Clinton News-Record, 1984-07-11, Page 35Page 13
Village holdsfirst ever quilt show
Onlhe August 3 weekend, Bayfield's.old
town 'hall will be the scene of a special
Bicentennial Quilt Show.. -
The first show of its kind to be held in
Bayfield, the event will feature a variety of
quilts in several divisions. In the antique
section, the categories include; applique,
patchwork, interesting story (to be written
on paper to accompany the quilt), oldest
quilt and most number of pieces.
Organizer Lois Lance, explained the most
interesting story division. Entrants will be
asked to submit a quilt that may not
necessarily be colorful but must contain an
unusual background.
Mrs. Lance has a quilt that epitomizes this
division because of its unusual history. The
quilt comes from the depression era and is
made from remnants of a few glorious
evening gowns and neck ties from the
Roaring '20s. As the story goes, a women
who owned the gowns, was forced to tear her
dresses into pieces and use her husband's
ties to make a quilt to give to her landlord in
exchange for rent. Mrs. Lance said the quilt
is unusual because it is considered a Log
Cabin design which requires it to have a red
block in the centre. Instead, this quilt has a
few beautifully preserved pink velvet blocks
that once belonged to an evening gown.
When the quilt was presented to the
landlord, it was placed in a cedar chest and
kept there until the daughter of the landlord
removed it. The quilt was then sold to Mrs.
Lance and has, to this day, never been used.
Another category covers the
contemporary era which means the quilts
must be made after 1940. The reason for this,
'
1..s that around the early 1940s, synthetic
Materials were introduced and "polyester
bats do not produce the same thing as
cotton," explained Mrs. Lance.
RI this category are divisions including
applique, patchwork, made by a person
under 25 years, made by a person over 70
years, made by a group and the Ontario
Bicentennial motif.
According to Mrs:Lance, the Bicentennial
motif can be anything Ontario related. She
said this category has been used before in
other shows and quilt makers have chosen
anything from covered wagons tor a series of
blocks depicting early pioneer life.
Quilt owners must register their entry by
August 2 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. If you
miss the 2 p.m. deadline you can drop the
quilt off before 4 p.m., at Lance Antiques,
located on Bayfield's Main Street. The entry
fee is $2.
Mrs. Lance said anyone who enters thev
competition can also sell their quilts. She
explained, "Other shows don't allow this,
but we thought that if a quilt wins a
competition, this makes it more favorable
for sale."
There are 10 women on the Quilt
Committee who are involved in the
preparation of the show. The show is
sponsored by the Bayfield Historical Society
and the Pioneer Park Association.
"I think the quilt show will really help
other activities that will be going on during
the civic weekend," said Mrs. Lance.
"Parents can just drop the kids off at the
childrens' events and then carry on over to
the old town hall for the quilt show."
Quilts, quilts and more quilts, Lois Lance is interested in them all. The Michigan native
is one of the main organizers of the Bayfield Quilt Show, to. be held on August 3, 4, and 5.
Quilt will be judged and some will also be available to sale. (Wendy Somerville photo)
Bayfield 'a family tradition
Don.and Lois Lance have been coming to they decided to keep it that way. She also
the Village of Bayfield since the 1930s, when mentioned that because it was built in 1850, it
they spent a summer in an old rustic cottage • is the oldest commercial property in the
with another couple. Rustic it was, having village.
no running water or toilets. The Michigan native said she can explain
In those days, the village looked her obvious interest in Canada with her •
considerably different and Mrs. Lance said father's background. He was one of nine
, the four Americans spent their holiday sons, eight of which were born in Canida.
weekend in August happily hunting for -wood "So you can see I just missed being born a
in the surrounding bush to feed the Canadian citizen," said Mrs. Lance.
woodstove. 4 Mr. Lance also has sortie Canadian
"I think it was the coldest August weekend affiliation as his ancestors were United
we could have chosen," she laughed. "We Empire Loyalists.
had -photographs taken with our bathing Today, the Lance's grown children and
suits on, covered by coats." grandchildren share the family tradition of
Mrs. Lance's parents had been visiting visiting Bayfield each year. The summer
Bayfield since the '20s, but because 'she was home has certain individual tastes, like
at the age when, "you don't want to do special beds and cherished quilts.
anything with your parents," she decided at "My 16 -year-old granddaughter shares my
that time, to stay behind in her Michigan love for quilts, and this quilt must be on her
home. bed," said Mrs. Lance, pointing to a quilt
"When my husband and I were first with numerous velvet blocks in warm
married, we were stuck on where to spend a colors.
summer vacation," she remembered. Mrs. Lance loves the village so much that
"Then my mother said, why don't we come becoming involved in community.activities
to Bayfield, so we did and we've been has always been a regular practice for the
coming to the village ever since. summer resident. She has spoken to the
After they chose to stay. in Bayfield every local United Church Women about her love
summer, the Lance's bought property in the of textile arts like quilting, and she is
laying a major rdle in the organization Of
village. They purchased what is now Lance P
'Antiques. Mrs. Lance said the building was the upcoming Quilt Show which was
an antique business when they bought it and initiated by her.
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