The coolest place to be this past weekend was enveloped by cozy fabrics.
The Fraser Valley Quilters鈥� Guild show Patchwork Nation was in the George Preston Recreation Centre Friday and Saturday. The show, called Patchwork Nation, was themed Canada 150 but featured works of all sizes and themes.
The bulk of the show was in the curling rink area where temperatures were cool compared to the heat wave out of doors.
Quilting in the past was a way to create bedding for the home but the craft has evolved to include smaller pieces. Many of the quilted items on display in the curling rink are functional items for household use such as placemats or wall hangings, and others are created to be works of art.
Guild member Wilma Brock took up quilting about 30 years ago. She is no stranger to a sewing machine, using one since childhood.
鈥淚 started out originally making Barbie doll clothes on my mom鈥檚 treadle machine,鈥� she explained.
Her quilting has changed over time and now includes custom painting of fabrics that are then used in quilting.
鈥淚t鈥檚 the sewing combined with the art so I can combine those passions,鈥� Brock said.
Large crowds wandered through not only the approximately 260 quilts on display by guild members but also the merchants鈥� mall, vendor areas, and specialty sites including a display that outlines the quilts guild members make for premature babies.
New this year was bed turning, which proved to be a popular event with the limited seats in the heritage quilt room filling fast. Guild members removed a selection of vintage quilts from a bed, providing an explanation of each one鈥檚 known history.
The quilts in the heritage display dated as far back as the 1800s.
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