This past Friday our whole family worked to set up the Quilt Show for a weekend (Saturday/Sunday) event here in Johnstown. The event included a quilt show, craft fair, and old time craft demonstrations. It is an annual fundraiser for the Johnstown Historical Society.
For setting up the quilt show, we used the big gym of the local high school. We fastened clothes lines to the bleachers (risers) that are on opposite sides of the gym and put up 3 posts to support each line. (see pictures below.) We used clothespins to hang up the quilts. Other volunteers helped us hang the quilts.
It is really fun to see all the patterns, fabrics, and handiwork that goes into each quilt.
For setting up the quilt show, we used the big gym of the local high school. We fastened clothes lines to the bleachers (risers) that are on opposite sides of the gym and put up 3 posts to support each line. (see pictures below.) We used clothespins to hang up the quilts. Other volunteers helped us hang the quilts.
It is really fun to see all the patterns, fabrics, and handiwork that goes into each quilt.
Those who come and look at the quilts get to choose their favorite one and write down the number of the quilt. The winners get a prize.
- Beth for the Albertsons
Pictures of us setting up the quilt show:
- Beth for the Albertsons
Pictures of us setting up the quilt show:
Brenda, Tim, and Daddy fastening the lines that the quilts hung on.
The lines and poles that we hung the quilts on.
Jeffrey and Jason on the risers in the gym (where we fastened the lines)
Mother, Brenda, and Tim hanging quilts.(Notice Brenda and Tim's fancy necklace and tie- clothes pins! Also, notice that we wear white gloves to touch the quilts.)
Mother and I hanging a quilt that a friend of ours made.
Tim, (maroon shirt) me, (blue jumper) and Emily, (red shirt and skirt) and a friend hanging quilts.
Part of the gym-full of quilts when we were all done at 9 pm. There were over 150 quilts and wall hangings!Pictures from the day of the quilt show:
A friend of ours (with her grandson) pictured with her latest, not-quite-done quilt behind her.
Me 'n' my quilt that was finished in April!
Jeffrey and his quilt that he is continuing to quilt on.
Mother and Tim beside Tim's quilt which Mother made.On the squares of this quilt Mother has embroidered the names and birthdates of our Scoles and Albertson cousins (and their kids). She made it when Tim was little, and has to add on more names as more cousins are born.
2 comments:
That looks like a lot of work but it is so neat! Thanks for posting all the pics - and the hot air balloon rally sounds like a lot of fun, too! I've always wanted to ride in one of those things... maybe someday.
Love you guys!
Adam
Wow! I really enjoyed this post and especially all the pictures of the quilts. It makes me want to get the quilt top that Grandma A. pieced quilted.
How touching, too, to read that our names and the names of our children have been stitched on Tim's quilt! /i hope to see that one day.
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