A few of us were able to attend the Utah Quilt Guild's night at the Church History Museum on Thursday evening. It was a fun night that many worked hard to coordinate. There was even food!
We had to choose which activities to attend. There were talks about quilting of course and we got a quick glimpse at the quilt show co-curated by Jeanne. It's definitely worth going back for a much longer look in May so mark your calendars for an evening meeting on Tuesday May 3rd.
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| The 1857 magnificent 14th ward quilt |
The highlight of the evening for me was the presentation about this quilt...the 14th ward raffle quilt. It's now owned by the 3rd great-grandson of the raffle winner and was the subject of a book released in 2004 by his wife. It is a wonderful book that I had been gifted when it was first released and so this was of particular interest to me. It was a real treat to see half of the quilt in person. And to get the rest of that story you'll need to read
the book. Hope to see you on May 3rd.
