Vi Ruhland, California, was dissatisfied with the work quilters did in her area of California. A native of Minnesota, she sent her quilt tops to be completed to Paynesville and the quilters at the Paynesville Area Senior Center.“Mother tried other places, but didn’t like their work,” Mary Swenson, Cold Spring, said. “The ladies at Paynesville do beautiful work. Mother is really pleased with what they do. Mother is a very particular person.”
After being diagnosed with cancer three years ago and told to quit smoking, Mrs. Ruhland took up quilting to keep her hands busy. Since that time, she has made 14 quilts, of which 12 have been quilted in Paynesville.
Liz Rothstein said they spent about 100 hours quilting Mrs. Ruhland’s latest project, “Country Cottages.”
Mrs. Ruhland doesn’t use a pattern, but picks her designs from religious calendars.
The Paynesville quilters already have Mrs. Ruhland’s next quilt at the center. It is entitled “Lighthouses.”
Paynesville quilters with Mrs. Ruhland's cottage quilt are (clockwise left to right): Liz Rothstein, Rose Schaefer, Marcie Lieser, Marion Liestman, and Rose Lieser.