Anita and Quilter:
Have never been to Northfield, but I do know where it is...I'm in the southwestern corner of MN, near Worthingon.
I've never yet tried a whole cloth quilt, but I do have a pattern of my late mother's, and she got it from a church group who posted a picture of it in the COF magazine! It took awhile for her to get it, as half the pattern was traced on an old bedsheet! Mom made severa of those quilts as wedding gifts, but didn't always use white thread in the quilting. She sometimes used the color the bride and groom had chosed as their color for the wedding. When mom used color, it was usually perle cotton, and it was striking against the white background. My goal is to do a whole cloth quilt for each of our children for their 10th wedding anniversaries...and two of the kids have already celebrated 7 years! Guess I'd better get a move on, huh?!?
Jojo