The 75 women and one man of Town Hall Quilt Guild hosts its second annual Fall into Quilts, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., Friday-Saturday, Oct. 2-3.
The $5 admission goes to the guild’s speaker program and charitable causes.
“This year’s event is bigger and better,? said Linda Britton of Clarkston, co-chair with Coleen Merte of Clarkston. ‘Last year we had about 150 entries, and at last count, 210 quilts will be displayed in this year’s event.?
The show is at First Congregational Church, 5449 Clarkston Road, east of Sashabaw. A gymnasium was added, providing more room for displays, Merte said.
‘Our approach is a little different than other quilt guilds,? she said. ‘Instead of just hanging quilts in a sterile atmosphere, row after row, we place them in tableaux, vignettes, where they are showcased with decorative items that enhance their appeal, furniture, flowers, antiques and things like that.?
‘We get a lot of positive feedback on that at our last exhibit,? Britton said.
Of the 210 entries, a third are wall-hanging size, 45-by-45 inches or smaller. Crib quilts, lap throws and bed quilts range from single to queen size. Visitors will see landscape quilts, appliqu’d works, as well as pieced examples and novelty quilts. Most are machine-quilted, but many have been completed by professional long-arm quilters, and a few were hand pieced and stitched the old fashioned way.
Town Hall Quilt Guild includes residents of Clarkston, Ortonville, Oxford, Holly, and other north Oakland County communities. They meet at 7 p.m., third Tuesdays, at First Congregational. For more information, call Linda at 248-625-7977 or Coleen, 248-303-8410.
? Phil Custodio