Kootenai Valley Quilt Guild show winners

Kootenai Valley Quilt Guild hosted their annual quilt show this weekend at the Memorial Center in Libby. (Hannah Chumley/ The Western News)

by HANNAH CHUMLEY
Reporter | September 29, 2023 12:00 AM

The Kootenai Valley Quilt Guild hosted their annual quilt show at the Memorial Center Sept. 9-10.

Fifty-four quilters from the Libby area entered 138 beautiful quilts. The youngest quilter was 8 years old.

This year’s show offered guests the opportunity to view quilts, take a break with snacks and drinks from the snack bar and to shop at the quilters boutique featuring various quilted items for sale.

As visitors entered the quilt show they were greeted with this year’s raffle quilt, made by guild member, and show chair Robin Stadden.

Raffle tickets are sold over a six-month period with the raffle winner being drawn at the close of the show each year. This year the winner was an out-of-town visitor. Proceeds from raffle tickets are the main fundraiser for the Quilt Guild.

This year’s awards went to winners in the following categories:

Mini quilts

Jan Sanderson
Jan Sanderson
Kayley Robertson

Art quilts

Glenna Schaible
Jill Petrusha
Ron Rhodes

Pieced/Applique (small)

Maria Brown
Robin Stadden
Glena Hook

Pieced/Applique (medium)

Rhonda Bothman
Jill Petrusha
Jennifer Lee

Pieced/Applique (large)

Sharon Jantz
Sherry Pomeroy
Jill Petrusha

Panel quilts

Harlan and Velda Williams
MaryLou Goodpaster
Maria Brown

Best In Show

Jill Petrusha
Barb Hoeltzel
Justine Williams

"We would like to thank all our visitors, talented quilters and a very special thanks to LOR Foundation for helping to make this year’s show a great success," Nadine Toles said.

Kootenai Valley Quilt Guild hosted their annual quilt show this weekend at the Memorial Center in Libby. (Hannah Chumley/ The Western News)