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You Won’t Get Stuck With Pins and Needles
by Chuck N. Baker
Fans of vintage rock and roll may well remem- Held at the Bob Ruud Community Center, the Also at the show are several quilt retailers that
ber the song entitled “Needles and Pins.” A few Shadow Mountain Quilters is made up of a set up displays and sell threads, notions, pat-
of the lyrics: group of women who present the annual show terns and all types of items related to making
But still they’d begin, needles and pins. and display their creative work designing and quilts.
Because of all my pride, the tears I gotta hide. making quilts. Of special interest, there is a vendor from the
Oh needles and pins, needles and pins, needles Quilter Caroll Zerkle pointed out that many of northern part of the state that drives an RV to
and pins. the women use their quilting to raise money the event. She sets up her Quilt Mobile outside
for local charities. in the parking lot and has a wide variety of
But residents of Nye County who enjoy the “Some girls sell their quilts at the show, but quilting items for sale.
various trends in quilting don’t have to worry mostly they were challenged earlier in the Another vendor is a woman who offers ap-
about pride, or tears, or getting stuck with year to make nice quilts and display them at praisals of antique quilts that people bring in.
needles and pins. They just have to attend the the show.” This year the theme of the show is “If you have an old one, she has ways of looking
very entertaining upcoming Pins and Needles Rainbow Express. The women were encour- them up and finding appraised values.” Zerkle
Quilt Show being presented by the Shadow aged to build a quilt around that theme. “Some explained that years ago the batting methods
Mountain Quilters March 31 from 9 to 5 and just display their quilts, and some give them to were different. Quilting material often con-
April 1 from 9 to 4. For people who love quilt- their children or grandchildren, or make them sisted of odd scraps of fabric. In the 1920s the
ing, it’s music to their ears. At 4 p.m. on April 4, for charity, or for a friend that’s sick.” branding on flour sacks was used as patterns.
quilting awards will be presented. At the Pins and Needles show there are several “They were used to make little skirts for the
chances to win prizes, including raffle-type kids, the designs were of flowers or animals or
drawings. One event is Bed Turning. Quilts are writing, and the women would work them up.”
placed on a bed, and the quilter of each one The Shadow Mountain Quilters offer classes
tells the story behind the design. “There are all throughout the year, and sponsor several quilt
kinds on the bed to show and tell.” Everybody retreats at a local hotel.
gathers around to hear the stories, which are Zerkle said she began quilting when she was
very personal and of interest to the public. 10 years old, and is looking forward to this
1. TELEVISION: Which cable TV series
features a character named Don Draper?
2. MOVIES: What subject does Professor
Minerva McGonagall teach at Hogwarts School
of Witchcraft and Wizardry?
3. HISTORY: Where was civil rights leader
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated?
4. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which president had
a sign on his desk that read, “The Buck Stops
Here”?
5. GEOGRAPHY: Where is the world’s largest
desert?
6. LITERATURE: What is the real name of the
author Lemony Snicket?
7. FOOD & DRINK: What is the fruit that gives Answers:
the liqueur creme de cassis its flavor?
8. MUSIC: What inspired the Beatles’ song 10. Dreys. 9. Frances Ethel Gumm.
“Blackbird”? McCartney.
9. CELEBRITIES: What is singer/actress Judy 7. Black currants. 8. Civil rights unrest in Little Rock, Arkansas, according to Paul
Garland’s birth name? 6. Daniel Handler.
10. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What are squirrels’ 5. Antarctica. 4. Harry Truman.
nests called? 3. Memphis, Tennessee.
(c) 2023 King Features Synd., Inc. Answers --> 1. “Mad Men.” 2. Transfiguration.
