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Quilting at the
Library
The Towne Squares
Quilt Club will be in the Greenville Public Library on Saturday March
15th with displays and demonstrations from 9:00 to 3:00. Come in and
enjoy the beautiful quilts and watch the quilters in their work. It’s a
great opportunity to ask questions about quilting and about
the Club.
The Club was formed
over 30 years ago by Linda McGlothin and her late mother Leola
Crowell. Today its 45 members are governed by a board and various
committees. The business meeting is held the third Tuesday of the
month in the BRC Brick Room at 7:00 p.m.
Anyone interested in
quilting is welcome to join. The Club’s members span all levels of
skills and experience, from 50 years to just starting, from fulltime
quilters to those who just dabble. The annual dues of $15 covers
tools, fabric, instructions, door prizes, and two big gift packages
every July and December. Members are asked to help with the Quilt
Show.
The Quilt Show is held
in the Coliseum every October. It’s a hugely popular, well
attended event where vendors sell fabrics, supplies, and food.
Beautiful quilts, wall hangings, and miniatures, new and vintage, are
on display. Special, handmade ribbons are given for “Viewer’s
Choice” and “Chairman’s Choice.”
Members can sign up
for monthly workshops which are also held in the Brick Room. Sometimes
these workshops are also open to the public for a small fee
if there is a special teacher. Everyone brings her sewing machine,
fabric, and thread to work on a specific project from 9:00 to 3:00,
breaking for lunch. Just such a workshop is what you’ll see at the
Library.
Suzie Carrington
explained that quilting has had a revival due to new techniques and
short cuts so quilters can see results faster. Being a part of a
club provides additional benefits such as friendship, mentorship, and
camaraderie. The Club auctions quilts each year for charity. It
also donates quilts to the Hospice Unit at Wayne Healthcare which the
patient uses and the family may keep. See
www.facebook.com/TowneSquaresQuiltClub
for more information.
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