Fohs Hall will be decked out with quilts for the Backroads Quilt Show scheduled for April 26. Quilts can be displayed by anyone and do not have to be made by the exhibitor.
This is not a sewing competition but the opportunity to view quilts which are works of art.
The featured quilt display in the Nunn Room will be provided by Donna Haire. It will be called “Entertaining with Quilts” and will have a tea party focus. Wanda Rudd will be providing hands-on quilting for anyone who wants to sew a few stitches.
Quilts can be entered from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
Each quilt will include an information card listing the owner and maker, date when made and pattern, if known, and other information which may be of interest to viewers. Cards will be available at the show or can be picked up in advance at the county Extension office located on the lower level of the Crittenden County Courthouse.
The quilt show is free and will be open for viewing by the public from 10 a.m., to 3 p.m. Spectators will vote for the show favorite called The People's Choice Award. The winner will be announced at 3 p.m., and will receive a plaque and $25 gift certificate to a local restaurant. Quilts can be checked out from 3 to 3:30 p.m.
Previous Backroads Quilt Show award winning quilts are not eligible for the show favorite award, but can be displayed.
The show is also free to the public and is sponsored by the Crittenden County Extension Homemaker Association. For more information contact Sarah Ford at 965-3833 or Rudd at 965-5904. For more information on Backroads Tour see the Marion Tourism Website.
