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Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Prairie Quilt Show 2007
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Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve | Quilts on display at the preserve over the Labor Day weekend |
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Thirty-six quilts were exhibited at the preserve over the Labor Day weekend with 76 visitors voting for their favorite quilt in six different categories. Click on the quilt names below to view the winner. Winners are as follow:
Best of Show - Sue Smith with Lone Star
Best Hand Quilting - Sue Smith with Lone Star
Best Use of Color - Lizzy Buller with California King Tumbler
Best Hand Applique - Lizzy Buller with Sunbonnet Sue
Most Creative Design - Lizzy Buller with California King Tumbler
Best Antique Quilt - Lela Nance with Double Wedding Ring
Throughout the weekend, quilting demonstrations were offered. People of all ages were encouraged to participate in the quilting bee. Treadle sewing machine demonstrations were also given.
Other weekend activities included Dutch oven and ranch stove cooking, horsemanship and saddling demonstrations, wood spinning and dyeing, and music programs.
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Did You Know?
Cattle can gain up to 2 pounds per day grazing on the prairie grasses of the Flint Hills. The calcium found in the limestone erodes into the soil, making the prairie plants more nutritious for grazing animals. Cattle grazing is still the main agricultural use of the Flint Hills today.
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Last Updated: May 03, 2008 at 00:38 EST |