1870s blanket inspires Pioneer Quilter.Byline: Jeff Wright Jeff Wright can refer to:
For Maryon Ferguson, quilting quilting, form of needlework, almost always created by women, most of them anonymous, in which two layers of fabric on either side of an interlining (batting) are sewn together, usually with a pattern of back or running (quilting) stitches that hold the layers is all about friends and family. A member of the Pioneer Quilters in Eugene, Ferguson is among 24 women who worked on a "Rose Medallion" quilt designed by fellow member Theresa Boock. The quilt has been selected as a semifinalist in the American Quilters Society's annual show and contest, to be held next week in Paducah, Ky. Ferguson and friends put in about 1,100 hours on the quilt, entered in the show's group quilt category. It's what's called a "friendship quilt" - an apt description for the 83-year-old Ferguson, who says lasting friendships are one of the things she likes best about the Pioneer Quilters. "The interesting thing about quilters is they're very friendly people," she said. "Go into a (quilting) store anywhere, and you'll instantly find a friend." As much as they'd like to, Ferguson and her quilting buddies won't be traveling to the national show - not with their own annual quilt show about to unfold unfold - inline this weekend at the Lane County Historical Museum. As the local show's featured quilter quilt n. 1. A coverlet or blanket made of two layers of fabric with a layer of cotton, wool, feathers, or down in between, all stitched firmly together, usually in a decorative crisscross design. 2. , Ferguson in particular will be plenty busy. She will be at the show every day, working on a Hawaiian quilt A Hawaiian quilt is a distinctive quilting style that uses large radially symmetric applique patterns. Motifs often work stylized botanical designs in bold colors on a white background. Technique Hawaiian quilt applique is made from a single cut on folded fabric. featuring blue-green dolphins and shells; at least nine of her quilts and wall hangings will be on display. Quilting, for Ferguson, is also about family - including a daughter who lives in Hawaii. Regular visits there stirred Ferguson's passion for Hawaiian quilts. Another daughter, Wendy Huhn, is a noted quilt artist who lives outside of Dexter. But Ferguson credits another family member - a great-grandmother she never met - as the first to stir her interest in quilting. Sometime in the 1870s, the rural Indiana resident made a summer blanket that for years adorned a·dorn tr.v. a·dorned, a·dorn·ing, a·dorns 1. To lend beauty to: "the pale mimosas that adorned the favorite promenade" Ronald Firbank. 2. the bed of Ferguson's parents. The blanket featured a design and style known as Ohio Rose applique. In the late 1970s, when quilting was enjoying one of its periodic resurgences, Ferguson enrolled in a community college quilting class - and was soon hooked. One of her first projects was to make a quilt of her great-grandmother's summer blanket. "It made me wonder what was she like and what was her life like," Ferguson said. Ferguson estimates she's since made as many as 30 quilts, and says she's "always in the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of several." She favors Bag Balm Bag Balm is a salve originally intended to soothe irritation on cows' udders. Although the product only mentions use "For chapped conditions and superficial abrasions" it is used as a treatment for chapped and irritated skin on humans and can be found in drug stores and ski resorts. to work the soreness out of her hands, and has calluses on most of her fingers. "I can stick a needle in and not even know it," she said. Raised in the Chicago suburbs, Ferguson served as an Army nurse in the South Pacific during World War II. She and her husband of 58 years, Chuck, lived in Arizona, Oklahoma and California before moving to Eugene in 1984. Within a few months, she had joined the Pioneer Quilters. Her great-grandmother's quilt will be among those on display at the county museum - as will a whimsical whim·si·cal adj. 1. Determined by, arising from, or marked by whim or caprice. See Synonyms at arbitrary. 2. Erratic in behavior or degree of unpredictability: a whimsical personality. quilt Ferguson completed in 2000. It shows a woman drinking coffee straight from the pot, alongside the words, "I LIKE MY COFFEE BLACK." "Absolutely," Ferguson said when asked if the quilt is autobiographical. "I'm of Swedish origin, and we drink lots of coffee. 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"UNBROKEN THREAD" QUILT SHOW Pioneer Quilters sponsor 28th annual event When: Saturday through April 25 (except Monday), Lane County Historical Museum, 740 W. 13th Ave. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sundays Cost: $4 for adults, $3 for seniors, $1.50 for children, $10 weekly pass; Friends of the Museum admitted free Features: Quilting demonstrations at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. (noon on Sundays), daily presentations at 1 p.m.; Pioneer Quilters will work on a "Baltimore Wreaths" friendship quilt; featured quilter Maryon Ferguson will have quilts on display More information: 942-1462, 465-1710 or 342-1615 CAPTION(S): Maryon Ferguson, 83, is the featured crafter at this year's "Unbroken Thread' quilt show at the Lane County Historical Museum. David Simone / Lightworks Photography The `Rose Medallion" quilt featured at the weeklong week·long adj. Continuing through the week: a weeklong conference. Adj. 1. weeklong - lasting through a week; "her weeklong vacation" seven-day `Unbroken Thread' exhibit measures 103 inches square. |
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