If you live in the Rockingham County, Va area, you really need to visit this quilt show today in Harrisonburg..
Quilts in the Valley XIII is put on by the
Shenandoah Valley Quilters' Guild- open today from 12-5.
I have only been to shows in N. Va and Williamsburg, in huge venues. By comparison, this is small, but no less
mighty! Alot of hard work went into setting up this biennial show of 155 gorgeous quilts! The talent in the valley is
amazing!!!!
I was greeted by one of the co-chairs, Guild President Sally Jones,(seen below) got the lowdown on the show and the guild, and of course, picked up an application to join their group!
The first room, as you enter Turner Ashby High School, is filled with vendors, the silent auction, and the
raffle quilt !
How amazingly wonder-full is this????
You can buy a chance to win
Sunrise Over the Blue Ridge (I got so into everything else, and taking pictures, I FORGOT to buy a chance!) Proceeds from the raffle are shared with Skyline Literacy. Who wouldn't want to take a chance to own this beauty and help the literacy program too ?????
So, here's a tour - but,
please, if you are in the area today-
go see these quilts in person!!! Photos do not do them justice!!! The
guild also sells a $5 DVD of all the quilts in this weekend's show, which will give you a better look than my blog will!
See the quilts, visit the vendors (and try
not to buy anything- it's impossible!!!), watch the demos, bid on the silent auction items, and see the pillow puddle (I have NO idea what a pillow puddle is!)
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| Funny Looking Star- vintage orphan star bought at auction and put on new backround |
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| Under the Sea |
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| Gold Beaded Heron |
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| closeup of beadwork |
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| Lanterns- machine pieced/hand quilted |
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| Kaleidoscope |
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| Flying Cubes (with bead work) |
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| Whirly 30's and Pineapples |
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| One of my favorites- because of the color and the embroidery - and it's theme is baskets! |
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| My Beautiful Baskets |
This one is for
Gene- it's wonky!!!!
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| Daddy's Wonky Log Cabin- made for her dad to hang in the log cabin he built |
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| Pennies and Heart- wool penny rug - a first time entry for this quilter |
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| Christmas Applique |
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| Mountain Pond - paper pieced with hand appliqued cattails |
I love 30's fabric and this style- I hope to learn how to do it one day! Here are 2 examples:
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| Grandmom's Flower Garden- 1st time entry, 1st time English paper piecing |
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| Old Dresden Plate-the top was a vintage antique shop find, with new borders added and machine quilted by the quilter |
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There were so many more, which I will save for another post. If I counted correctly, there were 155 entries in 12 categories. All visitors get a program, and a checklist to vote for their favorite in each category. That was VERY hard, believe me!!!
I loved the little quilted "warning" notices hanging everywhere - so cute and
funny- reminding everyone not to touch the quilts- that was the job of the ladies with the white gloves!!! I will put those in the next post- they deserve a post of their own!!
I hope you enjoyed the show - if you can't get there today, in person - drop back here tomorrow, for another tour!!!
