Author: Clayton McLain Memorial Museum

On Sunday, July 17 the museum hosted “Quilt Walk”, an indoor / outdoor exhibit that included heritage quilts from the CMMM collections and more recent items created by local crafters. For those of you who weren’t able to attend, we’d like to show you, over the next week or so, the beautiful handiwork we had on display.

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From Terri Paziuk:

Flimsy or quilt-top-to-be-quilted. Owner / Creator Terri Paziuk with Pattern by Laura A. Coia of ‘SewVeryEasy’ – – For Canada’s 150th Birthday in 2017.

These beautifully bright colours greeted visitors at the entrance to the Duvall House. And, yes, for the non-quilter, Terri wasn’t joking. A google search confirms that ‘flimsy’ is a real quilting word: “A flimsy (n., pl: flimsies) is a completed quilt top, but not quilted, with no batting, backing, or binding.” from the Quilted Twins Quilting Lingo.

On Sunday, July 17 the museum hosted “Quilt Walk”, an indoor / outdoor exhibit that included heritage quilts from the CMMM collections and more recent items created by local crafters. For those of you who weren’t able to attend, we’d like to show you, over the next week or so, the beautiful handiwork we had on display.

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From Marilyn Ramsay:

These hand embroidered / flour sacking squares were started in 1944, believed as a community gift for Anne (Ruth Ramsay’s sister) and Alex Baumgartner. Why it was never finished is a mystery but 5 years ago, some 65 years after it was started, my sister Rhea Lavoie of Prince Albert finished it.

If you can help Marilyn figure out the reason why the squares were started and collected, but the quilt not assembled or finished, please email the Museum at cmmmcutknife@gmail.com, or contact Marilyn directly.

IT’S EVENT DAY & we’re going ahead with the Quilt Walk this afternoon!!

QUILTERS: Drop off your quilted items at the Duvall House beginning at 9am. We’ll arrange them outdoors later this morning when the rain stops.