Kelseyville >> The 78th quilt block on the Lake County Quilt Trail (LCQT) is “Dragonfly”. It has been installed on Pat and Carl Dandy’s garden shed and is visible looking towards the lake at 10980 Terrace Way in Clearlake Riviera. This is the only garden, quilt block and dovecote visible on Terrace Way.
“Dragonfly”, owned by Pat and Carl Dandy, is appropriately placed in their garden area, which attracts lovely garden wildlife, dragonflies included. The Dandy’s garden includes nine bird houses and one dovecote, built by Carl. It was inspired after a trip to England by Carl and Pat in 1995. A dovecote is a structure intended to house pigeons or doves.
Usually, a dovecote is a free-standing structure in a garden. They generally contain pigeonholes for the birds to nest. Pigeons and doves were an important food source historically in Western Europe. The LCQT is an agricultural and tourism project designed to promote community pride. The 4’ by 4’ quilt block was drawn and painted by the LCQT team, a group of dedicated quilters, graphic artists, painters, writers, carpenters, and a videographer.
For information about the Lake County Quilt Trail visit lakecountyquilttrail.com, or searcg for Lake County Quilt Trail on Facebook.
