While feasting your eyes on the Cashiers Leaf Festival this fall, include a visit to the colorful vistas exhibited by The Cashiers Quilters at their biennial show. Attend on October 11, 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. in the Meeting Room at Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library. There you’ll see the group’s recent hand-designed artwork. Though donations are welcome, admission is always free.
And there’s a bonus: If you are lucky, your investment of a single dollar could win a stunning queen-size, hand-made quilt, complete with shams and throw pillow. Each member had a hand in its creation: organizing, designing, block-making, assembling, and quilting.
Take a chance on this work of fabric-art, worth hundreds of dollars. Increase your chances by purchasing 6 tickets for only $5. Buy your tickets in advance from any member, or purchase at the show. The drawing is at 3:30 P.M., but you don’t have to be present to win.
Winning has a double benefit. You get to take home a quilt, and your ticket contribution goes to community charity. Members select charities annually, among them, the Jackson County Senior Center. Proceeds go toward the purchase of materials into which members fashion lap blankets. JCSC distributes them to shut-ins. In addition, quilters support R.E.A.C.H. Its mission: eradicate domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking.
Your donations help these worthy organizations. Funds support the club’s annual expenses, including raffle quilt materials, the cost of quilt-show production, assistance for Airing of the Quilts, and donations to charities.
And there’s more. On the 11, members deliver fresh-baked, delicious treats for sale in front of the facility. Arrive early. Goodies go fast. Then shop in their boutique of hand-made craft and gift items.
Participate in the Viewers Choice of a miniature quilt challenge. Members display their quilts anonymously. The mini-quilts are 24 inches x 24 inches or smaller. Visitors are invited to vote on their favorite.
Quilters who are aspiring, beginning, intermediate, or advanced are welcome to weekly meetings. Seasonal attendees expand the group and enrich the summer sessions. Local members meet year-round. Enthusiasts are always welcome. We gather every Thursday at 12:30 P.M. at St. Jude’s Catholic Church in Sapphire, and host an additional show each May at the Historical Society.
Visit the group’s website for more info at cashiersquilters.com.
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