Last night after we ate we were entertained by a gentleman that told us about Hannibal, the boyhood home of Samuel Clemens. He had some really entertaining unknown stories about the different adventures that Samuel Clemens had growing up in Hannibal.
Hannibal Mo is such a cute little town. We went down to the local quilt shop – Hickory Stick. We were greeted by Pat the owner, her very patient employees, the Mayor, Roy Hark , Gail Bryant, Tourism Director and McKenzie Disselhort Chamber Director. They welcomed us to Hannibal and commended us for accomplishing our mission, making and delivering 950 quilts to wounded soldiers.
Check our their newspaper for a story – www.hannibal.net
Here are some pictures of this neat little town.
We headed out to the Amana Colonies in IA. It turned cold but we enjoyed some shopping and a talk by fabric designer Stephanie Brandenburg. We once again got to share a meal together.
It has been lots of fun to get to know each other, and I have to tell you, there has been fabric and patterns purchased to start the next quilt for QOV. This trip has inspired us to get busy and make sure that we can thank as many soldiers as we possibly can by presenting them with a quilt made with love.
You ladies sure get to see a lot of neat places!!! My favorite pictures are of the soldiers with their quilt and one of the quilters :)
ReplyDeleteHave a safe rest of your trip!
Kelli Hamilton
(Arlene's daughter and Adair's niece)