Quilt Show on June 9 & 10

The Lucas Area Community Theater hosted a Quilt Show on June 9 and 10. About 47 quilts, wall hangings, and table runners were brought in for display by Tess Dunkel McKnight, Lois Geir, LeeAnn Herold, Geri Parker, Eva Grauer, Shirley Svaty, Luanna Maes, and Lynn Schneider. There were over 60 people who enjoyed looking through the quilts and handmade pieces from all over Kansas, including Lucas, Inman, McPherson, Lindsborg, Canton, Marquette, Galva, Lincoln, Sylvan Grove, Wichita, Wilson, and San Carlos, California. This program is supported in part by the Kansas Arts Commission, a state agency, and by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Patriotic Quilt Show at LACT

The Lucas Theater held it's annual Quilt Show on July 1 and 2 with around 50 people looking through the wonderful quilts and wall hangings.



Leann Herold's quilt, Carriage House of Log Cabin Blocks.

Joyce Shipp brought in a table runner and gift bag decorated in patriotic colors. The plane quilt also had plenty of red, white, and blue in it.

Joyce Shipp also displayed the "Between Fences" quilt that Leann Herold and Joyce had made for the Lucas Smithsonian Exhibit. It was used for a raffle and Alden Shipp was the winner of it.

Lois Gier displayed her patriotic wall hangings of Uncle Sam, Stars, Wagon Wheel, and the Rooster.

Lois Gier also brought in this sampler quilt of stars around the eagle.

Eva Grauer made this airplane quilt with alot of blues.

Eva Grauer displayed this quilt of valor that she has made for a serviceman serving the United States in war.

Rose Marie Boland of Alton, Kristie Boland's mother, makes some very nice wall hangings with some red, white, and blue colors.

Rose Marie Boland also has some very patriotic pieces like the Mount Rushmore wall hanging.

Tess McKnight just finished a beautiful red, white, and blue piece to give to her mother.

Dee Durham brought in the Alumni Quilt that is very patriotic. Lots of history on this quilt.

Annie Pyle brought her grandmother's quilt of the 19 30's to 1940's that her mother registered on the Kansas Quilt Project of 1986 with the Kansas Historical Society. The quilt was displayed in the Kansas capitol building.

Jan Tidball exhibited her Log Cabin Star quilt that was just finished in time for the patriotic quilt show. The back also had flag material that set it off nicely.