Jefferson County FCE Hosts Annual Quilt Show and Bed Turning

Best of Show: Ira Inman
Staff Photo by Angie Stanley

The Jefferson County FCE hosted their annual Quilt Show and Bed Turning Tuesday afternoon at First Baptist Church in Dandridge. The show featured handmade quilts of many different categories from all over the county.

The FCE (Family and Community Education) has been an organized club across the state of Tennessee for over seventy-five years. They currently have 4 Clubs that meet monthly in Jefferson County, and this quilt show was a combined effort of all four clubs. The goal of the FCE is to learn through shared experience, improve home and community life, strengthen adult education, and promote projects that enhance family and community life.

Staff Photo by Angie Stanley

The first category, Old Quilts, a non-judged display, was what was featured in the Bed Turning. To be considered an old quilt, the quilts were to be at least 25 years old. There were many antique quilts featured, including some made at the turn of the century, during World War 2, and as late as the seventies.

There were 18 other categories for participants to enter, which was open to residents of Jefferson County or members of the FCE. There were some categories that did not have an entry.

Quilt: Cross-stitched, embroidered or Crazy – 1st: Jo Koehler

Quilt: Appliqued and Cathedral Window – 1st: Rhonda O’Neal, 2nd: Sandy Poehler

Novelty Quilts: 1st: Shari Nash, 2nd: Ruth Ann Henry

Child’s/Baby’s Quilts: 1st: Ira Inman, 2nd: Pam Perry, 3rd: Sylvia Oberg

Wall Hangings: 1st: Carol Antoniewicz, 2nd: Ira Inman, 3rd: Frances Tankersley

Home Decor: 1st: Sandy Poehler, 2nd: Pam Perry, 3rd: Ruth Ann Henry

Clothing: 1st: Pam Perry, 2nd: Norma Weeks

Quilt: Machine Pieced/Appliqued by Maker, Quilted by Quilting Service – 1st: Ira Inman, 2nd: Ruth Ann Henry, 3rd: Rhonda O’Neal

Quilt: Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted by Maker – 1st: Sandy Poehler, 2nd: Mavis Franseen

Quilt: Machine Pieced, Hand Quilted by Maker – 1st: Carole Colburn

Group Quilts (three or more people worked on the quilt): 1st: Frances Tankersley, 2nd: Ruth Ann Henry, 3rd: Sandy Poehler

Quilt/quilt top made by 4-H Member: 1st: Madison Clime

Attendees were invited to participate in voting for the people’s choice award, which was won by Francis Tankersley

The Best of Show was awarded to Ira Inman.

Peaple’s Choice: Frances Tankersley
Photo by Ira Inman