Nice >> Katherine and Ron Yoder have become the second quilt block owners to place a 4-by-4-foot quilt block that can be viewed from the Water Trail on the Lake County Quilt Trail (LCQT).
The first block on the Water Trail is owned by Jim Perry of Corinthian Bay. The new block is “Ohio Star — 1790” inspired by a historic cloth quilt owned by the 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 George Washington’s cabinet members. The quilt now is in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian.
The view of the quilt block from the water also shows the 1940s era redwood dock and the summer cottage. From the water, Ohio Star — 1790 is next door and left of the Harbor Restaurant.
The Yoders feel that expanding the LCQT 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 LCQT team.
