The Quasquicentennial Quilt

Hanging on the north wall of the Field Carnegie Library meeting room in Odebolt, 
the quilt shows photos of Odebolt as it is today as well as historical photos from the past.
The white squares are embroidered with the names of families from Odebolt.
The wooden quilt hanger was crafted by Keith Mentzer.
  

     Donarae Cleveland suggested a quilt be made for the Quasquicentennial Celebration and asked Beverly Einspahr to head the committee.  Bev asked Ruth Neville, Lois Story, Karen (Johnson) Saemisch and Donna Buehler to be on the committee.  Karen, of Memory Lane Fabrics in Denison, Iowa, volunteered to furnish all the materials for the quilt.
     Daryl Cleveland took all the colored photos for the quilt except for the center picture, which was taken by Jean (Story) Wruck.  All the black and white photos were taken from various books and newspapers.
     Beverly Einspahr and Karen Saemisch sewed the quilt together. It was machine-quilted at Memory Lane in Denison.

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