Quilt show reveals fabric of community

More than 300 quilts were on display at the Great Outdoors Carson Valley Quilt Show on Saturday at the Douglas County Community & Senior Center in Gardnerville.

The quilt show skipped a session in 2020 after the community center was shut down for the coronavirus lockdown, so it had been four years since the quilters gathered.

Quilt Show chairwomen Terrie Peets, Laurie Lile, Pat Baker, Nancy Lampson and Sarah Jo McKee said they were pleased with the turnout.

“We are thrilled to have the crowd and the quality of the quilts is outstanding,” said Lile.

The quilt show included a raffle, vendor mall, a heritage exhibit and door prizes.

The show also included lectures from author and quilter Katie Pasquini Masopust.

They were able to fund this through a $5,000 grant from the Nevada Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts.

“She is all about promoting creativity in whatever way you want to be creative,” said Lile.

The show included $20,000 in prizes for winners of the show sponsored by FPA investors first with over 15 judged categories.

The best of show by a guild member was won by maker, Marilyn Gibson and Quilter Linda Baker. Her quilt was made by track machine quilting and was computer aided. The piece was titled “Dear Jane Tribute.”

The best of show from a nonguild member was won by maker and quilter Inger Blood. She used stationary machine quilting, free motion, and ruler work to create her quilt, “Holiday Splendor.”

A team of mother and daughter quilters got to enjoy looking at the quilts that came from all over.

“The quilt show is wonderful. It’s a great show. All the amazing talent stood out,” said Ginger Kuhn and Brenda Swartz.

Quilter Sandra Sullivan started quilting in 1984 when the rotatory cutter was first invented.

“I like the process. It’s like doing a giant jigsaw puzzle. I love choosing the fabric, and the cutting tools. Of course, the cutting tools have changed dramatically,” said Sullivan.

The quilt guild holds meetings on the last Monday of every month in the Winter at 1 p.m. and in the summer at 6.p.m at the Carson Valley United Methodist Church.