Tickets will be sold at the door. Theyâre $5 (children younger than 12 will be admitted free). And though those beautiful fabrics are the main reason to come, you also might want to come hungry.
Janet Wead, a member of Miamisburgâs Material Girls which sponsors the show, said ladies of the church will offer food for sale (11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.). Last year they offered pulled pork sandwiches and hot dogs, vegetable and bean soup, corn bread, salad, drink and desert. A similar menu is expected this year.
Heirloom quilts, some from the 1800s, are what some come to see. One from Miamisburgâs Bashford family will be on display. Another family will have a quilt from 1847 on display.
Not all will be large quilts, though, some will be more of a lap size.
When Wead started the show a few years back, she bought quilt racks from the Farmersville Historical Society. She stores them at the church.
As in the past, a special raffle quilt has been stitched together by the Material Girls. âItâs a very pretty quilt,â said Wead. Reds, whites and blues predominate with Civil War replica and other fabrics. Itâs 80 by 90 inches.
Responsible for making the quilt this past year are Debby Cook (who was in charge of the project), Karen Pelfrey, Dorothy Pugliano, Marie Moussa, Shirley Holbrook, Pati Kraft and Wead. Sandy Phillips helped with some of the cutting and Georgia Evansâ machine made the finished quilt.
Since the group incorporated as a nonprofit this year, proceeds must be dispersed before the yearâs end. Some of the profits will benefit the Miamisburg Historical Society, some to the food bank housed at the Miamisburg Youth Center. For more information about the quilt show or the Material Girls, call Wead at (937) 866-1604.
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