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WHITY KREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1989, PAGE il DOT MCPHERSON ton Common.' with her prizewinninýg quilt 'Bos- Free Press photo Quilt is a wiinner By Trudie Zavadovics Dorothy McPherson was surpr- ised when ber quilt, titled 'Bos- ton Commons,' won first place in the Brooklin Spring Pair coin- petition last June. She was even more surprised when it was named grand cham- p in of the district competition in Lindsay Oct. 26. 've been quilting since 1982 but have been interested in it since 1978," says McPherson, known as 'Dot. "Doris ',Grylîs is someone who bas belped me along tbe way and actually taught me to make the Boston Common. "It took me four weeks to make tbe top by macbine and tben about 180 Kours o f band quiîting. The total cost. ofý materials is about $200." In Fèbruary or Marcb it will go to tbe Royal York and be judged in tbe 'Al Ontario District' cate- gory wbere judges for Canada Packers will select tbe best quilt in tbe province. They will tben p urchase, it and place it in tbe beirl oom collection. lier quilt was done in green and white. Quilts are judged by the color, workmansbip, size and evenness of stitcbes and finish- ing. McPherson, wbo bas lived in Whitby about 20 years, says tbat she would love to win tbe com- petition but would find it diffil- cuIt to give up her quilt. Her quilt, 'Boston Common,' was third in the Osbawa Senior Citizens' Centre second annual quilt show Oct. 20-21. We invite you to our Third Annual Christmnas Carousel Craft &Ç iftSow HOLDYINN,> Bloor St., Oshawa. Thursday' November 23 [rom 1:3 muntil 9m - Because wife assault usually happens at home, people tend to think of it as a family affair. But wife assault is flot a private malter. It is a crime. As a community we should ail be concerned. For emergency assistance or referral, cail the Wife Assault Heipline, listed in the white pages of your telephone directory or cali the police. Ontario Women's Directorate (5 Ontario Mavis Wilson, Minister David Peterson, Premier WIFE ASSAULT I THE GAI Lt~ ST 13