OLSHACS Holds 2nd Annual M.V. Quilt Show

By CORINNE MESSER

The Progress

The halls and gym at the Old Logandale School were filled with over 150 bright, colorful handmade quilts and other quilted items on Oct. 7-8. The Moapa Valley Quilt Show was open for anyone who currently resides or who has resided in the local area. It was an opportunity for quilters to showcase their works of art. A few quilts were for sale, but most were only on display.

The variety of quilts ranged from intricate quilting designs to quilt-top squares made from a collection of meaningful T-shirt fronts of the creator. There were vendors selling quilted items like aprons, bags, and quilt tops. There were also baked goodies for sale compliments of Studio B Dance Studio.

Local quilter De Farnum had several hand-sewn items for sale including handbags, table runners, aprons and more.
“I love to sew to stay busy and it keeps my mind alert,” explained Farnum.

Farnum said she also enjoys making porcelain dolls and building children’s play kitchens.
Several of the quilters expressed a deep passion, almost an addiction, to quilting. They spoke very enthusiastically about their projects and quilts.

Carolyn Marshall, co-organizer for the event and an avid quilter, had a table full of quilt tops for sale. She also had SABLEs on sale, an acronym for “stash accumulation beyond life expectancy.” Carolyn chuckled that these are various craft kits she had plans to do but never got around to. Now these projects were for sale so a new hopeful crafter will come along and complete what she hadn’t even started!

Cheryl Bailey also had a table with items on display and for sale. “I started quilting 12 years ago when my friend invited me to a quilt retreat,” Bailey said. “I fell in love with it and have been quilting from that time forward.”

Lyla Bunker, a local teenager, displayed a quilt she had made. Two of her cousins worked on similar quilts with their grandmother’s help, Beverly Evans.
“Our family has 3 generations of quilters,” said Lyla’s mother, Natalie. “Our mom has made quilts for all of her children that were unique to each child. For example, our brother, Wayne, is a Clark County firefighter. She, with Wayne’s help, cut up his old work T-shirts and pants and created a quilt with them.”

One of Beverly’s other daughters, Vicki Conger, said, “I had a quilt project to do and it looked too overwhelming. But my mom encouraged me to do just a little everyday and soon it was completed.”

Old Logandale School Historic and Cultural Society (OLSHACS) director Robin Maughan, who was also a co-organizer of the event, said “We were delighted to have close to 200 people attend the quilting show and we appreciate all who participated.”