Osoyoos Quilters open ‘Quilts Etc.’ at The Art Gallery Osoyoos

This display at the door includes quilting and fabrics by multiple members of the Osoyoos Quilters Guild. The Guild donates quilts to the Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit at Kelowna General Hospital. (Richard McGuire Photo)

The Osoyoos Quilters Guild is opening its exhibition “Quilts Etc.” at The Art Gallery Osoyoos on Saturday, February 4. The show runs until Saturday, February 25, 2023.

The exhibition includes the raffle of a quilt donated by former member Lorna Fairbanks before she passed away several years ago. It was finished by guild members.

The raffle is being held to raise funds to purchase supplies for the community and charitable projects the Guild runs.

Some of the pieces are for sale, but many are listed as “not for sale,” because the quilters wish to keep them. For purchase inquiries, please contact the gallery during opening hours.

The gallery is on non-summer hours and is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. from Tuesday to Saturday.

The gallery is located at 8713 Main St. in Osoyoos, B.C., just west of Town Hall.

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Among the quilts on this wall are (clockwise from top left) Nine-Patch Dance by Marilyn Wilson and Angela Rosin; Lorna’s Flower Garden by the late Lorna Fairbanks, completed by other quilters; Singer Sewing Machine Cover, by Rose Chee; Which Way is Up? by Gail Brady; and Pin Wheel Miniature by Gail Brady. (Richard McGuire Photo)
On the left is Spool Memories by Gail Brady, and at right is Family Heirloom by Elaine Young. (Richard McGuire Photo)
The four quilts in the centre are (clockwise from top left): Keep Life Simple, by Sherrill Anderson; Kimona Ladies, by Maureen Wood; Beautiful Ladies, by Roberta Nott; and Hope, by Rose Chee. (Richard McGuire Photo)
These three quilts are (clockwise from left): Modern Christmas Tree, by Roberta Nott; Vintage Mystery Quilt, by Roberta Shepard, Kathy Burton and Miriam March; and 9 Patch Teal Quilt, by Susan Evans. (Richard McGuire Photo)
The large quilt at left is Bunnies, by Maureen Wood. (Richard McGuire Photo)
This quilt is Home Is Where the Heart Is, by Lynda Borg. (Richard McGuire Photo)
This quilt was donated by the late Lorna Fairbanks before she passed. It is being raffled to raise money for materials and supplies for the Quilters’ community and charitable projects. (Richard McGuire Photo)
Clockwise from left are three quilts: Halloween, by Roberta Nott; Shades of Autumn, by Maureen Wood; and Coffee with Friends, by Donna Chura. (Richard McGuire Photo)
The top three quilts pictured (from left) are: Playful Animals, by Maureen Wood; Hoppy Easter, by Sherrill Anderson; and It’s Got Purple, by Susan Evans. (Richard McGuire Photo)
Clockwise from left are: Victorian Garden, by Lynda Borg; Live Boldly, by Marjorie Trosky; Daydreams, by Mary Fowler; Save the Bees, by Roberta Nott, and It’s 5 o’clock Somewhere! by Susan Evans. (Richard McGuire Photo)
Night Sky, by Angie Rosin.. (Richard McGuire Photo)
Clockwise from top left are: Stained Glass, by Freda Sewell; Summer Lattice, by Kathy Burton; Ginger Jars, by Lynda Borg; Card Tricks, by Lynda Borg; and Midnight Cactus, by Linda Clark. (Richard McGuire Photo)
Clockwise from left are: Worldly Little Twister, by Lynda Borg; Bedrunner, by Susan Evans; Wild Thing, by Pat Schaffer; Trip Around the World, by Angie Rosin; and Teal Beaded Pillow, by Susan Evans. (Richard McGuire Photo)
Clockwise from left are: Wild Thing, by Pat Schaffer; Improv Sunflowers, by Kathy Burton; Hawaii Tuxedo, by Kristy Adams; Redwork Snowflake Wreath and The Cuillin Hills, by Kerry Doyle; Tropical, by Angie Rosin; and Trip Around the World, by Angie Rosin. (Richard McGuire Photo)
Friendship, by Rose Chee. (Richard McGuire Photo)
Deco, by Sherrill Anderson, is the quilt at left. (Richard McGuire Photo)

Author: Richard McGuire

Richard McGuire is an Osoyoos photographer who worked at the Osoyoos Times between 2012 and 2018, first as reporter and then as editor. He has a long career in journalism as well as research, communication and management at the House of Commons in Ottawa and in the federal government.