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stouffville suntribune thursday oct 9 2003 7 roaming around with jim thomas getting the goods on needlecraft greatness a connoisseur of fine quilting im not still i know what i like and i like what i know this week im a wee bit wiser after spending an hour in the needlecraft section of markharh fair it was a visual expe rience ill never forget there spread out before me and before thousands like me were some of the most phenomenal specimens of intri cate handiwork ill ever see while skill is one thing of which i have little patience is another of which i have less the hours of work involved would surely overtax my endurance lynda thomson a 20year committee veteran took time out to explain specifics ofthe trade as well as provide an insight into details that make markhams display the finest in ontario theyre priceless lynda said so priceless utmost care is taken to protect them from theft each entry is painstakingly secured in addition plain- clothed guards patrol the area to lay claim to entries exhibitors must produce legitimate ticket stubs i was quick to learn through investigative jour nalism that behind every exhibit is a story some so fascinating they border on me fanciful for example a garden wedding quilt displayed by stpuffvilles pat mont gomery was a surprise presentation to daughter and soninlaw jeni and steve hoover sept 5 at a reception following their 1 marriage in springvale baptist church the project was initiated by pat more than a year ago heartshaped pieces of fabric more than 70 in total were sent to family members and friends recipients wiere asked to personalize the squares any way they wished v y to keep the concept secret mailbacks were returned to muriel hoover the grooms mother this worked well but someone was needed to quilt the pieces together like an answer to prayer annie king assist ed by daughter barbieann of gordonville perm agreed to take on the task in less than three weeks all was complete pat closed down her candlelight and memories shop on main street stouffville and with a frienddrove to gordonville and picked it up but they feared problems crossing the border with so pre cious a gift were dead pat recalls saying to their surprise the female customs official commented on the wonderful idea arid wished them well both breathed sighs of relief for steve and jeni a joyous wedding occasion was made- all the more memorable when this labour of love was revealed- m me words of radio commentator paul harvey now you know the rest of the story but theres more united church excellence a 16person workforce from stouffville united church had its efforts rewarded when an elegant logcabin zigzag quilt won the browns gallery best in show award the group headed by ruth wagg began this masterpiece last fall itll be auctioned at the churchs nov 1 bazaar bidding begins at 11 ain ruth also submitted a first prize entry of her own frances dodds of stouffville won the judges nod with a quilt embroidered with hearts and pansies itll go to a fifth grandchild while the value is difficult to estimate an entry by frances in last months black creek pioneer village mennonite sale brought 1425 markhams wendy walton was all smiles on learning her quilt will proceed to district competition at bolton next month if successful itll go to the ontario association of agricultural societies convention championships in toronto next spring a feather in her chapeau and in mine for in 30 minutes i acquired more infor- mation on quiltmaking than id learned in a lifetime suffi cient to create an entry of my own look for it at markham fair 2004 the one basing the sections recycling bin jim thomas is a stouffville resident who has written for area newspapers for more than 50 years v tfss v hi miwmlm tvfaq t tpxt nominations are now being excepted for the oflt qtlq lunior citizen of the year award lets recognize the best of our young people if you know a young person aged 6 to 17 who is involved in worthwhife community service o special person who is contributing while living with a limitation a youth who has performed an ad of heroism or a good kid who shows a commitment to making life belter for others doing more than is normally expected of someone their age help us recognize their contribution nominate them today nominations will be accepted until november 30 contact this newspaper or the ontario community newspapers association at wwwocnaorg or 9056398720 ontario junior citizen of the year awards tkftt ior wcksojoswrjlskfnisxhcsmk phyrm cm fy apena wwwocnaorg 1 accept the challenge i nominate someone today celebrate thanksgivin with oulm mmmmmatp we make any size mattress free layaway phone orders accepted mod tus wad 1 000 am 700 pen thursfrl 100o am 800 ptn sat 000 am 600 pm sun 1100 am s00 pm i 74 main st north markham iots or iath avo mrtmaaaibi aaai v3r mmb