I've been a member of Country School Quilters in Montpelier, VA since I moved here 21 years ago. I love this group and am so happy that I found them. We don't have quilt police but we have a lot of quilt mentors who generously share everything they know. For such a small "village" we have a very strong group of about 35 members and skill levels from beginner to award winners. We have traditional quiters, scrap quilters, art quilters and everything in between. Every other year we have a quilt show next door to where we meet at the Montpelier Center for the Arts. MCA was originally a school and, coincidentally, my college roommate's mother was the last principal before this school was shuttered. Now it a beautiful community space. We meet next door in what used to be the cafeteria for the school. It's an old facility but is well maintained by the Hanover County Parks and Rec Department. They sponsor us so we get to meet there free and it's where we have our monthly 2-day sewing "retreats". That's where I was this weekend working on my Paula Nadelstern quilt. I was able to get all of the cat blocks done and am read to sash and border it. Back to the quilt show. A week or so ago we hung our show for this year and I took photos of all of the quilts for you to see. If you are in the Richmond area you can come check it out in person through October 3. For everyone else, here's a slide show for you to enjoy.
Claire
9/16/2019 12:58:42 pm
Nice show. So great to have walls rather than freestanding racks.
Pam
9/16/2019 05:03:21 pm
Quite a variety. Lots of talent. Thank you for sharing.
Mrs. Plum
9/16/2019 10:34:39 pm
Thanks for all the eye candy!
Beth- now living the rural life in KY!
9/17/2019 07:10:05 am
Beautiful!!!
Vicki in MN
9/17/2019 07:51:17 am
That was fun going to a quilt show in my jammies! Thanks for sharing Vicki. You are lucky to be able to go sew with friends, I used to occasionally do that, but for various reasons it doesn't happen any more. I miss it.
patty
9/17/2019 10:03:03 am
You are lucky to have such a great space to work and have a show. It is nice the community supports the group. Thanks for posting the quilts. There is a lot of talented quilters in your group!
Kristin F
9/17/2019 10:57:34 am
Nice show! And I recognize 2 of your quilts - the marbles and the stars - very nice.
Susan Kelly
9/17/2019 12:11:33 pm
Nice show, quite large and varied! Thank you for sharing it! Comments are closed.
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I'm Vicki Welsh and I've been making things as long as I can remember. I used to be a garment maker but transitioned to quilts about 20 years ago. Currently I'm into fabric dyeing, quilting, Zentangle, fabric postcards, fused glass and mosaic. I document my adventures here. Categories
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