If you have never been a quilter, you may wonder what spaceships have to do with the 17th Annual Quilt Show, held in conjunction with Homespun, at the Memorial Hall in Carlyle on Sept. 21 and 22.听 Many 鈥淯nFinished Objects鈥� can be found in a quilters stash, most waiting for backing, the final quilting or binding. Thousands of hours and gallons of coffee, I am sure, went into the work displayed for the viewing pleasure of the public.听
This reporter was awed by the quality of work and the selection of fabric and colours in every piece. One quilt that caught my eye was entirely hand-quilted, not something that you often see anymore.听
Visitors were invited to pick their favourites among the entries in three different categories. The first prize winner of the large quilts went to Terry Whitman of Estevan and Shirley Kelly of Moosomin took second place. Sandy Hassler of Kipling made the favourite lap-size quilt and Lucille Weber of Arcola had the honour of second place. From the small items, Cathy Brown of Carlyle was awarded first place and Christa Marcotte of Estevan, second.
