Woodinville Quilt Inspired by Local Coloring Book

Where does inspiration come from? For Woodinville quilters, it came from a tribute coloring book the town. The result is a quilt made by volunteers in the community as a gift to Woodinville.

“This quilt wasn’t done by a club, but by individual quilters who came forward when the call went out,” said .

Helen Andersen McMahon, now in her 90s, moved to Woodinville as a small child. Her love of her community and drawing moved her to create a children’s coloring book, The Greater Woodinville Coloring Book, it can be purchased through the Woodinville Heritage Society.

The bucolic drawings of Woodinville is what inspired the community’s quilters to create another artwork for Woodinville, according to Webster.

The quilt (seethe photo for a sneak peek) will travel on display for one year throughout Woodinville then will be donated to the Woodinville Heritage Society and hang at The DeYoung Museum in Woodinville, Webster added.

Volunteers who worked for the quilt are:

Mary Kreider who made the fisherman and the fire department blocks

Pam Seaberg made the Four Corner Batik Flowers

Marianne Gertula made the Bear and the Canoe

Bee Doll Shephard made the Slough with the kids on the bike

Tina Sutherland made the cows

Liz O’Neil made the Hot Air Balloons

Jeanne and Carla Hoggarth made the Bronze Marker and the Cedar Logs

Jean Ferries created the Memorial Meade

Marlene and Jeanette Schurr, sisters, made the Hollywood Schoolhouse and Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery blocks

Sandy Skeel made a Cedar Logs block

Julie Forrest set all the blocks

Laurie Gustafson did the machine quilting

The first public showing is Oct 8-9 at .