Karen and Steve Ruetz
637 Concession 4, Mildmay
LAT 43.99982215 LONG-81.15968252
On the main barn is the Canadian flag and over it the Dutch Girl Block. My father always told me that his family emigrated from Pennsylvania, USA. While researching our Ruetz family name, I found out Pennsylvania Dutch, also referred to as the Deutsch, are a cultural group formed by early German speaking to Pennsylvania and their descendants. The word "Dutch" does not refer to the Dutch people or Dutch language, but to the German settlers known as Deutsch and Deitsch. All these years I thought I had Dutch descendants but they were German. No wonder I liked the Mildmay community and wanted to be part of it!
The second block on the small shed is a variation of a "Tulip Garden" pattern I found in a quilting book that would use the same colours I was using in the"Dutch Girl" block.
* On any quilt trail, please use caution when slowing down or stopping near a site. Stopping on busy roads can be dangerous and illegal. Most quilts are located on private property. They should be viewed only from the road unless otherwise indicated at the site location or if that site is a business open to the public.
637 Concession 4, Mildmay
LAT 43.99982215 LONG-81.15968252
On the main barn is the Canadian flag and over it the Dutch Girl Block. My father always told me that his family emigrated from Pennsylvania, USA. While researching our Ruetz family name, I found out Pennsylvania Dutch, also referred to as the Deutsch, are a cultural group formed by early German speaking to Pennsylvania and their descendants. The word "Dutch" does not refer to the Dutch people or Dutch language, but to the German settlers known as Deutsch and Deitsch. All these years I thought I had Dutch descendants but they were German. No wonder I liked the Mildmay community and wanted to be part of it!
The second block on the small shed is a variation of a "Tulip Garden" pattern I found in a quilting book that would use the same colours I was using in the"Dutch Girl" block.
* On any quilt trail, please use caution when slowing down or stopping near a site. Stopping on busy roads can be dangerous and illegal. Most quilts are located on private property. They should be viewed only from the road unless otherwise indicated at the site location or if that site is a business open to the public.