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During the school year, Tuesday and Thursday of each week are designated as quilting days for the St. Cecilia Parish and Citizen’s Civic League of Meta at the Quilter’s Cottage (across the street from the Citizen’s Civic League hall) – Tuesday during the day; Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
If you are a quilter or want to learn to quilt, we would be honored to have you join us. If your group would like to donate quilt tops or the funds to purchase a top for either group, please contact Katie Lueckenotto 573-229-4318 or Mary Plassmeyer 573-229-4553.
If you are a quilter or want to learn to quilt, we would be honored to have you join us. If your group would like to donate quilt tops or the funds to purchase a top for either group, please contact Katie Lueckenotto 573-229-4318 or Mary Plassmeyer 573-229-4553.
HAND QUILTING HISTORY
Hand quilting has long been a hobby and an old standing tradition in and around the Meta community. Quilting day is a day to visit, tell funny jokes and catch upon all the ups and downs going on in and around the community. Quilting is an excellent past time and a financial asset to the different organizations for which the quilts are provided.
Quilting in the Meta area for fundraisers was established in the 1940's in an upstairs room in the home of George and Louise Wankum. Some of those first quilters were Louise Wankum, Agnes Lueckenotto, Josephine Herx, Minnie Werdehausen, Tillie Heisler, Pauline (Shug) Schmitz, Mary Meyer, Sara Meyer, Martha Meisel, Irene (Schanzmeyer) Barnhardt, Wilhelmina Hammann, Bernadine Schroeder, Hilda Wieberg, Aharta Libbert, Mary Jaegers, Helen Jaegers, Elizabeth Koerber, Rose Luetkemeyer, Regina Luetkemeyer, Helen Winkleman and Bernadine Otto. After the current Citizen's Civic League Hall was built, the quilting was moved to the fry room as they could close off the room for easier heating purposes. Later, when the St. Cecilia School closed, quilting was moved to one of the classrooms. In the fall of 2002, the quilters moved to the former American Legion Building (across the street from the Citizen's Civic League Hall), which has become the permanent home for the quilters and known as the Quilter's Cottage.
More recent faithful quilters who have passed on to their eternal reward are Rose Werdehausen, Rose Mary Hake, Christine Luebbering and Josephine Werdehausen.
Over the years, the ladies have pieced, embroidered, appliqued, and even painted blocks that were set together and quilted. Quilts have been made for the annual picnics, name St. Cecilia Parish picnic in July and Citizen's Civic League supper in September,
COMM-Unity Ambulance's annual celebrations, and other special fundraisers. For many years, at the picnics, a large number of quilts were put on a main raffle as the prizes. Players purchased numbered tickets for each quilt and then spun a big wheel to determine the winner. The lucky number would be called, and the person having the winning number would be the proud owner of a beautiful quilt. In 1994, quilt auctions were started at the July St. Cecilia Parish Picnic where the quilts for both, St. Cecilia Parish and Citizen's Civic League, were auctioned and that tradition continues today. Large quilts and baby quilts have been quilted each year for the auction bringing in thousands of dollars.
Current Quilters: Emilie Borgmeyer, Karyn Veltrop, Joann Wansing, Florentine Hagenhoff, Margaret Brune, Arlene Mueller, Delores Greasle, Pam Libbert, Doris Schroeder, Mary Plassmeyer, Katie Lueckenotto, Marie Lueckenotto, Dorothy Rehagen, Vicki Grant, Rose Libbert and Alice Hake.
Mary Jane Reinkemeyer embroiders baby quilt tops.
Marcella Bock and Rosalyn Wankum hem the quilts.
Alma Blomberg (mother of parishioners Delores and Pam Libbert, Carolyn Brockes and Nancy Loethen) quilt many of our baby quilts in her home at St. Anthony, Missouri.
While Florentine Hagenhoff is our most faithful quilter at the age of 90, Dorothy Rehagen is our newest quilter joining the group in the fall of 2017. The "Irish Chain" quilt the ladies are holding on their laps was pieced and donated by Florentine Hagenhoff. The "Covington Road" quilt behind the quilters was donated by Leon and Janice Schanzmeyer of Schanzmeyer Home Improvements. Both quilts will be auctioned at the July 2018 St. Cecilia Parish Picnic and the proceeds will be divided between St. Cecilia Parish and the Citizen's Civic League.
Quilting in the Meta area for fundraisers was established in the 1940's in an upstairs room in the home of George and Louise Wankum. Some of those first quilters were Louise Wankum, Agnes Lueckenotto, Josephine Herx, Minnie Werdehausen, Tillie Heisler, Pauline (Shug) Schmitz, Mary Meyer, Sara Meyer, Martha Meisel, Irene (Schanzmeyer) Barnhardt, Wilhelmina Hammann, Bernadine Schroeder, Hilda Wieberg, Aharta Libbert, Mary Jaegers, Helen Jaegers, Elizabeth Koerber, Rose Luetkemeyer, Regina Luetkemeyer, Helen Winkleman and Bernadine Otto. After the current Citizen's Civic League Hall was built, the quilting was moved to the fry room as they could close off the room for easier heating purposes. Later, when the St. Cecilia School closed, quilting was moved to one of the classrooms. In the fall of 2002, the quilters moved to the former American Legion Building (across the street from the Citizen's Civic League Hall), which has become the permanent home for the quilters and known as the Quilter's Cottage.
More recent faithful quilters who have passed on to their eternal reward are Rose Werdehausen, Rose Mary Hake, Christine Luebbering and Josephine Werdehausen.
Over the years, the ladies have pieced, embroidered, appliqued, and even painted blocks that were set together and quilted. Quilts have been made for the annual picnics, name St. Cecilia Parish picnic in July and Citizen's Civic League supper in September,
COMM-Unity Ambulance's annual celebrations, and other special fundraisers. For many years, at the picnics, a large number of quilts were put on a main raffle as the prizes. Players purchased numbered tickets for each quilt and then spun a big wheel to determine the winner. The lucky number would be called, and the person having the winning number would be the proud owner of a beautiful quilt. In 1994, quilt auctions were started at the July St. Cecilia Parish Picnic where the quilts for both, St. Cecilia Parish and Citizen's Civic League, were auctioned and that tradition continues today. Large quilts and baby quilts have been quilted each year for the auction bringing in thousands of dollars.
Current Quilters: Emilie Borgmeyer, Karyn Veltrop, Joann Wansing, Florentine Hagenhoff, Margaret Brune, Arlene Mueller, Delores Greasle, Pam Libbert, Doris Schroeder, Mary Plassmeyer, Katie Lueckenotto, Marie Lueckenotto, Dorothy Rehagen, Vicki Grant, Rose Libbert and Alice Hake.
Mary Jane Reinkemeyer embroiders baby quilt tops.
Marcella Bock and Rosalyn Wankum hem the quilts.
Alma Blomberg (mother of parishioners Delores and Pam Libbert, Carolyn Brockes and Nancy Loethen) quilt many of our baby quilts in her home at St. Anthony, Missouri.
While Florentine Hagenhoff is our most faithful quilter at the age of 90, Dorothy Rehagen is our newest quilter joining the group in the fall of 2017. The "Irish Chain" quilt the ladies are holding on their laps was pieced and donated by Florentine Hagenhoff. The "Covington Road" quilt behind the quilters was donated by Leon and Janice Schanzmeyer of Schanzmeyer Home Improvements. Both quilts will be auctioned at the July 2018 St. Cecilia Parish Picnic and the proceeds will be divided between St. Cecilia Parish and the Citizen's Civic League.