Quilts Of The Cumberland exhibit during Rivers and Spires

The exhibit will take place all three days of the Festival, April 16-18.

By Robin Burton

Director Of Economic Development

April 16, 2015 9:42 am

Clarksville Nowhis year during the Rivers & Spires Festival, make your way to the Madison Street United Methodist Church and take in the amazing Quilts of the Cumberland display.

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – This year during the Rivers & Spires Festival, make your way to the Madison Street United Methodist Church and take in the amazing Quilts of the Cumberland display.

The exhibit will take place all three days of the Festival, April 16-18. The show will display local artisans with a variety of quilts from traditional to one-of-a-kind art quilts. Quilting is a centuries old art form where the quilters use colors, shapes and their creativity to express themselves through the use of fabrics, various textiles and embellishments. Quilting is still a tradition in many households. According to the Quilters Newsletter study, Quilting in America 2010, there are 21 million quilters in the U.S. and 14 percent of U.S. households are home to one active quilter.

The Quilts of the Cumberland is also hosting a Trunk Show on Thursday, April 16 at the Madison Street United Methodist Church at 5:30 p.m. Jamie Williams and Charlie Rhea will be presenting a lecture and quilt trunk show entitled “Quilting Through the Years with Jamie and Charlie.” Williams and Rhea share a love for the art of quilting and have taught together for several years.

The event is open to the public from 5:30 – 8 p.m. on April 16-17 and 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. on April 18. There are also some great prizes for those who have entered their handy work in to the contest. Prizes include $100 for first place and $50 for second place in each of the three categories: Bed Quilt, Art/Wall Quilt, and Miniature Quilt. The Best of Show will walk away with a $200 prize.