Contemporary Quilts made by Windsor County Quilters and Challenge Quilts by the Heart of the Land Quilt Guild are featured in the 35th Annual Quilt Exhibition at Billings Farm & Museum in Woodstock, Vermont. The display is open daily from July 17 - August 22, 2021.
Here are just a few of the quilts that currently hang in the exhibit.
"Farm Friends" made by Lynne Weatherill is machine-pieced, paper-pieced, hand-quilted, and tied. It is her first paper-piecing project and she found it challenging at first. There are as many as 57 pieces in just one animal.
"Berkeley" by Linda Diak is appliqued and machine-quilted. It is a portrait of a Berkshire pig and is based on a photo posted to the Billings Farm & Museum website. Berkeley is no longer "on the planet" but he lives on in memory. The quilter was able to use supplies she had on hand during the pandemic to create this quilt.
"Timeless Ties" by Sue Cass is a memory quilt made to honor the deceased husband of her friend, Patricia. Seventy ties were used in its creation. The quilter chose to make Dresden Plate and Fan blocks and used leftover scraps of ties to create the borders. The quilt is machine-pieced, appliqued and machine quilted.
As always, we enjoyed seeing the fine work of Windsor County quilters! There is always a lot of variety in this show. We especially liked the farm-related quilts this year and we like quilts that come with a "story."
The Billings Farm & Museum is located at 69 Old River Road in Woodstock, Vermont and is well worth the trip. Check out their website at www.billingsfarm.org
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