CELEBRATING QUILTING Contact: Martha File, UHQT, [email protected] Carolyn Harris LMQG, LMQGorg@yahoo The rich heritage of quilting will once again be celebrated throughout Oconee County during the month of September, with the bi-annual Lake and Mountains Quilt Guild (LMQG) quilt show co-sponsored by the Upstate Heritage Quilt Trail. The show is located at the Shaver Center in Seneca and runs from Friday, September 19, 9 – 6 p.m. and Saturday, September 20, 9 – 5 p.m. Admission is $5 at the door. There will be no pre-sale of tickets. The LMQG show will feature vendors, boutiques of wondrous items, sales of library items, quilts for sale and a silent auction of other delightful treasures. In addition, Quilt Appraiser Holly Anderson will be available to do both written and verbal appraisals of quilts in the Seneca area for a fee. For more information, check out the LMQG website at lmqg.org or their Facebook page. Visitors to the main Guild show at the Shaver Center will also be able to view over 200 fabric quilts on display throughout Oconee County. The off-site exhibits feature other points of interest in Oconee County. Many of the over 80 outdoor painted quilt panels on the Quilt Trail can be viewed as you drive to the venues displaying fabric quilts. A map will be available at the Guild Show to guide you to locations throughout the county as well as take a self-guided driving tour of the Upstate Heritage Quilt Trail. Before the LMGQ show be sure to contact [email protected] for a map to venue sites or call (864)723-6603. Fabric quilt displays locations and schedules are noted below: Walhalla Locations: September 1 – October31 Oconee Heritage Center, Walhalla – Kaffe Fassette Fabrics quilting group September 1 – 30 Patriots’ Hall, Walhalla – Patriotic quilts Oconee County Public Library, Walhalla – Etcetera Club, Mountain Rest, SC Walhalla Chamber of Commerce - Virginia Grobusky Westminster Locations: September 1 – October 31 Westminster Depot, Fabric quilts on the UHQT and photo of quilt block on location September 1 – 30 General Store Museum, Westminster- Historic quilts of Westminster Seneca Area September 1 – 30 Lunney House Museum, Seneca – Historic quilts Red Door, Ram Cat Alley, Seneca – Private collection and for sale Duke World of Energy, Rochester Hwy. Seneca - Single feature from LMQG member September 19 & 20 Ballenger House, Seneca – Past Show honors downstairs and HiFiber Exhibit upstairs – Past Challenges Clemson August 29 - December. 15 Opening reception is - August 29 from 5-7 at Clemson City Hall. Clemson City Hall, Clemson – HiFibers exhibit is Monochromatic Illuminations The Carolina Mountain Quilting Retreat, September 18 -21 in Tamassee on the DAR Campus will also be happening in the area. What better way to spend a beautiful autumn day than quilting in the foothills of the Carolina Mountains and taking in the Guild Show. For additional information contact Susan Brenzeale at [email protected] There are several bed and breakfasts in the area waiting to serve you as you discover this countryside of natural beauty, to a variety of unique historical sites, museums, parks, shops and galleries. Contact the Mountain Lakes Convention and Visitors Bureau for suggestions to the area. They can be each at (877) 685-2537 or email them at info@SCMountianLakes.
Posted on: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 10:30:00 +0000
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