By MARY ANN WOERNER, for The Democrat
The Pioneer Women Club of Brown County has completed another successful quilt show for 2019. The show took place May 31 and June 1 at our beautiful History Center in Nashville. Attendees enjoyed viewing over 90 quilts, a “bed turning” (seeing and hearing about 15 quilts, turned down in quick succession) and a “jelly roll race.”
The newly created Brown County Heritage Award (to recognize and promote hand-quilting on a bed-sized quilt) went to Gail Woodruff, 91, from Scottsburg.
In addition to her winning entry, Gail entered 11 more quilts, each made in honor of her ancestors. The group of quilts was created to tell the story of her family’s immigration from Ireland to America, to settle in Indiana.
In response to learning she had won a monetary award, Gail wrote: “I didn’t even know about the Heritage Award and was astounded when I opened the envelope and saw the check! You see, I did not enter looking for a prize, just wanted to share my immigrant family story portrayed in traditional quilt patterns, and hadn’t even read the information about prize money. So you see, if I didn’t react as one should have after receiving so generous a prize, it’s because I didn’t know what a prize it was.”
[sc:text-divider text-divider-title=”Story continues below gallery” ]Our club is happy to announce the winners from the following categories:
Best of Show: Julie Higgins, Bloomington.
Art Quilt, first place: Julie Higgins
Judge’s Choice: Joyce Tolliver-Wilson, Mitchell.
Best Hand Quilting: Janet Taylor
Best Machine Quilting: Janice Arvesen, Bloomington
The raffle quilt was won by a local woman who purchased her ticket at the Brown County IGA.
The Pioneer Women wish to thank our sponsors, The Yellow Door Quilt Store and Nashville Spice Co., for supporting us. Thanks also to the many members of the Historical Society who helped in countless ways.
Thanks to our vendors and especially to all the visitors who came to share in our joy of quilting. We hope to see you all at our next show.
Mary Ann Woerner is the chair of the 2019 Pioneer Women Quilt Show.
