MONROE - The annual quilt show at the Monroe High School Saturday allowed quilters to show off some of their most creative and imaginative pieces of art.
A quilt with a "Route 66" theme was one first-place winner, and for obvious reasons. The quilt included a car and scenes from the famous strip of highway.
It was only one of dozens of quilts that hung in the high school gymnasium and caused people to smile and stare.
Elaine Klassy is president of the Courthaus Quilters, the organization that put on the show again this year. She's been quilting for 17 years, she said.
"I had a need to create something," she said with a smile.
Like many of the quilters, Klassy gets pieces of material from a wide range of places. Just about any piece of fabric can end up in a quilt.
Material and creativity equals an amazing quilt.
"Some of them are just beautiful," Klassy said of this year's entries. "They're works of art."
Donna Saxby, Freeport, took home ribbons for second place and third place - an achievement that made her proud of what she jokingly referred to as "a relaxing hobby."
One of the quilts she made, called the Pineapple Quilt, means "welcome" and it was made for her daughter. It took a year and a half to make, Saxby said.
Some quilts take longer to make, she said. She estimated she's made about 50 quilts since she first took up the hobby 15 years ago.
Designs for quits were as varied as the people who make them. There weren't two quilts alike at Saturday's show.
Some people created colorful patterns, while others used darker colors. How a quilt is made has as much to do with what materials are used as it does with what overall impression a quilter wants to make.
Fritz and Barbara Kopp, Monroe, looked at a quilt of their family tree. The quilt was made by their niece, Barbara Herry, who lives in France.
The quilt included relatives all the way back to Fritz's parents, he pointed out.
Anyone can create a quilt like those on display at the high school, quilters said. They just need some practice.
The Courthaus Quilters meet at 6:30 p.m. every Monday in the Pleasant View Dining Room, Klassy said. All skill levels are welcome to attend.
More information about the group is available by calling Janet Gobeli at 329-4781.
A quilt with a "Route 66" theme was one first-place winner, and for obvious reasons. The quilt included a car and scenes from the famous strip of highway.
It was only one of dozens of quilts that hung in the high school gymnasium and caused people to smile and stare.
Elaine Klassy is president of the Courthaus Quilters, the organization that put on the show again this year. She's been quilting for 17 years, she said.
"I had a need to create something," she said with a smile.
Like many of the quilters, Klassy gets pieces of material from a wide range of places. Just about any piece of fabric can end up in a quilt.
Material and creativity equals an amazing quilt.
"Some of them are just beautiful," Klassy said of this year's entries. "They're works of art."
Donna Saxby, Freeport, took home ribbons for second place and third place - an achievement that made her proud of what she jokingly referred to as "a relaxing hobby."
One of the quilts she made, called the Pineapple Quilt, means "welcome" and it was made for her daughter. It took a year and a half to make, Saxby said.
Some quilts take longer to make, she said. She estimated she's made about 50 quilts since she first took up the hobby 15 years ago.
Designs for quits were as varied as the people who make them. There weren't two quilts alike at Saturday's show.
Some people created colorful patterns, while others used darker colors. How a quilt is made has as much to do with what materials are used as it does with what overall impression a quilter wants to make.
Fritz and Barbara Kopp, Monroe, looked at a quilt of their family tree. The quilt was made by their niece, Barbara Herry, who lives in France.
The quilt included relatives all the way back to Fritz's parents, he pointed out.
Anyone can create a quilt like those on display at the high school, quilters said. They just need some practice.
The Courthaus Quilters meet at 6:30 p.m. every Monday in the Pleasant View Dining Room, Klassy said. All skill levels are welcome to attend.
More information about the group is available by calling Janet Gobeli at 329-4781.