Quilters invited to enter festival show

Cheri Christie poses beside her quilt that won Best of Show in 2024.

Cheri Christie poses beside her quilt that won Best of Show in 2024.

The Union County Heritage Festival Quilt Show is Saturday, October 4, at the Union County Museum. All quilters are invited to bring their quilts to the museum on Thursday, October 2, between 1:30 and 6 p.m. Ellen Perry and Patricia Campbell will be at the museum to accept entries. Quilts will be judged, ribbons placed and displayed for viewing during museum festival hours of 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. For additional information or questions about the quilt show and how to enter quilts, call Ellen Perry at (865)-992-4631, text her at (865) 230-4652 or you may contact her by email at: jperry4631@comcast.net. Pre-registering entries is not required, but is encouraged, and forms will be available at the museum and may be picked up there after September 1.

Registration forms may also be found on the Heritage Festival Facebook, or at the website: unioncountyheritagefestival.com. Forms may be emailed, brought to the museum, or mailed to Ellen Perry, 126 Firebird Lane, Maynardville, TN 37807.

Thank you to all our quilt participants who bring quilts each year and make the beautiful display at the museum one of the most exciting events at the Heritage Festival.

The museum is located at 3824 Maynardville Highway in Maynardville.