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Sam Green\/Dolores Star<br><br>LaWanna Ferrier has donated this quilt to the Galloping Goose Society.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

LaWanna Ferrier has donated a quilt featuring the Galloping Goose No. 5 as part of a fundraiser for maintenance and operation of the Goose.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s displayed in the Galloping Goose Historical Society Museum in Dolores, and will be auctioned on e-Bay.<\/p>\n

Ferrier said she spent 500 hours on the quilt, which features a large silver graphic of the rail bus, along with photos taken in the early 1900s.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was delightful to work on it, and makes me feel good to donate it in support of an interesting piece of local history,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The design, which features images printed on the fabric, was challenging, Ferrier said, but skill and persistence paid off.<\/p>\n

\u201cFinding a printer to do what I wanted was a stumbling block,\u201d she said. \u201cI finally found one who was able to print the photographs directly on fabric, and I really like the results.\u201d<\/p>\n

The photos highlight the Goose\u2019s evolution, from its Pierce-Arrow touring car body in 1933 and Wayne Bus Body conversion in 1946 to the freight-box conversion for passengers in 1950.<\/p>\n

The quilt\u2019s borders are \u201cflying geese,\u201d a series of triangles representing the bird in flight.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat spoke to me. A Galloping Goose quilt has to have flying geese,\u201d Ferrier said, as she pointed to a border using a feather design.<\/p>\n

The quilt also portrays foliage she saw during a recent Goose excursion, and towns and crossroads on railroads.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe did a beautiful job,\u201d said museum volunteer Rhoda Franks.<\/p>\n

Ferrier said she was inspired to do the project after riding the Goose last year on the Durango-Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe trip was gorgeous!\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s impressive that it still works, and is a neat attraction for town.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lew Matis, president of the Galloping Goose Historical Society, was grateful for the donation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe really appreciate her unique contribution of artwork. That somebody would go through this much effort on behalf of the Goose tells me people really care,\u201d he said. \u201cI think as the word gets out to Galloping Goose fans, people will really want it, and we\u2019ll get a good price for it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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