New Hamburg Mennonite Sale 2012

New Hamburg Mennonite sale; Photo credit Karen Thiessen, 2012

The 2012 New Hamburg Mennonite Relief Sale came and went. Here are a few pictures that capture the quiltiness of the sale, but not the guiltiness (strawberry pie, homemade donuts, rosettes, Mennonite sausage on a bun and more calorie-laden treats).

New Hamburg Mennonite sale; Photo credit Karen Thiessen, 2012

Old Order Mennonites and modern General Conference Mennonites sat side by side during the quilt auction.

Marjorie Kaethler Scrappy Stars quilt under plastic; Photo credit Karen Thiessen, 2012

Marjorie Kaethler's Scrappy Stars quilt caught my eye. The above image is of the quilt photographed through plastic sheeting (to protect the quilts from sticky fingers––the strawberry pie booth is right across from the quilts). Below is a picture of a picture of the whole quilt. Ottawa author and quiltmaker Marjorie Kaethler's Scrappy Stars quilt, a pieced cotton quilt, measured 93" X 104" and sold for $1650. Marjorie is a star in the Mennonite quilting sphere and the author of Quilts of Waterloo County: A Sampling (published May 1990). There are better images here and here.

Marjorie Kaethler Scrappy Stars quilt; Photo credit Karen Thiessen, 2012

unfinished quilt top by unknown maker; Photo credit Karen Thiessen, 2012

This black and white beauty was for sale in the tent that sold new and used textiles and notions.

food tents!; Photo credit Karen Thiessen, 2012

According to this article in The Record, the sale raised $335,000. To play the Mennonite game (similar to Dutch Bingo), Janice Harder, who is quoted in the article, is my husband's second cousin. Now you know.