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Quilting contest rulesSuggestions lor quilt squares$5 deposit is required.■ 1. Block must be original design pattern. Horizontaldesign.■ 2. All work must be hand pieced or hand appliqued. you may embellish your block.■ 3. Block will be 14 and on*half by 14 and one-halfinches. Do not trim Nock.■ 4. Do not quilt block. Use fabric provided. No other fabrics. More available. Return fabric not used.■ 5. Return unfinished block with dear Instructionsfor pattern. Send a suggested quilting diagram.■ 6. Name your block. Write one paragraph about yourself.■ 7. Use two strands of floss to embroider your namein outline stitch on 2 and one-half by tour Inch pieceof muslin. Fold muslin under one-fourth Inch and piece end baste.■ 8. Hand In block by March 15.1994.■ 9. The $5 deposit will be returned when the finished block is submitted to committee.■ 10. Professional quilt judges will be used to determine winners.Baetge House Undhelmer House FaustHouseForke Store Sophlenburg Museum Hummel Museum Museum of HandmadeFurnitureRailroad MuseumLanding at indlanola First Nght In NewBraunfels (March 21.1OrphanageFirst i r hnntim iaiP ^First two churches (8ts. Peter A Paul CatholicChurch. First ProtestantTexas flag . ■Texas star Founders* Papill*Bandstand on PlazaSGazebo m Lands ParkCrossing of Guadalupe Animals A birdsSprings - Los Fontanas Kllen HouseQuilting project set to raise funds for NB SesquicentennialBy JENNIFER ROMPEL StaffAn historic form of American art may turn into a successful fundraising effort for the New Braunfels Sesquicentennial celebration.Interested persons in New Braunfels can help sew a Sesquicentennial quilt which will be given away as a prize in a raffle in 1995.The Historic Activities Committee of theSesquicentennial Commission is sponsoring the Sesquicentennial Quilt Block Contest.Packets of fabric can be picked up between 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Jan. 19 and 20 at tte Mission Valley Textiles Outlet Store.Those persons interested are required to leave a $5 deposit when they {rick up theirpicket. ***'**Each packet will be made up of different sizes of fabric that can be used to designblocks. The fabric is being donated by Mission Valley Textiles.The Mocks must depict some aspect of the history of New Braunfels. Residents outside Comal County are also encouraged to enter. It will appeal to quilters and maybe toartists,” said Mary Ann Thompson, co-chairman of the contest.Quilt Mocks must be returned by March 15. Members of the quilt committee will then layout the quilt and put it together, said Thompson.The Mocks will be judged by professional quilt judges and awards will be given forfirst, second and third places. Two awards will also be given for honorable mention.The quilt will be completed by January 1995. Committee members will begin selling tickets for the raffle at that time.vc will need many area quilters,” said Thompson. ‘There arc quilters all over Comal County.”The idea for the Sesquicentennial quilt wasformulated by both Thompson and Historic Committee Chairman Bobby Puidum. The quilt contest is being ccvchaired by NeU Morton, wife of Bill Morton, president and chief executive officer of Mission Valley Textiles. Susan Derkacz, a representative of the New Braunfels Quilt Guild, will also be helping with the project.Thompson said a Challenge quilt had beei done nationwide several yean ago that wai similar to this. Also a similar project has beer conducted in Dallas.When participants pick up their packets, they will also have the opportunity to viewshowing of quilts from the Challenge project.“Anyone who likes quilting or sewing will want to see those,” said Thompson.The Sesquicentennial celebration will begin in April 1995. Fund raising efforts ate currently under way. Fa more information on thequilt a the Sesquicentennial, call the NewBraunfels Chamber of Commerce at 625-2385.From staff reportsThe New Braunfels Sesquicentennial Celebration is just around the comer and plans are under way to make it one of the best yean in New Braunfels' history.New Braunfels will celebrate its 150th anniversary in 1995. Sesquicentennial committee members have been meeting for several months to plan the celebration.The following information was taken from the historical sketch written by F. Oheim that was printed in the program for the 125th Anniversary celebration for the dty.New Braunfels was founded on March 21, 1845. Itwas the first town in Texas settled by a German colonization company.The men coming to this area by themselves a withfamilies contributed to the growth of Texas and joined the fight for independence.Their letters to friends in Germany enoouraged more settlers to venture to Texas.The first group of colonists were led to the ComalSprings by Prince Solms-Braunfels. The prince, preparing to take first immigrants to the land grant on theLlano River, realized the distance was too grcst for wagon trains. He felt a way station for supplies andtroops was necessary. He decided to buy t tract of land at the Comal Springs from the Veramendi heirs.The first immigrants arrived there on Good Friday, March 21,1845 under the leadership of Jean Jacques von Coll. The town was laid out by Nicolaus Zink.Zink directed the building of the fort which was later named Zinkenburg. The prince's last official act inNew Braunfels was the dedication on April 28 of theprojected administrative center.The center was named Sophlenburg in honor of hisbride-to-be Lady Sophie. The secondwagon train arrived in May and was followed by others.Mexico haddeclared war on the United States when Texas was annexed.All available wagons and teamsters were drawn into the service of the U.S. Army. Ships were bringing more immigrants from Germany, but there was no means to transport them to New Braunfels. John 0. Meusebach wasnamed Commissioner General.Meusebach organized the groups of immigrants stCarishafcn on Lavaca Bay to help themselves. The move to New Braunfels took its toll, u many femilies were wiped out ind children became orphans.To help relieve the crowded conditions in New Braunfels, Meusebach negotiated • treaty with the Indians and settled Fredericksburg in May 1846. The majority of the settlers never reached the original grant on the Llano River.Soon, the settlers adopted themselves to their newconditions.The hard work of die Germans helped them to make• garden qxx of the land. Industry was developed andhelped to spread the feme of the colony.New Braunfels has grown into one of the best-loved towns in Texas. The area's cultural German heritage continues to be strong among the residents, who continue to maintainin the traditions of industry, frith, honesty and loyalty.
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New Braunfels Herald Zeitung
New Braunfels, Texas, US
Sun, Jan 16, 1994
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