Antique Quilt Show draws interest

By Janice M. Howard Style Editor for the Southern Standard

Claiming blue ribbons for their entries in the 2004 Antique Quilt Show at the Warren County A&L Fair are Sue Adcock, left, Pam Grizzle and Jean Gilley. Blue ribbon winner Reba Fults was unavailable for photo.

Quilts are like people. Each has a story to tell! The array of vintage quilts on display Sept. 11 and 12 at the fourth annual Antique Quilt Show drew interest to the Fairfield Village Courthouse as a first-day feature of the Warren County A&L Fair.

All entries were required to have been hand-pieced and hand-quilted prior to 1973. Most were dated from the 1890s to 1930s.

Information included the approximate date of the heirloom, the name of its present owner and the identity of the original quilt maker, if known.

Among the outstanding examples of fine stitchery was the entry that won the People’s Choice Award submitted by Pam Prater Grizzle. The quilt had been sewn in the early 1950s by her grandmother, Maurine Prater, who had chosen a beautiful Cathedral Window design.

Jean Gilley received the highest number of blue ribbons. Of the nine quilts she submitted, five received blue ribbons and one a red ribbon. Her blue ribbon entries in the Crazy Quilt, embroidered and unquilted top categories had been created by her sister-in-law, Velma Grissom Haston. The two winning quilts that had been sewn by her mother, Violet Hitchcock Haston, won first place in the most unusual and pieced categories.

Reba Fults claimed a blue ribbon for a Friendship quilt dated 1934 and featuring names from the Northcutt’s Cove area.

Sue Adcock entered a blue and white crib quilt receiving a blue ribbon. It had been made by Willene Adcock for her grandson, Ronnie.

In addition to the top award, Pam Grizzle also won a blue ribbon for a Dresden Plate design that had been made by her great-grandmother, Verda Good Cates.