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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-02-07, Page 2Psip 2A. Th ,n0e,Thyles loebrg. Pa., A 444.1 g", • •S,C 44: • " " -44 f By ltobert Murphy seems to b "1*1/rewkii 'Dons' Bushell of Wingham" tinewers, when asked about the evolution other 40.1 *tin quilting, - • Wheits4eepe4te,atiO0On " IS evident that grs.; BuShel1 has tutueitcthe WWI curfosity of piing woman into a lifelong love for designing and making quilts. In addition, that love and dedi- cation has paid off in a number of championship quilts, including one which is now in the possessiOn, of Queen Elizabeth and most recently, •the first prize winner in a quilting contest to mark the centennial of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Mrs. Bushell's first recollection of being involved in quilting was during the Second World War when gtoPPS w9Mell 041040. together a7dO gin "for the Red Cross. • Kinlough — just north of Lueknow in Kinloss Township — where she grew up, Mrs. Bushell remembers going to the Orange Hall where she and the other women made patchwork quilts, using mostly materials from the home, such as prints and flannelettes. "Back then, they also used to dye a lot of sugar sacks and flour sacks," she adds. "We sewed the tops at home and did the quilting at the hall." At these quilting "bees", the women would be situated all around a large frame holding the quilt, and each was responsible for her own section as they worked toward the completed product — in those days, mostly patched quilts. Quilting apparently faded ,Somewhat into the background after the, War, Mrs. Bushell says, but it DORIS BUSHELL of Wingham, stands beside another award- winning quilt, one which is now in the possession of Queen Eliza- beth at Buckingham Palace. The quilt, commemorating Ontario's centennial, was presented to the Queen and Prince Phillip when they visited Canada in 1984. urch DI rectOry St. Paul's Church (ANGLICAN) WING HAM John Street at Centre Street • THE ANGLICAN PARISH OF WINGHAM AND BELGRAVE M services from the "Bok.of Common. Prayer SUNDAY, February 12, 1989 11:00 am. Holy Baptism Sunday School & Nursery * * * * * * * * Minister : Rev. D. Madge * * * * * * * Trinity Belgrave 1:15 p.m. * ******* FRES: ,rt:lit iegetab es E.D. Smith 28 oz. Garden Cocktail Vegetable Juice Hills Bros. 300 g tin Coffee . . • . OOOOOOOOO • Pantry Shelf 10 oz. Mandarin Oranges O • • Delmonte Apple, Orange, Grapefruit Juice Drinking Boxes . . • • • • 3 pack case Schneiders 175 g pkg. Cooked Ham . • • • • • • • . Pink Grapefruit . . • OOOOO . 5 for Cavendish 500 g Golden Potato Patties . • , • • • . • . WINGHAM FRUIT STORE HURS: Mot - Sat 7i30 a.m- Friday: 7:30 a.m. - 9,00 p.m. Phone 3574240. We Deliver, 1.19 2.49 .69 1.19 9.95 1.99 1.00 1.19 7:00 p.m. Wh° 4,4 qui , • , she,_#nd her husband Morley moved to Wingham,. Mrs. Bushell started to quilt with the church • ladieS at St: AtitireW's Presbyterian Church. "It's still going strong," she says. "I go down once a week for about half a day or so." Mrs. Bushell says she was quilting in groups for quite some time befOre she began making individual quilts, and confides that she- made some of her own before she got "brave ,enougr to show Jthezu faimand such. "It's funny, once you start it sort of grows on you," Mrs, Bushell says of her avocation, "The more you. do,. the more you want to do." _ To Doris Bushell; quilting quiitlngis not work, it's a pleasure so satisfying that she just seems to lose all track of time. "It's like you're in another world for a while," she says. "It's almost as if you can't wait to get one quilt finished in order to start on another one." However, she adds, "It kind of pays to have a good-natured husband, too." It was just about a year ago, Mrs. Bushell says, .that friends came to her with the registration -form for the OIVIAF Centennial contest. • "I had a pretty full year last year, but I kept the form anyway," she recalls. February is Heart and Stroke Month • Please give. Improvingyour odds against Canada's # 1 killer. •••••••••••ii.wwwwwwww. LYCEUM - MIRE Phone 357-1630 for 24 hour movie information um a a ...a spa ng romant c comedy..a rare mixture of savvy, • sentiment, and sophistication... glittering dialogue..." — Henry Meetkiewia, THE TORONTO STAR ...HER TIME HAS COME FRIDAY & SATURDAY AT 9:00 P.M. SUNDAY it TO • THURSDAY AT 8:00 P.M. 11 a a BACK FOR THE SECOND WEEKEND. A -FRIDAY AT :00,.PL SATURDAY AT I ISO Pik •AND MO P.M. SUNDAY AT 1:30 P.M. INI11011111.11101111 ez,,n6 -Dm at times,„,„ • aig01487:tam;g1;:inut4int:iheis:'tlit:eein- ', "mind you, yeg f • quAilitteturgyhdllyeediftellfoaerw-41%thle- monthperiod, when shedid,:lt would not be uncommon on some days for Mrs. Bushell to spend eight hours or, more on her .colorful championship; qu eviPtitdleenqi tluin71Witart- kts litt:;11Ynd: out just as clearly in the work itself. "I always- wanted to do a farm quilt andihismas iny chanee,u Bushell. says of the ,OMAF quilt:1111j grew up-, on a farm and *ealways-. fiaarrinminged,.,,so 1 could identify with In addition to the OMAF quilt and the one which is now in the Queen's, possession, Mrs. Bushell's Atiiits also have been judged winners at numerous fairs and plowing matches. The- Bushells met with the -Queen and Prince Phillip when they visited - Canada in 1984. "The Queen asked me if Ihad done the quilt all by myself and if each circle pertained to a bit of Ontario," Mrs. Bushell says. "They were quite chatty." She admits to -having,One'regret- each time one of her quilts wins at a major competition-- that the quilt stays with the organizers. A striking "stained- glass" quilt one resembling a stained glass church window — captured the Grand Champion award at the Tees - water Fall Fair, went on to take top honors at the district agricultural society competition, and then on to compete at the provincial level in Toronto. "I'm glad it didn't win in Toronto because at least I have my quilt," she says. "Money isn't everything, you know." Currently working on a baby quilt in pink for an expected grandchild, Mrs. Bushell says, tWe'veordereclii granddaughter, but 1 may have to redo it in blue." As one would expect,' quilts are high on the gift list in the Bushell family, going to nieces and nephews as wedding gifts, "and, of course our own kids get them and all th; babies get them when they arrive." Mrs. Bushell says she also has joined the newly -formed Huron - Bruce Quilters' Guild where about 50 members meet regularly to "talk quilts and do them." Each month the group is able to learn something different and new techniques she says. Mrs. Bushell also "marks" (patterns on) quilts for other people which prompts the question of where she manages -to find the time to devote to quilting. "When you like something as much as I like quilting, you find the time," she says. "You get through the other work twice as fast because you want to get to the quilting," she continues. "I think I'd make a good hermit." NEW OWNERS Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Walter became the new owners of Edighoffers (Wingham) Limited in May of 1900 after purchasing the business from Mr. and Mrs. Edward Edighoffer. The Edighoffers had - owned the store for 1,7 years. - 6 , 0 ' 4, • ") 1' 3 r1"4 1