Marion City Hall Council Chambers will be decked out with quilts for the Backroads Quilt Show for April 28. 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 works of art.
The featured quilt display in the City Hall lobby is called “Unfinished Dreams” and will include all the steps in making a quilt.
Quilts can be entered from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Each quilt needs an information card listing the owner and maker, date made and pattern, if known, and other information which may be of interest to viewers. Information cards will be available at the show or can be picked up in advance at the County Extension office located at 1534 U.S. 60 East.
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 a gift certificate to a local restaurant. Quilts can be checked out from 3 to 3:30 p.m.
Previous Back Roads Quilt Show award winning quilts are not eligible for show favorite, but can be displayed.
The show is free to the public and is sponsored by the Crittenden County Extension Homemaker Association. For further information contact Cindy Davidson at 969-8223 or the Extension Office at 965-5236.
