4-H Quilters Ready Their Pieces for the Fair

DAYTON-Last week several 4-H youth and their helpers were busily creating hand-tied, log cabin-style lap quilts, decorative throw pillows and matching pillow cases, in anticipation of the 2016 Columbia County fair in September.

Head instructor Carla Thorson said that each participant was given an instruction sheet, a shopping list, and a paste-up square, per 4-H regulations, before beginning on them.

This year everyone is doing the same size and style," she said. "Next year there will be an intermediate option. Based on skill level, they can do a bigger size or a different pattern," she added.

4-H coordinator Ashley Trevino said the week-long 4-H quilt camp takes place every summer, and is open to fourth graders and up.