Defiance Day Quilt Show Features Work of All Ages

The Old Defiance Day quilt show featured work from people of all ages. The youngest person to have their work featured at the Sheridan Christian Church this year was Megan Cassavaugh, who did a quilt full of horses for her 4-H project.
A lot of the quilts were pieces of history. The earliest quilts showcased were made in the late 1800’s. There were two quilts made by Mollie Belle Davidson in the late 1800’s. One was a feathered star while another was a “crazy quilt” featuring various attractive patterns and colors. Another quilt, which featured a lot of purple and yellow patterns, was made by Lucinda Scadden in the late 1800’s; she is the great-grandmother of Ramonia Parman.
Ms. Davidson quilted for around 50 years; one piece she did was made in 1943, a baby sash in honor of her granddaughter Helen Ford. Ms. Ford inherited her grandmother’s love of quilting; some of her work was showcased at the church Saturday as well. Quilting frequently is passed on in the family; one quilt was a farm quilt and the first quilt ever done by Kathy Miller; it was finished by mother Pauline Nelson.
There was some more recent work as well. There was a red and green sampler quilt made by the Stitch & Chatter Club; the borders and sashing were done by Kathy Miller while the quilting was done by Mary Kay Lambert. A quilt with a big star theme was made by Mary Kay Hunt and quilted by Lambert. Another quilt showcased history as it was a bicentennial quilt made by the late Maxine Evans.