Our Members Are So Talented!

Pat Bilski Wins Double Honors at Pigeon Forge Quiltfest - March 2019

Pat Bilski received a First Place and a Second Place ribbon at Quiltfest in Pigeon Forge.  Both quilts were quilted by Judy Egan. These gals make such a winning combination!


AQS Challenge Winners for 2018

 

 AQS has announced that the jury has accepted our guild members’ entries for further consideration in the 2018 AQS QuiltWeek® Contest in Grand Rapids, Michigan August 22 – 25, 2018.


These Village Quilters Guild members are to be congratulated on their accomplishment. They made it into the Grand Rapid Show and competed in the AQS Challenge.




1.Sandra Black - also Viewer’s Choice Award              2.Anna Kelly           3.Pam George        4.Claudia Nicholson        5.Sharon Blanton     6.Joyce Petitjean               7.Susan Prince                    8.Penny Quick       1st Alternate: Lisa Jackson


http://www.quiltweek.com/locations/grand-rapids/ 

Congratulations!

Leslie Ann Phillips

President





Special Congratulations to Claudia Nicholson for being accepted as a semi-finalist for the September 2018 Paducah AQS.  





Member displays quilt at Houston Quilt Show

Lori Rorstad’s quilt titled "Flora Lia" will be displayed in the Full Bloom Exhibition at the Houston Quilt Show.
Congratulations!!





Member displays quilt at Houston Quilt Show

Joy Hancock's quilt titled "Mr Ayer's Pumpkin Patch" was juried into the Houston Quilt Show.  
Congratulations!! 

Quilts of Valor Presentations


Two Quilts of Valor, made by our Guild members, were awarded to two Veterans from the 

Kahite Community of Tellico Village at the 2018 4th of July breakfast after the parade. 


Rarity Bay's 4th of July Celebration honored two Quilts of Valor recipients who served in the 

Korean War. 


We give thanks for all who served our country.

 Guild Member Sets Goal to Help Others


Mamie Ringenbach, a member of our guild, just made her 800th walker bag! 

She makes these bags for assisted living and memory care facilities in East Tennessee.  

Her goal is to make 1,000 of these bags.




President's Quilt goes to Paducah


Helen Willis, past president of the Village Quilters, would like to thank everyone to helped her make this beautiful quilt titled "Moms & Babes".  It was recently shown at Paducah.





UT Cancer Institute Quilt Delivery


Leslie Ann Phillips delivered 10 Community Service Quilts to the University of Tennessee Cancer Institute.  She is seen here presenting them to Heather (coordinator).



Carson Springs Retreat Center Receives Quilt


The Newbies Bee made a quilt for the Carson Springs Retreat Center. It was a group effort, including Tom Kenney's lettering!