CORNWALL, Ontario – Winners of the Stormont Dundas Glengarry 2015 International Plowing Match and Rural Expo (IPM) quilt competition will be revealed at the Autumn Splendour Quilt Show next month.
More than 100 quilts will be judged and displayed at the two-day event to be held at the Finch Arena, Aug. 14-15.
“What began as a utilitarian household necessity grew into a colourful form of self-expression for our grandmothers and great-grandmothers and is now a mainstay of the fibre arts world,” says Monique Wilson, Chair of the IPM Quilt Committee.
That artist self-expression is echoed in the work of special guest Cathy Miller, the Singing Quilter.
“The Victoria, British Columbia singer/songwriter, recording artist and quilter is very well known in the quilting community,” says Wilson, “and will be a great attraction and addition to our show.”
IPM quilt competition categories include contemporary and traditional quilting, using both domestic and computerised machines, as well as free motion long arm- quilting and traditional hand-stitched quilts and quilted items.
The show will also offer demonstrations from fibre artists, including the Wild and Woolies Rug Hookers from Glengarry and Upper Canada Village quilters who will share methods of preserving quilts.
The merchant mall will have more than 20 vendors showcasing sewing machines, quilt fabric, wools, linens, threads and notions. Door prizes donated by sponsors and vendors will be drawn every hour.
Competition quilts will also be on display in the quilting tent at the 2015 Stormont Dundas Glengarry International Plowing Match and Rural Expo, Sept. 22-26.
