Sew Wise with Sara

(NEW aerial photos added below)

With over 375 quilts displayed around the 6 acres of grape vines combined with wine tasting, Heirloom Creations and Strawbale Winery drew over 700 people to the Quilts & Vines event on Saturday, August 11. Everyone was absolutely amazed at the amount of people who attended this event. Located in Renner, SD, Strawbale Winery offers a large variety of wines made exclusively from South Dakota grown produce.

Heirloom Creations and Strawbale Winery want to thank everyone who volunteered to help make this event such a huge success. With a portion of the proceeds and quilt sales going to Project Linus, we are again thankful for such a wonderful turn out.

Many people came out to not only enjoy wine tasting and view quilts, but to purchase one of the 110 quilts that were for sale. Over 20 quilts were sold at the Quilts & Vines event and 10% of each quilt sold will be given to Project Linus.

Husqvarna Viking representative, Ruth Ralph from Wisconsin, provided quilting and embroidery demonstrations while the group from Project Linus worked on quilts for children. Project Linus provides hand made quilts and blankets to sick and traumatized children in the area. Since 1998, the local Sioux Falls Project Linus chapter has delivered over 17,000 quilts to children in need.

Strawbale Winery even made a limited number of commemorative Quilts & Vines wine bottles.

Thank you to everyone who attended the Quilts & Vines event. At this time we are planning to do this event in 2008 with all new quilts and all new wines. Watch Strawbale Winery’s and Heirloom Creations’ website for dates.

Don and Susie South, you throw one awesome party! Thank you!

For more information about Strawbale Winery, please visit their website: www.strawbalewinery.com