Scraps and Threads Quilt Guild – Trego's Mountain Ear

Annual Quilt Show a Winner

April 27, 2021April 27, 2021 Sam

Over 100 quilts were on display for Scraps & Threads annual quilt show. In addition there were several special displays including Quilts for Cops, PIGS, Veteran Quilts, and the Star Baby Quilt Class. Quilts for Cops is a project spearheaded by Melody Casey. The guild is providing “small quilts for cops to keep in their cars. The quilts could be used to provide some comfort for someone in need.”

Eureka Patrolmen accepting quilts from Melody Casey for the Quilts for Cops program

Veteran Quilts are quilts “made for veterans in VA facilities here in Montana. This is a project started by Bunny Franklin to provide quilts to the veterans at the Fort Harrison VA Hospital in Helena.”

PIGS are “Project in a Grocery Sack.” Guild members select 4 fat quarts that are placed in a “sack along with their names secreted inside the bag. Guild members randomly choose a bag not knowing whose they choose and in a given amount of time create a quilty item of some kind for the person whose name is found inside the bag. At the end of the specified time all the PIGS are gathered together at a regular guild meeting and the sacks are returned to the rightful owners with a finished project inside.”

Ribbons were awarded in 5 categories. Winners in the large quilt category were: 1st. Sandy Mason with Mineral Matrix, 2nd. Melody Casey, and 3^rd Melody Casey. Winners in the medium category were: 1st. Lucy Ravitch with Teach me, 2nd. Annie Dueker, and 3^rd Melody Casey. Winners in the small quilt category were: 1^st. Annie Dueker with Spiral Galaxy, 2^nd. Renata Schroeppel, and 3^rd Kathie Elenberger.

Winners in the Mini’s quilt category were: 1^st. Annie Dueker with Great Ball of Fire, 2^nd Annie Dueker, and 3^rd Susan Crandall. Winner in the other quilt category was Terrie Philips with Compass Rose Table Runner. The Best Theme quilt went to Annie Dueker with While Momma’s Away. And the People’s Choice Award went to Annie Dueker with Spiral Galaxy. -Patches

People Choice Award, Spiral Galaxy by Annie Dueker, 1st place in the Small quilt category.

Patches' Pieces

Backroads of Montana films at Tobacco Valley Historical Village

March 16, 2021March 15, 2021 Sam

The filming was for a 15 minute segment of Backroads of Montana that is expected to air in mid-May. Watch the Historical Village Facebook page for exact information when the PBS segment will air. A special thanks to Rita Collins for serving as the Village’s media liaison and secretary.

Friday March 12, Ray Ekness of PBS Montana filmed the hand quilters in the old schoolhouse at the Tobacco Valley Historical Village in Eureka. Ekness is the director of the Broadcast Media Center at the University of Montana. Ekness spent the day filming, interviewing, and observing the hand quilters.

Area quilters rejoice! In other quilting news, Scraps and Threads quilt guild will host their annual quilt show during Rendezvous, April 23-25. The quilt show is at the fairgrounds in Eureka. Other area quilt groups have been invited to participate in the quilt show. Expect to see lots of new and colorful quilts.

The Eureka Outdoor Quilt show is August 7.

The Flathead Quilters’ Guild has announced their annual Quilt Show is a go. The dates are September 18 & 19 at the Flathead Valley Fairgrounds.

-Patches

Patches' Pieces

Scraps and Threads Quilt Guild Meet while Social Distancing

August 18, 2020August 16, 2020 Sam

On Thursday August 13, Scraps and Threads, enjoyed a beautiful summer day at the Tobacco Valley Historical Village in Eureka. This was only the second meeting since the state’s shut down in March. Under the shade of the willow, guild members discussed upcoming events while eating lunch. This is a practical meeting place for the next month but probably not beyond. The guild will need to find a new meeting place. The drawing for Scraps and Threads’ raffle quilt was postponed until next year. Tickets for this one of a kind quilt are available from guild members. The drawing for the raffle quilt will be in August 2021. Taking a break from mask production, many guild members entered their quilts in the recent outdoor quilt show. The meeting concluded with show and tell that included quilts, table runners, place-mats, and hot pads.