Purses and Pillows and Lots of Quilts! Oh My!

The quilts, pillows and purses (along with other handmade items) were delivered on Monday, February 10, judged on Tuesday and hung or displayed on Wednesday.  They are ready for viewing at the Riverside County Date Festival in Indio.  The Date Festival continues until Sunday, February 23rd.  There is lots to do for everyone.  datefest.org

In addition our Opportunity Quilt, Beads On A String, is there and members are selling tickets from the fairs opening until 6pm.  Stop by and say hello if you are at the Date Festival!

Congratulations to our members who took ribbons at the Date Festival in the various quilt categories as well as wall hangings, purses, and pillows.

First Place in quilts went to Marci Robman, Darlene Estrella, Pat Siegel, Cheryl Chandler, Theresa Hanada, Treese Pflum and Sally Hooper.

First Place in quilted purses/bags went to Cheryl Taylor and Darlene Estrella.

First Place in quilted pillows went to Nancy Wilhelm.

Second Place in quilts went to Jackie Mason, Connie Fleischner, Kathleen Herring, Darlene Estrella, Nancy Wilhelm, Treese Pflum and Barbara Snider.

Second Place in quilted pillows went to Barbara McMillan

Third Place in quilts went to Kathleen Herring (2), Marci Robman, and Linda Blake.

Honorable Mention in quilts went to Leslie Gardiner, Patti Reyes, Hilda Koning-Bastiaan, Kimberly Johnson, Natalie Shonerd, Heather Keenan, Cheryl Taylor, Nancy Wilhelm, Stevanna Collins, Darlene Estrella, and Sally Hooper.

March Meeting -- Saturday, March 14, 2020

Join two of the desert's local quilt shops for a day of fabric shopping.  For more information go to springflingquiltrun.com.  While you are out and about, stop at Pavilion in Palm Spring for the Desert Guilds Quilt Show.  For more information click "Quilt Show 2020" in the sidebar or go to the show's website:  www.desertguildsquiltshow.com

DESERT GUILDS QUILT SHOW

Friday, March 6 and Saturday, March 7

10am to 4pm

Palm Springs Pavilion

401 Pavilion Way  

Palm Springs, CA

Admission $8

 See what the three local guilds -- Coachella Valley, Cactus Sewables and Pass Patchers -- have been working on.  Besides the main entry portion of the show with approximately 120 quilts there will be a miniature display and the challenge quilts.  The challenge theme is "Out of the Box" and our guild's entries are pictured below.  Deborah Walthert won First Place, Annie Houston won Second Place and Kathy Dunham won Third Place in the members voting for best of challenge quilts.

Southern California Council of Quilt Guilds had a special exhibit at Road to California Quilt Show commemorating the show's 20th anniversary.  Every quilt had to have a connection to the show through a technique learned at the show, fabric or kit purchased at the show, etc.  Two of our membership quilts that were displayed -- Mary Gorfine -- Lake at Dusk -- and Robert Tucker -- Riding the Rails. Congratulations on your wonderful entries.

If you or any guild member you know have won a prize at a recent quilt show, we would love to acknowledge your accomplishment.  Please send an email with a photo and details to info@cvquiltguild.org