Mennonite Quilt Auction - Kidron Ohio

It was a beautiful day Saturday.. bright and clear.. not too hot. The weather has been simply gorgeous here.

The first thing we saw at the entrance was a little train. The cars were made out of 50 gallon metal drums, and it was very cute. The children could get a ride for $1

The people started coming early. Breakfast was served at 7:30. We got there at 8:30 and there were still pancakes left. Lots of Amish and other good folk...

The whole thing was held under this HUGE tent.. I mean gigantic.. like a circus tent. There were quilts and comforters on racks for dislay to purchase outright..
Then there were racks and racks of the quilts to be auctioned.. you could walk up and down the rows looking. These were all covered with plastic though, and it wasn't very good for taking pictures. I did some.. just so you could see. They came from all over the area, and believe me, they were works of art. I think I saw one that was machine quilted. All the rest were done by hand.

The one below is "Graham Cracker".. all vintage fabrics.
an applique logged cabin..
The crowd was gathering for the auction... I have no idea how many people.
Here is a grandmother's flower garden of all vintage fabrics.. simply gorgeous.
This "card trick" was not under plastic, so you can see the beautiful hand-quilting. All the quilts were of this quality.
Then the action began. There was a lovely quilt of vintage fabrics set up in an old fashioned frame.. the kind I'm used to, and some ladies were working on it.. I would have loved to have joined them.
Auctions are simply wonderful...
Here you can see one being held up.. it was a gorgeous applique with a fall scene. The next quilt in line is being displayed on a bed..
The quilting on that one was simply magnificent. I think it brought over $1200

here is another.. stunning applique and quilting..
And over to the side there was a h-u-g-e sales table. Goodies galore! Fabric piled high, all the vintage linens and doilies you could imagine.. and at least six racks of unfinished quilt tops.. many of them vintage..
I had to keep making trips over there. I spent way more than a dollar this time. My wonderful "seat-saver" gaurded my treasures..

We did not stay for the whole auction. The batteries were dying in my camera, I bought all the stuff I wanted, and I wasn't planning on bidding for a quilt. On the way home we stopped at Shisler's Cheese..

A little gnome greeted us at the door..
Wish these two lived in my yard..

I am heading out for church this morning, but later today after lunch I will take pictures of my loot. I cannot wait to show you!