The Airing of the Quilts, sponsored by Alpha Delta Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha, is back! The show runs Saturday, May 14 (9-5) and Sunday, May 15 (9-4)at three locations in Greenwood, AR. Contemporary quilts will be displayed at the historic Rock Gym and the Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church. Vintage quilts may be seen at the Old Jail Museum Complex. Tickets are $5 and available at the Rock Gym and Old Jail. A ticket admits you to all venues. Visitors to the Old Jail Museum Complex will see vintage quilts (including several Civil War era quilts)displayed among Civil War artifacts in the 1898 Old Jail, 1848 Vineyard Log Cabin, Ole Barn and Redwine Pioneer Schoolhouse. There will be a silent auction at the Schoolhouse.
At the Old Jail Museum Complex, a demonstration of quilting using a treadle sewing machine will be provided by Ada Sanderson. Lori Brown, of Sarahkate Fibers, will demonstrate spinning. Vendors at this location will include Master Gardeners, who will be selling plants and herbs, Sarahkate Fibers, who will be selling hand spun and hand dyed yarns, and the South Sebastian County Historical Society, who will sell a variety of Museum products including t-shirts, ornaments, notecards designed by Glenda Wallace and Martha Efurd, and Key Magazines.
Vendors of quilting supplies will be located at the Rock Gym.
Please join us to see these beautiful, handcrafted works of art and support SSCHS.
(Directions to Rock Gym: Entering Greenwood on 10 Spur (Center St.), turn north (left if approaching from Fort Smith area, right if approaching from Booneville area)at the town square onto Main Street. Travel several blocks. You'll see the Rock Gym on the right on the Junior High- High School Campus, just past the Adminstration Building. Directions to Church: From Main Street, turn west on Denver (landmarks on this corner include the historic Harper House and McConnell Funeral Home). Directions to Old Jail Museum Complex: This site is located on the southeast corner of the town square (corner of Main and Center St/ 10 Spur).
