For the third year, quilt Court will be held during Benton Arts & Heritage Day inside the old courtroom of the Polk County Courthouse in downtown Benton.
With Benton Arts and Heritage Day slated
for Saturday, October 27th, organizers encourage local residents to
start digging out their old quilts or finish working on their new quilts to
show off in Quilt Court. For the third year, quilt Court will be held inside
the old courtroom of the Polk County Courthouse in downtown Benton.
Cheryl Buehler, organizer of Quilt Court,
said she was looking forward to another great year of exhibits.
“It’s amazing and fascinating to see the
wide variety of quilts folks will bring in,” Buehler said. “Some of them are so
intricate it’s hard to imagine anyone having the patience to even do them,” she
added.
Buehler said she has learned a lot about
quilting since the Arts and Heritage Days festival began.
“When people bring in a family quilt made
of old clothes or flour sacks, it’s just amazing to see history right in front
of you. I’m grateful so many people have entrusted us to use their heirlooms
for the display,” Buehler said.
Nearly 100 quilts were shared during Quilt
Court last year. The entire courtroom is used to show them off, with quilts
being draped across the old court benches, tables and even on the judges bench.
According to Buehler, there are no prizes
and Quilt Court is not a competition. The idea behind Quilt Court is simply to
give local folks a chance to show off their quilts – whether it be something
they made or something from the family, new or old, pristine or ratty, all
quilts are welcome.
For more information about Quilt Court or
if you would like to volunteer to help during this year’s event, call the Polk
County News at 423-338-2818 or 423-496-4066. Quilts will be taken in beginning
the second week of October and the display will be set up October 26th.
Other attractions during Benton Arts and
Heritage Day will include a watercolor demonstration by Marie Spaeder Haas,
blacksmithing from Robbie Firestone, live music, food and craft vendors and a
scarecrow contest. Vendor applications can be picked up at the Polk County
News. Food vendors should contact John Pippenger at 423-338-0187.
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