Falling into new colors

It is that time of year and yes, we are all ready.  The Historical Village museum closes for the season after Labor Day and then the quilters begin meeting again on Fridays in the old school house.  The second Friday in September we will have our annual Fall Rummage sale from 10:00 – 2:00.  Lots of treasures including all sorts of fabric for your sewing pleasure.  Stop by so you don’t miss out! The third Friday of September is when we seriously start quilting again until next May.  All the quilters are looking forward to this: the conversation, the camaraderie, the chance to explore new quilt patterns, colors and designs.  We have already decided which quilts we will start with.  The blue one is my personal favorite but you will have to wait until it is on the frame to see it.

As always, if you are interested in joining whether as a novice or an experienced quilter, don’t hesitate to stop by on Fridays between 10:00am and 3:00pm.  No pressure as this group has a good sense of humor and more patience then anyone might imagine.  And if you have a quilt top that you would like to have hand quilted, this is the group to do it.  Stop by any Friday and one of the woman will explain the process.  Not only will you get your quilt finished but the proceeds from our quilting support the Historical Village.

 

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Thanks

The Eureka Montana Quilt Show was a lovely success.  And so many generous people bought raffle tickets to support the Historical Village.  Of course there were numerous volunteers helping that day to staff the museum, sell tickets and let people know about our raffle items. Lots of efforts made to keep the grounds and the buildings at the Historical Village looking great and maintaining our valley’s history.

A few more busy weeks in summer before the season ends. On August 21, Shakespeare in the Parks will perform Othello at the Historical Village.  And the next afternoon, August 22, all the museum docents and Village quilters gather for their annual picnic. Labor Day is the last weekend that the Historical Village museum is open. Then everything in the buildings will be covered over for winter and the quilters begin to meet again every Friday from 10:00 – 3:00 in the old school house.

Just in case you missed purchasing a quilt during the quilt show (can you ever have enough?), we still have a few beautiful ones for sale.  Cathryn Schroeder pieced a log cabin quilt in shades of rust and apricot that was then hand quilted by the Tobacco Valley Board of History quilters.  And Vivian Vanleishout pieced a beauty in shades of pale green and lilac that was also hand quilted (queen size).  Both quilts are available at the Historical Village.

Congratulations to Laura Persson who won the raffle for the Victorian era quilt!