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Foster's Daily Democrat
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Rainbow of quilts:
Winners picked from 60 entered
in this weekend's 30th annual
show in Rochester
By LAURENNE RAMSDELL
lramsdell@fosters.com
Friday, October 14, 2011

John Huff/Staff photographer
Cocheco Quilters
Guild members Jacque
Thompson, Rosemary
Maciolek, Linda
Clark, Lorraine
Hall, Linda Bevins,
Jean Kearny, Diane
Mihelich, Nancy
Ekola, Cindy
McKenna, Sharon
LaClair, Betty Jo
Quinn, and Carol
Cooper hold a quilt
they made for a
"Remembrance of 911"
touring display. The
group will hold its
30th annual quilt
show this Saturday
and Sunday from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. at
the Rochester
Community Center.
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DOVER — About a dozen members
of the Cocheco Quilters Guild
spent Thursday afternoon
critiquing a rainbow of quilts
for this weekend's 30th Annual
Quilt Show.
Though more than 200
machine-made and handcrafted
quilts will be on display
Saturday and Sunday at the
Rochester Community Center, the
group of judges spent hours
deciding which of about 60
quilts entered into the
competition will receive first-,
second- and third-place ribbons.
According to Jacque Thompson,
co-chair of the guild's judging
committee, the quilts were
judged based on design, use of
pattern and the effectiveness of
color choices, materials used,
precision of work, and the
overall quality of the piece.
Three quilts will also receive
Judges' Choice awards, while
three quilts displayed this
weekend will receive Viewers'
Choice awards.
From floral patterns with rich
pinks and purples, festival
holiday themes with snowman
adorning scarves, or ones
featuring children's cartoon and
storybook characters, there will
be a quilt on display for every
taste. Thompson said the show
will also feature the works of
quilting competition winners of
the past.
"This guild has so much talent,"
said Thompson. "We have seasoned
quilters and new quilters
participating this year."
Dating back to the early 1980s,
the Cocheco quilters have been
holding a show each year to
display their quilted works of
art.
In past years, Thompson said
more than 1,000 individuals
attend the showcase throughout
the weekend.
Proceeds from the sale of raffle
tickets for a piece titled
"Passing Fancy" will benefit the
New England Quilt Museum,
Habitat for Humanity and the
Cocheco Valley Humane Society.
All other proceeds from the
two-day show will go toward the
education classes for Cocheco
Quilters Guild members as well
as yearly dues.
The 30th anniversary event will
take place on Saturday and
Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at
150 Wakefield St., Rochester,
N.H. Admission to the 2011 show,
is $6 for one day or $9 for both
days. Children 12 years old and
younger may enter for free.
For more information, visit
www.cochecoquilters.org.
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Democrat
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Rochester
show
stitches
together
quilters
from
around
the
region
By
DANIELLE
CURTIS
dcurtis@fosters.com
Sunday,
October
16,
2011

John Huff/Staff photographer
Quilters get to see many samples of cloth patterns for use in quilt making during the Cocheco Quilters Guild's annual Quilt Show held this weekend at the Rochester Community Center.
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ROCHESTER—
According
to
Maureen
Smith,
public
relations
director
for
the
New
England
Quilt
Museum,
there
are
more
quilters
in
this
country
that
many
would
think.
"You
can't
spit
in a
grocery
store
without
hitting
a
quilter,"
she
said.
Smith
was
just
one
of
many
quilters
present
at
the
30th
annual
Cocheco
Quilters
Guild
Quilt
Show
at
the
Rochester
Community
Center
Saturday,
which
gave
area
quilters
a
chance
to
show
off
their
work
and
raised
money
for
the
New
England
Quilt
Museum
as
well
as
the
Cocheco
Valley
Humane
Society
and
Habitat
for
Humanity.
The
attendance
of
the
show
supported
Smith's
idea
that
there
are
many
quilters
in
the
area.
According
to
Quilt
Show
Chair
Diane
Mihelich,
who
joined
the
guild
only
four
years
ago
after
retiring
and
deciding
she
needed
a
hobby,
the
two-day
show
typically
draws
over
3,000
people.
Jacque
Thompson,
another
member
of
the
guild,
said
by
noon
on
Saturday,
only
two
hours
after
opening,
nearly
1,500
people
had
already
come
through
the
doors,
a
number
she
said
far
exceeds
past
years.
Mihelich
said
she
attributes
this
increased
attendance
to
increased
publicity
for
the
show
this
year,
saying
the
guild
displayed
a
quilt
they
are
raffling
off
at
the
show
this
weekend
at
Apple
Harvest
Day
and
at
other
events
in
the
area.
Like
attendance
rates,
the
amount
of
tickets
sold
for
the
raffle
quilt
also
went
up
this
year,
Mihelich
said,
with
almost
4,000
tickets
sold
by
the
start
of
the
quilt
show
Saturday.
"It's
really
over
the
top,"
Thompson
said.
The
quilt
raffled
off
was
designed
and
created
by
seven
members
of
the
guild,
who
worked
on
the
piece
since
summer
of
2010.
"It
has
a
wow
factor
to
it,"
said
Mihelich,
who
was
one
of
the
guild
members
who
worked
on
the
quilt.
"It's
a
really
stunning
quilt."
With
this
increase
in
ticket
sales
comes
an
increase
in
the
amount
of
money
given
to
the
organization
benefiting
from
the
quilt
show.
According
to
Mihelich,
about
$1,000
was
given
to
each
organization,
an
amount
she
hopes
to
exceed
this
year.
Smith
said
this
money
is
very
important
to
the
success
of
the
New
England
Quilt
Museum,
a
nonprofit
that
often
struggles
to
raise
enough
money
each
year.
"It's
the
only
quilt
museum
in
the
eastern
U.S.,"
Smith
said.
"Cocheco
Quilters
Guild
is
one
of
the
biggest
supporters
of
the
museum."
Still,
the
event
is
not
only
about
raising
money,
it
is
also
a
chance
for
members
of
the
guild
to
socialize
and
view
the
work
others
have
done.
And
to
Smith,
the
event
is a
great
opportunity
to
let
others
in
the
community
see
quilting
as
an
art
form
and
see
just
how
popular
an
activity
it
is.
"It's
really
an
American
art
form,"
Smith
said
of
quilting,
while
walking
around
the
show
filled
with
over
200
quilts
on
display.
"It's
really
special
that
it
exists
in
the
first
place."
Smith
said
that
handmade
quilts,
like
the
ones
displayed
at
the
show
Saturday,
are
especially
artistic
and
at
times,
underappreciated.
"Quilts
are
like
snowflakes
— no
two
are
alike,"
she
said.
"Hundreds
of
hours
of
work
go
into
these
quilts
...
all
of
these
quilts
were
made
with
love,
if
someone
owns
a
handmade
quilt
they
should
treasure
it."
Smith
said
the
show
can
also
help
attract
more
members
to
the
guild,
saying
it's
a
great
resource
for
beginners
interested
in
quilting
and
for
anyone
new
to
the
area.
"I've
made
some
of
the
best
friends
of
my
life
here,"
she
said.

John Huff/Staff photographer Longtime Cocheco Quilters Guild member Louise Fund holds a 12 Days of Christmas themed quilt that won her Best In Show in 1985 during the guild's annual Quilt Show held this weekend at the Rochester Community Center.
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John Huff/Staff photographer
Quilters get to see many fine quilt works during the Cocheco Quilters Guild's annual Quilt Show held this weekend at the Rochester Community Center.
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Quilter's Muse Publications
http://www.quiltersmuse.com/blog/2011/10/17/cocheco-quilters-put-best-foot-forward-in-2011-show/
Cocheco Quilters Put Best Foot Forward in 2011
Show
This is a very nice write-up of the show by Pat Cummings,
with photos by Jim Cummings, on their blog. They include photos
of the following:
- Liberty Puzzles by Lorayne Dodge
- Crazy Monkeys by Quinnie Jones
- Bigger Baltimore by Carol Barstow (Best of Show
winner)
- Retirement Quilt by Gladi Porsche
- July by Susan Copp-Silva
- Horse Chestnut by Mary Furber
- America's Quilted Garden by Faye Labanaris
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