NICE, Calif. – Katherine and Ron Yoder of Nice have become the owners of the second quilt block to be placed in a location that can be viewed from the water trail on the Lake County Quilt Trail.
The new 4-foot by 4-foot block, “Ohio Star – 1790,” was inspired by a historic cloth quilt owned by Katherine Yoder and her three sisters. The original quilt has been dated back to the 1790s.
The story attached to the quilt is that it was stitched by the wives of President Washington's cabinet members. The quilt now is in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian.
The view of the quilt block, the 1940s-era redwood dock and the “summer cottage” from the water is quite an idyllic sight.
From the water the quilt block is next door and left of the Harbor Restaurant.
The Yoders feel that expanding the Lake County Quilt Trail with a water trail adds a fun and popular tourist attraction.
The quilt block was carefully installed over the water by Medford O'Donnell with help from Ron Yoder.
To celebrate the installation the Yoders served “cake on the lake” to the Lake County Quilt Trail team.
The first quilt block on the water trail is owned by Jim Perry of Corinthian Bay.
The Lake County Quilt Trail is an agricultural and tourism project designed to promote community pride.
The quilt block was drawn and painted by the Lake County Quilt Trail team, a group of dedicated quilters, graphic artists, painters, writers, carpenters and a videographer.
For more information about the Lake County Quilt Trail visit www.lakecountyquilttrail.com or the group's Facebook page.