PRESS PHOTOS BY DONNA GEWERTZ Wendell Burkholder, of Kutztown, poses by a wreath and flower arrangement display at Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church's craft fair and quilt show, held Nov. 13 at the 3355 Macarthur Road, Whitehall, church.

Wendy Hujsa, of Nazareth, purchases whoopee pies from Kaylynne Burkholder (in back, left) and Lauretta Burkholder, with Burkholder's Farm Market of Kutztown. Hujsa said she intends to ship the pies to a friend in New Hampshire.

Quilts of every size, style and color sewn by local quilters are available for purchase in the sanctuary of the church.

You are never too young to begin shopping at craft and quilt shows, as evidenced by Shannon Henry and her daughter Abigail, both of Chester Springs, and Judy Ehret, grandmother, of Schnecksville.

Shoppers Diane and Jack Vanderslice, of Whitehall, take a closer look at some handcrafted jewelry that caught their attention.

Kathleen Chimarys, of Northampton, learned to knit at Allentown Central Catholic High School in 1960 and, today, uses her skills to craft a line of knitted mice in various costumes. Many resemble the characters from the book Mouseton Abbey. It takes about eight hours to knit each mouse, Chimarys said.

Entrepreneur Ron Gotzon, a U.S. Army veteran from Northampton, displays a small sample of the 61 different models of bird houses he constructs and sells, along with a line of fishing lures. Each piece is one-of-a-kind and handmade.