LOVELOCK - The Country Quilters' Quilt Show on April 13 was well attended.
"It was a nice attendance for the size of our community. We are vey happy with the turnout," said Country Quilters president June Talcott.
Over 100 people attended the 100-plus-item show, Talcott said.
A new addition to the group's yearly exhibition was the display by the Awesome Creekside Sewers, a youth sewing club that the veteran seamesters have taken under their wings.
"They had some very nice items. We were glad to have them in the show," Talcott said.
The Awesome Creekside Sewers started as a Friday activity at the Creekside Variety store.
When the store closed its doors last year, the Country Quilters decided that the youngsters deserved to be able to continue their newfound talent.
"They wanted to keep sewing, so we made a way for them to do that," Talcott said.
The young sewers still meet on Fridays, but instead of meeting at the closed store they now meet at the Pershing County Community Center.
Seven-year-old Hannah Gonzalez said she was happy they still got to sew. She has learned to sew a straight seam and cut on a curve.
Gonzalez was one of seven young sewers that got to show off their handiwork at the quilt show. The youth exhibit included small quilts, purses, hats, stuffed animals and pillows.
"I'm excited to have everyone see my stuff," Gonzalez said as she worked with sewing teacher and Country Quilters member Sharon Maynard at the youngster's Friday meeting before the show.
Maynard, Talcott and another volunteer teacher Jana Laird were busy helping the children put the finishing stitches and name tags on their items at their last meeting before the show.
Laird, who is not a member of the quilters but enjoys sewing, said she volunteered to help because it was teaching the children a lost art.
Seven-year-old Tavis Hunt has been sewing with the group for a year and said she likes making
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quilts. Her sister, Loryn Hunt, 13, said she also enjoys the classes. She said she was not going to go into designing clothing, "but I will probably make some clothes for my kids later on when I have some."
"Just teaching these children to sew is a wonderful experience," Laird said.
The Awesome Creekside Sewers meet every Friday from 10 a.m. to noon at the community center. The classes are funded solely by donations, mostly from the quilters and the use of the personal sewing machines of the Country Quilters, Talcott said.
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