This Saturday July 28, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every place that is participating in the 2012 Bonham Quilt Hop will have never-before-seen items. 

The Bonham Senior Center located across from the new city hall will have quilters demonstrating hand quilting and showing quilts that they have made.  If you are interested in having a quilt that you have pieced hand quilted, stop by and visit with them on Saturday.

Senior quilters

The Bonham Public Library is showing photographs of barn quilts.  These are quilt patterns, which have been painted on barns.  Many counties in Kentucky and Tennessee have these patterns on their barns. People drive from all over the U.S. to see and to photograph these colorful barns.  The Library will also have a collection of quilts on loan from a local collector.

"Flower Garden" quilt at the Public Library

The Historical Commission located in the railroad depot will be showing historical quilts from local contributors one of these was pieced in the early 1900s.  Located in the west end of the same building the Fannin County Museum of History will feature family treasurers, one of which is a 1938 crochet bedspread and a beautiful quilted throw.

The Sam Rayburn Library will explore the Mennonite tradition, exhibiting historic and modern Mennonite quilts.  The Bonham Visitor Center will be displaying Amish and Mennonite quilts from the Briscoe Collection, University of Texas, Austin. The Sam Rayburn House will display quilts from the Sam Bell Maxey House in Paris, Texas

The Creative Arts Center will present the original quilts of Shirley Stephens.  One of the showpieces of this collection is a full length quilted and appliquéd coat.  Also shown are many pieces that are sure to make a hit with animals enthusiasts.

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Shirley Stevens's coat

The Bonham Civic Center will have vendors, a quilt appraiser, demonstrations and many quilts being displayed.  New this year is quilt bingo.  Bring a fat quarter and play with others to with the fat quarters.

Join us for a hoping good time at all nine locations. 

Shirley Stevens's quilt at Creative Art Center

For more information visit the visitor center website www.visitbonham.com or call 903-583-9830.

Barn Quilt photo at Public Library