Month: October 2022

BCQOV holds fall sew- in

On Friday Oct 7, with arms full of fabrics, machines, and quilting supplies, 15 ladies descended on the North Rome Wesleyan Church to make Quilts of Valor to replenish our shelf. We have only two finished quilts at this time, although there are others in various stages of completion.

This sewing day held the promise of additional tops for us to quilt and prepare to award to local veterans who have been touched by war. And it did not disappoint.

The large gym at North Rome Wesleyan Church was amazing and the ladies got right to work and by the end of the day had completed 5 tops. Several of those in attendance took home precut quilts to finish over the winter.

Sue Gore pieces a rail fence design. 
Mary Brandenburg brought
her own scraps to make a rail fence.
Ruth Clearwater checks out a quilt she pieced.
Brenda McClintock, Ginny Nutting and Shirley turn scrappy strips blocks into a quilt. Patti Shores looks on.
Patti Shores and Eileen Hugo design a star quilt.
Laura Perry finished a panel quilt.
Sisters Stacy Hart and Sally Davis finished 2 of these quilts …
… with the help of Cathy Shoemaker
A few border
s and this rail fence will be completed.

Anyone who was unable to make the sew day is encouraged to pick up a pre-cut quilt top kit from Patti Shores or Carol Ullo to work on over the winter. Our next planned sew day will be the National QOV Sew Day on the first Saturday in February.

BCQOV is lucky to have such a dedicated group of quilters and we are especially lucky to have local volunteer long armers. Dawn, Ruth, and Carol have recently been joined by Laura and Sue Gore. Sue is starting a long arm business and as she volunteers for us, we urge anyone who needs her personal quilts long arm quilted to contact Sue at Susie Q Quilts suegore3983@gmail.com or 570-250-2800.