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Show Bitsr pieces w . : , :i r. - . x i ! x ? I fr- I i ! ivW 1 'mr,,"7 4 . Ml I i t A2LiJLJl? , Iw v Jf"1 'ft . By DONETA GATHERUM - :- ' I KAYSVILLE Take one dark blue piece of fabric, one blue plaid, one beige and blue print Add muslin and a fabric of your own choosing. Create a quUte4wall-hanging quUte4wall-hanging no smaller than a foot square and no larger than 30 inches by 30 inches, 'then enter it in the 1989 Heart "and Hand Quilt Guild Contest. The results are works of art Twenty-two pieces, plus some . other quilted works not entered in , the contest, will be displayed from June 30 until July 31 at the Collec- tioa . Connection, 128.1 NMain, Kaysville. Gallery hours are 1-5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Fridays and 1-4 p.m. Saturday. - Everything in the quilt show is hand pieced and hand quilted. The contest - entries are judged on technical merit by three professional profes-sional quitters from Salt Lake City; Guild members select a "People's Choice" award. In conjunction with the quilting exhibit, the oil paintings of Karen I. Williams, a member of the Heart and Hand Quilt Guild will be displayed. An opening reception featuring the blue grass music of "Powderidge" will be held on Saturday, Sat-urday, July 8 from 1-4 p.m. The public is invited. There is no charge. The Heart and Hand Quilt Guild was organized two years ago when five close friends that were interested inter-ested in quilling, decided to form a club. Each one contacted five of their friends that they felt would be interested in quilting. Soon the Guild had 26 members, mostly be- Jan Taylor, President of the Heart & Hand Quilt Guild and Luanne Ashby .Vice-President and programs chairman showing some of the pieces that will be on exhibit through July 30 at the Collection Col-lection Connection Gallery in Kaysville. tween the ages of 30 and 40. The first president was Debbie Sprague. n. GuildHnembers meet monthly in homes of the members to learn quilting techniques. - Sometimes guild members are the instructors, other times guest experts are invited to present a lesson. Field trips to quilting stores and exhibits are frequent Jan Taylor, president of the guild, said there is no way to explain what attracts busy people to the old art of quilting. "It's just something you want to do," Luanne Ashby, vice president and programs chairman, said this is the first year for this contest. "It would be impossible fo determine how many hours go into making those contest pieces. Most euild members started in January. "None of the quilting is for sale. Besides hei; recent interest in quilting, Karen Williams Bas oeen involved in artistic " expression through oil painting for about 15 years. She studied art at BYU and v with many outstanding profes-' sionals including LeConte Stewart, Clyde Aspevig and Tetf Goerschner. Her paintings are for ' sale. |
