426828 get your boxing day prices before christmas rt forget our 4 about 25 off sjsj our catalogue j layaway 0rders ul plan on simmons allstar lineup ft simmons i simmons beautytest independent action support system l for the ultimate in comfort support and m i durability simmons beautyresf system j with the unique patented pocketcoil ki construction is in a class all on its own 1 1 simmons has a quality sleep product to suit every comfort and support preference and every individual budget sale ends dec 15 1996- tm simmons lp inc registered user simmons canada inc nogstpstor 6 mos interest free art line decorrest crown design lexington ap bermex universal leda equus fabrics hpl