Member's Stories
This sampler quilt was made by Mildred Cox Rushton from Mooresville, Indiana. Our member Flo Ruston explains how she came to own this quilt. “Mildred was my husband's fraternal grandmother. She made many quilts in her lifetime. My husband's mother, Clarice Strickland Rushton, was the only daughter-in-law married to Hugh Rushton, Mildred's only child. When she died the quilts all went to Florida with Hugh and Clarice. In later years, Clarice decided to give each of her three sons and four grandsons a quilt. We received this quilt and a Texas Star quilt of pinks and yellows. Weren't we lucky? It is believed to have been pieced and quilted in the 1930's.”
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Guild History
On a cold February night in 1983, a group of 10 women gathered to see if there would be any interest in forming a quilting guild. By October of 1983, several landmarks had been reached. The constitution and by-laws had been written and the Guild had become incorporated as a non-profit organization.
Our first quilt show was in 1985 at the Roper Mountain Science Center. We had wonderful shows in 2004, 2006 and 2008 at the Morningside Baptist Church on Pelham Road, and our next show will be there again in the spring of 2010.
We have grown to include raising money, making quilts, or supplying much needed necessities for such wonderful charities as the as the Ronald McDonald House, Rosewood Women's Shelter, The Children's Trauma Center and the Cancer Center.
Three words used to describe the Foothills Piecemakers Quilting Guild:
Inspiration - The talents of our guild members serve as inspiration for growth and self-expression to other members.
Dichotomy - The nuances of differences between the members create a masterpiece scrap quilt of personalities.
Horizon - We're stretching to the future by expanding our imagination and our goals.
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