Quilt Show To Feature Folk Art, Vintage, Contemporary Works

GILBERTSVILLE—”Quilted Legacies” will be the theme of the annual Major’s Inn Quilt Show, to take place October 4-6 at the inn, located at 104 Marion Avenue, Gilbertsville. Show hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Lunch will be available beginning at 11 a.m.

The featured quilter is Ellen Adams, a member of the Night Owls Quilters from the Delhi/Hamden/Walton area of Delaware County. Adams’ work is done exclusively by hand.

“She is wonderfully good. Our group is just amazed at what she does,” said Dawn Seneschal, secretary of the Night Owls.

Seneschal described Adams’ work as “folk art” or “primitive,” adding that Adams also makes “wonderful teeny, tiny quilts.”

The Night Owls Quilters meet the first and third Wednesday of each month at the United Methodist Church of Walton and occasionally hold “sew-ins” on Saturdays and holidays for those unable to participate during working hours. Senechal said that Night Owls quilters range from beginners to experts and that the group welcomes new members. Anyone interested in joining the group should call Seneschal at (607) 865-6064.

In 2023, Sarah Pressler of Sidney curated a special exhibit of vintage Ozark Mountain quilts, all made by members of her family. The exhibit was much appreciated by attendees, officials said and, this year, more vintage quilts from Pressler’s family will be on view.

Quilts by the Triangle Quilters of Whitney Point will also be on exhibit.

Information on the quilt show is available by calling (607) 783-2780 or (607) 783-2967, by e-mailing albud@citlink.net or by visiting www.themajorsinn.com.

All proceeds from the quilt show support the Major’s Inn Foundation, a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to the maintenance and restoration of the Tudor-style inn, which is listed on the National Register for Historic Places.