LAKEPORT, Calif. – Karan Mackey, owner of Lakeport English Inn Bed and Breakfast, has joined the Lake County Quilt Trail.

The quilt block Mackey chose is dedicated to her mother, Ruth Henry.

She chose Double Wedding Ring because this pattern was her grandmother’s favorite design.

The quilt block was hung on the bed and breakfast located at 675 N. Main St. (at the corner of Seventh Street), on Saturday, March 3, 2012. GPS location:  N39°02’47” W122°54’55”.

“My mother showed me the joy of quilting,” said Mackey. “Her joy is in making quilts and mine is in buying quilts.”

In 1875, Sarchel Bynum built a home on this location and it remains part of the historical inn.

The residence has played an active role in Lakeport’s history.

In 1881, a doctor practiced medicine on the lower level and his family lived upstairs.

In the late 1920s, it became the first Lake County hospital.

Be sure and look for the surgery sign displayed in the inn’s window.
 
In 1946, the hospital moved to Lakeshore Boulevard. Thereafter, the building returned to being a  family residence.

The Manning family and Mackey family lived in the house for  30 years each.

Phase II of the Lake County Quilt Trail is now complete. A total of 25 quilt blocks are hung on family barns and public buildings throughout Lake County.  

For information and a printable map, go to www.lakecountyquilttrail.com .

The all-volunteer Lake County Quilt Trail project team is gearing up for phase III and will begin painting in May or earlier if warm weather arrives.  

To apply for your own quilt barn display, contact Bethany Rose, 707-263-5744, or visit Kerrie’s Quilting Shop at 1853 N. High St., or call, 707-263-8555.