If you go
› What: “Stitches in Time” quilt show› When: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays through March 29› Where: Museum Center at Five Points, 200 E. Inman St., Cleveland, Tenn.› Admission: $5 adults, $4 students/senior adults, free for museum members and children under 5. Class fees vary.› For more information: 423-339-5745
The Museum Center at Five Points in Cleveland, Tenn., has opened its 2018 "Stitches in Time" quilt show with a display of 75 coverlets representing a variety of styles.
"One of the things we did this year was issue a challenge," says Lindsay Overby-Shirkey, curator of collections. "We asked quilters to save an antique, vintage, or old piece of needlework or fabric and rework it into a quilt. We had many beautiful submissions."
Six events will take place before the show concludes on March 29. Tickets for these events may be purchased on the museum's website at museumcenter.org.
Among the show's highlights will be a meet-and-greet on Friday, March 16, with renowned fiber artist Tone Haugen-Cogburn, just weeks before she teaches a quilting course at the prestigious John C. Campbell Folk School.
Also scheduled is a Sewing Service Day with Quilts of Valor, a nonprofit foundation that provides handmade quilts to wounded veterans. Volunteers, whether they can sew or not, are asked to donate time during the day on March 22.
Visitors to the exhibit will notice ribbons marking show winners. But the final recognition, the Ruth Hale Viewers' Choice Award, will be announced at show's end after visitors have had a chance to see the quilts and pick a favorite.
For more information: 423-339-5745.
Event Schedule
› Friday, March 16: Meet fiber artist Tone Haugen-Cogburn, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.› Saturday, March 17: Beginning Quilting: Table Toppers with Beth Spencer, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.This beginning quilt class will teach how to make a nine-block table topper. Fabric and sewing machines will be provided. The class is designed for beginners ages 10 through adults. $5 members, $10 nonmembers.› Tuesday, March 20: Cutting Techniques with Susan Hyder, 6-8 p.m., $5 members, $10 nonmembers.› Thursday, March 22: Sewing Service Day with Quilts of Valor, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.Quilts of Valor is a nonprofit foundation with the goal of honoring wounded veterans with handmade quilts. Bring a sewing machine, if you have one, and neutral thread. Volunteers may enter the quilt show for free on this day.› Saturday, March 24: ‘Stitches in Time’ Demo Day, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.