Mary Gladwin, Oxford archivist, addresses a gathering at Sparta United Church Saturday to unveil the Southwest Ontario Barn Quilt Trails, a network of barn quilts across the Sand Plains counties. Organizers, volunteers and regional politicians were among those at Sparta United Church Saturday afternoon to officially unveil the Southwest Ontario Barn Quilt Trail, the longest barn quilt trail in Canada. The trail spans across Elgin, Oxford, Norfolk, Brant and Middlesex counties and is comprised of over 100 quilt locations where visitors can see on a self-guided tour. Last September, the federal Sand Plains Community Development Fund provided members of the Elgin, Oxford, Norfolk Association of Museums $178,000 to establish the trail through the five Sand Plains counties.

The Journal welcomes tips and story ideas from the public. However, a graduate who receives a traditional quilt isn’t likely to complain. Elaine Forsberg asked Breer to use the fabric scraps Forsberg had saved from decades of sewing projects to make a string quilt for her granddaughter, Melanie Ward, who is graduating from high school in Tahlequah, Okla. Elaine Forsberg (left) and Debbie Breer look at a quilt made for Forsberg on Friday, May 4, 2012 at her home near Mentor. A quilt Debbie Breer made for a graduate has 2012 embroidered in it, seen in this Friday, May 4, 2012 photo.

Norway Fine Arts Fair, hosted and sponsored by the Norway Improvement League, is set for Saturday, June 2 and Sunday, June 3 at the Norway Community Building. First Baptist Church, First Lutheran Church and United Methodist Church of Plano are teaming up again for community vacation Bible school. For more information, call First Baptist Church at 630-552-3641, First Lutheran Church at 630-552-8263 or United Methodist Church at 630-552-3700. Vendors and farmers are encouraged to participate with naturally produced items such as fruits, vegetables, edible grains, nuts and berries, breads and bakery products, apiary products, maple sugars and syrup or non-edible articles, such as cut or potted flowers, plants, bushes, trees, herbs, crafts, artistry items, etc. For an application, call the United Methodist Church at 630-552-3700, Linda at 630-552-3828 or visit the church’s website at www.

Washington ALP Students Create Quilts For GA Home - post-journal. The Washington Middle School Advanced Learning Program recently donated Math Quilts to the GA Home. The quilts were created during after-school sessions with Sheri Brandes, the school’s Family & Consumer Science teacher. The students used their geometry and sewing skills to create four quilts with patterns such as Amish Star, Four Patch, Crazy Quilt and Coin Stack. Back row, from left, are Alyssa Potter, Emily Spitz, Matthew Roehmholdt, Grace Osborne, Kara Triscari, Sarah Russo and Isabelle Knapp.

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