2024 39th annual Festival of quilts "The Brighter, the better."
THE 2024 RAFFLE QUILT SHOWED BELOW TITLED "SHADOWS AND SECRETS" WAS PIECED
BY LATE GUILD MEMBER CINDY ECKLES.
This years winner was Carol Mountjoy.
BY LATE GUILD MEMBER CINDY ECKLES.
This years winner was Carol Mountjoy.
This year's featured quilter was Barbara Boland
I learned to sew at an early age making all my own clothes well into adulthood. In 1999, a friend asked me to join the Y2K quilt challenge where we swapped 25, 2.5 inch squares with people from every state in the U.S. and all over the world. Now that was fun! In the fall of 2000, another friend asked if I wanted to go to a “quilt camp”. That is where the beast was awakened, never to be confined again. Spending those 48 hours in a room of about 70 women with all that talent and knowledge was like finding a treasure chest.
The world of quilting has changed over the last 25 years. The window opened and old rules flew out, making room for someone like me. With so many fabrics, embellishments, tools, stitches, designs, paints, ink... Can you see where this is going? The world is open to all. Quilting isn’t just about putting a bunch of fabric together, I’ve learned to slow down and be patient with the process, opening my mind to be as creative as I possibly can be and accepting when the seam ripper is “my friend”. When I quilt, I have to concentrate on what I am doing and let go of all the other business of life. I like trying new techniques, finding classes as far as New England and Canada. I love going to quilt shows seeing the artwork of others and what they’ve created. One of my favorite places is Paducah National Quilt Museum, when I “oohed” and “awed” over a quilt only to realize later that I was admiring the back of it. Whenever I see a landscape or something that really catches my eye, I wonder how to capture it in a quilt. I still have a lot to learn and hopefully more beautiful landscapes to create.
I’ve made more quilts than I can count and for years I simply gave them away, unsure how they would truly be seen. We started keeping a few when my husband mentioned, “we don’t have any in the house.” Every time someone “liked” one on our bed, I gave it to them. When he asked “What happened to the quilt on the bed?” Well, pretty soon he stopped asking after someone visited. Knowing a quilt brings joy, happiness, warmth and comfort to someone else is what brings me the greatest satisfaction.
One of my greatest honors is belonging to the Quilts of Valor Foundation and giving a gift filled with so much appreciation to those who have served our country.
I go to about 6 quilt camps every year where my children like to say I live. My friends, and now my grandchildren like to help me spend money on more fabric than I know what to do with at times, as does my husband who is always looking for shows and shops during travels, equally enjoying the journey. I am so blessed. I am so blessed!
One of the best parts of quilting is the people who share the same passion that you get to meet on these journeys. No matter what our beliefs or differences are, when we come together to quilt we become one. Laughing, sharing, teaching, living life one stitch at a time to come together for a common good. Thank you for the honor of being chosen as your featured quilter and sharing my love of quilts.
-Barbara Boland
The world of quilting has changed over the last 25 years. The window opened and old rules flew out, making room for someone like me. With so many fabrics, embellishments, tools, stitches, designs, paints, ink... Can you see where this is going? The world is open to all. Quilting isn’t just about putting a bunch of fabric together, I’ve learned to slow down and be patient with the process, opening my mind to be as creative as I possibly can be and accepting when the seam ripper is “my friend”. When I quilt, I have to concentrate on what I am doing and let go of all the other business of life. I like trying new techniques, finding classes as far as New England and Canada. I love going to quilt shows seeing the artwork of others and what they’ve created. One of my favorite places is Paducah National Quilt Museum, when I “oohed” and “awed” over a quilt only to realize later that I was admiring the back of it. Whenever I see a landscape or something that really catches my eye, I wonder how to capture it in a quilt. I still have a lot to learn and hopefully more beautiful landscapes to create.
I’ve made more quilts than I can count and for years I simply gave them away, unsure how they would truly be seen. We started keeping a few when my husband mentioned, “we don’t have any in the house.” Every time someone “liked” one on our bed, I gave it to them. When he asked “What happened to the quilt on the bed?” Well, pretty soon he stopped asking after someone visited. Knowing a quilt brings joy, happiness, warmth and comfort to someone else is what brings me the greatest satisfaction.
One of my greatest honors is belonging to the Quilts of Valor Foundation and giving a gift filled with so much appreciation to those who have served our country.
I go to about 6 quilt camps every year where my children like to say I live. My friends, and now my grandchildren like to help me spend money on more fabric than I know what to do with at times, as does my husband who is always looking for shows and shops during travels, equally enjoying the journey. I am so blessed. I am so blessed!
One of the best parts of quilting is the people who share the same passion that you get to meet on these journeys. No matter what our beliefs or differences are, when we come together to quilt we become one. Laughing, sharing, teaching, living life one stitch at a time to come together for a common good. Thank you for the honor of being chosen as your featured quilter and sharing my love of quilts.
-Barbara Boland
Barb's Booth
Show Gallery, we had almost 200 Quilts
here are a few favorites
Questions about the 2024 quilt show?
Please contact Rachel Myers (208) 305-6886 [email protected]
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QUilt SHow 2023 "Moonlight Garden"
OUr Featured Quilter for 2023 was Gerri Sternberg
My mother taught me to sew when I was young and encouraged me throughout my years of 4-H projects. Although sewing garments was her superpower and not quilting, she taught me the importance of accuracy which spills over into my quilting ventures.
My love of quilting slowly evolved. Friends encouraged me to take classes with them and I had fun experimenting. When a new quilt store opened in our small Montana community, I found myself in the shop most Saturday mornings seeing demos of new gadgets and doing the block of the month challenge. Soon I was signing up for more classes - color theory, curved piecing, foundation piecing, appliqué, etc. I joined the guild.
I was hooked!
After retiring and moving to the LC Valley in 2015 to be closer to family, I joined the Seaport Quilt Guild. I was once again reminded how many ways the quilting community gives back through their generosity of teaching and nurturing community projects, and friendships. It is a talented group and I am
honored to have been asked to share my quilts with you.
Enjoy the quilt show and the creativity of many. -Gerri.
My love of quilting slowly evolved. Friends encouraged me to take classes with them and I had fun experimenting. When a new quilt store opened in our small Montana community, I found myself in the shop most Saturday mornings seeing demos of new gadgets and doing the block of the month challenge. Soon I was signing up for more classes - color theory, curved piecing, foundation piecing, appliqué, etc. I joined the guild.
I was hooked!
After retiring and moving to the LC Valley in 2015 to be closer to family, I joined the Seaport Quilt Guild. I was once again reminded how many ways the quilting community gives back through their generosity of teaching and nurturing community projects, and friendships. It is a talented group and I am
honored to have been asked to share my quilts with you.
Enjoy the quilt show and the creativity of many. -Gerri.
38th annual Quilt Show Gallery 2023
Our 38th annual Quilt Show was a big success. We had two fun filled days and almost 200 quilts on display. Thank you to all who came and support us and a special thanks to the ROTC for help setting up and taking down the show.
Click on the images to scroll through our gallery.
Click on the images to scroll through our gallery.
Quilt show 2022 "Heart in Hands"
Our featured quilter for 2022 was betty kendrick
37th annual Quilt Show Gallery 2022
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