Jan. 29, 2015
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Division of Culture and History invites all West Virginia quilters to enter the 2015 Quilts and Wall Hangings Exhibition.
Mailed entries for the 2015 quilt exhibition will be accepted at the Culture Center from April 10 through April 24. Hand-delivered entries must be received on April 16 and 17 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. unless other arrangements have been made. Quilts that are selected for show will be on display May 22 until Sept. 12. There will be a quilting workshop on May 8. More information on the workshop will be announced in March.
Handmade and machine-made quilts by West Virginia residents are eligible for the exhibition. First- ($750), second- ($400), and third-place ($300) awards will be given for pieced quilts, appliqued quilts, quilts made with mixed/other media, and wall hangings. The division will provide Purchase Awards for one quilt and one wall hanging which will be added to the West Virginia State Museum collection.
A complete list of winners and exhibitors from the 2014 Quilts and Wall Hangings Exhibition is attached. High resolution photographs are available at http://wvculture.zenfolio.com/p217559490. Click on the individual quilts you are interested in and the caption will appear below the image.
The prospectus and entry information for the 2015 Quilts and Wall Hangings Juried Exhibition can be downloaded at www.wvculture.org. To request a printed prospectus or for more information, please contact Cailin Howe, exhibits coordinator, at (304) 558-0220 or cailin.a.howe@wv.gov.
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History is an agency within the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts with Kay Goodwin, Cabinet Secretary. The division, led by Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith, brings together the past, present and future through programs and services focusing on archives and history, arts, historic preservation and museums. For more information about the division’s programs, events and sites, visit www.wvculture.org. The Division of Culture and History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
QUILTS AND WALL HANGINGS 2014 EXHIBITORS
Geneal Bailey
LeRoy, Jackson County
Courthouse Stars
Wall Hanging, Honorable Mention
Diana L. Beverage
Marlinton, Pocahontas County
Nana’s Yellow Flowers
Wall Hanging
Betty C. Bond
Lost Creek, Harrison County
Welcome to My Garden
Pieced
Jane Bowers
Coalton, Randolph County
Tumbling Logs
Quilter: Marjorie Coffey
Pieced
Mary L. Brown
Hurricane, Putnam County
Double Wedding Ring
Quilter: Carol Cutlip
Pieced
Brenda Casto
Buckhannon, Upshur County
1930’s Sampler
Quilter: Sue Papouschek
Pieced, Third Place
Tresha Cottrill
Rosedale, Gilmer County
Raise The Roof
Quilter: Sue Papouschek
Pieced, Second Place
Marian Crowe
Huntington, Cabell County
Grandmother’s Flower Garden
Pieced
Carol Cutlip
South Charleston, Kanawha County
Pink Lemonade
Wall Hanging, First Place
Purchase Award
Elwanda Dennison
Mt. Clare, Harrison County
Wedding Star
Quilter: Jill Bentley
Pieced
Linda Diane Dolan
Spencer, Roane County
Thousand Pyramids
Quilter: Erma Miller
Pieced
Mary “Jan” Dowell
Caldwell, Greenbrier County
Scrappy Stars
Quilter: Sharon Price
Pieced
Kristi Essex
South Charleston, Kanawha County
Colorful Tropics
Pieced
Majorie Vivian Estepp
Purgitsville, Hardy County
Visions of WV/USA - Reversible
Mixed/Other, Honorable Mention
Roberta Farmer
Hurricane, Putnam County
Lone Star with Flower Baskets
Quilter: Willanna Wales
Mixed/Other, Second Place
Carmen J. File
Beckley, Raleigh County
Sunset
Wall Hanging
Judy Fouty
Reedy, Roane County
Sunny Sunbonnet Sue
Quilter: Shirley Hildreth
Mixed/Other, Honorable Mention
Jane Frenke
Berkeley Springs, Morgan County
Spheres (Hand-dyed)
Wall Hanging
Joy Fritz
Sutton, Braxton County
Lace Garden – Lacy Flowers
Quilter: Quilts of Joy, Donald Fritz
Wall Hanging
Charli Fulton
Charleston, Kanawha County
Kalahari
Wall Hanging
Nellie L. Griffin
South Charleston, Kanawha County
Churn Dash Blossoms
Quilter: Maria G. McTiver
Pieced
Phyllis “Peg” Griffith
South Charleston, Kanawha County
Triple Irish Chain
Quilter: Gladys Thomas
Pieced
Jewell G. Haddad
Charleston, Kanawha County
Cosmic Jewels
Pieced
Harriet Harless
Huntington, Cabell County
Flower Garden
Pieced
Terry Lee Harper
Charleston, Kanawha County
Salute to West Virginia
Pieced
Shirley Hildreth
Spencer, Roane County
Flower Baskets
Mixed/Other
Ella M. Hoffman
Charleston, Kanawha County
Autumn Splendor
Mixed/Other
Claire Johnson
Charleston, Kanawha County
30’s Sampler
Quilter: Carol Cutlip
Applique, First Place
Fran Kordek
Elkins, Randolph County
Ecclesiastes 3:1
Wall Hanging, Third Place
Kathleen Lynch
Charleston, Kanawha County
Swirls of Life
Wall Hanging
Sheila Maxey
Sutton, Braxton County
Hidden Stars Sampler
Quilter: Tina Shinkovich
Pieced
Evelyn M. Miller
Charleston, Kanawha County
Birds of a Feather
Applique, Third Place
and
Hawaiian Garden
Wall Hanging
Pamela Tice Newman
Charleston, Kanawha County
Aunt Grace Circle of Friends
Quilter: Janet King
Mixed/Other, Honorable Mention
Marguriette “Corky” Perry
Huntington, Wayne County
Garden Beauty
Quilter: Willanna Wales
Mixed/Other, First Place, Best of Show
Purchase Award
and
God Bless America
Quilters: Willana Wales and Emma Herschberger
Wall Hanging, Honorable Mention
Kay Phelps
Winfield, Putnam County
On the Quilt Trail
Quilter: Carol Cutlip
Pieced, First Place
Hazeline Price
Spencer, Roane County
Rose Wreath
Applique, Honorable Mention
Cookie Ranson
Poca, Putnam County
Home for the Holidays
Quilter: Janet King
Jane Rhodes
Ripley, Jackson County
Drunkard’s Path in Lover’s Rings
Mixed/Other
Rebecca Rollyson
Charleston, Kanawha County
Picking Flowers on the Drunkards Path
Quilter: Janet Armstrong
Mixed/Other
Barbara J. Skidmore
Charleston, Kanawha County
Feed Sack Star
Pieced
Amy Diane Smith
Prichard, Wayne County
Sunbonnet Sue Through the Year
Applique, Second Place
Cathy L. Sowa
Frametown, Braxton County
Ring Around the Rose
Quilter: Quilts of Joy, Donald Fritz
Mixed/Other
Nancy A. Swisher
Fairmont, Monongalia County
Lone Star
Quilter: Quilts of Joy, Donald Fritz
Pieced, Honorable Mention
Serena Toppins
Branchland, Lincoln County
Country Wheel
Pieced, Honorable Mention
Linda Vaughan
Caldwell, Greenbrier County
Folk Art Flowers
Quilter: Susie Morgan
Mixed/Other, Third Place
Demmie Darlene Webb
Huntington, Cabell County
School House 9 Patch Pattern
Quilter: Mary Weber
Pieced
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