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work, you won’t want to miss this event. T e show will take place July 19-20 in Grove. T e Grand
Lake O’ the Cherokees Quilt Guild will host the event at the Grove Community Center, which is located at 104 West T ird Street in Grove. Show hours are Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $5 per person. T e 2013 event, themed “Artisans on Display,” will feature
not only a judged show but also certifi ed quilt appraisals, an artisans shop, a Saturday bed turning, classes and demon- strations, wearable art, several vendors and hourly door prizes. Vendors will have a range of fabrics, notions, kits and tools of the trade available to purchase. A new award category, “Pelican Pride,” has been added this year to recog- nize area quilters who have received both local and national acclaim for their work. “We are so delighted with the variety of quilts and other
items that will be on display at this year’s show,” said guild chairperson Glo Reherman. “We would like to encourage the public to attend the show. We are certain they will enjoy and admire the many talented artists in our area.” Of particular interest this year is the “Heart to Hands”
quilt, made by guild members. Tickets to win this “grand prize” quilt will be available for purchase during the show. T e winning ticket will be drawn Saturday at 5 p.m. Several award-winning quilters have blocks in this beautiful 71” x 80” quilt. Each block has a theme of bird, basket and fl ower. Monies raised during the bi-annual shows help further
boost the guild’s generous benevolent eff orts within the community. Funds are donated to local charities and service organizations. T ey are also used for educational purposes that further the knowledge and art of quiltmaking. One of the many worthwhile projects adopted by the guild is “ConKerr Cancer Miles of Pillowcase Smiles,” which
donates brightly colored, cotton pillowcases to children who are hospitalized while undergoing cancer treatment or bat- tling life-threatening illness. For these young patients, the cheerful pillowcase may be the only bright object in a room fi lled with frightening machines. T e Oklahoma Chapter of ConKerr Cancer has made over 25,000 pillowcases since undertaking this cause. ConKerr (as in “conquer”) Cancer was a project started
by Cindy Kerr in 2005. When Kerr’s 16-year-old son Ryan was diagnosed with cancer, she spent her days in the hospi- tal sewing fun, brightly-colored pillowcases to comfort him and liſt his spirits. Ryan asked that she make cases for other kids on the ward, which she did. “Before Ryan passed away, he asked that she continue
making cases for other kids. And that is how ‘ConKerr Cancer’ began,” explained Cindy Reynolds, a guild member since 2008. “It is now nationwide. We provide pillowcases to area children’s hospitals. We sent cases to Sandy Hook fam- ilies and, more recently, to families aff ected by the Moore tornado. For some kids, a cheerful pillowcase may be the only fun thing they see in a treatment room. It is the fi rst thing they see and it is theirs to keep.” Since its inception in 1976, the Grand Lake O’ the Cher-
okees Quilt Guild has dedicated itself to bringing quilters together to share, enjoy, teach and learn the art of quilting. T e group meets the fi rst Friday of each month at the Grove Community Center for a short business meeting, followed by a program and lunch. T e guild is 97 members strong and continues to grow. “Almost every month a new visitor comes to our meet-
ing and decides to become a new member,” said Reynolds. “What is gratifying is that we are getting more younger members, meaning the love of quilting will continue for years to come.”
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