Frame History - 4th of July Quilt Show

Kathy Hurst made the plastic display frames that are made out of plumbing pipes.  She made them back when we were still having the quilt shows in the high school cafeteria. (1990’s) The high school cafeteria had permanent wires strung for us on the walls, but we needed something for the middle of the floor.  Kathy had seen some like them in Logan, and she just designed them from memory, cut up the pipes and put them together. They seemed great at the time, but they’ve become quite rickety over the years, and they desperately need to be replaced.  People find them difficult and confusing to put together. (We're in the process of starting to do that, and have ordered 7 new display frames.)

One year, the guild even displayed the quilts in the high school gym, when Bonnie Meyer and Kathleen Guymon were in charge.  They displayed them on the bleachers.   For the State Centennial in 1996 we showed over 200 quilts  at the Blanding LDS South Chapel Cultural Hall.  Where we did the show for quite a few years, prior to moving it to the Elementary School.  That year many ladies from Monticello brought quilts down, and the next year the quilt issue of Blue Mt. Shadows was published which showcased many of these Centennial display quilts. 

Norma Madden and Sallie Lyman saw the medal pipe design at the Panquitch Quilt Walk and with the help of Jim Madden and Duane Lyman we designed and made them out of conduit pipe used gallon cans filled with premix cement as the base.   Betty Shumway’s husband Dan poured the cement into the gallon cans with cement left over from his cement business.  Winston Hurst did all the cutting on the plastic plumbing pipes. Kathy Hurst recalled that Jim Madden, Butch Brice and Dan Webb  were our most regular helpers   They came every 4th of July and helped like troopers. 

For several years we stored the frames in Kathy Hurst’s quansit hut, then in Norma Madden’s shed.  When Norma moved into town, we started renting the storage shed, but prices have continued to rise over the years.  In 2011 we received permission from the city council to store the frames at the Blanding Wellness Center.

In earlier years we relied on help from guild members' husbands, children, and grandsons as we set up. It takes many hands to do a show.  Hopefully, the Blanding Wellness Center will be a good match for our future shows.

 April 27th - The Last Day of the Storage Shed

Transporting the frames...

 



Cleaning the frames...

Mini-Workshop on April 8th

Eight guild members: The presidency, plus Norma, Eve Lyn, Robin, and Karen met on April 4 at Janet's.  Some worked on finishing the 4th of July quilt, and the others began the Quilt of Valor, getting all the blocks done!  It was a great day of accomplishments.

Deb's Tablerunners - PHOTO

Material Requirements for April 20th's Meeting...

Deb Bayles will be teaching a simplified Table Runner technique, Tube to Tablerunner.  This is the technique she was taught in a class by Caryl Jensen last year.

April Table Runner Material needed: 
Instructor--Debbie Bayles


A.  6.5 inches WOF (44") main fabric - 1 strip
B.  2 inches WOF - accent - 2 strips
C.  1 inch WOF - second accent - 1 strip
(B & C should stand out, but compliment A)

There are borders (1 or 2) also, which usually are done with the accent strip colors.  I believe you can do the borders with 3 strips  (I did a 1" followed by a 2").

The back is done with either the main fabic or one of the borders.  Could do anything complimenting the runner too (plain)

(When I took the class, we brought 1 yard of each fabic we liked.  Then we made 3 table runners.  I think they should just try the technique before buying material.  If they have 3 fabrics they like and can use 3 table runners (gifts?) then great.  But the main thing they need is the list above in bold.  I can talk about embelishments.  I'll have to make a sample up as I gave all mine away as gifts.  Maybe I'll do an Easter or 4th of July theme or both if i have the time.)

Quilter Profile - Betty Shumway

1.  I have been quilting for 25 years.

2.  I have made approximately 100+ quilts. 

3.  What pattern or type of quilt do you enjoy making?  Turning Twenty.

4.  Is there something distinctive about your quilting style?   No

5.  What is your earliest quilting memory?   Lea Hurst helped me to like guilting and make them

6.  I have been a member of Grayson Country Quilters since 2005.

7.  I was taught to quilt by Lea Hurst and Karen Dufur.

8.  Who do you usually make quilts for?   My family

9.  My favorite quilt I ever made was Martha's Vineyard because Lea Hurst was so helpful to me as I made this quilt.

Quilter Profile - Karen Dufur

1.  I have been quilting for 25 years.

2.  I have made approximately 60 quilts. 

3.  What pattern or type of quilt do you enjoy making?  Anything.

4.  Is there something distinctive about your quilting style?   I try anything new

5.  What is your earliest quilting memory?   Lea Hurst helped me cut a pattern and told me how much material to buy and how to make it.

6.  I have been a member of Grayson Country Quilters since 2000.

7.  I was taught to quilt by Lea Hurst.

8.  Who do you usually make quilts for?   My family

9.  My favorite quilt I ever made was a buggy barn quilt because it was such elegant material

Quilter Profile - Bobbie Holt

1.  I have been quilting since 1956.

2.  I have made approximately 40 or 50 quilts. 

3.  What pattern or type of quilt do you enjoy making?  Love Star

4.  Is there something distinctive about your quilting style?   The way I do corners

5.  What is your earliest quilting memory? Watching my mother and grandmother quilt.

6.  I have been a member of Grayson Country Quilters for six years.

7.  I was taught to quilt by my mother and mother-in-law.

8.  Who do you usually make quilts for?   family

9.  My favorite quilt I ever made was...  I love them all!