Hillsboro Quilt Show Celebrates Local Craft Revival
Hillsboro in eastern Vernon County hosts its 18th annual quilt show with about 45 quilts on display in the First Congregational Church fellowship hall. Volunteers from Friendly Service Quilting Society present quilts made to order, raise funds for missions, and showcase a craft that spans worldwide recognition and a LaCrosse Library display.
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Hillsboro
Vernon County
Fellowship Hall
First Congregational Church
Slama
Cochairman
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Friendly Service Quilting Society
Congregational Church
Crandon
Wisconsin
California
Florida
New York
England
South America
Switzerland
Italy
Hillsboro's 90 year old quilter Victoria Stanek
Victoria Stanek of Hillsboro is a lifelong quilter who started at 13 and has created hundreds of quilts for family. At 90 she sews by hand, uses memory and scrap fabrics, and volunteers at the Hillsboro Quilt Show while sharing tips on careful piecing and neat, hidden knots.
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Hope Chest
Victoria Stanek
Hillsboro
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Tillie Slama
Bessie Obert
Thelma Williams
Lyda Lanier
Bernice Gross
LaCrosse Public Library
Pat Boge
Dorothy Picha
Eman Stanek
Eman
Yuba
Hemmer