Winners named for OHCE Quilt Show

Gayla Guthrie, second from right, was the winner of the OHCE Quilt Show raffle. Guthrie is pictured with the lades of the group who hand-quilted the “Carpenters Wheel” quilt, (from left) Mildred Taylor, Pat Taylor and Martha Taylor.

“Freedom Guardians” was the winner of a blue ribbon at the OHCE Quilt Show. The quilt, which received first place in the applique division was made by Marcia Beat. Beat said the quilt, inspired by her passion of “Quilts of Valor” for veterans, will be presented to a veteran in the near future.

Stained glass cross received first place in the table runners, wall hangings and table topper division of the OHCE Quilt Show. Jean S. Olsen, who made the quilt, said she saw “this pattern and fell in love.”

Starry Path made by Lyn Crooks received a first place ribbon in the pieced-machine quilted division at this year’s annual OHCE Quilt Show, which came to life with different colors and patterns of quilts submitted by several ladies. Crooks said the quilt was made during the time she was ambulatory from a fractured leg with the help of her husband, who cut the pieces from a fabric cutter. “I kept making blocks not realizing how large this quilt would be with sashing,” she said. The quilt measures 94×106 inches, and can be used for an extra-large bed or tall person.

First time quilter Casi Moris won first prize in that division for her quilt “Misty Mountains” which she made for her vintage camper with a unique size bed. “The pattern and colors were chosen with the great outdoors in mind. The backing fabric was special ordered because it resembles African mud cloth,” she said.

Montgomery Heritage, submitted by Rita Milam, received first place in the mixed techniques division of the recent OHCE Quilt Show at the Sequoyah County Fairgrounds. The quilt, made by her grandmother Montgomery, a seamstress who purchased her first sewing machine from a door-to-door salesman in the 1920s, was made from scraps of wedding dresses and doilies.

Camelia Lee is pictured with her antique quilt “Colonial Girl” which received a blue ribbon in this year’s annual OHCE Quilt Show. Lee said the quilt was made by her mother and quilted by the ladies of House of Prayer in Texarkana. “This quilt is special to me because the Colonial girls’ dresses are made from the same material as dresses that my mother made for my two grandmothers, my mother and my sister,” Lee said.