Art Reception: Island Quilters Circle

The work of the Island Quilters Circle will be on display in the library’s Community Room throughout the month of October. Join us for a reception on Saturday, October 26, from 12-1:30pm. The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public.

The quilts and other handicrafts in this display were all made by a group of quilters/handcrafters that meet at the West Tisbury Library on Wednesdays.

The people in this group of quilters are beginners, experts and anywhere in between.  Many of their quilts have been displayed in the Agricultural Fair and in quilt shows on and off the Island. Various methods of constructing quilts are shown in this exhibit – hand quilting, machine quilting, applique, and one quilt is an example of a t-shirt quilt which involves a different and complicated method of backing the t-shirt material.

This group includes people from most of the Island towns who are here throughout the year and many seasonal people who come from Ohio, New York, western Massachusetts.  We also have people who join us for only one or two meetings a year when they are here for vacation.

Many of the quilters also knit, crochet, do felting and needlework of different kinds; some of which you will see displayed.  If someone is not currently working on a quilt, they will bring some other craft they are working on.

Some weeks we have four people and some weeks we have 14.  The group is always interesting and informative.

We hope you enjoy our show.