Brooksdale WI Scrapbook, 1996-1997, p. 21

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Thejury is still out on the ?nal placing of this quilt, entered doubt the by the Brooksdale 4-H club into the International Plough- ing Match quilt competition at Port Dover. But there is no Brook'sdale 4-H ' By LAURA GREEN Skits and taste samplings of project recipes were part of the Achievement and Award Night program for the Brooksdale 4-H at ZHP club and the Brooksdale 4-H club. Members of five different projects entertained their par- ents, members of the Brooksdale Women's Institute . a? project was a ?rst-class learning experience for the group on its "Our Heritage project, subsection Cook-- ing and Quilting. (Jel'f Tribe Photo) ily Studies room after school (their sponsors), members Of hours. The Brooksdale 4~H the 4-H council, Tom Robertson and Gail Winterson of Zorra Highland Park School. The event was held at Zorra Highland Park School's gym. The meetings for all the projects were held in the Fam-- The early bird gets the worm, or in this case - the puzzle. James MeCorquodale (aged it") Works on a dinosaur puzzle at the Zorra Highland Park garage sale Saturday morning. Big sister Sarah is providing some elder supervision and support. (Laura Green Photo) > F ' club held, some meetings in members' homes. "Learn to do by doing" - the 4-H motto, was followed very closely by leader Fran Rutherford, as she led mem-- bers through a project Our Heritage--Cooking and Quilt- ' ing. Fran, who knew nothing about quilting, decided that would learn this an. With the aid ofHelenTurvey, a Brooksdale Women's lusti- tute member and a quilter, Fran and the members sewed a piece quilt by machine. The 'quilt was set up on Helen's individual winnerst'rom tlie TWAZ track and ?eld cham- piOnships are as follongxtfront row, left toiright) Keith Veldhuis :(Thamesford); Junior Boys; Lauren Glassford awards members frames in the classroom, then in the Brooksdale Church. Members learned the tech- nique of hand--quilting with many hours of practice. Members of the Brooksdale Wl helped the members with thequiltingandaparenthelped with the binding. The quilt was entered in the 4-H class of the quilt competi- tion for the International Ploughing Match. It was the members and herself judged~ at the Creative Arts Centre, lngersoll. Results will be know when all quilts en-- tered will be on display in Port D'Ovcronlune l4~l6. Members are selling tickets on theirquilt, with the draw to be made at the Embro Fair. m (Zorra Highland Park), Junior Girls; J essiea Currie (ZHP), Intermediate Girls. In'the back row, are: Kris Fraser (ZHP), Intermediate Boys; David Green (ZHP) Senior Boys; and Angie Green Photo) anudsen (ZHP) Senior Girls. (Laura

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