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Quilt Show 2023
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Our Quilting in the Valley Arnprior and District Quilters' Guild's quilt show was held on April 29 & 30, 2023 at the Nick Smith Centre on Arnprior Ontario. It featured over 400 quilted items! And we were delighted to welcome more than 700 visitors to our long-awaiting first post-pandemic quilt show. You can view the many photos from the show by clicking/tapping on the various "Photos" links listed below. Photos of the prize winning quilts are below. Many thanks to our guild photographer Emma for the excellent photos. |
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Photos
- Quilts of All Sizes - Photo Gallery 1 :: Photo Gallery 2 - Bed quilts, lap quilts, baby quilts
- Miscellaneous Quilted Items - Photos - Table runners, wall hangings, bags, cushions, wearables etc.
- Quilters of Distinction - Photos - Mary DeVries & Joanna Vlaming (sisters!), both long time guild member were honoured and featured at the show.
- Challenges and Mystery Quilt - Photos - Compare how different quilters responded to the same challenges and Mystery Quilt project
- Preemie Quilts - Photos - Little "preemie" quilts for the babies in Neo-Natal Intensive Care Units (NICU) in Ottawa hospitals.
- Bed turning - Photos - "Quilts with history"
- Tea Room - Photos - A favourite stop for refreshments, our tea room featured delicious food, and a display of our quilts for charities
- Raffle Baskets - Photos - Lucky winners of the goodie basket raffle draws
- Vendors - Photos - The vendor mall was very popular
Congratulatons to Prize Winners!
Viewers' Choice
First prize was awarded to Rennie Hickey for her Dear Jane quilt. In Rennie's words:
"The Dear Jane quilt was originally designed by Jane Stickles, in 1863 during the Civil War. Brenda Papadakis saw the quilt in a museum and decided to remake the pattern in 1996. There are 5,602 pieces in the quilt!"
First prize was awarded to Rennie Hickey for her Dear Jane quilt. In Rennie's words:
"The Dear Jane quilt was originally designed by Jane Stickles, in 1863 during the Civil War. Brenda Papadakis saw the quilt in a museum and decided to remake the pattern in 1996. There are 5,602 pieces in the quilt!"
1st Rennie Hickey and her "Dear Jane" quilt
For more information about the fascinating "Dear Jane" quilt see the Jane Stickle article in our guild's June 2022 Newsletter. (It's near the end of the newsletter.)
Second prize was awarded to Brenda Davidson-Payer for her Rosemary Sampler. Brenda describes it as:
"Hand quilted, dimensional hand appliqué. Pattern is "Rose Sampler Supreme" by Rosemary Makham."
Second prize was awarded to Brenda Davidson-Payer for her Rosemary Sampler. Brenda describes it as:
"Hand quilted, dimensional hand appliqué. Pattern is "Rose Sampler Supreme" by Rosemary Makham."
2nd Brenda Davidson-Payer and her "Rosemary Sampler" quilt
Third prize went to Nicky Barham for her My First Baltimore quilt.
"This was my first attempt at a Baltimore Quilt and as a novice quilter was very challenging. I love the story each quilt tells of the maker. We travelled from England in 1981 so I added in the ship, the Union Jack as well as the Canadian flag. This quilt took me over 16 years to complete and survived, thankfully a house fire!"
"This was my first attempt at a Baltimore Quilt and as a novice quilter was very challenging. I love the story each quilt tells of the maker. We travelled from England in 1981 so I added in the ship, the Union Jack as well as the Canadian flag. This quilt took me over 16 years to complete and survived, thankfully a house fire!"
3rd Nicky Barham's "My First Baltimore" quilt
Charity Jelly Roll Quilt
Visitors to the Tea Room, where our quilts that will be donated to local charities were on display, chose Emma Russell's Leaves quilt as their favourite Jelly Roll quilt. Emma's description:
"We were given a bag of 2.5” strips and asked to make a Charity quilt from them. When I saw this picture on the cover of “Strip Therapy 12, Relapse” I knew I wanted to make it. I like it so much that I plan to make a quilt for myself in the same pattern."
Visitors to the Tea Room, where our quilts that will be donated to local charities were on display, chose Emma Russell's Leaves quilt as their favourite Jelly Roll quilt. Emma's description:
"We were given a bag of 2.5” strips and asked to make a Charity quilt from them. When I saw this picture on the cover of “Strip Therapy 12, Relapse” I knew I wanted to make it. I like it so much that I plan to make a quilt for myself in the same pattern."
Jelly Roll Charity - Emma Russell and her "Leaves" quilt
Raffle Quilt
Congratulations to winner Gladys Armstrong whose raffle ticket was drawn for this stunning quilt made by our guild members. Here's a photo of Gladys with her new quilt.
Congratulations to winner Gladys Armstrong whose raffle ticket was drawn for this stunning quilt made by our guild members. Here's a photo of Gladys with her new quilt.
Congratulations Gladys Armstrong
Blocks were made by our guild members in a "Blue Block Challenge" in the fall of 2019.
Proceeds from the ticket sales will be used to fund future Charity projects by our guild.
The quilt is 86" x 92"
Proceeds from the ticket sales will be used to fund future Charity projects by our guild.
The quilt is 86" x 92"
