Pine Needle Quilters

Trunk Show

Marie Bergsbakenfrom Cecil

April 19, 2004

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Marie was assisted in her presentation by her friends

Rosemary Risenand

Marge Kasten

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Rosemary, Marie and Marge

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Prior to the time that Marie began quilting, she raised sheep, hand spun the yarn

and knitted many garments.

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She displayed a beautiful hand-knit coat for which she had…

• Raised the sheep• Hand-spun the yarn• Wove the facing for the coat• Knit the coat• Hand embroidered a design on the lining

inside the coat

However, she has never worn the coat.

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This quilt was made by Marie’s great-great grandmother who lived in a sod hut in Kansas. She made it for her daughter to keep warm when traveling to Green Bay. Lots of used clothing was used to fill the quilt.

It was found years later in a bag in an attic. Moths and mice had made holes in it.

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Made by Marie’s grandmother over 70 years ago

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This block contains Gerber baby faces

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Matchingpillow

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Double Wedding Ring (large rings)

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About 30 years ago, Marie lost her leg in a farm accident and spent 9 months in hospitals. Her friends made blocks for this lap quilt for her, while she was having plastic surgery. It is the first quilt that Marie hand-quilted. Most of the friends who made the blocks are now deceased.

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Mariner’s Compass (improvised the border)

Had to repaint living room to match before it could be displayed

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The pattern is the design on the floor of the rotunda in the state capitol in Madison (took 2 years)

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Done to prove to herself she could still do something

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Iris Gardens (own border design)

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Marie’s husband built her a greenhouse so that she could grow her orchids. She enters them in competitions. She now has hundreds of orchids, and many different varieties.

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Lady Slipper (an orchid)

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Crazy Quilt

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Signature in corner

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Look for embroidered angel, spider’s web, spider and orchids (drawn from her own)

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White Orchids - drew her own pattern

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Friend bought bag of fabrics for $1 at auction. Marie hates blues but made it for grandson.

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Label is a sugar sack from

Green Bay Sugar Company

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This is her Hoffman Challenge Quilt. It toured the country for a year. Marie traveled to Paducah that year to see it displayed.

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Paper-pieced Irises (also an orchid)

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Trillium (all hand pieced and hand quilted)

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Pink Lady Slippers & Ferns (own pattern)

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Cats - decorated to resemble family members

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California Nites

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reverse side

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Hand painted label

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October Sky

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Pine Needle Quilters

Show ‘N Tell

April 19, 2004

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Kathleen Tokarczyk

Ducks and Blocks

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Mary Ehlinger

flannelquilt

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reverse side

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Leah GieseMexican Star

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Helen KadlecAdirondack Bears (Debbie Field design)

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notice quilting in center of block

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machine quilting in border

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Aletha MittelstaedtButterfly wallhanging

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Norene PiontekBoys and Girls

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Ruth KennedyChick-lets baby quilt

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Ruth KennedyFly Me Kite baby quilt

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Ruth KennedyRug Rats Attic baby quilt

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Ruth KennedyLittle Boy Blue baby quilt

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Marge KastenScrap quilt

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Peg PiepkornDouble Heart

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